Returning The Pillar to Yasuni | Sofia Hoffman | TEDxPSU
Indigenous communities in the Amazon have more being extracted from them than oil - research is too. Extractive research, using communities to get publishable results and then maintaining no further relationship, hurts the communities this research should benefit. Sofia Hoffman discusses a different
The Hidden Legacy of Colonial Laws | Celmira Shaikh | TEDxYouth@JumeirahCollege
In her TEDx talk, Celmira examines how colonial roots limit justice and calls for legal reforms to ensure fairness and equality Celmira Shaikh is a 17 year old aspiring human rights lawyer who interned at Legal Aid Ghana, witnessing how colonial-era laws limit justice for marginalised communities. T
Antropofagia Constitucional: Brasil como Vanguarda dos Direitos | Daniel Vila Nova | TEDxPetrópolis
O Brasil é apenas uma "cópia fraca" do mundo jurídico europeu ou somos uma das matrizes constitucionais mais vanguardistas do planeta? Nesta talk provocativa, o jurista Daniel Vila Nova propõe um Manifesto de Antropofagia Constitucional. Com base em sua pesquisa de pós-doutorado na UnB, Daniel desco
Our names, Our Identity | Nyakara Morara | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool
Through her TEDx talk, Nyakara reminds us that our African names carry history, meaning, and pride. Nyakara Morara is a 15-year-old Year 11 student with a passion for photography, astronomy, and baking. She has always been interested in the themes of neo-colonialism, loss of identity, and the erosio
DNA, identity, and the legacy of cross-cultural adoption | Karen Turanga | TEDxUniversity of Waikato
Karen Turanga offers a powerful, reflexive exploration of what happens when Indigenous Māori identity is severed through colonisation, assimilation policies, and cross-cultural adoption. Framed through her whānau’s (family’s) journey to answer their mother’s dying question - Who am I, and where am I
Death Decolonized: How Black and Brown Communities Face Loss | Yexandra Diaz | TEDxNewHaven
In Western society, death is treated as taboo. Confined to sterile settings and largely addressed through palliative care, the conversation often isn't had until it's too late. Death Decolonized invites us to reimagine death care by reclaiming ancestral wisdom, addressing unprocessed grief and creat
L'umanità è un verbo | Grace Fainelli | TEDxReggioEmilia
Il linguaggio non descrive soltanto il mondo: decide chi conta e chi no. Grace Fainelli smaschera le gerarchie coloniali nascoste nelle parole e propone un cambio di prospettiva: l’umanità non è un’etichetta statica, ma un verbo che impariamo a coniugare insieme, allargando lo sguardo attraverso div
Sankofa and the American Evolution: Going Back to Move Forward | Tulaine Montgomery | TEDxBoston
What does it mean to "go back and get it" -especially when the very premise of democracy feels fragile? Drawing on the Akan concept of sankofa, Tulaine Montgomery invites us to reflect on America's approaching 250th anniversary with honesty and courage. She names the country's central contradiction: