Mitch Albom and Henry Covington addressing a crowd in San Jose, CA.
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In November 2015, the Young Men in the Imperial Falls ward decided to change some lives for the better. They surprised more than 30 girls and told them how fantastic they all were!
In her insightful talk Hannah explores the lack of public space and its effects on community and how providing supportive spaces for the coming together of communities to realise ideas is the most important way to regenerate a city.
How well do you know your neighbours? Suburban life is often isolating and rarely a true community experience. This is not the case in Hulbert Street.
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.
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.
How can we build community? Where do we begin? Kathy Coffey, executive director of Leadership Snohomish County, has found community in places as conventional as a church and as unorthodox as a mafia bar.
According to Yasuhiku Genku Kimura Buddhist teachings: "Passion is not something we have, it's who we are as a cosmic destiny." When we are being our passion we are enlivened and attract a community who shares our vision.