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Kitra Cahana: A glimpse of life on the road
Kitra Kahana (Kitra Cahana): Priče o beskućnicima i onima koji su nevidljivi
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Kao mlada devojčica, fotoreporterka i ;lanica programa TED Fellows, Kitra Kahana je sanjala o begu od kuće kako bi živela slobodno na putu. Sada kao odrasla osoba i samoproglašena lutalica, ona prati moderne nomade po njihovim kućama - kartonskim kutijama, autobuskim stajalištima, parkinzima, toaletima na odmaralištima - pokazujući prizore kulture na marginama društva.
Kitra Cahana - Vagabond photojournalist + conceptual artist
Kitra Cahana is a Canadian photographer who blurs the line between anthropologist and journalist. Full bio
Kitra Cahana is a Canadian photographer who blurs the line between anthropologist and journalist. Full bio
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As a little girl, I always imagined
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Kao devojčica, uvek sam zamišljala
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I would one day run away.
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da ću pobeći jednog dana.
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From the age of six on,
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Od šeste godine,
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I kept a packed bag with some clothes
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čuvala sam spakovanu odeću u torbi
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and cans of food tucked away
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i konzerve hrane skrivene
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in the back of a closet.
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u dnu ormara.
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There was a deep restlessness in me,
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Postojao je dubok nemir u meni,
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a primal fear that I would fall prey
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taj iskonski strah da ću postati žrtva
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to a life of routine and boredom.
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rutine života i dosade.
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And so, many of my early memories involved
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Tako da mnoga moja sećanja
iz detinjstva uključuju
iz detinjstva uključuju
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intricate daydreams where
I would walk across borders,
I would walk across borders,
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zapetljana sanjarenja gde bih ja
hodala preko granica,
hodala preko granica,
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forage for berries,
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tražila razne bobice,
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and meet all kinds of strange people
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i susretala razne tipove neobičnih ljudi
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living unconventional lives on the road.
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koji žive nekonvencionalni život na putu.
00:45
Years have passed, but many of the adventures
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Prošle su godine, ali mnoge avanture
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I fantasized about as a child --
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o kojima sam maštala u detinjstvu -
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traveling and weaving my way
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putovanje i stvaranje mog puta
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between worlds other than my own —
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između svetova koji nisu moji -
postale su stvarnost
postale su stvarnost
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have become realities through my work
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kroz moj posao
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as a documentary photographer.
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dokumentarnog fotografa.
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But no other experience has felt as true
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Nijedno drugo iskustvo
nije bilo toliko odano
nije bilo toliko odano
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to my childhood dreams
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mojim dečijim snovima
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as living amongst and documenting the lives
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kao življenje i snimanje života
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of fellow wanderers across the United States.
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kolega lutalica širom SAD.
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This is the nomadic dream,
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Ovo je nomadski san,
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a different kind of American dream
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drugačija vrsta američkog sna
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lived by young hobos, travelers,
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koji žive mladi beskućnici, putnici,
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hitchhikers, vagrants and tramps.
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auto-stoperi i skitnice.
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In most of our minds,
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Većina nas smatra
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the vagabond is a creature from the past.
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skitnice kao bića iz prošlosti.
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The word "hobo" conjures up an old
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Reč "beskućnik" priziva
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black and white image
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crno-belu sliku
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of a weathered old man covered in coal,
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starijeg, neuglednog čoveka
prekrivenog ugljem,
prekrivenog ugljem,
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legs dangling out of a boxcar,
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sa nogama koje vire iz kartonske kutije,
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but these photographs are in color,
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ali ove fotografije su u boji,
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and they portray a community
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i one prikazuju zajednicu
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swirling across the country,
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koja putuje širom zemlje,
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fiercely alive and creatively free,
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zaista živa i kreativno slobodna,
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seeing sides of America that no one else
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i koja vidi prizore Amerike, koje niko
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gets to see.
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ne dobije priliku da vidi.
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Like their predecessors, today's nomads
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Kao njihovi preci, današnji nomadi
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travel the steel and asphalt arteries
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putuju čeličnim i asfaltnim venama
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of the United States.
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Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.
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By day, they hop freight trains,
stick out their thumbs,
stick out their thumbs,
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Po danu, oni se penju na teretne vozove,
izbacuju palčeve
izbacuju palčeve
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and ride the highways with anyone
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i voze se autoputevima sa bilo kim,
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from truckers to soccer moms.
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od kamiondžija, do domaćica.
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By night, they sleep beneath the stars,
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Po noći, spavaju pod zvezdama,
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huddled together with their packs of dogs,
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sklupčani zajedno sa svojim psima,
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cats and pet rats between their bodies.
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mačkama, i pripitomljenim štakorima.
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Some travelers take to the road by choice,
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Neki putnici se sami odluče
za život na putu,
za život na putu,
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renouncing materialism, traditional jobs
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odriču se materijalizma,
tradicionalnih poslova,
tradicionalnih poslova,
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and university degrees in exchange
for a glimmer of adventure.
for a glimmer of adventure.
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i fakultetskih diploma radi
mrvice avanture.
mrvice avanture.
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Others come from the underbelly of society,
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Drugi dolaze ispod granice društva,
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never given a chance to mobilize upwards:
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kojima nikada nije pružena šansa
da se uspinju u društvu:
da se uspinju u društvu:
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foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping
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odbegla deca iz udomiteljskih porodica,
tinejdžeri koji beže
tinejdžeri koji beže
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abuse and unforgiving homes.
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od zlostavljanja i strogih domova.
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Where others see stories of privation
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Gde drugi vide priče o oskudici
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and economic failure,
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i društvenim padovima,
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travelers view their own existence
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putnici svoje postojanje vide
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through the prism of liberation and freedom.
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kroz prizmu oslobođenja.
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They'd rather live off of the excess
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Radije će živeti od viška
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of what they view as a wasteful consumer society
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odbačenog od onoga što smatraju lošim
potrošačkim društvom
potrošačkim društvom
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than slave away at an unrealistic chance
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nego da robuju nerealnim mogućnostima
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at the traditional American dream.
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tradicionalnog američkog sna.
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They take advantage of the fact
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Uzimaju kao prednost činjenicu
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that in the United States,
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da u SAD,
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up to 40 percent of all food ends up in the garbage
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skoro 40 odsto hrane završi u smeću,
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by scavenging for perfectly good produce
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tako što traže sasvim dobre proizvode
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in dumpsters and trash cans.
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po kontejnerima i kantama za smeće.
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They sacrifice material comforts in exchange
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Žrtvuju materijalna dobra radi
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for the space and the time to explore
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vremena i mesta da istražuju
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a creative interior,
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kreativnu unutrašnjost,
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to dream, to read, to work on music, art and writing.
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da sanjaju, čitaju, bave se muzikom,
pisanjem i umetnošću uopšte.
pisanjem i umetnošću uopšte.
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But there are many aspects to this life
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Ali mnoge strane ovog načina života
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that are far from idyllic.
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su daleko od idiličnog.
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No one loses their inner demons
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Niko ne gubi poroke iz ličnosti
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by taking to the road.
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tako što se preseli na put.
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Addiction is real, the elements are real,
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Zavisnost je stvarna, pojave su stvarne,
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freight trains maim and kill,
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sakaćenja i ubistva na teretnim vozovima,
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and anyone who has lived on the streets can attest
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i bilo ko, ko je živeo na ulici
može posvedočiti
može posvedočiti
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to the exhaustive list of laws
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o iscrpljujućim listama zakona
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that criminalize homeless existence.
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koje život beskućnika svode pod kriminal.
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Who here knows that in many cities
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Ko ovde zna da je u mnogim gradovima
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across the United States it is now illegal
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širom SAD sada ilegalno
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to sit on the sidewalk,
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sedeti na trotoarima,
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to wrap oneself in a blanket,
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omotati se ćebetom,
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to sleep in your own car,
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spavati u svom automobilu,
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to offer food to a stranger?
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ponuditi hranu strancu?
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I know about these laws because I've watched
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Znam za te zakone jer sam gledala
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as friends and other travelers
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kako mi prijatelje i druge putnike
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were hauled off to jail or received citations
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odvode u zatvor,
ili kako primaju sudske pozive
ili kako primaju sudske pozive
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for committing these so-called crimes.
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jer su počinili ove takozvane zločine.
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Many of you might be wondering why anyone
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Mnogi od vas se možda pitaju
zašto bi iko
zašto bi iko
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would choose a life like this,
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odabrao ovakav način života,
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under the thumb of discriminatory laws,
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pod pritiskom zakona koji ih diskriminišu
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eating out of trash cans,
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jedenja iz kante za smeće,
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sleeping under bridges,
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spavanja pod mostovima,
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picking up seasonal jobs here and there.
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odrađivanja sezonskih poslova tu i tamo.
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The answer to such a question is as varied
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Odgovora na takvo pitanje ima raznih,
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as the people that take to the road,
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kao i samih ljudi koji se odluče
za život na putu,
za život na putu,
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but travelers often respond with a single word:
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ali putnici često odgovaraju
samo jednom rečju:
samo jednom rečju:
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freedom.
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sloboda.
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Until we live in a society where every human
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Dok god ne budemo živeli
u društvu gde je svakom čoveku
u društvu gde je svakom čoveku
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is assured dignity in their labor
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osigurano dostojanstvo u njihovom radu
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so that they can work to live well,
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tako da mogu da rade da dobro žive,
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not only work to survive,
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a ne samo rade da bi preživeli,
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there will always be an element of those
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uvek će postojati deo onih
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who seek the open road as a means of escape,
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koji traže otvoren put kao sredstvo bega,
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of liberation and, of course, of rebellion.
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oslobođenja, i naravno pobune.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kitra Cahana - Vagabond photojournalist + conceptual artistKitra Cahana is a Canadian photographer who blurs the line between anthropologist and journalist.
Why you should listen
Kitra Cahana is a wanderer. The American-born photographer was raised in Canada and Sweden, with a father who worked as a rabbi and took his family along with him everywhere he traveled. Cahana's itinerant childhood is evident in her work, which has taken her to teenage "rainbow parties," Venezuelan spiritual rituals, Ukranian Ultra-Orthodox prayer sites, American boxcars and bus stops and many more places. The 2014 TED Fellow embeds herself in the societies she documents, playing the part of photojouralist as well as enthnographer.
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