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Not all superheroes wear capes - how you have the power to change the world | Nova Reid | TEDxFrankfurt

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Nova Reid |

TEDxFrankfurt

• November 2019

Often described as a force to be reckoned with, Nova Reid is a diversity and anti-racism campaigner and consultant who uses her professional background in mental well-being to focus on mindset change, working with organisations and individuals to improve diversity and systems of discrimination from the inside out. Nova has worked with leading social justice organisations including Change.org and is a popular keynote speaker and regular mentor at the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World (WOW) Festival. In March 2019, Nova was invited to lead a panel at the UK’s first SHE Summit. In the same month, she was honoured to be named one of the Top 100 Black British Women by the Black Magic Network as part of International Women’s Day 2019 and was recently nominated for a National Diversity Award. Nova regularly appears on leading media including BBC News, Sky News, and BBC Radio as an expert on race and diversity matters. And in 2018, Nova was invited to attend the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to provide expert media commentary. She is has written for publications including Refinery29 UK and Restless Magazine and is also founder of multi award-winning wedding media entity and London show, Nu Bride, the leading inclusive platform dedicated to diversity in the mainstream wedding industry. Nova is a passionate advocate for equality and helping people be the change they want to see in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Often described as a force to be reckoned with, Nova Reid is a diversity and anti-racism campaigner and consultant who uses her professional background in mental well-being to focus on mindset change, working with organisations and individuals to improve diversity and systems of discrimination from the inside out. Nova has worked with leading social justice organisations including Change.org and is a popular keynote speaker and regular mentor at the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World (WOW) Festival. In March 2019, Nova was invited to lead a panel at the UK’s first SHE Summit. In the same month, she was honoured to be named one of the Top 100 Black British Women by the Black Magic Network as part of International Women’s Day 2019 and was recently nominated for a National Diversity Award. Nova regularly appears on leading media including BBC News, Sky News, and BBC Radio as an expert on race and diversity matters. And in 2018, Nova was invited to attend the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to provide expert media commentary. She is has written for publications including Refinery29 UK and Restless Magazine and is also founder of multi award-winning wedding media entity and London show, Nu Bride, the leading inclusive platform dedicated to diversity in the mainstream wedding industry. Nova is a passionate advocate for equality and helping people be the change they want to see in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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