Conversations with Influencers
and Disruptors
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Chris Ragland – Climate Equity & Culture: Rethinking What Makes an Environmentalist
May 12, 2021 04:00 PM in Pacific Time
Chris will unpack environmental justice and the need for culture change to occur simultaneously with policy changes. Re-building relationships between the natural world and communities of color, centering awareness and resiliency into the minds and...
Linda Cole – Moving Beyond Extreme Poverty: Women Speak Their Development Strategies
May 19, 2021 04:00 PM in Pacific Time
When women become active participants in defining their development strategies, change takes place. African Women Rising has been on the frontlines working in Northern Uganda for the last 15 years, an area long-damaged by conflict...
Stacey McKinnon – The Societal Duty of Businesses. Happiness, meaning, and fulfillment for your people.
May 26, 2021 04:00 PM in Pacific Time
Businesses are often founded to make a difference in a particular industry. However, owners do not always consider the impact they will make in the lives of the people working for them. Business owners and...
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“It was an honor to contribute, once again, to the profoundly vital discussions the TEDxSantaBarbara team hosts, initiates and propagates with unparalleled integrity and consistency."Dr. Harry Grammer, Making Waves speaker
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This year, as we continue producing a series of weekly virtual talks, we focus on ideas that are influencing us, locally and globally. These short conversations are not news-focused. Instead, we are highlighting discussions of hope and optimism while showcasing actionable solutions.
The topics we explore are focused on the Pandemic, Sustainability, Creativity and Social Justice. We look at them individually and, at times, see how one has influenced the other. We look through various lenses and hear from different voices as we explore these inquiries. One of our guests introduced us to the word Syndemics, which is the collision of different epidemics. This syndemic and the chaos, complexity, and intricate complications it has brought to all of our lives is what Making Waves is all about. All while finding the silver thread of hope from our guests.
We navigate through opinions to help us all understand these challenging times by focusing on positive disruption. We’ve heard that normal will never be normal again. This year we’re Making Waves.
We want to thank the Community Environmental Council and the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management for their help in curating our Sustainability track.
Making Waves is Hosted by TEDxSantaBarbara's Executive Producer Mark Sylvester and Produced by Tracy Wyle
