Only two people spoke, including one woman whose voice shook with anger.
The meeting began at 9 a.m. and ran until nearly 12 30; 27 people spoke, including environmentalists, barge operators, farmers and politicians.
Several grownups spoke, including the Brooklyn Borough President, a member of City Council, and the New York City Comptroller, who shouted, "The adults have failed you" to raucous applause.
Several Walmart employees and members of other unions spoke, including Marta Madine, who works at a warehouse in San Bernadino that supplies to Walmart.
Others who spoke included experts and activists who provided young delegates with insights on what UN and its partners are doing to achieve the MDGs.
Others who spoke included Shakhlo's 16-year-old friend Aziza, who also has cerebral palsy, and 15-year-old Kamoliddin, who has a visual impairment.
Writers and editors expected to speak include Victor Navasky, Andr chiffrin, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laura Flanders and Howard Zinn.
Mandinka and Wolof constitute the lingua francas of the country, and other languages spoken include Pulaar (Fulbe), Serer, Diola, and Soninke.
Other languages spoken include Kedayan, Tutong, Murut and Dusun.
While Tamil is dominant amongst the local Indian population, other Indian languages spoken include Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Other languages spoken include German (including Texas German) by 0.33% (73,137,) Tagalog with 0.29% (73,137) speakers, and French (including Cajun French) was spoken by 0.25% (55,773) of Texans.
