thank you, tom and william walker. when i was homeless, you opened your door. when i was hopeless, you opened your heart. so, i rise for you. i rise to tell all the veterans out there, life is worth living. there are good people in this world. you don't have to leave. you can do great things. you can come to ccsf. i rise for you. i rise to end the nightmares and ptlc. i rise [inaudible]. >> thank you. (applause) >> next speaker, please. >>> something is holding me back. is it because i'm glaxosmithkline? ~ black? my name is felicia jones. i am one of the new rising leaders in seiu 10 21 and we are here to address the wealth and disparities of blacks in the city and county of san francisco ~. we stand in solidarity with brothers against guns, the black coalition on aids. sojourner truth, [speaker not understood], ex offender program, healing for our land and nationses, policy link of oakland, california, the tungan community, the samoan communities, san francisco police department, officers for justice and we are here to say enough is enough. i've heard nice thi