00:00perspectives to do the work that we do. But I think now Gen Z is very aware of our voice. I think
00:06we're using social media, we're leveraging other platforms to make sure that we're having the most
00:12important conversations. But we're also remembering that, you know, we deserve a seat at the table
00:17where the actual decisions are being made. And so I think that there are an abundance of youth
00:22councils and youth advisory boards. But truly, we need to, I think, use the idea of bringing young
00:28people to the table as, again, a lens by which for every single issue and every single room where
00:33decisions are being made, there are young people present. But in the same breath, I would say that
00:38there should also be a diverse range of young voices. So we need young voices who come from
00:45untraditional backgrounds, right? We need young voices who are not just at PWIs that are high
00:52ranking or who are not just from Ivy League institutions. We need young people who, you
00:57know, were raised by grandma or who come from a family background where there is some generational
01:03trauma to unpack. And those are the people who have expertise on the lived experiences
01:08for those communities that we want to serve the most. So my real idea of how we can really
01:15shift that is by for every, again, for every issue, making sure that we have the most marginalized
01:20people in the room. And so if that looks like young trans women, if that looks like having low
01:25income students in present in the room, if that looks like single young mothers, then I think
01:30that those are the people who we need to make sure are present before we even start the conversation.
01:33Thank you so much for having some special time here.
01:39Thanks.
01:39Have a great week.
01:56Bye.
02:00Bye.
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