There's no easy answer to the issue of homelessness, but Lloyd Pendleton shares how he went from skeptic to believer in the Housing First approach: helping people on the streets to find housing without pre-conditions. As a leader, Pendleton shares how he confronted his own assumptions -- and shows the numbers that convinced him. Watch » Are you nervous about saying the wrong thing when you talk to a transgender person? In this funny, frank talk, Jackson Bird offers useful tips (and clears up a few misconceptions) about handling pronouns, understanding someone who's transitioning, bathroom politics and more. And check out the excellent footnotes and reading guide attached to this talk. Watch » | In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was jailed for a financial crime she didn't commit. And she discovered that most of the women and girls locked up with her were victims of the same broken system, caught in a revolving door of life in and out of prison. Now free and cleared, Njoroge shares how she's working to give women in prison the skills, tools and support they need to break the cycle and build a better life. Watch » Musician, filmmaker and artist Kayla Briët creates art that explores identity and self-discovery -- and the fear that her culture may someday be forgotten. She shares how she found her creative voice and reclaimed the stories of her Dutch-Indonesian, Chinese and Native American heritage by infusing them into film and music, as artistic time capsules carrying these cultures into the next generations. Watch » | With warmth and grace, Beth Malone tells the deeply personal story of her dad's struggle with frontotemporal lobe dementia, and how it changed how she thinks about death (and life). A moving talk about a daughter's love -- and of letting go and finding peace. Watch » In a refreshingly practical, nonpartisan take on climate preparedness, David Titley, a scientist and retired US Navy officer, shares the science of how the military is prepping for a warming planet. "The ice doesn't care who's in the White House. It doesn't care which party controls your parliament," Titley says. "It just melts." Watch » | |
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