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7,224,283 views | Brittany Packnett • TED2019

Come costruire l'autostima -- e trasmetterla agli altri

"L'autostima è la scintilla necessaria per tutto ciò che segue" ha affermato l'attivista ed educatrice Brittany Packnett. Nel suo stimolante discorso, condivide tre modi per decifrare il codice dell'autostima -- e i suoi sogni per un mondo dove l'autostima rivoluzionaria può trasformare i nostri sogni più ambiziosi in realtà.

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"L'autostima è la scintilla necessaria per tutto ciò che segue" ha affermato l'attivista ed educatrice Brittany Packnett. Nel suo stimolante discorso, condivide tre modi per decifrare il codice dell'autostima -- e i suoi sogni per un mondo dove l'autostima rivoluzionaria può trasformare i nostri sogni più ambiziosi in realtà.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Donate to Black Girls Rock! Founded in 2006 by DJ Beverly Bond, Black Girls Rock is an organization built to empower and mentor girls of color through exposure to the arts and leadership training. Their flagship leadership program, Black Girls Lead, is a multi-week camp for girls from around the globe to build the skill of confidence and gain access to halls of power.

Donate to IFAW. Their tenBoma program supports female engagement teams and the work of Team Lionness, investing in and unleashing the power of women to strengthen conservation and communities alike.

About the speaker

Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Activist, educator, writer

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An activist, educator and writer, Brittany Packnett Cunningham uses every platform she has to teach truth that provokes people to action -- for the sake of freedom and justice.

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