TEDxTucson

11/25/2020

Our past speaker, Corey Ferrugia, remembers back when he spoke at TEDxTucson

On SUNDAY, December 7th, we are happy to have The University of Arizona grad, Corey Ferrugia!

Corey is a Singer, Songwriter turned Social Entrepreneur. As founder of MyTown Music and Co-founder of Context Method, Corey’s influence as a thought leader in education, artist development, and social responsibility has been widely recognized. As an artist, and entrepreneur, Corey is driven by a passion and promise to “Inspire others to Inspire themselves.” Corey is currently collaborating with a virtual who’s who in education and music, with his eye on winning the X-Prize for Global Education.

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09/23/2020

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06/23/2020

06/08/2020

Save the ocean, refuse plastics: Dianna Cohen for World Oceans Day:

By the end of Mission Blue Voyage, most of the attendees and speakers were sporting cool glass necklaces, a gift from Dianna Cohen, second from left, and the Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC). (Fro…

06/07/2020

One of our previous TEDxTucson speakers, Adiba Nelson, has shared her voice by writing this article. We have shared it on our Instagram page bio or you can view it through the following link: https://www.thelily.com/what-will-it-take-for-america-to-understand-the-pain-of-black-women/
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06/04/2020

“I am a dream and to be a dream it is something… ELSE” - Tére Fowler-Chapman. When asked what Tére wanted to be when They grew up, They said a sidewalk - a dream only as good as the ground people walk on. They said this first metaphor at 5 years old and have been speaking poetic tongue ever since. As an educator They questioned how They can ask students to speak their truth when what is taught about equality isn’t being represented in the world these students live through. In order for them to live our their dream, Tére shows up to teach as They are and how They feel, rather than appeal in our binary society. Tére is part of the 17% of educators that are people of color.

Check out Their full TEDxTucson Talk on our Instagram bio link or by using the link: https://bit.ly/3cBuBNA

06/03/2020

Thoughtful talks on a deeply complicated issue.

06/03/2020

Andrés Portela grew up celebrating community events for Juneteenth and Black History Month. However, he shares a memory on the TEDxTucson stage of how he experienced being in the back of a soccer bus and his teammates thinking it would be funny to put on a McDonald’s bag and emulate the K*K. That moment led him to want to study diversity in college and dive deeper into finding what race, identity, and culture meant to him and how his community made a huge role in that journey of discovery.

Today while the deaths of Black Americans cycle the news on a reoccurring basis, Andrés poses the question “when does Black trauma turn into collective action outside of the black community?” Check out his full TEDxTucson Talk on our Instagram bio link or by using the link: https://bit.ly/3cwQg9z

05/31/2020

Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. "We need to make civics sexy again," says civics educator Eric Liu. "As sexy as it was during the American Revolution or the Civil Rights Movement."