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Intervista alle fondatrici di Black Lives Matter

1,487,198 views | Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi • TEDWomen 2016

Nato da un post dei social media, il movimento Black Lives Matter ha iniziato una discussione riguardo la razza e la disuguaglianza in tutto il mondo. In questa conversazione con Mia Birdsong, le tre fondatrici del movimento condividono cosa hanno imparato sulla leadership e cosa dà loro speranza e ispirazione di fronte a questa realtà dolorosa. Il loro suggerimento su come partecipare e assicurare la libertà a tutti è il seguente: unitevi a dei gruppi, iniziate qualcosa e "stimolatevi a vicenda affinché tutti possiamo sorgere."

Nato da un post dei social media, il movimento Black Lives Matter ha iniziato una discussione riguardo la razza e la disuguaglianza in tutto il mondo. In questa conversazione con Mia Birdsong, le tre fondatrici del movimento condividono cosa hanno imparato sulla leadership e cosa dà loro speranza e ispirazione di fronte a questa realtà dolorosa. Il loro suggerimento su come partecipare e assicurare la libertà a tutti è il seguente: unitevi a dei gruppi, iniziate qualcosa e "stimolatevi a vicenda affinché tutti possiamo sorgere."

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About the speakers

Alicia Garza

Writer, activist

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Alicia Garza launched a global movement with a single Facebook post that ended with the words: “Black lives matter.”

Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse Cullors

Artist, organizer

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Activist Patrisse Cullors created the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter as a tonic against years of injustice by police forces and prisons.

Opal Tometi

Human rights activist

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By taking the phrase "Black Lives Matter" onto social media, Opal Tometi helped turn a hashtag into a networked movement.

Mia Birdsong

Family activist

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Mia Birdsong advocates for strong communities and the self-determination of everyday people.

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