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PREVIOUSLY...
LET'S CRACK ON.
JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION WAS IN FULL SWING
AT WEST ADAMS HIGH.
(Jamie) I SET THIS CLASS UP TO GET THE STUDENTS
TO MEET THEIR FUTURE.
AND THE STUDENTS WERE OPENING UP...
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
(voice breaks) YEAH.
(Jamie) I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A CLASS LIKE THAT.
UNTIL...
JUST RECEIVED A CALL THAT ALL PERMITS
HAVE BEEN REVOKED FOR OUR SHOW.
AND JAMIE FOUND OUT WHY.
I MADE THE DECISION THAT YOU WILL NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
(Jamie) THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME,
AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT GONNA STOP THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
IF THEY WANTED A WAR, THEY'VE GOT ONE.
IT'S "JAMIE OLIVER'S FOOD REVOLUTION."
(children screaming)
EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!
♪♪♪
(Jamie) SO BASICALLY I'VE BEEN SHUT OUT OF EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL,
THANKS TO RAMON CORTINES. SO MY FILMING PERMIT TO FILM
IN ANY SINGLE L.A. SCHOOL WILL GO AWAY THIS WEEK.
SO I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE BOARD MEETINGS
TO TRY AND GET PERMISSION TO KEEP THE FOOD REVOLUTION
GOING IN THE SCHOOLS, BUT NONE OF IT'S WORKING.
HELLO.
HELLO. YOU ALL RIGHT?
ONE GOOD BIT OF NEWS IS I'VE BEEN ASKED TO GO
TO A MASSIVE, UH, LUNCH COOKS CONVENTION
TO DO A TALK, AND THIS IS GONNA BE BRILLIANT
'CAUSE BASICALLY IT'S GONNA ALLOW ME TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE COOKING FOR THE KIDS EVERY DAY,
AND HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THEM ON SIDE AND GET ACCESS.
LOOK HOW LONG THIS LINE IS.
(chuckles) THERE'S A LOT OF YOU, ISN'T THERE? MY GOD.
YES.
ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE FEEDING THE KIDS IN
THE CALIFORNIA L.A. DISTRICTS-- THEY'RE HERE.
ALL OF 'EM ARE HERE, SO WISH ME LUCK. THANK YOU, SIR.
BASICALLY I'M HERE AT THE CONFERENCE
BECAUSE I'VE GOT NOWHERE TO GO. I'M NOT ALLOWED IN A SCHOOL.
76 SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SAID "NO."
L.A.U.S.D. IS JUST ONE OF THEM.
AT THIS TIME, IT'S MY DISTINCT PLEASURE AND HONOR
TO WELCOME MR. JAMIE OLIVER.
(Jamie) YOU KNOW, MY BATTLE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD
HAS BEEN VERY PUBLIC SO FAR, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT SIDE
OF THE FENCE THESE GUYS ARE GONNA BE FALLING ON.
(applause)
HI, GUYS. UM, I COME HERE TODAY HUMBLY
KNOWING THAT YOU GIRLS-- AND A FEW BOYS--
WORK VERY, VERY HARD. I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK,
AND I'D LOVE TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND,
BUT SADLY I CAN'T SAY IT FROM EXPERIENCE,
BECAUSE I HAVE GOT NOTHING BUT CLOSED DOORS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SWAY YOU GUYS HAVE AS FAR AS YOUR BOARD
OR GETTING ME INTO A DISTRICT'S CONCERNED.
IF ANY OF YOU CAN HELP ME GET INTO A SCHOOL,
I MEAN WELL.
UM, IT'S A PLEASURE TO DO IT.
THAT'S THE WRONG WORD.
(laughter)
IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS SHOW,
SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK AT THE MICROPHONE.
(Jamie) HELLO, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMIE. MY NAME IS PAVEL.
I THINK WHO KILLED YOU--
IT'S NOT US OR PARENTS.
IT'S YOU, JAMIE.
(scattered applause)
SORRY. SO--
IT JUST--YEAH. IF YOU HAD TIME AND CAME TO PAVEL,
TO HIS OFFICE AND SAID, "THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO"--
WE ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT YOU LIKE, UH,
LIKE A STAR, LIKE A TV STAR WHO COMES ONLY FOR RATINGS.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE SCARED.
WE ARE NOT SCARED OF SHOWING OUR GOOD JOB.
(scattered applause)
(Jamie) SO THIS GUY PAVEL, WHO RUNS A DISTRICT,
CAME DOWN AND SAID BASICALLY, "NO ONE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU
BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID YOU'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM LOOK BAD."
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME KIND OF DEFENSIVE ATTITUDE THAT I'VE HAD
IN ENGLAND, IN HUNTINGTON. IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME,
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT I FEARED THE MOST, ACTUALLY.
HI. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT HEALTHY EATING HABITS
CAN BE LEGISLATED?
I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IN LEGISLATION.
POLITICIANS RARELY DO IT
BECAUSE IT MIGHT UPSET THEIR VOTERS,
AND THEY DON'T LIKE NANNY STATES,
BUT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, KIDS NEED NANNYING.
HI. YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS MEDIA MACHINE.
YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PORTRAY SCHOOL MEALS
IN A WAY WE NEVER COULD COMPETE WITH.
WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING FOR IS TO GET AN AD ON YOUR TV SHOW
TO HELP US EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
ABOUT WHAT A GOOD JOB WE DO.
DARLING, I-I-- ALL I DO IS TALK.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ADS.
I WISH I DID, AND IF I DID, I WOULDN'T LET 'EM
ADVERTISE FAST FOOD WHILE THE SHOW'S GOING OUT.
(laughter)
UM, BUT THEY CAN'T EVEN MANAGE THAT.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN YOUR SHOW
TO ADDRESS THE MARKETING OF ALL THIS JUNK FOOD TO OUR KIDS.
MANY OF US HAVE EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONS
AND A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. CAN YOU JUST TELL US WHAT
MAKES YOU UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO ADVISE US HERE?
(Jamie) I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE,
BUT I'VE GOTTA BE HONEST. I-I WAS JUST--IT WAS JUST LIKE--
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WAS JUST LIKE HAVING A CLOUD OF RAIN OVER ME.
GUYS, I'VE GOT TO BRING IT TO AN END.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
(man whistles)
(man) THANK YOU, JAMIE.
WHAT I CAN ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE YOU
IS THE L.A.U.S.D. HAVE MEMO'ed THE WHOLE STATE
ABOUT ME.
LITTLE JAMIE OLIVER WITH THE FOOD REVOLUTION
HAS SOMEHOW CREATED, LIKE, A MONSTER.
THANKS FOR COMING UP AND, UH, SPEAKING TO US
UH, IN--IN THAT--
MY PLEASURE.
I HOOKED UP WITH PAVEL AFTER. HE RUNS A CENTRAL KITCHEN.
THEY'VE GOT ROBOTS PUTTING ALL THE FOOD TOGETHER.
SO IT'S LIKE A LITTLE MINI, MINI L.A.U.S.D.
IF WE EVER COULD GET IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT,
WE COULD PUT A LOT OF TIME AND LOVE INTO IT.
WHAT CAN I DO TO CONVINCE PEOPLE--
I THINK--I-I THINK, YOU KNOW,
NO, IT'S--IT'S NOT ABOUT CONVINCING PEOPLE.
MAYBE CHANGE YOUR TACTIC.
FIRST, WE DON'T INSIST ON...
THAT WE HAVE TO SEE KIDS,
OR YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE KIDS.
AND THEN--
I--YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'D RATHER THAT BECAUSE I NEED TO EARN YOUR TRUST, AND ALSO--
EXACTLY, BECAUSE IF YOU SAY SOMETHING DISPARAGING ON THE TV,
NEXT DAY, INSTEAD OF 12,000 KIDS COMING TO MY LUNCH.
I WILL HAVE 7,000 KIDS COMING TO MY LUNCH.
NOBODY WANTS, UH, JAMIE TO PICK UP THE CHICKEN NUGGETS
AND START SCREAMING THAT THE CHICKEN NUGGET
IS KILLING THE CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES.
IF THERE WAS SOMETHING REALLY (bleep) HORRIBLE,
I'D HAVE TO SAY, "DUDE, IT'S NOT GREAT.
YOU KNOW, CAN WE FIX IT?"
THAT'S FINE.
BUT I-I'M NOT GONNA--
(speaks indistinctly) NOT GO ON A 5-MINUTE TANGENT AND SAY,
"THIS--THIS IS KILLING, UH, ALL THE KIDS IN SANTA CLARITA."
OKAY, YOU HAVE MY WORD THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF US
THAT AMERICANS ARE FAT.
NO, THEY ARE FAT BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO BE FAT,
INCLUDING ME.
I PROMISE I'M NOT GONNA SCREW YOU OVER.
OKAY.
UM, AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH ME BRINGING THE CAMERAS?
TO MY CENTRAL KITCHEN? SURE.
YEAH.
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR-- THANKS FOR THE SECOND CHANCE.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
SERIOUSLY. GOOD LUCK. TAKE CARE.
THIS IS A HUGE SECOND CHANCE FOR ME.
IF I CAN GET IN WITH PAVEL INTO HIS SCHOOLS,
IT'S BRILLIANT. IT MEANS THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND WE CAN SEE HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
IT MEANS WE CAN TRY THINGS,
AND I CAN PROVE THAT THERE'S BETTER WAYS TO DO STUFF.
♪♪♪
WELL, I THINK I FOUND ANOTHER BACKDOOR TO THE SCHOOLS.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE
WHERE THE FOOD REVOLUTION'S HAPPENING.
SO I'M GOING BACK TO SEE THE BARRETT FAMILY.
THE KIDS WERE FED UP WITH JUST JUNK FOOD AFTER JUNK FOOD.
AND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING INTO THEIR LIFE AND THEIR DIETS
AND THEIR FOOD AND THEIR FOOD CULTURE,
IT WAS MISERABLE. IT WAS A HORROR SHOW.
UM, WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE COUPLE OF DAYS
WHERE WE JUST TAPPED INTO EACH OTHER.
I THINK THEY'RE INSPIRED.
THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY DOING IT?
ARE THEY REALLY CHANGING, OR ARE THEY STILL KNOCKING OUT
THE FAST FOOD AND THE DRY FOODS LIKE THEY WERE?
GREAT KIDS, A GOOD DAD,
AND HOPEFULLY, WE'VE SORTED OUT
A MASSIVE CAR CRASH OF A MESS OF FOOD THAT WAS HAPPENING.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
I'M GONNA CHECK IN, SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'VE GOT A YEARS SUPPLY OF FRUIT AND VEG THAT IS GONNA
ARRIVE AT THEIR HOUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK, SO THAT'S EXCITING.
JUST WANNA SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, REALLY.
YOU KNOW, FOOD REALLY DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT A FAMILY,
AND THE FIRST TIME I MET ANY OF THEM,
I'D FILLED THE HOUSE WITH A YEAR'S WORTH OF JUNK.
(Brady) WHAT?
(Dennis groans)
NOT AN OUNCE OF COLOR.
NO FRUIT. NO SALADS. NO VEGGIES AT ALL.
I SWEAR TO GOD, IT JUST SHOCKS--SHOCKS YOU, MAN.
IT WASN'T COMFORTABLE, BUT IT WAS ESSENTIAL.
AHA. TOMATO PLANTS.
HERBS--ROSEMARY. MINT.
CABBAGES. WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
LET'S SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
JAMIE! OH, COME ON IN!
COME ON IN! (laughs)
BROTHER. HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
UH, I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE THOUGHT.
A LITTLE SOMETHING--THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE HAD...
ARE YOU--ARE YOU PLAYING MY GAME BACK ON ME?
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
HOW YOU DOING, BROTHER?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH.
ARE YOU OKAY?
WELL, LAST TIME--YEAH.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
WHEN JAMIE WALKED IN AND SAW ALL THE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
I THINK HE WAS GENUINELY SHOCKED.
THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
(Jamie) YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I MET THE BARRETTS,
I THOUGHT THAT PUTTING A YEAR'S WORTH OF JUNK FOOD
IN THEIR HOUSE, IT WAS QUITE EXCESSIVE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY GOT IT AND THEY GOT ME,
AND THEY'VE REALLY CHANGED.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
(Dennis laughs)
(sizzling)
MATE, THAT'S PROPER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT'S NOT BAD.
THAT'S--NO, IT'S BRILLIANT.
SO, I MEAN, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE I LEFT YOU?
OKAY.
WE'RE--I MEAN, WE'RE COOKING ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH.
INSTEAD OF GOING OUT, UH, EATING FAST FOOD AND STUFF,
WE'RE COOKING AT HOME. IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
(Brendan) I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FOOD COULD IMPACT MY LIFE.
AND SINCE WE'VE STARTED DOING IT, WE FEEL GREAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY ELSE CAN'T DO IT IF WE COULD.
SO YOU'VE BEEN DOING A FAIR BIT OF COOKING AS WELL.
YEAH.
YOU GOT THE JAM JAR DRESSING. NICE ONE. YOU KNOCKED IT UP.
QUICK TO MAKE, YEAH? EXCELLENT.
YEAH, REAL EASY.
THIS IS LEGIT. THIS IS PROPER, LEGIT.
THEY'VE SEEN THE LIGHT. NOW THEY'RE DOING IT.
NOW THEY'RE ROCKIN' IT. NOW THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN PATH.
THEY'RE ON A NEW PATH.
OKAY, SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
I NOTICED A BIT OF GROWING GOING ON.
YEAH.
(Jamie) THESE GUYS WERE FAST FOOD ADDICTS.
BUT WHEN THINGS GOT SO BAD AND YOU GIVE IT A GO FOR A WEEK,
YOU ALREADY START SEEING THE BENEFITS.
AND THEN YOU GIVE IT ANOTHER WEEK,
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'RE ON A NEW PATH.
IT WASN'T EASY AT THE BEGINNING BECAUSE I STILL WANTED
TO COME BACK TO DOING OLD--OLD STUFF.
I MEAN, THAT'S--THAT'S HOW I AM. IT HAS BEEN REMARKABLE.
I'VE LOST 16 POUNDS.
DENNY'S WEIGHT LOSS IS A BIG DEAL. HE'S HEALTHIER.
THE FAMILY'S HEALTHIER. THEY'VE GOT MORE ENERGY.
AND IN THE FUTURE, I KNOW HE'S GONNA BE IN A GOOD PLACE.
COME IN AND EAT.
MATE, CAN'T WAIT.
WHAT JAMIE HAS DONE FOR MY FAMILY HAS CHANGED OUR LIVES.
HE'S PUT ME BACK IN RELATION WITH MY BOYS,
AND NOW WHAT WE DO TODAY IS, WE TALK ABOUT,
HOW ARE THINGS GOING? IF THEY HAVE AN ISSUE ABOUT STUFF,
THEY WANNA TALK TO THEIR DAD, THEY COME TO DAD.
THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A TIME AT DINNER.
THEY KNOW THERE'S GONNA--THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY BRING IT UP.
WHEN--WHEN WE FIRST MET...
YEAH.
YOU GOT QUITE EMOTIONAL WHEN I ASKED YOU TO DESCRIBE
WHAT IT WAS LIKE AROUND YOUR FAMILY TABLE
WHEN YOU WERE A KID, AND YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD AND ALL THAT.
DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT?
I GOT IT. ABSOLUTELY--
YOU GOT IT BACK?
I GOT IT ALL BACK. I GOT IT ALL BACK AND I GOT...
(clears throat) AND I GOT MORE.
YOU HAVE LITERALLY ALLOWED ME NOW TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,
TO BE A DAD TO THESE GUYS, TO--TO--TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
I WALK OUT THE DOOR, THEY'RE GONNA BE--THEY'RE GONNA BE FINE.
(Jamie) THE FOOD REVOLUTION
COMES UP AGAINST A LOT OF OBSTACLES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE.
BUT I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THAT FAMILY.
LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THAT FAMILY
AND THINK OF ALL THE OTHER MILLIONS OF FAMILIES OUT THERE
THAT ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION
AND THAT CAN FIX IT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND THAT'S WHY I DO WHAT I DO.
GOOD. INSPIRING STUFF.
♪♪♪
TODAY, WE GOT PAVEL COMING OVER, AND HE'S GONNA BE TELLING US
HOW WE CAN GET IN AND WORK IN HIS DISTRICTS.
AND HE'S GONNA KIND OF TELL ME
WHAT WE CAN DO AND HOW WE CAN DO IT,
WORKING IN HIS CENTRAL KITCHEN WITH HIS GIRLS IN HIS SCHOOLS.
SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
WOW.
HEY!
PAVEL!
HEY!
YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS MAN MIGHT BE MY SAVING GRACE.
THANK GOD FOR PAVEL.
GOOD.
THIS IS--THIS IS THE--THE KITCHEN HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS OUR WAR ROOM. AND, UM, THIS IS WHERE WE'VE BEEN DOING
ALL THE FREE COOKING LESSONS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I'M JUST READING, UM, THE PETITION HERE,
IF YOU'D JUST HAVE A LITTLE LOOK.
PARENTS HAVE TAKEN TIME TO REALLY SUPPORT THIS.
SO TO BE HONEST, I'VE HAD A (bleep) WEEK,
AND THIS--WELL, YOU AND THIS, UH,
ARE SORT OF MY, UH, INSPIRATION AT TIMES.
BUT--BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU--YOU--
YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE BAD NEWS FOR YOU.
NO?
UH...
MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, GOT SCARED OF YOU.
OH, YOU'RE JOKING.
NO.
OH, MY LORD.
AGAIN?
NOT GOOD. NOT COOL. NOT HAPPY.
SPEECHLESS, TO BE HONEST.
PEOPLE ARE RUNNING SCARED.
THEY--THEY--THEY WORRY ABOUT, UM, NEGATIVE PUBLICITY.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR GOOD OR BAD REASONS,
THEY DO.
BASICALLY, WHAT THEY SAY, IT'S, UH,
IT'S OKAY FOR JAMIE TO COME AND--AND SEE AND TALK,
BUT WE DON'T WANT CA--
WE--WE DON'T WANT A CAMERA IN OUR--
ANYWHERE IN OUR AGENCY OR DISTRICT FOR TIME BEING.
WOW.
EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT NOT HAVING IT ON CAMERA.
SORRY, MY JOB IS TO WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
AND GET THIS ON CAMERA.
IF IT'S NOT ON CAMERA, IT DOESN'T EXIST.
AND IF YOU'RE SO ASHAMED OF STUFF BEING ON CAMERA,
THEN THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME.
LOOK, I WAS ALREADY STRIPPED DOWN
TO JUST MY JOCKEYS AND MY SOCKS,
AND NOW YOU'VE JUST TAKEN ME JOCKEYS OFF,
AND I'M STANDING HERE NAKED, JUST HANGING.
WELL, THAT'S HOW YOU STARTED. NAKED CHEF, RIGHT? COME ON.
WELL, LOOK, I'M GUTTED THAT I CAN'T GET IN PAVEL'S DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG, BIG BLOW.
AND IT WAS JUST ONE MORE DEPRESSING THING.
YOU KNOW, THE REASON I CAME TO L.A.
WAS BECAUSE THERE'S 11 MILLION PEOPLE HERE.
SO YOU'RE BOUND TO GET MORE SUPPORT.
BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
IT'S DARK DAYS FOR THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
UM, THE L.A.U.S.D. DON'T WANT ME IN ANY OF THE SCHOOLS.
I'M OUT OF WEST ADAMS.
YOU KNOW, PAVEL'S LOT-- THEY DON'T WANT ME EITHER.
EVERYWHERE WE GO, DOOR SLAMMED IN OUR FACE.
THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL AT ALL.
(Jamie Lee) IT IS MY HONOR TO WELCOME YOU
TO THE 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
OF THE U.C.L.A. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
(Jamie) A NICE BIT OF GOOD NEWS,
WHICH WAS THE ONLY BIT OF GOOD NEWS AT THE MOMENT,
IS, UH, I'VE BEEN OFFERED
THE U.C.L.A. PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPION AWARD.
U.C.L.A. IS PROBABLY ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
(Jamie Lee) IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM
JAMIE OLIVER.
(James) IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ASKED.
AND THE ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE IS,
THERE'S LOTS OF INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE THERE--
DOCTORS, SURGEONS--SO REALLY, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE, TO HELP THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
UM, I'M REALLY, INCREDIBLY HUMBLED
TO GET THIS AWARD TONIGHT. UM...
"PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPION."
I-I--THIS YEAR, I HAVEN'T EARNED THIS YET.
OKAY? UM...
I CAME TO L.A. THIS YEAR TO SPREAD THE WORD.
IT'S BEEN THE WORST MONTH, PROFESSIONALLY,
OF MY WHOLE CAREER.
THE L.A.U.S.D.
IS RUN BY SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS
THAT ARE VOTED IN BY YOU PEOPLE.
THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS.
THEY FAIL TO SEE ME AS A POSITIVE,
AND THEY FAIL TO SEE THE TV AS AN INCREDIBLE WAY
TO SPREAD THE WORD.
I FILMED
ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE
IN WEST ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL.
I SAW 17-YEAR-OLD FUTURE ADULTS...
THAT WERE INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL
ABOUT THE WORRY OF THEIR PARENTS...
(voice breaking) AND THEIR MOTHERS AND THEIR SISTERS.
AND 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS CRIED IN MY CLASS
IN FRONT OF THEIR OTHER FELLOW BOY STUDENTS.
AND YOU KNOW THAT--THAT 17-YEAR-OLD BOYS DON'T DO THAT.
UM, THIS COUNTRY IS IN A HEALTH EPIDEMIC CRISIS.
AND THE ONLY WAY BRILLIANT CHANGE CAN HAPPEN
IS IF ALL THE RELEVANT AREAS--
MEDIA, TV, RADIO,
GOVERNMENT,
SCIENCE--
IF WE ALL COME TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME
AND INVEST IN MAKING SOCIAL HEALTH CHANGE.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY IT'S GONNA WORK, GUYS.
AND IT'S... AND THAT'S IT.
WHEN I GOT EMOTIONAL IN THE SPEECH,
IT WAS A MIXTURE OF TWO THINGS--
FRUSTRATION TO A CLEARLY UNTRANSPARENT SYSTEM
AND FRUSTRATION BECAUSE
I'VE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS.
AND THINGS WERE GOING SO WELL AT MY ONE SCHOOL,
AND I'VE HAD IT ALL PULLED FROM UNDERNEATH ME.
(applause)
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
NO MATTER WHERE I'M GOING, I'M JUST GETTING SHUT DOWN.
BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP.
YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. JUST SO PROUD OF YOU AND...
OH, THANK YOU.
(Jamie) IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY INSPIRING ROOM
WITH A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW,
THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR A HEALTHIER COUNTRY.
THIS IS THE NEXT CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE.
AND YOU'RE GETTING BEAT UP BECAUSE, UH,...
(speaking indistinctly)
MM-HMM.
I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON THE SCHOOL,
I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THE KIDS, AND I'M NOT GIVING UP
ON THE AMERICAN FOOD REVOLUTION. NO WAY.
♪♪♪
SO TODAY IS A BIG DAY.
I WANT THE KITCHEN TO LOOK GOOD, BIZARRELY,
'CAUSE I WANNA RIP THE KITCHEN DOWN.
GET THIS PLACE NICE.
MY FOOD REVOLUTION KITCHEN IS ABSOLUTELY INTEGRAL
TO LONG-TERM CHANGE IN LIVES,
EVEN AFTER THE CAMERAS GET PUT AWAY.
HEY, GUYS.
AND ALL THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ARE COMING IN.
THEY'VE JUST FUNDED THIS KITCHEN.
SO I'VE GOT A PLAN TO SAY,
"THANKS, BUT CAN I RIP THE WHOLE THING DOWN
AND CAN I MOVE IT DOWN TO WEST ADAMS?"
WELL, IT'S--IT'S BEEN-- THIS YEAR'S BEEN, UH...
CHALLENGING.
(man) MM-HMM.
DIFFERENT.
UM, CAN I PL--CAN I PLAY YOU A COUPLE OF SCENES
THAT WE'VE FILMED WITH, UH, SOME OF THE STUDENTS...
I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.
YES.
IN L.A.? OKAY.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS PLAY THEM A FEW SCENES THAT WE'VE SHOT
AND HOPEFULLY INSPIRE THEM TO GIVE ME THEIR BLESSING
TO MOVE IT DOWN TO WEST ADAMS.
(man) I WANNA TELL YOU MY STORY.
UH, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES AT THE AGE OF 18.
I WISH I HAD A START-OVER.
AND I SEE MY MOM AND MY GRANDPA--MY GRANDMA.
LIKE, THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR HEALTH.
YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANNA--
YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO BE GONE.
MY GRANDMA, SHE ALSO...
UM, DIED BECAUSE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
THAT'S VERY SAD.
(sighs) YEAH.
(man) IT'S DEVASTATING.
(woman) IT'S REALLY HARD TO WATCH.
UH, WE DIDN'T CAST THAT CLASS. WE DIDN'T--
I'D NEVER MET THEM BEFORE.
NOT ONE OF THEM SAID, "I-I DON'T HEAR YOU."
THEY ALL SAID, "THAT'S MY MOM."
THEY ALL KNOW OR HAVE BEEN TOUCHED OR UPSET OR HURT
BY A LOSS OF FATHER OR A LOSS OF UNCLE.
IT'S VERY, VERY UP-- IT'S VERY UPSETTING.
THIS HAS BEEN MY SORT OF INSPIRATION, REALLY.
WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU TODAY, BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
SO PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT IN MAKING THIS KITCHEN EXIST--
UM, I'D LIKE YOUR PERMISSION TODAY
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF HERE
AND PUT IT IN WEST ADAMS.
ABSOLUTELY. BY ALL MEANS. YOU SHOULD DO THAT.
THANK GOD SOMETHING'S FINALLY GOING RIGHT.
LET'S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES. OKAY.
I DO NEED YOU TO HELP ME...
WEST ADAMS IS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THE KITCHEN
BECAUSE IT'S NEAR THE STUDENTS
AND THEY CAN BE INVOLVED AFTER SCHOOL.
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION--
YOU ARE PROPER ROCK 'N' ROLL, AREN'T YA?
SO THEY ALL THOUGHT THEY WERE COMING FOR COOKING LESSONS.
I'M LIKE, "ROLL YOUR SLEEVES UP. RIGHT, PUSH THIS OVEN."
HAVE YOU EVER MOVED A FRIDGE BEFORE?
YES, I HAVE.
I'M JOKING. I'VE GOT SOME MUSCLE.
I GOT LOTS OF MUSCLE COMING.
♪♪♪
WEST ADAMS, HERE WE COME.
WE'RE GOING TO WEST ADAMS. THAT'S WHERE THEY NEED US.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE MOST PROFOUND IN THE WORK THAT WE DO.
(thud)
OH!
IT FELT GOOD TO BE MOVING. IT REALLY DID.
IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
AH!
HI THERE.
(Jools) HI, HI.
(Poppy) HI, DAD.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL?
AH.
THE L.A.U.S.D. HAVE BASICALLY PUT A STOP
TO ME DOING ANYTHING IN ANY SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT.
COMPARED TO THE STUFF THAT WE DO BACK HOME, IT'S RIDICULOUS...
YEAH, YEAH.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE IDEA
OF HAVING TV CAMERAS LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING
'CAUSE THEY THINK THAT I MIGHT SAY
THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS NOT VERY GOOD.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
THE SCHOOL WANT ME THERE, SO... IT'S A BIT ROUGH, REALLY.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE ONLY GOT ONE DAY LEFT
ON MY FILMING PERMIT BEFORE WE GET KICKED OUT.
BUT MIKE WANTS ME TO COME INTO THE SCHOOL
AND TALK TO THE WHOLE SCHOOL, AND TELL THEM ALL
THAT I'M NOT JUST GOING. ACTUALLY, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS,
I'VE MOVED MY KITCHEN FROM WESTWOOD. I'M PUTTING IT DOWN
NEAR THE SCHOOL. THEY'LL LITERALLY BE ABLE TO COME IN,
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR LESSONS,
AND WE CAN KEEP THE WHOLE COMMUNICATION THING GOING.
I'M HOPING THE POLICE DON'T COME.
WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK?
I DON'T KNOW REALLY. I-I'VE NEVER BEEN--
MIGHT HAVE TO.
IF DADDY GETS ARRESTED, WE MIGHT GET DEPORTED.
(whines)
POP, YOU'LL BE FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I'M JOKING, SWEETHEART. DADDY'S NOT GONNA GET ARRESTED.
(Jools) NO, YOU WON'T HAVE TO GO HOME, POPPY, NO.
WHY?
WELL, I TRY NOT TO.
IF I GET ARRESTED, WILL YOU COME AND BAIL ME OUT?
YES.
COME AND GIVE ME A CUDDLE.
(Jamie) IT'S NICE TO HAVE MY FAMILY HERE WHEN TIMES ARE HARD.
AND I WILL KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT.
DADDY'S GOT A WEIRD JOB, HASN'T HE? EH?
YEAH.
THE ONLY REASON I CAN GET INTO WEST ADAMS TODAY
IS BECAUSE OUR FILMING PERMIT IS GOOD UNTIL THE END OF TODAY.
NO COP CARS TODAY.
BUT ULTIMATELY,
I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THIS SCHOOL.
THE STUDENTS WANT ME, THE TEACHERS WANT ME,
AND THE PRINCIPAL AND THE MANAGEMENT WANT ME.
BEFORE MY ASSEMBLY,
THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS INVITED ME BACK IN.
THEY SAID, "DO YOU WANNA COME BACK TO THE CLASS?
'CAUSE WE'VE ALL WRITTEN YOU LETTERS."
HI, MISS. HI, GUY
(students) HI.
THE KIDS AT WEST ADAMS
HAVE REALLY BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
I BASICALLY WANT 'EM TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT GIVING UP ON 'EM.
OKAY, SO, AHEM. "DEAR MR. JAMIE OLIVER,
"THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE
I'VE NEVER BEEN UP CLOSE WITH THESE KINDS OF ISSUES BEFORE."
"MANY OF MY CLASSMATES NOW REALIZE
THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING HEALTHY AND EXERCISING WELL."
"OUR SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO PROMOTE
"HEALTHY FOOD AND LIFESTYLES, AND TO REALIZE
I DIDN'T DO NONE OF THOSE THINGS IS, HONESTLY, HEARTBREAKING."
"PARENTS NEED TO RALLY AND COME TOGETHER
"TO FIGHT FOR HEALTHIER LUNCHES IN SCHOOLS.
"TEACHERS, FACULTY WORKERS NEED TO STEP UP AND MAKE A CHANGE
"IN WHAT THEY ARE SERVING STUDENTS,
"BECAUSE THE FOOD THEY SERVE AFFECTS EVERY STUDENT,
"AND NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS
BUT THEIR ABILITY TO WORK-- TO WORK IN CLASS."
THIS ROOM WAS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
THIS GENERATION OF TEENAGER IS WORRIED.
"HAVING 1 IN 4 PEOPLE IN L.A. BEING OBESE IS AN OUTRAGE.
"WHAT'S MORE OF AN OUTRAGE IS THAT I AM
"ONE OF THOSE 1 IN 4 PEOPLE. IT'S NEVER OUT OF MY MIND.
"NOT ONE DAY PASSES
"WHERE I DON'T LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND HATE WHAT I SEE.
"NOT ONE DAY PASSES WHEN I DON'T WISH I WAS SOMEONE ELSE,
"SOMEONE BETTER, SOMEONE SKINNY.
"I WANT TO CHANGE IT..."
(voice breaks) "I WANT TO CHANGE IT SO WHEN THERE'S NO H--"
(sighs) SORRY. (chuckles)
UH. (sighs)
"I WANT TO CHANGE IT, BUT IT IS SO HARD
"WHEN THERE'S NO SUPPORT ANYWHERE. PLEASE HELP.
"I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
AND BE HAPPY WITH MYSELF."
(Mike) I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT CLASS.
I WISH RAY CORTINES COULD SEE THAT.
THEN MAYBE WE'D STOP MAKING SUCH A BIG FUSS
ABOUT THIS IDEA OF USING SCHOOLS AS A STAGE AND IT'S REALITY TV,
AND WE COULD GET IN THERE AND SEE THE AFFECT
THAT A GUY LIKE JAMIE HAS ON THESE CHILDREN.
WE'RE GONNA HELP, BABY. WE'RE GONNA HELP.
(Jamie) AT THIS POINT, MY MAIN AIM FOR WEST ADAMS
IS TO BREAK ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE L.A.U.S.D.
AND GO INDEPENDENT, DO THEIR OWN FOOD.
YOU ARE PROPERLY MY ANGELS, RIGHT?
AND I'M GONNA SET UP THIS KITCHEN OVER THE STREET,
AND IT'S FOR YOU, IT'S FOR YOUR FAMILIES.
YOU KNOW, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
I JUST WANNA SAY TO THE STUDENTS, "LOOK, EVEN THOUGH
I'VE BEEN KICKED OUT, I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU. AND ACTUALLY,
I'M DOING THE OPPOSITE. I'M GONNA MOVE MY KITCHEN
VERY QUICKLY TO RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD.
TAKE CARE. SEE YOU SOON.
(school bell rings)
I MEAN, ODDLY ENOUGH, BECAUSE I'M GETTING KICKED OUT,
THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT I'M GONNA GET
TO TALK TO THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
I'M GONNA KIND OF FINISH IT OFF WELL
'CAUSE I'M GONNA COOK 'EM A WHOLE MEAL.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF I'M BEING KICKED OUT,
THEN THEY CAN'T KICK ME OUT TWICE, CAN THEY?
HI, GUYS.
(students) HI.
HOW YOU DOING? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
(woman) WE'RE GOOD.
SO, LOOK, GUYS, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE MONTHS.
UH, WE'VE HAD DAYS. AND NOW WE'VE GOT HOURS.
SO, UH, WE GOT RICE TO DO, SALAD TO DO, DRESSING TO DO.
WE'VE GOT, UH, OUR CHILI. WE'VE GOT SALSA TO MAKE.
SO I'M GONNA DIVIDE YOU ALL UP. IS EVERYONE READY FOR THIS?
(students) YES.
♪♪♪
(indistinct conversations)
(Jamie) IT WAS BITTERSWEET
TO SEE MY CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS AGAIN.
ARE YOU CRYING 'CAUSE OF THE ONIONS
OR CRYING BECAUSE I'M LEAVING?
I JUST WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TOGETHER.
SO WE GOT DRESSING COMING ALONG.
ONIONS COMING ALONG HERE FOR THE RICE. HOW WE DOING, SISTER?
WE'RE DONE.
OKAY, LET'S GET IT GOING ON RICE.
WE GOT DRESSING BEING MADE. WE GOT SALSA MADE ALREADY.
WE GOT THE YOGURT DONE. WE GOT THE CHILI BLIPPIN' AWAY.
WE GOT SALAD LEAVES BEING WASHED
LIKE YOU'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING BEING WASHED BEFORE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY LOVELY? IS IF WE PULL THIS OFF,
IF IT'S HOT AND IF IT'S TASTY, THAT'LL BE
AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
WILL YOU COME AND GIVE US A HAND?
I ABSOLUTELY WILL, YES, AS WELL AS DAN.
HEY, BROTHER. HOW YOU DOING? YOU GONNA COME HELP US COOK?
HEY. I'M GOOD. I AM, TOO.
(Jamie) SO I WENT OUT INTO THE OFFICE
AND FOUND MIKE AND ALL THE GIRLS FROM THE M.L.A., UM,
AND I KIND OF THOUGHT, RIGHT COME ON, GUYS, GIVE ME A HAND.
JUST HALF AN HOUR.
I GOT 'EM CHOPPIN', CUTTIN', MIXIN', COOKIN'.
NICE.
(Jamie) THANK YOU, MIKE. UH, THERE'S SOME SEASONING--
YEAH, YOU KNOW THE SCORE WITH THAT. OKAY, I NEED TO GET, UH--
JUST POUR A LITTLE BIT IN EACH ONE OF THESE.
MIKE AND THE GUYS AT THE M.L.A., UM, HAVE COME UP
WITH A LITTLE LOOPHOLE TO ALLOW ME TO COOKS IN THE SCHOOL.
EVERY FRIDAY, THEY HAVE A KIND OF ASSEMBLY CALLED ADVISORY,
WHERE THEY GET ALL THE STUDENTS TOGETHER
AND THEY CAN COVER ANYTHING TO DO WITH HEALTH OR LIFESTYLE
AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND I'M DOING IT,
AND I'M ALSO ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT SAMPLES, WHICH IS LUNCH.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WEST ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL, EVERYONE ALL RIGHT?!
(cheering)
OKAY, WHO'S HUNGRY?
(girl) I AM!
OKAY. LOVELY.
NOW LISTEN, GUYS.
UM, SADLY, MY TIME HERE HAS COME TO AN END.
ALL I WANNA SAY IS, IN NOT LEAVING.
I'M JUST MOVING.
I'M GONNA BUILD A KITCHEN
THAT IS NOW GONNA BECOME FULL-TIME HERE. IT'S...
(cheering and whistling)
AND IT'S GONNA BE A RESOURCE
THAT THE M.L.A. AND WEST ADAMS CAN USE WHENEVER THEY WANT.
I'LL STILL DO YOUR CLASSES, BUT AFTER SCHOOL.
AND THEN WHEN YOU COME AFTER SCHOOL,
NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO DO IT
OR WHAT TO SAY.
(cheering)
WE'RE GONNA JUMP OUTSIDE.
JUST COME OUT, GUYS. WE'LL BE SERVING FOOD.
THANK YOU, AGAIN. OKAY, GUYS, LET'S GO.
HERE YOU GO, BROTHER.
ALL FRESH.
(Jamie) HOW YOU DOING, GUYS?
GOOD.
THANKS FOR COMING.
(boy) WHOO!
WHO'S GONNA COME TO MY KITCHEN?
(students cheering)
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA HEAR.
I JUST FELT VERY LUCK THAT SOMEHOW THESE KIDS ACCEPTED
A FUNNY LITTLE ENGLISH BOY POPPIN' INTO CLASS
AND ALLOWING ME TO TOUCH THEIR LIFE.
BRITISH ACCENT OR AN AUSTRALIAN ACCENT?
OH, MY GOD. BRITISH.
DAMN!
(boy) I'VE SEEN YOUR SHOW AND I KNOW YOU'RE BRITISH.
THANK YOU, MY FRIEND.
YOU KNOW YOUR-- YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR THING.
OH, I LOVE YOUR HAIR, SISTER.
THANK YOU.
(Jamie) REACTION FROM THE STUDENTS AT LARGE
TOWARDS FRESH HOME-COOKED FOOD WAS A REALLY UNUSUALLY GOOD ONE.
THESE WERE KIDS CRYING OUT FOR IT.
THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY UP FOR IT.
AND THAT'S WHY THE FOOD REVOLUTION--
YOU KNOW, IT'S A DRAMATIC NAME, BUT IT'S WHAT WE NEED.
THANKS FOR TODAY. YOU DID BRILLIANT. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
YOU KNOCKED IT OUT. I THINK PEOPLE ARE HAPPY.
DID YOU GET LOTS OF FEEDBACK FROM THE GUYS?
(students) YES.
(girl) YEAH, THEY LIKED THIS.
YEAH? WILL YOU COME AND SEE ME WHEN I GET THE KITCHEN SETTLED?
(students) YES!
(laughs)
IT WAS MY LAST DAY.
YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS DON'T WANT ME TO GO. THE TEACHERS
DON'T WANT ME TO GO. PRINCIPAL DON'T WANT ME TO GO.
BUT FILMING PERMIT'S BEEN PULLED.
IN THEORY, IF I COME BACK HERE AGAIN,
I WILL BE ESCORTED OFF THE PROPERTY.
THANK YOU, SIR!
WHAT I HAVE TO TAKE FAITH IN,
IS THAT THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS WILL CARRY ON,
WRAPPING FOOD AROUND THEIR SUBJECTS.
WHAT WE GOT THERE, BROTHER? WHAT IS IT?
NUGGETS?
YEAH.
NUGGETS, FRUIT, AND MILK. OKAY.
AND HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL COME AND USE THE KITCHEN NEXT DOOR.
UM, AND THAT'LL BE--
THAT WILL BE SOMETHING POSITIVE IN THEIR LIVES.
(school bell rings)
♪♪♪
OKAY, GUYS, LET'S DO IT.
TODAY IS MOVING DAY FOR MY KITCHEN.
I LOVE WHERE THE NEW FOOD REVOLUTION'S KITCHEN IS BASED.
(woman) OOH! THAT'S COOL.
THANK YOU, GIRLS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG WAREHOUSE AREA.
IF YOU GUYS CAN FIND A HOME FOR THESE POSTERS, THAT'LL BE GREAT.
IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO WEST ADAMS.
I COULD THROW AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL FROM ONE TO THE OTHER.
I ALSO WANTED IT TO BE FOR THAT COMMUNITY, AND IT'S REALLY
SERVING THE PARENTS OF THAT WHOLE SCHOOL.
I'LL MOVE THE DISHES. YOU JUST UNWRAP 'EM FOR ME.
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A TEMPORARY KITCHEN
TILL I CAN FIND THE RIGHT PLACE OUTSIDE WEST ADAMS,
BUT A BRILLIANT SITE.
♪♪♪
AS WE GOT SETTLED IN THE KITCHEN,
MIKE FROM THE M.L.A TURNED UP
WITH CHARLIE'S ANGELS-- HIS TEAM.
YOU'RE SO OUTNUMBERED. SO HARD FOR YOU.
(laughs)
NOW I'VE BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE SCHOOL, I'VE GOTTA RELY
ON MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MIKE AND THE FACT THAT I KNOW
HE WANTS TO CARRY THIS WHOLE THING ON.
NOW IS DEFINITELY THE TIME
TO GET THE L.A.U.S.D. FOOD OUT OF HIS SCHOOL, UH,
AND GETTING CONTROL OF HIS OWN FOOD SYSTEM.
WE'RE COMMITTED, 100% COMMITTED,
TO SEEING ALL THE SCHOOLS UNDER OUR CARE
SERVE A HEALTHY MEAL TO OUR KIDS.
RIGHT.
THAT'S THAT. NOTHING LESS THAN THAT.
SO WHAT'S--
SO WHAT THAT MEANS--I MEAN...
W-WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?
WE NEED TO GET TO A PLACE
WHERE THERE'S--THERE ARE NO REAL BARRIERS.
IT'S REALLY HARD.
WHEN WE TACKLED IT, WE HIT OBSTACLE AFTER OBSTACLE.
SOME WAS JUST ATTITUDES.
L.A.U.S.D. HAS TO BE IN AGREEMENT
TO AT LEAST GIVE IT A GO, RIGHT?
THEN WE GOTTA GO TO SACRAMENTO AND WE GOTTA FIGHT THAT BATTLE.
AND SOME OF IT WAS, UM, THE FACT THERE WERE LEGITIMATE OBSTACLES
IN OUR WAY, LIKE STATE RULES AROUND, YOU KNOW, LABOR.
IT WOULD COST M.L.A. ABOUT $800,000.
A YEAR?
PER SCHOOL, YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE SO EXPENSIVE, PROHIBITIVE FOR US.
UM, AND--AND ALL I'LL SAY IS, THERE IS HOPE
BECAUSE THERE ARE SCHOOLS.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA
THAT ARE A SIMILAR SIZED SCHOOL.
THEY'VE KIND OF GONE INDEPENDENT. THEY'VE DONE IT.
I MEAN, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT IT COULD TAKE YOU
TO, UM, THIS AREA AND JUST SHOW YOU WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE?
YEAH.
GOOD, MATE. THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
GREAT.
(Jamie) IF I CAN CONVINCE THIS HIGH SCHOOL
TO DO IT INDEPENDENTLY,
THIS WILL BE PROFOUND FOR THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
OTHER SCHOOLS WILL LOOK AT WEST ADAMS AS AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT THEY CAN DO.
SEE YOU SOON? LOTS OF LOVE. SEE YOU, GUYS.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
EVEN THOUGH I GOT KICKED OUT OF WEST ADAMS ON FRIDAY,
I CAN USE DIFFERENT WAYS TO INSPIRE THEM.
AND I WANNA CONVINCE THEM TODAY TO CONTROL THEIR OWN FOOD.
SO I NEED THEM TO SEE A HIGH SCHOOL
THAT IS COOKING FROM SCRATCH.
CARPINTERIA HIGH SCHOOL.
(beeps)
SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT WHERE TO GO.
(beep)
YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I JUST NEED TODAY TO BE THE TIPPING POINT
WHERE THEY DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE
THE FOOD SERVICE OF THE L.A.U.S.D.
AND DO IT THEMSELVES.
SO I'M TAKING MIKE AND CHAITALI FROM THE M.L.A.
TO THIS SCHOOL JUST OUTSIDE OF SANTA BARBARA
THAT'S THREE YEARS INTO TRANSFORMATION.
(Mike) HE'S GONNA SHOW US SANTA BARBARA SO WE CAN SEE
WHAT HE THINKS IS A PRETTY COMPELLING OPERATION UP THERE.
BUT I HAVE SOME CONCERNS.
YOU HEAR STORIES ABOUT SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT HAVE CHANGED OUT THEIR LUNCH PROGRAM
AND BROUGHT IN HEALTHIER FOOD.
WHAT YOU HEAR IS THE FACT THAT KIDS ARE NOT LIKING IT
AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA EAT
THE HEALTHY LETTUCE AND RICE AND ALL THAT.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, YOU KNOW?
SO WHAT ARE WE, AN HOUR AWAY FROM L.A.? HOUR AND A QUARTER?
HOUR AND A HALF.
ABOUT, YEAH.
HOUR AND A HALF. UM, IT TOOK ME ONE PHONE CALL
TO GET ALL THE PERMISSION TO FILM HERE.
WOW.
YEAH.
SO IT WAS EASY.
(Jamie) IT'S NOT SOME KIND OF POSH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE TO HIGHLY RESOURCED. THEY'RE JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER SCHOOL, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT.
SO WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF REAL FOOD. HI, GUYS.
(man) HEY!
(woman) HI THERE!
(Jamie) WALKING INTO THIS ROOM,
YOU COULD TELL STRAIGHT AWAY THAT THEY GOT IT.
THE KITCHEN IS ENGAGED. THEY'RE COOKING FROM SCRATCH.
YOU KNOW, USING VEGGIES ALL THROUGHOUT. THIS IS GREAT STUFF.
THESE ARE MY GOOD FRIENDS-- CHAITALI FROM THE M.L.A...
HI, CHAITALI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
MIKE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW YA DOIN', MIKE? GERRY LOPEZ. WELCOME.
AND THIS IS MIKE. SMELLS GOOD IN HERE.
IT DOES.
IT'S ALL FRESH. IT'S ALL FRESH.
YEAH. NICE.
SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO? CAN YOU GIVE US, LIKE, THE RUNDOWN?
ABSOLUTELY.
(Jamie) IN A WAY, THIS SCHOOL'S QUITE SIMILAR TO WEST ADAMS,
BECAUSE THREE YEARS AGO NEARLY ALL OF THE MENU
WAS MASS-PRODUCED, A LOT OF PROCESSED FOODS,
BUT STUFF STARTED CHANGING HERE,
AND THE ATTITUDES STARTED CHANGING, AND THEY STARTED DOING
SORT OF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES
AND, KIND OF GARDEN PROJECTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
AND IT'S STUFF THAT THE M.L.A. CAN DEFINITELY DO.
SO YOU STILL HAVEN'T GOT THE OLD FLAVORED MILK OUT?
(Gerry) WE GOT RID OF IT THREE YEARS AGO. WE GOT--
WHAT'S THIS THEN?
IT'S ONLY 1% AND 2% MILK.
OH, IT'S--OH, IT'S NOT STRAWBERRY MILK?
NO.
THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR.
ABSOLUTELY.
(Chaitali and Mike) SALAD BAR. YEAH.
THIS IS, UM--
TUNA, PEAS, PEPPERS, CELERY, EGGS. THIS IS A GOOD SALAD BAR.
THIS IS ALL ORGANIC LETTUCE HERE, LOCALLY GROWN.
(Chaitali and Mike) WOW.
AND CAN YOU BREAK EVEN ON THIS FOOD SERVICE?
ABSOLUTELY.
HOW MANY FREE MEALS?
WE HAVE 70% FREE AND REDUCED HERE.
OH, YOU DO?
I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT 70% OF THE STUDENTS HERE
ARE ON THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM. THAT'S A LOT.
IT JUST GOT ME THINKING THAT IT'S FEASIBLE,
BUT IT DOES INTIMIDATE ME AND M.L.A. A LITTLE BIT
TO THINK WE'RE GONNA BE PIONEERING THIS IN LOS ANGELES,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THE DISTRICT IS SO BIG
AND THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE LESS THAN HOSPITABLE
TO THE "FOOD REVOLUTION" SHOW.
FOR THE LUNCH COOKS OF AMERICA
THAT DON'T DO ANY FORM OF SCRATCH COOKING AT ALL,
WHAT WORDS OF INSPIRATION CAN YOU GIVE THEM?
IT HELPS US TO REALLY ENJOY OUR JOBS. LOVE TO MAKE LUNCHES.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THROUGH THE LUNCH LINE AT WEST ADAMS?
(Chaitali) I'VE SEEN IT, AND IT'S DIFFERENT,
'CAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT CHOICES. IT'S JUST--YOU GET--
IT'S AIRPLANE FOOD. EVERYTHING'S INDIVIDUALLY PACKED AND WRAPPED.
(Chaitali and Mike) YEAH.
(Mike) L.A.U.S.D. HAS TAKEN STRIDES TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF THE FOOD, BUT I'M NOT GONNA EAT THAT FOOD.
THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA EAT IT. I WOULD NEVER LET MY KID
EAT THAT FOOD, SO IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
IF I'M NOT GONNA FEED IT TO MY DAUGHTER,
I FEEL PRETTY ASHAMED THAT I'M GONNA FEED IT TO 6,300 KIDS
THAT ARE IN MY CARE.
(school bell rings)
(indistinct conversations)
(Mike) PRETTY SOPHISTICATED OPERATION.
(Chaitali) YEAH.
(Jamie) ALSO THEY'VE GOT STUDENTS WORKING.
YEAH, I NOTICED THAT.
THAT'S AWESOME.
AND A GENERAL GOOD BUZZ IN HERE, TOO.
YEAH.
IT'S NOT THE DOWNER THAT--I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE DEATH WALK...
YEAH.
WHEN KIDS AT LUNCH AT OUR SCHOOLS.
YEAH, MAN. YEAH.
YEAH, THERE IS, UH, GETTING THEIR--I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
IN THE PAST, M.L.A. HAS TAKEN ON THE FOOD PROBLEM,
AND WE BROUGHT IN SOME INCREDIBLE PEOPLE
TO HELP SOLVE IT, BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE OFF.
THIS IS ALL GOOD, WHOLESOME STUFF.
YEAH, IT'S HEALTHY, BUT IT'S TASTEFUL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YEAH. YEAH.
NICE AND TASTY.
I ALWAYS SAW THIS DISCONNECT BETWEEN THESE GRAND IDEAS
AND THEN THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS MAKING HEADWAY IN LOTS OF AREAS,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT.
SO IT IS AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU CAN START OVER AND GET IT RIGHT.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TODAY?
YEAH.
BARBECUE CHICKEN, BROWN RICE, VEG.
DO YOU GO ON THE SALAD BAR AS WELL AS?
YEAH. WE ALWAYS USE THAT.
HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE YOUR SCHOOL LUNCH HERE?
SCALE OF 1 TO 10?
YEAH.
LIKE A 10.
WHEN HAVE YOU EVER HEARD STUDENTS BEING POSITIVE,
YOU KNOW, ABOUT THEIR FOOD? I MEAN, IT'S A REAL RARITY.
I'VE ASKED PROBABLY 20 STUDENTS HOW THEIR LUNCH IS,
AND THEY'RE LIKE, "YEAH, IT'S GOOD HERE. IT'S GOOD."
(girl) I THINK WE'RE PRETTY LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A GARDEN.
THE VEGETABLES WE EAT ARE GROWN THERE, SO WE KIND OF HAVE OUR
OWN LITTLE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM GOING ON THAT'S PRETTY FUN.
♪♪♪
(clucks)
LOOK AT THIS. YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD STUFF HERE.
WE TRY.
HERBS, CARROTS, BEETS.
COME AND HAVE A LOOK UP HERE, BROTHER.
(wind gusting)
YEAH.
ALL THE KITCHENS GET-- GET THE FOOD.
CAN WE HAVE A LOOK DOWN HERE? IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
SURE.
(Jamie) DO YOU MIND IF WE PICK SOME STUFF?
(Chaitali) I LOVE BEETS. THEY'RE DELIGHTFUL. ROASTED BEETS.
(Mike) I DO, ACTUALLY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS RIGHT HERE?
COME ON, MIKE! GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY!
(crunches) CITY BOYS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THEY GOTTA GET THEIR HANDS-- GET HANDS DIRTY.
(Chaitali) I THINK WE ALL HOPE AND BELIEVE
THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN,
SO IT'S JUST NICE TO ACTUALLY SEE IT IN PLAY
AND KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE IT IS A SMALLER SCALE,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS TO SCALE AT OUR SCHOOL.
IT'S A HIGH STANDARD, FOR SURE...
YES.
BUT IT'S INSPIRING.
NOW YOU CAN HAVE THAT. YOU CAN HAVE THAT.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S IN OUR GRASP.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP AHEAD.
LIKE, WHAT--WHAT SURPRISES. YEAH. YEAH, A FEW MORE FIGHTS.
A FEW FIGHTS. A FEW FIGHTS.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW WHAT THE END GOAL LOOKS LIKE MORE OR LESS,
NOW THE TRICK IS TO DRIVE HARD. THE SHOW BEHIND US,
ITS SINCERE DESIRE TO SERVE CHILDREN, HELP CHILDREN
BEHIND US, THOSE THINGS BEHIND US I THINK WE'LL GET REALLY FAR.
WE REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
EITHER WE'RE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL OR WE GO DOWN IN FLAMES.
SO ARE YOU IN FOR THIS?
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GO FOR IT.
GREAT.
AFTER WE'D BEEN AT THAT SCHOOL, TALKED TO STUDENTS,
SEEN THE GARDENS, SEEN THE CULTURE--
THE FOOD CULTURE IN THAT SCHOOL, WHICH WAS STRONG--
I KNOW THAT MIKE AND CHAITALI WERE VERY INSPIRED.
I JUST HOPE THE PARENTS OF AMERICA, AND ESPECIALLY L.A.,
LOOK AT THAT HUMBLE SCHOOL-- CARPINTERIA--
AND GO, "I WANT THAT."
I WANT PEOPLE TO AROUND L.A. TO GO, "I WANT THAT!"
YOU SHOULD ALL BE SAYING, "I WANT THAT!"
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT, AND IF YOU WANT THAT,
THEN GET UP OFF YOUR *** AND GO AND ASK FOR IT,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T MY JOB. IT'S YOUR JOB.
SO WHAT'S YOUR FIRST PLAN OF ACTION?
UM, MY FIRST PLAN IS,
I'M GONNA GET A DOUBLE SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS.
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TO HELP MIKE START MAKING
SOME OF THESE REALLY IMPORTANT CHANGES,
WHAT I'VE ARRANGED IS FOR HIM TO BUILD A GARDEN IN WEST ADAMS,
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN SANTA BARBARA THAT WE LOVED.
(Jamie) HERE WE GO.
THE "BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS" POSSE ARE HERE. HI, GUYS.
(man) HELLO.
HOW YOU DOING?
"BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS" HAVE KINDLY DONATED
THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN,
AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS GONNA
PUT THIS INCREDIBLE GARDEN TOGETHER.
ROSEMARY, PARSLEY, CORN.
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED IT AT WEST ADAMS.
WE'RE GONNA PLANT THEM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT
HOW TO USE THEM IN THEIR KITCHEN AND THEIR CLASSES,
HOW TO COOK WITH THEM, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF 'EM.
AND IT'S GREAT TO WATCH THEM PLANT THEM.
YOU CAN SEE THE WHEELS START TO TURN WHEN THEY'RE PLANTING IT.
YEAH.
AND THEY FINALLY SEE THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY SEE IN A SALAD.
AND THEY REALLY CONNECT THE FOOD WITH WHERE IT'S GROWING
AND HOW IT'S GROWING IN THE GARDEN.
FRANKLY, IF YOU PUT GARDENS IN SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN BASICALLY WIPE OUT THE IGNORANCE THAT'S HAPPENING
AROUND KIDS AND FOOD AND FOOD EDUCATION.
WELL, THEN SHOULD WE TAKE SOMETHING EACH
AND, UH, GET OVER TO WEST ADAMS? I'LL COME WITH YOU BUT THERE'S--
THEY'LL BE A POINT WHERE I CAN'T GO ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
SO I'LL JUST WAVE GOOD-BYE AND SHOUT, "I LOVE YOU."
(Kelly and Eric chuckle) OKAY.
I'M REALLY UPSET BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE PLANTING STUFF
AND GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY AND GETTING INVOLVED.
ALL THE EFFORT AND ENERGY THAT WE'VE PUT INTO
MAKING THE RELATIONSHIPS TO EVEN BUILD THAT GARDEN,
AND I CAN'T EVEN FILM IT.
I HOPE MR. CORTINES IS REALLY PROUD OF HIMSELF.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. ENJOY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PICTURES.
(Eric) YEAH, WE'LL SEND YOU SOME.
IT'S REALLY TOUGH.
YOU KNOW, WEST ADAMS HAS BEEN WHERE I'VE KIND OF PUT MY HEART.
YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THAT SCHOOL AND THOSE STUDENTS,
WE COULDN'T HAVE GOT INTO THE SUBJECTS
THAT WE WERE GETTING IN, IN THE FOOD REVOLUTION.
BYE, GUYS! GIVE THEM MY LOVE!
BYE! WE'LL PLANT IN GOOD HEALTH.
(Jamie) WE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON THAT SCHOOL.
IT JUST SEEMS REALLY WRONG
THAT SOMEONE THAT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THAT SCHOOL
AND DOESN'T KNOW THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN STOP GOOD PROGRESS AND GOOD THINGS AND GOOD PEOPLE.
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL TO ME.
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(woman) IF YOU SAW THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "FOOD REVOLUTION,"
YOU MIGHT HAVE COME AWAY DOUBTING THE MERIT
OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
NUTRITION PROGRAM.
FROM THE AGE OF 4 TO THE AGE OF 18,
YOUR CHILDREN ARE EATING THIS JUNK.
(woman) OLIVER WAS STEAMED
AT BEING SHUT OUT OF THE L.A. UNIFIED
AND WAS UNABLE TO PROBE INTO FOOD QUALITY.
HIS HARD-HITTING REMARKS SCORCHED RELATIONS
WITH OFFICIALS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THIS TV SHOW HAS ALREADY STARTED TO AIR.
AND I HAD HOPED THAT THE L.A.U.S.D. WOULD SEE
THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE AT WEST ADAMS
AND THEN LET ME BACK IN TO ANY SCHOOL.
JAMIE, COME IN AND WORK WITH US,
BUT LEAVE YOUR CAMERAS BEHIND.
BUT THEY HAVEN'T.
THEY'RE STILL MAINTAINING THIS COMPLETE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY.
AND, TO BE HONEST, IT'S ONE MAN.
IT IS NOT THE BOARD. IT IS NOT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
I MADE THE DECISION THAT YOU WILL NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THE BOARD HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY CHANGED THEIR OPINION YET,
BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED ONE THING FOR SURE.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SELECTED DR. JOHN DEASY
TO BE OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT
OF THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
(Jamie) THE BOARD DID NOT KICK ME OUT OF WEST ADAMS.
IT WAS RAMON CORTINES.
THERE MIGHT BE A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT I CAN WORK WITH THAT BOARD,
WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO, UH,
HUMBLY SERVE THE CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES.
WHERE FOOD AND FOOD EDUCATION AND HEALTH FIT IN
TO HIS ARENA, I DON'T KNOW.
OUR WORK IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
MUST BE COUPLED
WITH A COMMITMENT IN INVESTING IN AMERICA'S FUTURE.
LOOK, EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE
FROM THE L.A.U.S.D., YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR A FRESH START.
(John) THANK YOU.
(Jamie) I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, REALLY.
HE MIGHT LASH ME. HE MIGHT INTELLIGENTLY WHUP MY ***.
HE MIGHT JUST COMPLETELY STEAMROLLER ME.
HE MIGHT BE LOVELY.
WHAT I NEED TO DO IS COME UP WITH SOMETHING REALLY GOOD
THAT PROVES TO THE WHOLE BOARD THAT THE FOOD REVOLUTION
IS A POWERFUL WEAPON FOR GOOD AND FOR PROGRESS,
AND THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA.
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