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"Criminalization of Survival"

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Paul Rucker |

TEDSummit 2019

• July 2019

Visual artist, cellist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker performs a disarming rendition of "Criminalization of Survival," a piece he created to explore the fragile journey of life in light of the brutality of the immigration crisis.

Visual artist, cellist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker performs a disarming rendition of "Criminalization of Survival," a piece he created to explore the fragile journey of life in light of the brutality of the immigration crisis.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Paul Rucker

Multidisciplinary artist

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TED Senior Fellow Paul Rucker explores issues related to mass incarceration, racially motivated violence and the continued impact of policies that sustain inequity.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.