T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison: The most powerful woman you've never heard of
تي مورغان ديكسون وفينيسا غاريسون: أقوى امرأةٍ لم تسمع عنها مطلقًا
T. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers. Full bioVanessa Garrison - 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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about the most powerful woman
أود أن أحدّثكم عن أقوى امرأة
of the civil rights movement,"
بـ "مهندسة حركات الحقوق المدنية،"
called Citizenship Schools.
ordinary women the practical skills
النساء العاديات المهارات العملية
and teach people to read.
those organizing skills,
legendary civil rights activists
الحقوق المدنية أسطورية
from Selma to Montgomery.
من سيلما إلى مونتغومري،
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee,
اللجنة التنسيقية ضد العنف على الطلاب،
of the Democratic National Convention
المؤتمر الوطني الديموقراطي
being beaten in jail cells
to vote in Mississippi.
الناخبين في ميسيسيبي.
was the one who taught her
of her 10,000 students.
on the front lines of change,
in her Citizenship School model
في نموذجها لمدرسة المواطَنة
of social activism.
who changed the lyrics
هي من غير الكلمات
many of you may know us.
for Black women in America.
من أجل النساء السود في أمريكا.
a healthy body weight,
of their front door every day
habit of walking;
the devastating impacts
بعكس مسار التأثيرات المدمرة
of their neighborhoods,
of health for their families
are wearing this GirlTrek blue shirt
القميص الأزرق الذي يحمل شعار (غيرل تريك)
traditions of your community
في العادات الثقافية لمجتمعك
is willing to work hard for;
للعمل جاهدًا في سبيله،
that doesn't just benefit the individual
لا تصب في مصلحة الأفراد فقط
to save your own life.
as human beings
gathered in your living rooms,
في غرف معيشتكم،
on social media right now --
مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي الآن،
and health care systems in Harlem;
الرعاية الصحية في هارليم،
Charlotte, Brooklyn, Flint
وتشارلوت، وبروكلين، وفلينت
making your streets safer;
لجعل شوارعكم أكثر أمنًا،
your commitment to start walking,
your friends and family
that everyone in this room understands
أن يفهم كل فرد في هذه الغرفة
works in GirlTrek.
ينجح في (غيرل تريك).
to change the behavior
لتغيير سلوك
blowing up social media right now
مواقع التواصل الآن
over 100,000 women to walk.
100,000 امرأة للمشي.
is to create critical mass.
to scale our intervention.
the next Citizenship School.
مدرسة المواطنة القادمة.
10,000 frontline health activists
ناشط في مجال الصحة
communities in America.
الأكثر احتياجًا في أمريكا.
we will disrupt disease;
a support system
to walk to save their own lives.
ليمارسن المشي لإنقاذ حياتهن.
movement teach-ins.
all across the country.
of masterful teachers,
that we are calling "Summer of Selma."
نسميه "صيف سيلما."
an annual pilgrimage
تقليد حج سنوي
and recruitment strategies,
لتعلم وسائل التنظيم والتوظيف،
as outdoor trip leaders
like a cultural institution,
of Black Girl Healing.
لتعافي المرأة السوداء.
greatest resource.
is rooted in the same injustice
متجذر في عدم العدالة ذاتها
the civil rights movement.
on the streets of New York
توفي في شوارع نيويورك
Black women that day --
من ذوات البشرة السوداء
من إجمالي 50,000 امرأة..
لمشاكل صحية متعلقة بالقلب.
out the door each day,
إلى منزلهم سالمين.
to every dollar paid to white men;
في حين يدفع لذوي البشرة البيضاء دولار.
with crumbling infrastructure
بنية تحتية منهارة
to fresh fruits or vegetables;
or green spaces --
is killing Black women
than any other group in the country.
في هذا البلد.
of 10 women walked 100 miles
قطعنا 100ميل
watched the live stream.
the influencers, shared the story.
قاموا بمشاركة القصة.
في أنحاء البلاد.
a story about the Kardashians --
قصة عن عائلة الكاردشيان..
is just a little bit of justice --
on our hundred-mile journey.
قطعت مائة ميل بأمان.
in this time of confusion and contention,
في زمن الارتباك والخلاف هذا،
on what it meant to be American.
معنى أن تكون أمريكيًا.
and personal as we walked.
that was also a café,
والتي كانت تتضمن مقهى أيضًا،
and had hunting supplies.
ولديهم أدوات صيد.
and one had a Confederate flag.
وفي أحدها العلم الكونفدرالي.
this narrow strip of road,
was the specter of mob violence.
of Maryland and Delaware,
Jewel and Sandria,
he looked suspicious.
to give him a chance.
radio this morning,
we had just walked through a nor'easter;
it was sleeting on our faces.
وكان الصقيع على وجوهنا.
and wet and frozen again.
than he could have possibly understood.
أكبر مما يمكنه أن يتصور هذا الرجل.
وفي تلك اللحظة،
my faith in God for sure,
into the darkness of discord, or not.
أن نغوص أكثر في خلافاتنا، أو نتجنب ذلك.
are walking through the streets
يعبرن الشوارع
through the streets with a mission
الشوارع في مهمة
as the women who marched in Montgomery:
will launch the largest health revolution
والمدرَبات حديثًا أكبر ثورة صحية
and model the best of human flourishing.
ليمثلن أرقى معاني الازدهار البشري.
where we can breathe it together."
حيث يمكننا التنفس معا."
were: "I can't breathe."
الأخيرة والمؤثرة:" لا أستطيع التنفس."
died at 27 years old,
وعمرها 27 عامًا،
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
T. Morgan Dixon - Health activistT. 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.
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.
Vanessa Garrison | Speaker | TED.com