Exeter, Devon, UK
Joined June 2011
Today, we stand with international legal expert @KarimaBennoune as she briefs the #UNSC on what the intl community must do to hold the Taliban accountable for their decimation of women's rights in #Afghanistan. Watch her remarks at 10AM EDT: media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1…
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"The best time to plant a tree Is 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Let’s go planting. Because life In all its maddening magnificence begins again today." - Dawn Faizey Webster #TEDxExeter 2018 #LockedinSydrome #LIS #Ability #IdeasWorthSpreading ow.ly/KEry30kYhFC
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Check out Blue Planet Revisited on @BBCiPlayer which features former @TEDxExeter speaker & marine biologist @DrSteveSimpson bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… #ClimateCrisis #environment #COP27 @UniofExeter – at Exeter, England
Me speaking at @TEDxExeter about #pirates, based on my book #Mutiny that is - can't quite believe it - ten years old this summer. So thrilled to have been asked to write an essay for @unfold_media reflecting on what I got wrong, and right, in the book. youtube.com/watch?v=escnWFDU…
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TEDxExeter retweeted
Today’s the day! We can’t wait to welcome audiences to #TEDxNHS #Reconnected Ticket holders: Doors at @WiltonMusicHall open at 10.00am Join us via our free livestream: tedxnhs.com/livestreamreconn…
On International #YouthDay we invite you to revisit @jessjleigh's incredible @TEDxExeter talk 🎧 No child should be made to feel unsafe on our streets, and we're committed to tackling public sexual harassment #PSH in Exeter through our #SaferStreets and SWaN work ♥️
Stand up for equality Stand up for justice Stand up for what you believe in 🌍 TEDx Talk 👇 youtu.be/bGZbyUGm3vs
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Check out Bloom Festival 2022 @exeter_phoenix on Sun 8th May from 10am. BLOOM is a free community festival for mental health awareness week. Featuring music, art & crafts, poetry, storytelling, panel discussions, yoga and so much more. exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/b… #Bloom2022 #Exeter – at Exeter, England
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How can we break down the barriers that hold deaf people back? @AfariRebekah shares her experience of growing up deaf in a world created for hearing people and calls on us all to tear down the barriers to inclusion together youtu.be/M3f_mENOQaE
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TEDxExeter retweeted
🌍 Transition to Net Zero – Thursday 28th April 2022, 8:30am – 11:00am 🌍 Key Speaker 📣 Prof. Patrick Devine Wright (@PDevinewright), Chair of ‘Net Zero Task Force’, @devonclimate Book your place here: bit.ly/EXISTNETZERO #NetZeroExeter #EXISTLive
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TEDxExeter retweeted
Join us on 28th April for our first in-person event of 2022! 🌍 We’ll explore the regional challenges and pioneering solutions making an impactful contribution in #Exeter’s ambition to become a Net Zero city by 2030. Book now: bit.ly/EXISTNETZERO #NetZeroExeter #EXISTLive
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🧵"Sustainable Community Development: from what's wrong to what's strong" An inspiring & thought provoking #tedtalk @TEDxExeter from @CormacRussell is essential watching for community builders, community development activists youtu.be/a5xR4QB1ADw #abcd #strengthsbased – at West Meath, Ireland
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... or, in the meantime, watch this @TEDxExeter talk I gave when it first came out. It's been incredible hearing from people over the years about how much the book has meant to them... which has meant a huge amount to me. Thank you .-) youtube.com/watch?v=escnWFDU…
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"When rudeness in teams turns deadly." How we treat each other has an enormous impact on how teams perform. In this powerful talk @orangedis reveals the shocking impact of rudeness in the workplace arguing that #civilitysaveslives @civilitysaves @TEDxNHS youtube.com/watch?v=4RUIhjwC…
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#FGM is child abuse and a violation of women & girls rights. We need anger, courage, community led solutions and shift attitudes to redefine value of a girl. Here are examples of badass women doing just that via #media @TEDTalks bit.ly/2XTrz0N
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Really enjoyed this #TedTalk by @CormacRussell at @TEDxExeter "Sustainable community development: from what's wrong to what's strong" | Cormac Russell | TEDxExeter #AssetBased #Communitydevelopment #ABCD #Personcentered youtube.com/watch?v=a5xR4QB1…
#InPlainSight: Transatlantic slavery and Devon opens on the 29 Jan. The exhibition will investigate aspects of #Devon and #Exeter’s relationship with the Transatlantic Slave Trade that are all around us, but for some remain ‘hidden in plain sight’. 🔗rammuseum.org.uk/in-plain-si…
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This #humanrightsday, listen as @DexterDiasQC explores some of humanity’s toughest questions, reflecting on 25 years as a human rights lawyer. We have been fortunate that Dexter has spoken twice at #TEDxExeter and you can watch both powerful talks here: tedxexeter.com/speakers/dext…
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Our events are organised, talks are filmed and released freely onto YouTube, with views of over 26 million ... and this is all down to the brilliant #TEDxExeter volunteers. Today on #InternationalVolunteerDay, we would like to thank our small but mighty team of volunteers! 🙏
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