. >> thelma, carlotta and i had ms. dunn. no one had seen a school with so much equipment before.e equipment that first gave ernie the impression he wanted to be an engineer but i am glad he changed his mind. ♪ >> after i leave michigan state university, i will work in the field of civil rights as a leader and organizer. even in the northern states, you will find pockets of discrimination like you do all over the world. there is a tide rising against it and i want to be part of it. ♪ ♪ ♪ i came to michigan state to study engineering. three years ago, i changed my mind and decided i would rather work with people than with machines. under professor david got leave i received my that sloot degree in sociology. next week i will receive my masters. i am convinced that a white american can never fully understand what motivates the negroes desire for equality. but for white americans they are becoming more concerned especially my generation and that makes tomorrow worth dreaming about. [bells] the american negro must protest and he must also build understanding by searching for the truth

good morning. >> ms. dunn, you mentioned that there is a problem you owe everyone to voice your opinion. what is the best way to voice your opinion? how do you suggest we do that? >> well, if you are upset with something in the government or you want to voice your opinion you can get people together to do a petition. one of the things we put into the obama administration has put in place is if you could get 100,000 people to sign an online petition asking the white house to respond to issues, they will respond to it. if you want to force them to talk to you about an issue, you can help organize an online community, which is not -- a cat picture. that is one way to make your voice heard. one of the exciting things about being a life right now is people have more ways than ever before to make their voices heard. social media networks. 310 million people in this country and every single one is a journalist now. posting on social network organizing with other people. other voices tend to be amplified louder. being

hardy and no. 15 to ms. dunne lap. thank you very much. this item is now closed. madam clerk, i would like to ask commission from my colleagues to skip three for now and go to item 4 because item 3, oh, i didn't see you. never mind. we are going to item no. 3. city clerk: [environment code - revising the urban forestry council composition and meeting requirements] sponsor: wiener ordinance amending the environment code to revise the composition and meeting schedule requirements for the urban city clerk: sf 31234 >>supervisor norman yee: okay, mr. franklin, do you want to come up and say a few words. >> i will just mention, for scott wiener the sponsor of this ordinance. the supervisor is carrying the ordinance as a request for council after they deliberated on this topic and passed the resolution looking at changing their enact their bylaws and guidelines to be able to function. mayling from the department of the environment provides staff support for the council and a little bit of background on the orbs >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm mayling wei from the de

you mentioned ms. dunn you mentioned that if you think there's a problem, you should voice your opinion. as citizens what's the best way to voice our opinion? how do you suggest we do that? >> to voice your opinion? well if you're upset with something in the government or you just want to voice an opinion there is on whitehouse.gov, you can get people together to do a petition. one of the things we put into this -- that the obama administration put into place is if you can get 100,000 people to sign an online petition asking the white house to respond to an issue, they'll respond to it. if you want to force them to talk to you about an issue, you can help -- you can organize an online community, which is not, as you know, as hard as it sounds put a cute cat picture on it, i know that's not -- but that's one way to make your voice heard. one of the so extremely exciting things about being alive right now is that supreme more ways than ever before to make their voices heard through social media networks you k

my question goes to ms. dunn. want -- he has had a somewhat successful relationship with the press with media. >> i do not know if it is something he could've done better. in retrospect, when we first came to the white house and throughout the administration come it is true what ann said about this president having done more one-on-one interviews than any president and having been extremely accessible to the press to i don't think it would have been a bad idea for him to have done more of the kind of casual working in the press room, taking a few questions on a basis. often feels he is accessible to press accept him. -- except for>> i will interrupt and do the last two drug questions quickly. >> miss done, you mentioned how if you feel there is a problem everyone should voice their opinion, what is the best way to voice our opinion? how do you suggest we do that? >> your opinion? if you are upset with something in the government or want to voice enter opinion, on whitehouse.gtoov, you can get people together to do