Wale Selected TED Speaker - Action and impact: The talks of TED@PMI, day 1
“All of our children deserve protection and help. Staying silent doesn’t make this better,” says community activist Wale Elegbede. He speaks at TED@PMI on September 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of TED)
Wale moved to the U.S. at the age of 21, has been on the front lines of the movement to end discrimination, delivering messages on the need for collective empathy, collaboration and accountability — and sharing them through the lens of someone whose first-hand experiences have uniquely prepared him to confront one of society’s most difficult issues. Wale’s talk, titled “Stop seeing discrimination as “their” problem. It’s our problem — and we all have a role to play in stopping it.” aired September 25 between TED and the Project Management Institute.
Wale Elegbede, leadership strategist, community activist
Big idea: Stop seeing discrimination as “their” problem. It’s our problem — and we all have a role to play in stopping it.
Why? “I’m an American Muslim of Nigerian descent and, growing up, my parents instilled in me the importance of community and serving others,” says Wale Elegbede. In his household, caring for the entire community was a given: his mother…..
Source: https://blog.ted.com/action-and-impact-the-talks-of-tedpmi-day-1/. Scroll down in article to read section about Wale’s talk.
