ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
T. Morgan Dixon - Health activist
T. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers.

Why you should listen

T. Morgan Dixon co-leads GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African American women and girls in the United States. GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities. The organization knits local advocacy together to lead a civil rights-inspired health movement to eliminate barriers to physical activity, improve access to safe places, protect and reclaim green spaces, and improve the walkability and built environments of 50 high-need communities across the United States.

Prior to GirlTrek, Dixon was on the front lines of education reform. She served as director of leadership development for one of the largest charter school networks in the country, Achievement First, and directed the start-up of six public schools in New York City for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly, two organizations funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She has served as a trustee for boards of The National Outdoor Leadership School, Teach for Haiti and The Underground Railroad Historic Byway, a $50 million tourism and preservation project in Maryland.

As the leader of GirlTrek, Dixon has received fellowships from Teach for America (2012), Echoing Green (2013), Ashoka (2014) and The Aspen Institute (2015). She has been featured in The New York Times and CNN. She was named a "health hero" by Essence Magazine and appeared on the cover of Outside Magazine's "Icons" edition.

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T. Morgan Dixon | Speaker | TED.com
Vanessa Garrison - Health activist
As COO of GirlTrek, Vanessa Garrison mobilizes African-American women and girls to reclaim their health and communities through walking.

Why you should listen

Vanessa Garrison is the co-founder and COO of GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States. With more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities.

Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Garrison worked within the criminal justice space, helping formerly incarcerated women access critical services. She began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System in Atlanta, where she managed digital media projects for some the world's most recognizable news and entertainment brands, including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.

With GirlTrek, Garrison has been a featured in the Washington Post and The New York Times, and she was named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine. She has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America, Echoing Green and the Aspen Institute. 

More profile about the speaker
Vanessa Garrison | Speaker | TED.com
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T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison: The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward change...

T. Morgan Dixon 和 Vanessa Garrison: 系统性种族歧视的创伤正在杀死黑人女性。通向改变的第一步...

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“当黑人女性行走时,事情就会发生改变,”非盈利健康组织 GirlTrek 的创始人 T. Morgan Dixon 和 Vanessa Garrison 说道。她们志在减少黑人女性当中可预防疾病的成因——并同时构建群体认同。怎么做?让百万黑人女性和女孩将她们的自我健康放在首要地位,系上鞋带,朝着最健康,最充实的生活方向前进。
- Health activist
T. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers. Full bio - Health activist
As COO of GirlTrek, Vanessa Garrison mobilizes African-American women and girls to reclaim their health and communities through walking. Full bio

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Vanessa凡妮莎 Garrison驻军: I am Vanessa凡妮莎,
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Vanessa Garrison:我叫Vanessa,
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daughter女儿 of Annette安妮特,
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Annette,
Olympia,
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daughter女儿 of Olympia奥林匹亚,
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Melvina,
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daughter女儿 of Melvina梅尔维纳施泰纳,
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和Katie的女儿,生于1878年,
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daughter女儿 of Katie凯蒂, born天生 1878,
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来自路易斯安那州巴利斯郡。
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Parish教区 County, Louisiana路易斯安那州.
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T. Morgan摩根 Dixon狄克逊: And my name名称 is Morgan摩根,
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T. Morgan Dixon:我叫Morgan,
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daughter女儿 of Carol颂歌,
daughter女儿 of LethaLetha, daughter女儿 of Willie威利,
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Carol,Letha,Willie和Sarah的女儿,
生于1849,来自肯塔基州巴兹镇。
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daughter女儿 of Sarah莎拉,
born天生 1849 in Bardstown巴兹敦, Kentucky肯塔基.
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VG:在我们家庭的传统中,
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VGVg: And in the tradition传统 of our families家庭,
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我们所知道的几乎每个
黑人教堂都有一个伟大的口口相传的传统
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the great oral口服 tradition传统
of almost几乎 every一切 black黑色 church教会 we know
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赞颂黑人文化,
我们从中汲取了巨大力量,
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honoring表彰 the culture文化
from which哪一个 we draw so much power功率,
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我们将以我们母亲和祖母
希望我们开始的方式开始。
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we're gonna start开始 the way our mommasmommas
and grandmas祖母 would want us to start开始.
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TMD:以祈祷的方式。
愿我口中的言语,
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TMDTmd: In prayer祷告. Let the words of my mouth,
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心中的默念,
都能被您接受,
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the meditation冥想 of our hearts心中,
be acceptable接受 in thy你的 sight视力,
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哦主啊,我的力量和救赎。
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oh Lord, my strength强度 and my redeemer救世主.
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VGVg: We call the names and rituals仪式
of our ancestors祖先 into this room房间 today今天
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VG:今日,我们将先人的名字和仪式
带入这间屋子,
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because from them we received收到
a powerful强大 blueprint蓝图 for survival生存,
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因为从她们那里,
我们了解到了为了生存的伟大蓝图,
随着非洲女性漂洋过海而来的,
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strategies策略 and tactics策略 for healing复原
carried携带的 across横过 oceans海洋 by African非洲人 women妇女,
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在美国由数代黑人女性
传承下来的治愈诀窍,
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passed通过 down to generations
of black黑色 women妇女 in America美国
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她们用这些才改变了奴隶制的走向,
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who used those skills技能
to navigate导航 institutions机构 of slavery奴隶制度
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改变了由国家默许的歧视,
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and state-sponsored国家资助 discrimination区别
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因此我们才得以站在这个舞台上。
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in order订购 that we might威力
stand on this stage阶段.
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我们追随这些女性,
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We walk步行 in the footsteps步伐 of those women妇女,
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我们的祖先,
像Ella Baker,Septima Clark,
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our foremothersforemothers, legends传说
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Fannie Lou Hamer
这样传奇人物的脚步,
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like Ella艾拉 Baker面包师傅, SeptimaSeptima Clark克拉克,
Fannie房利美 Lou Hamer哈默,
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以她独力在密西西比的吉姆克劳
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from whom we learned学到了
the power功率 of organizing组织
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组织了60000人的投票之后,
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after she would had
single-handedly一手 registered注册
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我们见识了组织的力量。
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60,000 voters选民 in Jim吉姆 Crow乌鸦 Mississippi密西西比州.
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TMDTmd: 60,000 is a lot of people,
so if you can imagine想像
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TMD:60000人很多,
所以如果你可以想象
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me and Vanessa凡妮莎 inspiring鼓舞人心
60,000 women妇女 to walk步行 with us last year,
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我和Vanessa去年鼓励了
60000名女性和我们同行,
我们焦头烂额。
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we were fired解雇 up.
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But today今天, 100,000 black黑色 women妇女 and girls女孩
stand on this stage阶段 with us.
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但是今天,十万名黑人女性和女孩
和我们一起站在这个舞台上。
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We are committed提交 to healing复原 ourselves我们自己,
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我们致力于治愈我们自己,
致力于系上我们的鞋带,
走出前门,
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to lacing系带 up our sneakers球鞋,
to walking步行 out of our front面前 door
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在我们的群体中每天为
全面的治愈和转型奔走,
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every一切 single day for total healing复原
and transformation转型 in our communities社区,
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因为我们理解,
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because we understand理解
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我们以前从未像今天如此
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that we are in the footsteps步伐
of a civil国内 rights权利 legacy遗产
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享受着民权运动的遗产,
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like no other time before,
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也面临着从未遇到的健康危机。
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and that we are facing面对 a health健康 crisis危机
like never ever before.
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我们经历了许多时刻,伟大的时刻,
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And so we've我们已经 had
a lot of moments瞬间, great moments瞬间,
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包括我们穿着睡衣,在电脑上工作时,
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including包含 the time we had on our pajamas睡衣,
we were working加工 on our computer电脑
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收到Michelle Obama
邀请我们去白宫的邮件,
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and Michelle米歇尔 Obama奥巴马 emailed电子邮件 us
and invited邀请 us to the White白色 House,
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而我们以为那是垃圾邮件。
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and we thought it was spam垃圾邮件.
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但这个时刻是一个机遇。
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But this moment时刻 here is an opportunity机会.
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这是一个我们不认为理所应当的机遇,
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It is an opportunity机会
that we don't take for granted理所当然,
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所以我们思考了很久,应该如何利用它。
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and so we thought long and hard
about how we would use it.
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我们是和我们想要激励的女性交谈,
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Would we talk to the women妇女
we hope希望 to inspire启发,
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即下一年的一百万名女性,
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a million百万 in the next下一个 year,
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还是和你们交谈?
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or would we talk to you?
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We decided决定 to talk to you,
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我们决定和你们交谈,
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and to talk to you about a question
that we get all the time,
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和你们交流一个我们
一直被问到的一个问题,
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so that the millions百万 of women妇女
who hopefully希望 will watch this
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所以数以万计可能看到这个演讲的女性,
永远不会再要回答它了。
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will never have to answer回答 it again.
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It is: Why are black黑色 women妇女 dying垂死
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那就是:为什么黑人女性
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faster更快 and at higher更高 rates利率
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相比美国的其他人群,
以更快和更高的速度,
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than any other group of people in America美国
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死于可预防的,肥胖相关的疾病?
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from preventable预防的,
obesity-related肥胖有关 diseases疾病?
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03:08
The question hurts伤害 me.
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这个问题折磨着我。
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I'm shaking发抖 a little bit.
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我有点发抖。
这个问题很有价值。
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It feels感觉 value-laden价值负载.
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它折磨着我的身体,因为它的分量太重了。
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It hurts伤害 my body身体 because the weight重量
represents代表 so much.
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03:17
But we're going to talk about it
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但我们今天就会谈论它,
03:18
and invite邀请 you into
an inside conversation会话 today今天
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而且我们今天邀请你们进行一场深度的交流,
因为这很有必要,
因为我们需要你们。
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because it is necessary必要,
and because we need you.
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03:26
VGVg: Each night,
before the first day of school学校,
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VG:在每个开学前的晚上,
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my grandmother祖母
would sit me next下一个 to the stove火炉
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我祖母会在火炉旁,坐在我的身边,
以熟练的手法用烫热的梳子梳我的头发。
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and with expert专家 precision精确
use a hot comb to press my hair头发.
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我祖母的人生充满传奇,
她块头很大,也很大声。
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My grandmother祖母 was legendary传奇的, big, loud.
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她的笑声充满了房间,
有时那会是脏话。
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She filled填充 up a room房间 with laughter笑声
and oftentimes通常情况下 curse诅咒 words.
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她做桃子酥皮馅饼,
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She cooked a mean peach桃子 cobbler皮匠,
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有11个孩子,和满屋的孙子孙女,
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had 11 children孩子,
a house full充分 of grandchildren孙子,
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就像我认识的每个黑人女性一样,
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and like every一切 black黑色 woman女人 I know,
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就像我认识的每个女性一样,
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like most all women妇女 I know,
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她把照顾别人放在照顾自己之前。
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she had prioritized优先 the care关心 of others其他
over caring爱心 for herself她自己.
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我们以她承受痛苦的
能力来衡量她的力量。
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We measured测量 her strength强度 by her capacity容量
to endure忍受 pain疼痛 and suffering痛苦.
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我们因此为她而庆祝,
而我们的决定被证明是致命的。
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We celebrated著名 her for it,
and our choice选择 would prove证明 to be deadly致命.
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在我八年级开学前的晚上,
在梳完我的头发之后,
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One night after pressing紧迫 my hair头发
before the first day of eighth第八 grade年级,
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我的祖母睡觉了,再也没有醒来,
04:05
my grandmother祖母 went to bed
and never woke醒来 up,
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66岁时死于心脏病。
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dead at 66 years年份 old from a heart attack攻击.
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到我大学毕业时,
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By the time I would graduate毕业 college学院,
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我有两个挚爱的家庭成员死于慢性疾病:
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I would lose失去 two more beloved心爱
family家庭 members会员 to chronic慢性 disease疾病:
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我的阿姨Diane,死于55岁。
我的阿姨Tricia,死于63岁。
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my aunt姑妈 Diane黛安, dead at 55,
my aunt姑妈 Tricia崔西亚, dead at 63.
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在经历这些损失,
经历这些她们留下的伤口后,
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After living活的 with these losses损失,
the hole that they left,
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我决定计算我们家庭中
女性的预期寿命。
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I decided决定 to calculate计算 the life expectancy期待
of the women妇女 in my family家庭.
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我得到的数字,65。
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Staring凝视 back at me, the number 65.
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I knew知道 I could not sit by
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我知道我不能袖手旁观,
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and watch another另一个 woman女人 I loved喜爱
die an early death死亡.
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眼看另一个我深爱的女性早早死去。
TMD:我们不常常把
我们的问题公之于众。
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TMDTmd: So we don't usually平时
put our business商业 in the streets街道.
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就把它束之高阁好了。
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Let's just put that out there.
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但我要告诉你们统计数字。
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But I have to tell you the statistics统计.
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黑人女性正以令人吃惊的速度死亡,
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Black黑色 women妇女 are dying垂死 at alarming惊人 rates利率,
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我曾是一名教师,
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and I used to be a classroom课堂 teacher老师,
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那时我在南亚特兰大高级中学,
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and I was at South Atlanta亚特兰大 High School学校,
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我记得站在教室前面,
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and I remember记得 standing常设
in front面前 of my classroom课堂,
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我记得一个统计数字说,
有一半的黑人女孩会的糖尿病,
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and I remember记得 a statistic统计
that half of black黑色 girls女孩 will get diabetes糖尿病
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除非饮食和活动的程度有所改变。
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unless除非 diet饮食 and levels水平 of activity活动 change更改.
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Half of the girls女孩 in my classroom课堂.
So I couldn't不能 teach anymore.
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我教室里面一般的女孩啊。
所以我不再教书了。
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So I started开始 taking服用 girls女孩 hiking徒步旅行,
which哪一个 is why we're called GirlTrekGirlTrek,
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我开始教女孩们爬山,
这也是我们被称作GirlTrek的原因,
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but Vanessa凡妮莎 was like,
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但是Vanessa认为,
这不会解决健康危机;这作用太小了。
05:08
that is not going to move移动 the dial拨号
on the health健康 crisis危机; it's cute可爱.
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在她看来,这就是个小小的爬山社团。
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She was like, it's a cute可爱 hiking徒步旅行 club俱乐部.
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所以我们想,
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So what we thought
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如果我们可以号召数百万的母亲——
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is if we could rally团结
a million百万 of their mothers母亲 ...
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05:20
82 percent百分 of black黑色 women妇女
are over a healthy健康 weight重量 right now.
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百分之八十二的黑人女性现在是超重的。
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53 percent百分 of us are obese肥胖.
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百分之五十三是肥胖的。
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But the number that I cannot不能,
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但是我现在
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that I cannot不能 get out of my head
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不能从我脑子里忘记的数字,
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is that every一切 single day in America美国,
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是在美国每一天,
137名黑人女性
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137 black黑色 women妇女
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会死于可预防的疾病,
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die from a preventable预防的 disease疾病,
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心脏疾病。
05:41
heart disease疾病.
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每11分钟。
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That's every一切 11 minutes分钟.
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137 is more than gun violence暴力,
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137比死于枪支暴力,
05:48
cigarette香烟 smoking抽烟 and HIVHIV combined结合,
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抽烟和艾滋病合起来的人还多,
每一天。
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every一切 day.
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这差不多是从新泽西到温哥华
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It is roughly大致 the amount of people
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一架飞机上的人数。
05:54
that were on my plane平面
from New Jersey新泽西 to Vancouver温哥华.
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Can you imagine想像 that?
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你能想象吗?
05:58
A plane平面 filled填充 with black黑色 women妇女
crashing轰然 to the ground地面 every一切 day,
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每天,一架坐满了黑人女性的飞机坠落,
而没有人谈论这件事情。
06:03
and no one is talking about it.
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VGVg: So the question that you're all
asking yourselves你自己 right now is why?
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VG:所以现在你们在问自己的问题是,为什么?
06:09
Why are black黑色 women妇女 dying垂死?
We asked ourselves我们自己 that same相同 question.
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为什么黑人女性在死亡?
我们问了自己同样的问题。
为什么我们现有的东西对她们不起作用?
06:13
Why is what's out there
not working加工 for them?
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私人减肥机构,
政府干预,
06:15
Private私人的 weight重量 loss失利 companies公司,
government政府 interventions干预措施,
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公众健康运动。
06:18
public上市 health健康 campaigns活动.
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我告诉你为什么:
06:19
I'm going to tell you why:
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因为他们只注重减肥,
06:21
because they focus焦点 on weight重量 loss失利
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或是能够穿瘦长的牛仔裤而显得好看,
06:22
or looking good in skinny枯瘦 jeans牛仔裤
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而没有承认在黑人女性身上,
06:24
without acknowledging承认 the trauma外伤
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写入我们每个DNA的
06:26
that black黑色 women妇女
hold保持 in our bellies肚子 and bones骨头,
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刻入我们肉体和骨髓的伤痛。
06:29
that has been embedded嵌入式 in our very DNA脱氧核糖核酸.
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在治疗我祖母的心脏问题上,
06:32
The best最好 advice忠告
from hospitals医院 and doctors医生,
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来自医院和医生最好的建议、
06:34
the best最好 medications药物治疗
from pharmaceutical制药 companies公司
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来自医药公司最好的药物没能起作用,
06:36
to treat对待 the congestive充血性 heart failure失败
of my grandmother祖母 didn't work
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是因为他们没有承认我祖母一出生
06:40
because they didn't acknowledge确认
the systemic系统的 racism种族主义
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就需要面对的系统性歧视。
06:42
that she had dealt处理 with since以来 birth分娩.
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(掌声)
06:44
(Applause掌声)
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学校中的缺失,
歧视性的住房措施,
06:45
A divestment撤资 in schools学校,
discriminatory歧视 housing住房 practices做法,
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侵略性的借贷,
可卡因的流行
06:49
predatory掠夺性 lending贷款,
a crack裂纹 cocaine可卡因 epidemic疫情,
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大量的监禁夺去了
比在奴隶制顶峰时,
06:52
mass incarceration监禁 putting
more black黑色 bodies身体 behind背后 bars酒吧
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更多黑人的生命。
06:55
than were owned拥有的 at the height高度 of slavery奴隶制度.
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但我们有GirlTrek。
06:57
But GirlTrekGirlTrek does.
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对于那些体重远超过
06:59
For black黑色 women妇女 whose谁的 bodies身体
are buckling屈曲 under the weight重量
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身体可承受范围的黑人女性,
07:02
of systems系统 never designed设计 to support支持 them,
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GirlTrek就是生命线。
07:05
GirlTrekGirlTrek is a lifeline生命线.
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2015年8月16日,Danita Kimball,
底特律GirlTrek的一名成员,
07:07
August八月 16, 2015, DanitaDanita Kimball金博尔,
a member会员 of GirlTrekGirlTrek in Detroit底特律,
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同其他许多黑人母亲
一样看到了这条新闻。
07:11
received收到 the news新闻 that too many许多
black黑色 mothers母亲 have received收到.
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她那23岁,养育着
两个孩子的儿子Norman,
07:15
Her son儿子 Norman诺曼, 23 years年份 old,
a father父亲 of two,
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在下午开车时被枪杀了。
07:18
was gunned枪杀 down
while on an afternoon下午 drive驾驶.
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07:21
Imagine想像 the grief哀思
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试想一下
07:23
that overcomes克服 your body身体 in that moment时刻,
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在那一刻充满你全身的悲痛,
那不能自拔的恐惧。
07:25
the immobilizing固定 fear恐惧.
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07:27
Now, know this, that just days
after laying铺设 her son儿子 to rest休息,
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现在,了解了这个,
在她处理完儿子后事仅仅几天后,
07:31
DanitaDanita Kimball金博尔 posted发布 online线上,
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Danita Kimball在网上发布了这条消息。
“我不知道我该做什么,
或该如何翻篇前进,
07:33
"I don't know what to do
or how to move移动 forward前锋,
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但我的姐妹们一直告诉我
我要去行走,所以我会这么做。”
07:35
but my sisters姐妹 keep telling告诉 me
I need to walk步行, so I will."
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几天之后,
07:39
And then just days after that,
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“今天我为了我的儿子
Norm迈开了脚步,
07:41
"I got my steps脚步 in today今天 for my baby宝宝 Norm规范.
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在外面走路感觉不错。”
07:43
It felt good to be out there, to walk步行."
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07:48
TMDTmd: Walking步行 through通过 pain疼痛
is what we have always doneDONE.
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TMD:通过行走缓解痛苦
是我们一直做的事情。
07:51
My mom妈妈, she's in the middle中间 right there,
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我的母亲,她就在那中间,
07:54
my mom妈妈 desegregated分列
her high school学校 in 1955.
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1955年她念中学时,
种族隔离制度被取消了。
07:57
Her mom妈妈 walked down the steps脚步
of an abandoned school学校 bus总线
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她的母亲从废弃的校车走出来,
身为佃农,她在那校车里养育了11个孩子。
08:00
where she raised上调 11 kids孩子
as a sharecropper佃农.
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她的母亲踏上了印第安人的领地,
08:03
And her mom妈妈 stepped加强 onto Indian印度人 territory领土
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逃离了南方吉姆克劳的恐怖。
08:05
fleeing逃离 the terrors恐怖 of the Jim吉姆 Crow乌鸦 South.
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08:08
And her mom妈妈 walked her man to the door
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她的母亲还把她的丈夫送到门口,
08:11
as he went off to fight斗争
in the Kentucky肯塔基 Colored有色 Regiment,
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他要代表肯塔基有色政权,
08:14
the Civil国内 War战争.
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参与内战。
08:16
They were born天生 slaves奴隶
but they wouldn't不会 die slaves奴隶.
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他们生下来是奴隶,
但是他们死时不再是奴隶。
08:18
Change-making变革, it's in my blood血液.
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改变了一切,在我的血液之中。
这是我所做的,
08:20
It's what I do,
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而这健康危机和我们所行走的
道路相比不值得一提。
08:22
and this health健康 crisis危机 ain't nothing
compared相比 to the road we have traveled旅行.
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08:27
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
08:32
So it's like James詹姆士 Cleveland克利夫兰.
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就像James Cleveland一样,
08:34
I don't feel no ways方法 tired,
so we got to work.
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我没有理由感到疲累,
我要去工作。
我们开始关注改变的模式。
08:36
We started开始 looking at models楷模 of change更改.
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我们的眼光遍及全球。
08:39
We looked看着 all over the world世界.
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我们需要的
08:40
We needed需要 something
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不仅仅是我们的文化
传承下来的东西,比如行走,
08:41
not only that was a part部分
of our cultural文化 inheritance遗产 like walking步行,
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我们还需要可以规模化的,
拥有巨大影响力的,
08:44
but something that was scalable可扩展性,
something that was high-impact重大影响,
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可以在全国范围内推广的东西。
08:47
something that we could replicate复制
across横过 this country国家.
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所以我们研究了诺贝尔和平奖
获得者Wangari Maathai的模式,
08:50
So we studied研究 models楷模 like Wangari Maathai马塔伊,
who won韩元 the Nobel诺贝尔 Peace和平 Prize
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她在肯尼亚激励女性
种植了五千万棵树。
08:53
for inspiring鼓舞人心 women妇女
to plant 50 million百万 trees树木 in Kenya肯尼亚.
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她将肯尼亚从环境毁灭的
边缘救了回来。
08:56
She brought Kenya肯尼亚 back from the brink边缘
of environmental环境的 devastation毁坏.
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我们研究了这些改变的系统,
并且从科学的角度看待了走路。
08:59
We studied研究 these systems系统 of change更改,
and we looked看着 at walking步行 scientifically科学.
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09:04
And what we learned学到了
is that walking步行 just 30 minutes分钟 a day
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我们发现,
每天只要走路30分钟,
就可以使患糖尿病,心脏病,
09:07
can single-handedly一手 decrease减少
50 percent百分 of your risk风险 of diabetes糖尿病,
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中风,甚至阿兹罕默症和
痴呆的风险降低50%。
09:12
heart disease疾病, stroke行程,
even Alzheimer's老年痴呆症 and dementia痴呆.
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09:16
We know that walking步行
is the single most powerful强大 thing
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我们知道行走是一个女性
可以为她的健康
09:20
that a woman女人 can do for her health健康,
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所做的最有用的事情,
所以我们知道我们确实有了些头绪,
09:22
so we knew知道 we were on to something,
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09:24
because from Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼
to the women妇女 in Montgomery蒙哥马利,
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因为从Harriet Tubman到
蒙哥马利县的女性,
当黑人女性行走时,
事情就会发生改变。
09:27
when black黑色 women妇女 walk步行, things change更改.
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(掌声)
09:29
(Applause掌声)
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VG:所以我们如何利用
走路这一简单的想法,
09:30
VGVg: So how did we take
this simple简单 idea理念 of walking步行
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开展一项革命,可以传递到
09:32
and start开始 a revolution革命
that would catch抓住 a fire
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美国的每个角落呢?
09:34
in neighborhoods社区 across横过 America美国?
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我们利用了人权运动的最佳方式。
09:36
We used the best最好 practices做法
of the Civil国内 Rights Movement运动.
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09:39
We huddled up in church教会 basements地下室.
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我们去到教堂的地下室中。
09:41
We did grapevine葡萄藤 information信息 sharing分享
through通过 beauty美女 salons沙龙.
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我们通过美发沙龙分享有用的信息。
09:44
We empowered授权 and trained熟练 mothers母亲
to stand on the front面前 lines线.
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我们鼓励并教育母亲站在前线。
我们直接传递了我们的消息,
09:47
We took our message信息
directly to the streets街道,
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而女性也回应了。
09:49
and women妇女 responded回应.
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像查塔努加市的LaKeisha,
09:51
Women妇女 like LaKeishaLaKeisha in Chattanooga查塔努加,
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底特律的Chrysantha,
09:53
Chrysantha金花茶 in Detroit底特律,
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新奥尔良的Onika,
09:55
OnikaOnika in New Orleans奥尔良,
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名字难读,经历痛苦的女性
09:57
women妇女 with difficult names
and difficult stories故事
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时时刻刻都在加入GirlTrek,
并将行走看成是自我保健的方式。
10:00
join加入 GirlTrekGirlTrek every一切 day and commit承诺
to walking步行 as a practice实践 of self-care自我护理.
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一旦开始行走,
这些女性便组织起来了,
10:05
Once一旦 walking步行, those women妇女
get to organizing组织,
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首先是她们的家庭,
其次是她们的社区,
10:07
first their families家庭,
then their communities社区,
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一起行走,交流,
解决问题。
10:09
to walk步行 and talk
and solve解决 problems问题 together一起.
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她们行走,
看到那些被遗弃的建筑。
10:12
They walk步行 and notice注意
the abandoned building建造.
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她们行走,
看到人行道的缺失,
10:14
They walk步行 and notice注意
the lack缺乏 of sidewalks人行道,
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绿色空间的缺失,
10:16
the lack缺乏 of green绿色 space空间,
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然后说道,“再也不能这样。”
10:18
and they say, "No more."
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像费城Susie Paige这样的女性,
10:19
Women妇女 like Susie苏西 Paige佩奇 in Philadelphia费城,
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每天会经过她家附近
一栋被遗弃的建筑,
10:21
who after walking步行 daily日常 past过去
an abandoned building建造 in her neighborhood邻里,
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她决定,“我不能等了。
10:24
decided决定, "I'm not waiting等候.
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10:26
Let me rally团结 my team球队.
Let me grab some supplies耗材.
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让我召集我的队伍。
让我拿起一些东西。
让我做其他人不能为
我和我的社区做的事情。”
10:28
Let me do what no one else其他 has doneDONE
for me and my community社区."
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10:33
TMDTmd: We know one woman女人
can make a difference区别,
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TMD:我们知道一个
女性可以做出改变,
10:35
because one woman女人
has already已经 changed the world世界,
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因为一个女性已经改变了世界,
10:38
and her name名称 is Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼.
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她的名字是Harriet Tubman。
相信我,我爱Harriet Tubman。
10:39
And trust相信 me, I love Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼.
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我对她着迷,
我曾是个历史老师。
10:42
I'm obsessed痴迷 with her,
and I used to be a history历史 teacher老师.
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我不会和你们什么都说。
10:44
I will not tell you the whole整个 history历史.
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我只和你们说四件事情。
10:46
I will tell you four things.
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我曾经有一辆旧的赛博——
10:48
So I used to have an old Saab萨博 --
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它有着帆布的车顶,
当下雨时会滴水——
10:50
the kind of canvas帆布 top最佳 that drips滴水
on your head when it rains降雨 --
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我开车到马里兰的东岸,
10:53
and I drove开车 all the way down
to the eastern shore支撑 of Maryland马里兰,
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当我踏上Harriet Tubman
10:56
and when I stepped加强 on the dirt污垢
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第一次逃脱的土地时,
10:57
that Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼 made制作 her first escape逃逸,
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我知道她就是一个和我们一样的女性,
11:00
I knew知道 she was a woman女人 just like we are
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而我们可以做她做过的事情,
11:02
and that we could do what she had doneDONE,
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我们从Harriet Tubman那里学到了四件事。
11:04
and we learned学到了 four things
from Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼.
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第一:不要等待。
11:06
The first one: do not wait.
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朝着你最健康,最充实的生活方向前进,
11:09
Walk步行 right now in the direction方向
of your healthiest健康, most fulfilled完成 life,
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因为自我保养是革命性的。
11:14
because self-care自我护理 is a revolutionary革命的 act法案.
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第二:
11:17
Number two:
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当你知道怎么前进时,
回来,带上别人。
11:18
when you learn学习 the way forward前锋,
come back and get a sister妹妹.
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以我们为例,
从你的朋友开始组队——
11:21
So in our case案件,
start开始 a team球队 with your friends朋友 --
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你的朋友,你的家庭,你的教堂。
11:23
your friends朋友, your family家庭, your church教会.
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第三:
11:25
Number three:
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团结你的同伴。
11:27
rally团结 your allies盟国.
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11:31
Every一切 single person in this room房间
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这间屋子里的每一个人
11:33
is complicit同谋 in
a Tubman-inspired受激励的 takeover接管.
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都受到Tubman的
熏陶而成为一体。
第四:
11:37
And number four:
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找到乐趣。
11:38
find joy喜悦.
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11:40
The most underreported低估
fact事实 of Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼
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对于Harriet Tubman
报道的最少的是,
11:43
is that she lived生活 to be 93 years年份 old,
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她活了93岁,
她没有过平凡的生活;没有。
11:45
and she didn't live生活
just an ordinary普通 life; uh-uh嗯,嗯.
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她追求优秀的男人。
她嫁给了比她年轻的男人。
11:48
She was standing常设 up for the good guys.
She married已婚 a younger更年轻 man.
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她收养了一个孩子。
我不是开玩笑。她活过。
11:51
She adopted采用 a child儿童.
I'm not kidding开玩笑. She lived生活.
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我开车前往她在
纽约北部的自由之屋,
11:54
And I drove开车 up to her house
of freedom自由 in upstate北部 New York纽约,
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11:57
and she had planted种植的 apple苹果 trees树木,
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她曾种过苹果树,
我在那里时是一个星期天,
苹果树开花了。
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and when I was there on a Sunday星期日,
they were blooming怒放.
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你这么说吗——它们开花吗?
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Do you call it -- do they bloom盛开?
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苹果正当季,
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The apples苹果 were in season季节,
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我就在想,她为我们留下了果实,
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and I was thinking思维, she left fruit水果 for us,
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the legacy遗产 of Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼,
every一切 single year.
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Harriet Tubman的遗产,
每年如此。
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And we know that we are Harriet哈里特,
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我们意识到我们就是Harriet,
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and we know that there is a Harriet哈里特
in every一切 community社区 in America美国.
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我们意识到美国每个
社区中就有一个Harriet。
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VGVg: We also know that there's a Harriet哈里特
in every一切 community社区 across横过 the globe地球,
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VG:我们还意识到全球范围内
每个社区中也有一个Harriet,
12:22
and that they could learn学习
from our Tubman塔布曼 Doctrine教义,
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他们可以从我们的
Tubman法则中汲取知识,
我们称之为,四步法。
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as we call it, the four steps脚步.
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试想一下
12:27
Imagine想像 the possibilities可能性
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12:29
beyond the neighborhoods社区
of Oakland奥克兰 and Newark纽瓦克,
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从奥克兰和纽瓦克的周边,
12:31
to the women妇女 working加工
rice白饭 fields领域 in Vietnam越南,
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到在越南稻田里耕作的女性,
12:34
tea fields领域 in Sri斯里兰卡 Lanka斯里兰卡,
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在斯里兰卡茶园里工作的女性,
12:35
the women妇女 on the
mountainsides山腰 in Guatemala危地马拉,
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再到危地马拉山脉上的女性,
12:38
the indigenous土著 reservations预订
throughout始终 the vast广大 plains平原 of the Dakotas北达科他州.
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达科塔广袤平原上原住民保护区中的女性,
她们带来的可能性。
12:41
We believe that women妇女 walking步行
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我们认为女性开始行走,
12:43
and talking together一起
to solve解决 their problems问题
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共同交流解决问题,
是一种通用的方案。
12:45
is a global全球 solution.
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12:48
TMDTmd: And I'll leave离开 you with this,
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TMD:我就说道这里,
12:50
because we also believe it can become成为
the center中央 of social社会 justice正义 again.
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因为我们还认为这会再次
成为社会正义的中心。
Vanessa和我在劳德尔堡。
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Vanessa凡妮莎 and I were in Fort Lauderdale劳德代尔堡.
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我们办过组织者的培训,
12:55
We had an organizer组织者 training训练,
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我正要离开,
要踏上飞机,
12:57
and I was leaving离开
and I got on the airplane飞机,
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我见到了我认识的人,
所以我挥了挥手,
12:59
and I saw someone有人 I knew知道, so I waved挥手,
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当我在那长队里面等待的时候,
你们知道的,
13:01
and as I'm waiting等候 in that long line线
that you guys know,
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等人们放好他们的东西,
13:04
waiting等候 for people
to put their stuff东东 away,
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我回头看了看,意识到
我不认识那个女人,但我认得出她。
13:06
I looked看着 back and I realized实现 I didn't
know the woman女人 but I recognized认可 her.
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13:10
And so I blew自爆 her a kiss
because it was SybrinaSybrina Fulton富尔顿,
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于是我给了她一个飞吻,
因为那是Sybrina Fulton,
Trayvon Martin的母亲,
13:13
Trayvon塔拉万 Martin's马丁 mom妈妈,
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她轻声对我说了“谢谢”。
13:15
and she whispered低声道 "thank you" back to me.
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13:19
And I can't help but wonder奇迹
what would happen发生
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我不禁想到,
如果在那天有很多女性
13:21
if there were groups of women妇女
walking步行 on Trayvon'sTrayvon 的 block that day,
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正好走在Trayvon的街区,
会发生什么,
或是如果有很多女性,
母亲,婶婶,表亲每天
13:25
or what would happen发生
in the South Side of Chicago芝加哥 every一切 day
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走在芝加哥的南部,
13:28
if there were groups of women妇女
and mothers母亲 and aunts阿姨 and cousins表兄弟
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会发生什么,
13:32
walking步行,
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或是在密西根州弗林特市
走在那污染的河水旁。
13:33
or along沿 the polluted污染 rivers河流
of Flint燧石, Michigan密歇根州.
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13:37
I believe that walking步行
can transform转变 our communities社区,
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我认为行走可以改变我们的社区,
13:40
because it's already已经 starting开始 to.
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因为这已经开始发生了。
13:42
VGVg: We believe that
the personal个人 is political政治.
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VG:我们相信个人的也是政治的。
13:44
Our walking步行 is for healing复原,
for joy喜悦, for fresh新鲜 air空气,
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我们的步行是为了治愈,
为了乐趣,为了清洁空气,
为了安静时间,为了联系和舍离,
为了礼拜祈祷。
13:47
quiet安静 time, to connect
and disconnect断开, to worship崇拜.
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13:51
But it's also walking步行
so we can be healthy健康 enough足够
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但同时,通过步行,
我们可以变得健康,
13:54
to stand on the front面前 lines线
for change更改 in our communities社区,
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站在我们社区改变的前线之上,
我们的使命就是为了让每个
黑人女性倾听而采取行动,
13:58
and it is our call to action行动
to every一切 black黑色 woman女人 listening,
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每个黑人女性能听到我们的声音,
14:02
every一切 black黑色 woman女人 in earshot听不到 of our voice语音,
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14:04
every一切 black黑色 woman女人 who you know.
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你认识的每个黑人女性。
试想一下:你工作前台的接待女性,
14:06
Think about it: the woman女人 working加工
front面前 desk reception招待会 at your job工作,
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给你送邮件的女性,
你的邻居——
14:09
the woman女人 who delivers提供
your mail邮件, your neighbor邻居 --
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14:11
our call to action行动 to them,
to join加入 us on the front面前 lines线
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我们的使命是让她们加入
我们,站在改变你们社区的
第一线。
14:15
for change更改 in your community社区.
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14:17
TMDTmd: And I'll bring带来 us back to this moment时刻
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TMD:让我们回到此刻,
14:20
and why it's so important重要
for my dear, dear friend朋友 Vanessa凡妮莎 and I.
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为什么这对我和我亲爱的
朋友Vanessa如此重要?
因为这对我们来说不总是简单的,
14:23
It's because it's not always easy简单 for us,
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事实上,我们都经历过十分黑暗的日子,
14:25
and in fact事实, we have both seen看到
really, really dark黑暗 days,
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14:29
from the hate讨厌 speech言语 to the summer夏季
of police警察 brutality残酷 and violence暴力
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从仇恨言论到我们去年见证的
14:33
that we saw last year,
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充满警察暴力的夏天,
14:35
to even losing失去 one of our walkers步行者,
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甚至到失去我们行者中的一个,
14:37
Sandy Bland布兰德, who died死亡 in police警察 custody保管.
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Sandy Bland,她死于警方监禁。
14:41
But the most courageous勇敢 thing
we do every一切 day is we practice实践 faith信仰
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但我们每天所做的最大胆的事情,
就是我们坚定信念,
14:45
that goes beyond the facts事实,
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凌驾于事实之上,
我们每天都会祈祷,
14:46
and we put feet to our prayers祈祷
every一切 single day,
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当我们感到手足无措时,
14:50
and when we get overwhelmed不堪重负,
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我们想到桂冠诗人Sonia Sanchez的话,
14:52
we think of the words of people
like Sonia索尼娅 Sanchez桑切斯, a poet诗人 laureate得主,
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她说,“Morgan,你那团火焰在哪里?
14:55
who says, "Morgan摩根, where is your fire?
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那在奴隶船上烧了一个孔,
所以我们才可以呼吸的
14:58
Where is the fire that burned
holes through通过 slave奴隶 ships船舶
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火焰在哪里?
15:00
to make us breathe呼吸?
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那把生米做成熟饭,
15:02
Where is the fire
that turned转身 guts胆量 into chitlinschitlins,
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富有节奏,孕育爵士,
15:04
that took rhythms节奏 and make jazz爵士乐,
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带领我们静坐和游行,
让我们越过边界和障碍的火焰在哪里?
15:06
that took sit-ins静坐 and marches游行
and made制作 us jump boundaries边界 and barriers障碍?
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你必须找到它并传承下去。”
15:09
You've got to find it and pass通过 it on."
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所以我们站在这里,
找到了火焰,并传给你们。
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So this is us finding发现 our fire
and passing通过 it on to you.
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所以请你们和我们并肩,
15:15
So please, stand with us,
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和我们一起行走,
就如同我们召集百万女性
15:18
walk步行 with us as we rally团结 a million百万 women妇女
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去收复这个国家中50个最需要的
15:20
to reclaim回收 the streets街道
of the 50 highest最高 need communities社区
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社区街头。
15:23
in this country国家.
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非常感谢给我们这个机会。
15:25
We thank you so much for this opportunity机会.
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(掌声)
15:27
(Applause掌声)
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Translated by Lipeng Chen
Reviewed by Zaida Zhang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
T. Morgan Dixon - Health activist
T. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers.

Why you should listen

T. Morgan Dixon co-leads GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African American women and girls in the United States. GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities. The organization knits local advocacy together to lead a civil rights-inspired health movement to eliminate barriers to physical activity, improve access to safe places, protect and reclaim green spaces, and improve the walkability and built environments of 50 high-need communities across the United States.

Prior to GirlTrek, Dixon was on the front lines of education reform. She served as director of leadership development for one of the largest charter school networks in the country, Achievement First, and directed the start-up of six public schools in New York City for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly, two organizations funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She has served as a trustee for boards of The National Outdoor Leadership School, Teach for Haiti and The Underground Railroad Historic Byway, a $50 million tourism and preservation project in Maryland.

As the leader of GirlTrek, Dixon has received fellowships from Teach for America (2012), Echoing Green (2013), Ashoka (2014) and The Aspen Institute (2015). She has been featured in The New York Times and CNN. She was named a "health hero" by Essence Magazine and appeared on the cover of Outside Magazine's "Icons" edition.

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T. Morgan Dixon | Speaker | TED.com
Vanessa Garrison - Health activist
As COO of GirlTrek, Vanessa Garrison mobilizes African-American women and girls to reclaim their health and communities through walking.

Why you should listen

Vanessa Garrison is the co-founder and COO of GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States. With more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities.

Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Garrison worked within the criminal justice space, helping formerly incarcerated women access critical services. She began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System in Atlanta, where she managed digital media projects for some the world's most recognizable news and entertainment brands, including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.

With GirlTrek, Garrison has been a featured in the Washington Post and The New York Times, and she was named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine. She has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America, Echoing Green and the Aspen Institute. 

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Vanessa Garrison | Speaker | TED.com