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>>> TWO
>>> TWO YEARS AGO, A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE INSIDE MARJORY
STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL
KILLING 17 PEOPLE.
CARLITOS RODRIGUEZ WAS A JUNIOR
AND LOST TWO CLOSE FRIENDS.
HE THOUGHT PEOPLE NEEDED TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND GUN VIOLENCE
THROUGH PEOPLE'S STORIES.
HE LAUNCHED STORIES UNTOLD U.S.
TRAVELING THE COUNTRY GIVING A
HEALING PLATFORM.
HEALING PLATFORM. CARLITOS IS CHOSEN AS THE
WINNER IN THE ANNUAL CHANGE
MAKER CHALLENGE FOR YOUNG
VISIONARIES.
VISIONARIES. HE'S HERE WITH US NOW.
CONGRATULATIONS BEING NAMED TO
CHANGE MAKER.
CHANGE MAKER. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT DAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE TWO YEARS AGO, 10
YEARS, 20 YEARS AGO.
IT NEVER LEAVES YOU.
HOW IS IT FOR YOU?
>> IT'S A PROCESS.
I MEAN, HEALING HAS BEEN SO
HARD.
HARD.
HARD. THIS WAS NEVER IN MY LIFE PLAN.
IT WAS NEVER EXPECTED.
WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT STILL
FEELS LIKE IT HASN'T.
IT STILL FEELS LIKE
UNIMAGINABLE.
UNIMAGINABLE. LAST WEEK WAS THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE SHOOTING.
LAST WEEK WAS A CHAOS FOR ME.
I COMPLETELY FORGOT WHAT
VALENTINE'S DAY MEANS.
I'VE BEEN SO FIXED ON THIS
TRAGEDY.
TRAGEDY.
TRAGEDY. >> I'M SO SORRY.
THERE'S SUCH -- WE SEE THESE
THINGS ON TV, IN THE NEWS OR ON
THE MOVIES.
THE MOVIES. THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S LIKE IN
REAL LIFE.
REAL LIFE. >> NOT AT ALL.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE PRACTICED
-- I'M FROM VENEZUELA.
IN MY COUNTRY WE NEVER HAD A
DRILL TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM
A GUNMAN IN A SCHOOL.
WHEN I CAME TO THE U.S., WE
PRACTICED LOCKDOWN DRILLS.
WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT WAS
NOTHING LIKE THE DRILL.
NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO DO.
EVERYBODY WAS NERVOUS, CRYING,
SCREAMING, RUNNING FOR THEIR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. >>
LIVES. >> IT CHANGES YOU.
>> IT CHANGED ME COMPLETELY.
>> YOU DISCOVERED THAT SOME
VOICES WERE MISSING.
WE HEARD A LOT FROM THE LEADERS
OF PARKLAND.
OF PARKLAND. THERE WERE OTHER VOICES
CONNECTING NOT ONLY WHAT
HAPPENED AT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN
COLUMBINE, CHICAGO AND OTHER
URBAN AREAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WHAT MADE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING AND
THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THOSE
VOICES WERE HEARD?
>> I THINK THE INSPIRATION CAME
FROM MY OWN STORY AND THE STORY
OF MY FRIENDS BECAUSE SO MANY
OF THEM DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO
COPE, DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE
THEIR STORY FOR ACTION AND
POWER.
POWER.
POWER. THEY WERE INSIDE THE BUILDING,
SAW THE BLOOD, HEARD THE
SCREAMS.
SCREAMS.
SCREAMS. THEY HEARD THE GUNSHOTS.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND
HOW TO EXPRESS THEIR PAIN.
WE STARTED STORIES APRIL 2,
2018.
2018.
2018. FROM THERE WE STARTED IN
PARKLAND BUT WE HAVE TRAVELED
TO OTHER CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
LIKE COMBINE, AURORA, CHICAGO,
BALTIMORE, STOCKTON, LOS
ANGELES.
ANGELES.
ANGELES. WE HAVE GIVEN A PLATFORM FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
>> WHAT DID YOU HEAR?
WHAT DID YOU THINK THE VALUE
WAS OF THE DIFFERENT PERSONAL
STORIES WHICH BY THE WAY IS A
BRILLIANT WAY OF TELLING PEOPLE
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. WE REMEMBER AND RELATE TO PURGE
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. WHAT DID YOU THINK THE BIGGEST
VALUE WAS IN TALKING TO SO MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE?
DIFFERENT PEOPLE? >> THERE'S TWO ASPECTS OF IT.
THERE'S THE IMPACT OF SELF-
AWARENESS AND AWARENESS IN
GENERAL.
GENERAL.
GENERAL. THERE'S THE HEALING ASPECT.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SHARE
STORIES BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT GUN VIOLENCE,
WHEN IT STRIKES, THAT'S NOT THE
END OF THE STORY.
IN MY SCHOOL, 17 PEOPLE PASSED
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. THAT DIDN'T AFFECT JUST THOSE
17 FAMILIES.
17 FAMILIES. IT AFFECTED THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. IT AFFECTED 3300 EAGLES AT THE
SCHOOL THAT DAY.
>> AND THEIR FAMILIES.
>> AND OUR FAMILIES.
>> MULTIPLY THAT BY EVERYWHERE
GUN VIOLENCE OF ANY SORT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. KIND OF THE SAME THING.
YOU TALKED TO A YOUNG MAN NAMED
ANTHONY.
ANTHONY.
ANTHONY. CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM A BIT?
>> YES, ANTHONY IS ONE OF MY
CLOSE FRIENDS.
CLOSE FRIENDS. BEFORE THE SHOOTING, WE USE TO
SPEND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER AND
AFTER TOO.
AFTER TOO. WE USE TO ALWAYS BE IN TOUCH.
WHEN TRAGEDY HIT MY SCHOOL, HE
WAS JUST A FRESHMAN AT THE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. HIS LIFE COMPLETELY TURNED
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. THE
OVER. THE LIVES OF SO MANY OTHERS
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. HE'S
TOO. HE'S FROM VENEZUELA WHERE I'M
FROM.
FROM.
FROM. HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT
SUFFER HAD THE DAY.
DANIELLE WAS SHOT AS WELL.
JOAQUIN ROLLIER, HIS LIFE WAS
TAKEN AND HIS LIFE WAS GONE TOO
SOON BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
>> I WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT
OF ANTHONY'S INTERVIEW SO
PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHO HE
IS.
IS.
IS. LET'S
IS. LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.
>>
>>
>> [
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>>
>> SEEING
>> SEEING HIM, SEEING SUCH A YOUNG PERSON IN A HOSPITAL BED
WITH GUNSHOTS, IT'S JUST NOT,
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
IT'S NOT US.
IT SHOULDN'T BE US ANY WAY.
AS PEOPLE SEE THESE VIDEOS AND
INTERVIEWS -- THERE YOU ARE
TOGETHER -- HOW DO THEY
REACT?
REACT?
REACT? WHAT DO THEY GET FROM THIS THAT
THEY MAY NOT GET FROM READING
THE NEWS OR WATCHING THE NEWS?
>> THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE BEEN THROUGH GUN VIOLENCE.
WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT IN A
DIFFERENT WAY WITH THE PERSON
WE'RE INTERVIEWING, WITH THE
VICTIM, THE TEACHER, COUNSELOR,
FIRST RESPONDER, WITH THE
STUDENT.
STUDENT.
STUDENT. WE'RE ABLE TO CONNECT IN
ANOTHER INTIMACY.
ANOTHER INTIMACY. WHEN PEOPLE LISTEN TO THESE
STORIES, THEY'RE ABLE TO STEP
AWAY FROM THEMSELVES AND
ACTUALLY FEEL THE SHOES OF THAT
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. >> YOU FILL THEM.
>> I GET THAT.
YOU'RE ONE OF THREE CHANGE
MAKERS NAMED BY T-MOBILE.
THIS IS A HUGE THING.
THEN TOMORROW WHAT HAPPENS IN
TERMS OF YOUR PRESENTING YOUR
IDEAS FOR AN ADDITIONAL GRANT
FROM T-MOBILE?
FROM T-MOBILE? >> FIRST OF ALL, I'M SO
THANKFUL TO BE HERE.
I'M SO THANKFUL TO BE HERE IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. I'M THANKFUL FOR T-MOBILE FOR
INVITING ME, GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF
CHANGE MAKER THIS IS WEEK.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
>> NOW TOMORROW YOU DO WHAT?
>> YEAH, SO TODAY IN THE
AFTERNOON, I'M PITCHING.
TOMORROW WE FIND OUT WHO THE
WINNER IS GOING TO BE.
>> YOU'RE PITCHING TO THE COO
AND FOUR OTHER SENIOR LEADERS
FROM T-MOBILE.
FROM T-MOBILE. NO PRESSURE.
NO PRESSURE. HAVE YOU PRACTICED?
WILL YOU JUST GO IN AND SPEAK
FROM YOUR HEART?
>> BOTH.
>> BOTH.
>> BOTH. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
KEYNOTES AND KEY POINTS THAT I
WANT TO GET THROUGH, BUT THIS
ALL COMES FROM THE HEART.
STORIES UNTOLD IS SOMETHING
THAT IS DEEPLY WRITTEN IN MY
HEART.
HEART.
HEART. >>
HEART. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHERE CAN WE GO AS JUST PEOPLE,
CITIZENS, TO SEE YOUR VIDEOS?
>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR
TWITTER PAGE@STORIESUNTOLDUS.
TWITTER PAGE@STORIESUNTOLDUS. AND OUR WEB PAGE
WWW.STORIESUNTOLD.COM.
WWW.STORIESUNTOLD.COM. IT'S A NEW WAY OF
UNDERSTANDING.
UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU FOR GIVING PEOPLE A
PLACE TO HEAL AND PLACE FOR
PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MORE
DEEPLY FROM THE HEART WHERE
THINGS SHOULD COME FROM.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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