Featured Talk: Save What You Love by Jonathan Franzen
TEDxSantaCruz is excited to announce the release of local resident and renowned writer and essayist Jonathan Franzen’s TEDxSantaCruz 2019 talk about climate crisis and the urgent need for humanity to adapt to current realities of the Anthropocene, including the sixth mass extinction. Entitled Save What You Love, he invites us to acknowledge harsh facts of the climate crisis, and to work fiercely and urgently to preserve as much of the planet’s biodiversity even as efforts to mitigate the crisis continue.Featured Talk: “In the Dark” | August Lee Stevens & Angela Chambers
Angela Chambers and August Lee Stevens blend song & dance. August’s indie soul & folk music pairs with Angela’s interpretive dance. August, a musician & singer-songwriter, tells intimate stories through her indie soul and folk music. She recently released her debut EP, Better Places, with Women’s Audio Mission (WAM). Angela is a community leader and dance artist focusing on personal transformation & social activism at Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center & the Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative.
The Radical Authenticity Revolution
Different Is Not Dangerous
I was suffering: Parenting PTSD
Abigail Makepeace shares her parenting experiences and fears. Abigail Makepeace is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, the founder of Makepeace Therapy, a writer, and a thought leader in trauma’s impact on relationships.
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The Future? Yes…And. Business As a Force for Change
The Philosophy of Hope & Despair
"Hope is a virtue that helps us grapple with the temptation of despair."
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Hope Built This: Placemaking and Chanticleer Park
Mariah Roberts was one of the key partners of the collaboration to imagine, fund and build Chanticleer County Park, a 4.5 acre park, featuring LEO’s Haven Inclusive Playground designed beyond ADA requirements to be an outdoor classroom for inclusive play.
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Local Government: Where Democracy Goes to Live
Former mayor and current chair of Santa Cruz county board of commissioners pleads to the audience: “This is the time when we need your love & hope to engage in local democracy, serve on a local board or county commission.”
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The Banana Slug Effect
Save What You Love