Mohamed Semra

And I was at home.

And I remember the council elections this year.

And I was so mad at everything that had happened.

And I wanted change.

So I go on Canva.

I get a photo.

I pick the three main things that are recurring that I've been hearing from community.

And I uploaded it on Facebook and Instagram.

And it was a day after I had come back from volunteering at the Flemington and North Melbourne Towers.

Yeah, and literally the rest was history.

And then it took off, got a lot of support, galvanized a lot of the community.

And I saw it as a statement, a statement that young people are really to lead, that we care about being a part of the decision-making table.

And we're not happy with the current systems as they are.

They had no voice, Ruby, and that was very frustrating for me, right?

And a lot of the volunteers that were there, no one was getting paid.

So people were there because they were passionate.

They were there because they loved what they do.

Like you.

You know, but just imagine if we weren't there.

Those voices wouldn't be heard.