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A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
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How can we help people to live a good life? Instead of trying to right what's wrong within a community Cormac argues we need to start with what's strong. We need to help people discover what gifts they have and to use those gifts to enrich those around them.
Instead of running away to a big city, what would happen if you stuck around and made the small town where you grew up into a place where you actually want to live for the rest of your life? As a native of Fargo, North Dakota, Greg Tehven talks about the three most important principles he's learned...
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What if we applied the DIY concept to community building? Going out and creating change by being ourselves, trusting ourselves, and doing it ourselves. Not alone of course, but not waiting for a perfect set of circumstances to begin.
Creative Growth is a place for artists with disabilities to gather, work, talk, and think without fear of reproach or dismissal.
Doug Shipman simplifies community to the simple act of "love thy neighbor." Thank you to Turner Studios for providing in-kind video production services for TEDxAtlanta.
The concept of “creative placemaking,” the integration of a community’s artistic and cultural assets in community planning and revitalization, is gaining momentum in places like Boyle Heights.
While some professional athletes lose their purpose in life when their career ends, that wasn't the case for Tim Hightower. Some of the things we talk about are how to discover your purpose, why it's important to have meaning in your life, and how to find a community of people who believe in you.
Many Euro-American Buddhists seek diversity in their sanghas and make efforts to reach out to minority groups, often with negligible results.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this talk, Rabbi Wolpe shares his own personal stories of faith, friends, and fulfillment to change each other and the world.
Feelings of anxiety, stress and depression are not uncommon for people with breast cancer, whether they’ve just been diagnosed, are undergoing treatment or are a survivor. Stephanie H.