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When the World Shut Down, They Saw It Open

By Zoe Beery — 2020

For some of the 61 million Americans with disabilities, the ability to work, learn and socialize from home has been an unexpected expansion of possibility.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Take a Street and Build a Community: Shani Graham at TEDxPerth

How well do you know your neighbours? Suburban life is often isolating and rarely a true community experience. This is not the case in Hulbert Street.

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Sustainable Community Development: From What's Wrong to What's Strong | Cormac Russell | TEDxExeter

How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what's wrong within a community Cormac argues we need to start with what's strong. We need to help people discover what gifts they have and to use those gifts to enrich those around them.

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Create the Community You Want to Be a Part of | Greg Tehven | TEDxStPeterPort

Instead of running away to a big city, what would happen if you stuck around and made the small town where you grew up into a place where you actually want to live for the rest of your life? As a native of Fargo, North Dakota, Greg Tehven talks about the three most important principles he's learned...

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DIY Community Building: Leading with Authenticity, Heart, and Hustle | Heidi Demars | TEDxGrandForks

What if we applied the DIY concept to community building? Going out and creating change by being ourselves, trusting ourselves, and doing it ourselves. Not alone of course, but not waiting for a perfect set of circumstances to begin.

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The Secret to Creating the Beloved Community: Doug Shipman at TEDxAtlanta

Doug Shipman simplifies community to the simple act of "love thy neighbor." Thank you to Turner Studios for providing in-kind video production services for TEDxAtlanta.

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Cristina Ibarra, Documentary Filmmaker | 2021 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellow Cristina Ibarra is crafting nuanced narratives about borderland communities, often from the perspective of Chicana and Latina youth.

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State of Creativity: Creative Placemaking

The concept of “creative placemaking,” the integration of a community’s artistic and cultural assets in community planning and revitalization, is gaining momentum in places like Boyle Heights.

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Faith, Friends and Fulfillment | Rabbi David Wolpe | TEDxHollywood

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this talk, Rabbi Wolpe shares his own personal stories of faith, friends, and fulfillment to change each other and the world.

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Starting a New Job—Elodie / Cancer Survivor

For Elodie, starting a new job was a positive experience where she felt that she could start regaining the confidence she lost following her cancer diagnosis. "When they did find out, they treated me the same and I hadn't had that experience before".

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Howard Thurman Lost Lectures - Love or Perish

Howard Thurman Lost Lectures - Love or Perish

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