Damon Davis: Courage is contagious
Деймън Дейвис: Какво видях на протестите във Фъргюсън
TED Fellow Damon Davis makes art to empower the disenfranchised and combat oppression. Full bio
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много хора,
when they are afraid.
когато се страхуват.
в себе си, те
източен Сейнт Люис, Илиной.
from St. Louis, Missouri.
от Сейнт Люис, Мизури.
St. Louis my entire life.
през целия си живот.
in Ferguson, Missouri --
във Фъргюсън, Мизури -
Сейнт Люис -
to lose his life to law enforcement.
убито от органите на реда.
trying to use fear as a weapon.
да използват страха като оръжие.
in mourning was to use force
полицията отговори със сила,
Медиите дори
to make us afraid of each other
един от друг
have worked in the past.
в миналото.
this time it was different.
този път бе различно.
treatment of the community
отношение към обществото
Ferguson and St. Louis.
във Фъргюсън и Сейнт Люис.
about the fourth or fifth day,
четвъртия или петия ден,
minutes away from Ferguson,
на минути от Фъргюсън,
много.
into the conversation:
the same thing going on.
with something else inside of them.
нещо друго.
to back down from the police.
something in me changing,
was doing the same thing.
същото.
това чувство.
to do something more.
нещо повече.
I'm an artist. I make shit.
аз съм артист, създавам неща.
specific to the protest,
специално за протеста,
in a spiritual war,
в духовна война,
гласност,
for the road ahead.
пътя напред.
of the hands of protesters
протестиращи
the boarded-up buildings
and to raise the morale.
и да подсиля духа.
the stories of these people
историите на хората,
courageous in the moment.
that was given to me.
of our job as artists.
като артисти.
of courage in the work that we do.
на кураж в работата, която вършим.
between the normal folks
между обикновените хора
to spread fear and hate,
разпространяват страх и омраза,
the binds us every day?
който ни връзва всеки ден?
was not put in me to cripple me,
нас, за да ни осакатява,
how to use that fear,
този страх,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Damon Davis - Artist and filmmakerTED Fellow Damon Davis makes art to empower the disenfranchised and combat oppression.
Why you should listen
Musician, visual artist and filmmaker working at the intersection of art and activism, exploring the experience of contemporary black Americans. His documentary, Whose Streets?, premiered at Sundance 2017 and tells the story of the protests in Ferguson, Missouri that took place after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was killed by police in 2014.
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