TEDx at Brooklyn Prospect 2020
x = independently organized TED event
MAY 1ST
@ 6PM
VIRTUAL EVENT ON ZOOM
The Speakers
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STUDENTS FROM BROOKLYN PROSPECT
About
About TEDx@BPCS
The TEDx@BPCS is the first TEDx event organized by Brooklyn Prospect Charter School in Brooklyn, New York. Our school is proud of its exceptionally diverse community of students, families, teachers and staff. We also offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. Our event will showcase the perspectives and ideas of the students enrolled at our school. This TEDx event will be the first of many to come and will feature talks on diverse topics interpreting the theme of Changing the Tide.
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About our theme, Changing the Tide
Change comes in waves. We see that there are currents today moving in the direction of bigotry, perfidy, and the emboldening sense of separation from one another. However, we can change the tide in pursuit of a kinder world.
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About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia, along with the TEDActive simulcast event in nearby Whistler. The annual TEDGlobal conference will be held this October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDx@BPCS, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx@BPCS event, live student speakers will share ideas that they are passionate about and spark deep discussion and connection with fellow members of our community. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Our Theme:
Changing the Tide
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Senior @ BPHS
SOREN SHAPIRO
Soren Shapiro is a senior at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School. While she remains undecided about her college choice, she plans to study linguistics and anthropology in the future. She is a native New Yorker, and as one of the leaders of the Environmental Club, she is passionate about environmental justice and climate action.
LOU JACQUIN
Lou Jacquin has lived in Brooklyn her life, however, her ability to speak three languages has allowed her to see the world from multiple different cultures. Interested in human rights law, Lou hopes to help create a world that allows all people to live freely and without prejudice.
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Senior @ BPHS
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Senior @ BPHS
MELITA ANDERSON
Melita Anderson was born in Brooklyn, New York but was raised on a small island in the Caribbean called Antigua. After moving back to Brooklyn in 2015, she has found a passion in activism against racial inequities and systematic racism that deny equal opportunities to minority groups.
Team
Jérémie Rostan Supervisor
Jérémie Rostan is an international educator and avid traveler who has helped organize TEDx events in many different schools and countries.
Isabel Keener Creative Director & Director of Communications
Isabel Keener is a senior at BPCS. She is a 6th generation New Yorker. She will be studying english literature and philosophy in her undergraduate studies.
Anisa Mujaj Director of Logistics & Communications
Anisa Mujaj is a senior at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School in New York. She is passionate about biology, social justice, and political activism. She is the founder of the school newspaper, as well as an active peer mediator at her school. She aspires to follow a pre-med track in college and work to help lives of others.
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