ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nabila Alibhai - Place-maker
Nabila Alibhai leads inCOMMONS, a new cultural production lab focused on invigorating public spaces and inspiring collective responsibility for our cultural and environmental heritage.

Why you should listen

Nabila Alibhai is the founder of inCOMMONS, an organization that develops and invigorates public spaces and builds collective leadership. inCOMMONS's New York-based sister company, limeSHIFT, uses the same principles and embeds artists into workplaces to make them more happy, purposeful and creative. She recently authored "How Colour Replaces Fear," a chapter in the book Art & The City, about art that heals divisions and unites communities.

Currently, inCOMMONS's main projects are Colour in Faith, a neighborhood solidarity project through art; building an inclusive sculptural space with Nairobi City County; experimenting with art and healing; and looking for partners to create urban sweet spaces for our greatest gardeners: (pollinators) bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. limeSHIFT is working with New York City's Carnegie Hall on a traveling installation called Espejismo.

Alibhai had a 13-year career working on different aspects of conflict transformation from communications to health and resilience. She has worked on projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, the United States and Switzerland. She has held positions in the Aga Khan Development Network, the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration. As a Research Fellow in MIT's Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies, she advanced her efforts to influence health, security and community solidarity through public spaces. She is now based in her home country of Kenya. 

 

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Nabila Alibhai: Why people of different faiths are painting their houses of worship yellow

Nabila Alibhai: Por que pessoas de diferentes religiões estão pintando os lugares religiosos de amarelo

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As divisões ao longo das linhas religiosas estão se aprofundando, e estamos duvidando cada vez mais do quanto temos em comum. Como podemos estar firmes e visivelmente juntos ? Inspirado em uma ideia do colaborador Yazmany Arboleda, a criadora de lugares Nabila Alibhai e os colegas dela criaram o "Color in Faith", um projeto de arte de prática social que une pessoas de diferentes religiões, levando-as a pintar de amarelo os lugares religiosos uns dos outros em uma demonstração de solidariedade. "Mostramos que a família humana pode se unir e enviar uma mensagem muito mais brilhante e poderosa do que as vozes daqueles que desejam nos prejudicar", diz Alibhai.
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00:12
We live in a time of fear,
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Vivemos uma era de medo,
00:15
and our response to fear
can either be to contract
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e nossa resposta ao medo
pode ser nos contrairmos
00:19
and attempt to guard ourselves
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e tratarmos de nos proteger,
00:22
or to extend ourselves,
hold on to each other,
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ou nos expandirmos
e mantermos uns aos outros,
00:25
and face our fears together.
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e enfrentarmos nossos medos juntos.
00:28
What is your instinct?
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Qual é o instinto de vocês?
00:30
What do you see more of in the world?
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O que mais veem no mundo?
00:34
The problem with the first approach
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O problema da primeira abordagem
00:36
is that in our mounting isolation,
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é que, em nosso isolamento crescente,
00:38
we divide ourselves from others.
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nós nos separamos dos demais.
00:41
Our sense of isolation grows,
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Cresce nossa sensação de isolamento,
00:43
because our imagination
goes into overdrive
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porque nossa imaginação se intensifica
00:45
about the people and the spaces
that we no longer engage with.
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sobre as pessoas e os espaços
com os quais não nos relacionamos mais
00:49
Our sense of otherness grows,
and we lose empathy.
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Cresce nossa sensação de diversidade,
e perdemos a empatia.
00:54
Today I'm going to tell you
about a group of people
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Hoje vou contar a vocês
sobre um grupo de pessoas
que tomou o desafio mundial do terrorismo
00:57
that took the global
challenge of terrorism
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00:59
and began creating spaces
where strangers connect in solidarity.
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e começou a criar espaços onde pessoas
desconhecidas unem-se de forma solidária.
01:04
My own obsession with what I see
as irrational divisions began as a child.
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Minha obsessão pelo que considero divisões
sem razão começou em minha infância.
01:09
As a fourth-generation
Kenyan Muslim of Indian origin,
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Como quarta geração de muçulmanos
quenianos de origem indiana,
01:14
it bothered me that in four generations,
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o que me incomodava em quatro gerações
era não ter em minha família
um só casamento
01:16
there wasn't a single
marriage in my family
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fora de minha pequena
comunidade religiosa.
01:18
outside of my small religious community.
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01:20
And I wondered what that was about.
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Eu me perguntava qual era o motivo.
01:23
Was it fear?
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Era medo?
01:25
Was it racism?
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Racismo?
01:28
Was it cultural preservation?
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Preservação cultural?
01:30
Did it have something
to do with colonialism?
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Tinha algo a ver com o colonialismo?
01:34
Certainly, we didn't share a lot
of the same public spaces with others.
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Certamente, não compartilhávamos
muitos espaços públicos com os outros.
01:39
These divisions bothered me deeply,
and they drove my career choices.
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Essas divisões me aborreciam muito,
e marcaram minhas opções de carreira.
01:44
When I was 20, the US embassies
in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed.
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Quando eu tinha 20 anos,
as embaixadas americanas no Quênia
e na Tanzânia foram bombardeadas.
No ano seguinte, eu estava
a caminho do Oriente Médio
01:51
A year later, I was on my way
to the Middle East
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01:53
to study conflict resolution.
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para estudar resolução de conflitos.
01:55
And then from that point on,
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A partir daquele momento,
não foi muito difícil para mim
encontrar ambientes inseguros de trabalho,
01:57
it wasn't very hard for me
to find insecure environments to work in,
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02:00
because the world was quickly shifting
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porque o mundo mudava rapidamente
no que conhecemos agora
como a era do terrorismo.
02:02
in what we now know
as the time of terrorism.
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02:05
I was in Washington, DC
when 9/11 happened,
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Eu estava em Washington
durante os atentados de 11 de setembro,
02:09
and then I moved back home
to Kenya to work with refugees
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e então voltei para casa, no Quênia,
para trabalhar com refugiados.
02:12
and then later worked in Pakistan
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Depois, trabalhei
no Paquistão e no Afeganistão.
02:14
and in Afghanistan.
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02:18
In all of these places, what I noticed
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Em todos esses lugares, notei
a importância dos espaços físicos
02:20
was how important physical spaces are
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02:23
to making us feel safe
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para fazer nos sentirmos mais seguros
02:25
and well
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e bem
02:27
and like we belong.
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e sentir que pertencemos.
02:29
In 2013, I came back home
to Nairobi from Afghanistan.
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Em 2013, voltei para casa,
em Nairóbi, do Afeganistão.
02:34
Al-Shabaab operatives
had besieged Westgate shopping center,
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Os operários de Al-Shabaab dominaram
o centro comercial de Westgate,
02:37
killing 67 people
in a day of utter horror.
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matando 67 pessoas
em um dia de absoluto terror.
02:44
Soon after that,
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Pouco depois disso,
02:45
I could see how Nairobi
was beginning to change,
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pude ver como Nairóbi
estava começando a mudar
02:48
and it was beginning to feel
more like the fear and terror-weary
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e a parecer com medo e cansaço do terror,
e das cidades destruídas pela guerra,
em que eu havia trabalhado.
02:53
and war-torn cities that I had worked in.
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02:57
And Nairobi continues to grow
in fear-driven ways.
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Nairóbi continua a crescer
guiada pelo medo.
03:01
We see more walls, more barriers,
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Vemos mais muros,
mais barreiras, mais segurança.
03:03
more security.
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03:06
And like other parts of the world,
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Como outras partes do mundo,
03:07
we are experiencing
an erosion of human connection.
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estamos passando por um desgaste
nas relações humanas.
03:12
Divisions along
religious lines are deepening,
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As divisões religiosas
estão se aprofundando,
03:15
and we're doubting more and more
how much we have in common.
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e duvidamos cada vez mais
do quanto temos em comum.
03:20
We are at a pivotal time
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Vivemos um momento crucial
03:21
when we need to restore
our confidence in humanity
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em que precisamos restabelecer
nossa confiança na humanidade,
03:25
and stand boldly and visibly together.
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e permanecer juntos
de forma corajosa e visível.
03:29
So in 2014, I brought together
a group of people in Nairobi
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Em 2014, reuni um grupo de pessoas
em Nairóbi para imaginar o que fazer:
03:32
to figure out what to do:
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03:34
public intellectuals, diplomats,
artists, development workers.
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intelectuais públicos, diplomatas,
artistas, trabalhadores
do desenvolvimento.
03:40
And the group articulated
our challenge as threefold:
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O grupo articulou um triplo desafio:
03:45
one, to reclaim the city
from the narrative of terrorism
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um, recuperar a cidade
da narrativa do terrorismo
03:48
and back into the hands
of the people that live there;
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e devolvê-la aos habitantes dela;
03:52
two, introduce a language
beyond race, tribe or religion
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dois, introduzir uma linguagem
além de etnia, tribo ou religião
03:56
that would help us
transcend our differences;
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que nos ajudaria a transcender
nossas diferenças;
03:59
and three, provide a gesture
that would help restore empathy
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e três, proporcionar um gesto
para ajudar a restabelecer a empatia,
04:04
and conversation and trust.
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o diálogo e a confiança.
04:08
One of the people in this group
was an artist and architect,
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Uma das pessoas deste grupo era
o artista e arquiteto Yazmany Arboleda.
04:11
Yazmany Arboleda.
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04:14
He and I have collaborated
in other parts of the world
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Juntos temos colaborado
em outras partes do mundo
04:16
over many years.
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ao longo de muitos anos.
04:18
He has a history
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Ele tem experiência em entrar
em ambientes urbanos
04:20
of disrupting urban environments
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04:22
and making strangers connect
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e unir pessoas desconhecidas
04:24
in incredible, beautiful
and spectacular ways.
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de formas incríveis,
bonitas e espetaculares.
04:28
He had an idea.
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Ele teve uma ideia:
04:30
The idea was to unite people
of different faiths
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unir pessoas de diferentes crenças
04:33
by getting them to paint
each other's houses of worship,
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fazendo-as pintar os lugares
religiosos uns dos outros,
04:37
mosques, temples, synagogues, churches,
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mesquitas, templos, sinagogas, igrejas,
04:40
paint them yellow
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pintá-las de amarelo
04:42
in the name of love.
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em nome do amor.
04:46
By focusing on icons of faith,
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Ao nos concentrarmos em ícones da fé,
04:49
we would get people to reexamine
the true essence of their faith,
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faríamos as pessoas reexaminarem
a verdadeira essência da fé,
04:53
the common belief that we share
in kindness, generosity and friendship.
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a crença comum que compartilhamos
na bondade, generosidade e amizade.
04:58
By creating pathways
between houses of worship
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Ao criar caminhos entre os lugares
religiosos dentro de um bairro,
05:01
within one neighborhood,
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05:03
we would create islands of stability
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criaríamos ilhas de estabilidade
e redes de pessoas
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and networks of people
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05:06
that could withstand threats.
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que poderiam se opor às ameaças.
05:10
And neighbors, by picking up
a paintbrush with other neighbors,
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Os vizinhos, ao utilizar
um pincel com outros vizinhos,
iriam se comprometer
não apenas com as mentes,
05:14
would engage not just with their heads
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05:16
but with their hands
and with their hearts.
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mas também com as mãos e o coração.
05:20
And the painted buildings would become
sculptures in the landscape
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Os prédios pintados se tornariam
esculturas na paisagem,
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that speak of people
from very different backgrounds
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que falariam de pessoas
de diferentes origens
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that stand together.
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que estão juntas.
05:29
We'd call the project "Colour in Faith."
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Chamamos o projeto de "Colour in Faith".
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We loved the idea and we immediately
began approaching houses of worship:
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Adoramos a ideia e fomos
imediatamente aos lugares religiosos:
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churches, temples, mosques, synagogues.
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igrejas, templos, mesquitas e sinagogas.
05:39
Door to door, we went
to more than 60 rabbis,
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De porta em porta,
visitamos mais de 60 rabinos,
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imams, pastors and priests.
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líderes islâmicos, pastores e padres.
05:45
As you can imagine,
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Como podem imaginar,
05:46
bringing these communities together
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reunir essas comunidades,
quando os preconceitos são reforçados
por uma pandemia mundial de medo,
05:48
when prejudices are reinforced
by a global pandemic of fear
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05:51
is not easy.
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não é fácil.
05:52
It was complicated.
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Foi complicado.
05:55
We were confronted
with the hierarchy of decision-making
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Enfrentamos a hierarquia
que toma as decisões
dentro dos estabelecimentos religiosos.
05:58
within religious establishments.
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06:00
For example, with Catholic churches,
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Por exemplo, nas igrejas católicas,
06:03
we were told that the archbishop
would have to make the decision.
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disseram que o arcebispo
teria que tomar a decisão.
06:06
And so we wrote a letter
to the archbishop.
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Então escrevemos uma carta
ao arcebispo e ao Vaticano.
06:08
We wrote a letter to the Vatican.
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06:10
We're still waiting to hear back.
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Ainda estamos aguardando resposta.
06:12
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
06:14
And with other houses of worship,
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Em outros lugares religiosos,
06:16
we were told that the patrons,
the people that pay for the building
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disseram que os patrocinadores,
as pessoas que pagam pelo prédio,
06:19
and the construction
and the painting of the buildings
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pela construção e pela pintura dos prédios
06:22
would have to make a decision.
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teriam que tomar uma decisão.
06:25
And then we came head-to-head
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Logo nos deparamos
com o longo legado de dependência
missionária e doadora
06:26
with the long legacy
of missionary and donor dependence
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06:29
that so impedes
unconditional civic action,
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que impede a ação cívica incondicional,
06:32
and we learned this the hard way.
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e aprendemos isso do modo mais difícil.
06:34
There was one community
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Havia uma comunidade
06:36
that in our repeated conversations
would keep asking us
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que, em nossas repetidas conversas,
continuava nos pedindo
06:39
to appreciate them.
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para apreciá-los.
06:41
And so we would keep going back
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Continuávamos voltando
e dizendo-lhes que os apreciávamos,
06:43
and telling them that we appreciate them,
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06:46
and of course,
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e, claro,
06:47
if we didn't appreciate them,
we wouldn't be here.
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se não os apreciássemos,
não estaríamos lá.
06:53
And then we learned
painfully late in the game
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Aprendemos dolorosamente tarde no jogo
06:55
that the word "appreciation"
is code for getting paid to participate.
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que a palavra "apreciação"
significava ser pago para participar.
07:01
And so we challenged them
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Então os desafiamos
07:04
and we asked the question,
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e perguntamos a eles:
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"So what will it cost?
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"Quanto custa?
07:08
How much could we pay you?
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Quanto poderíamos pagar a vocês?
07:11
And if we pay for your faith,
is it really faith?"
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E, se pagamos por sua fé, é realmente fé?"
07:15
We started the project
asking the question,
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Começamos o projeto fazendo a pergunta:
07:18
"Where does your faith live?"
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"Onde mora sua fé?"
07:20
And here we found ourselves
asking the question,
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E ali estávamos questionando:
"Quanto custa sua fé?"
07:22
"How much does your faith cost?"
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07:26
But the most difficult issue
was the perceived risk of standing apart.
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Mas o tema mais difícil
era o risco visível de estar separados.
07:30
We had one synagogue
that flat-out refused to participate
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Uma sinagoga recusou-se
definitivamente a participar
07:34
because it feared
drawing attention to itself
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porque temia chamar
a atenção para si mesma
e tornar-se um alvo.
07:36
and becoming a target.
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07:39
Similarly, we had a mosque
that also feared becoming a target.
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Uma mesquita também temia ser um alvo.
07:43
And these fears are justified.
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Esses medos têm fundamento.
07:47
And yet, there were 25 houses of worship
that pledged to participate.
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Mesmo assim, havia 25 lugares religiosos
que se comprometeram a participar.
07:53
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
07:58
These bold leaders took the gesture
and reinforced it with their own meaning.
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Esses líderes corajosos tomaram o gesto
e o reforçaram com significado próprio.
08:03
For some, it was to tell the world
that they're not terrorists.
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Para alguns, significava contar
ao mundo que não eram terroristas.
08:06
For others, it was to welcome people
through their doors to ask questions.
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Para outros, era dar as boas-vindas
às pessoas para fazer perguntas.
08:11
And for some, it was to bridge the gap
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E, para alguns, era preencher as lacunas
entre a geração mais antiga e a mais nova,
08:13
between the older
and the younger generation,
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o que, a propósito, muitas religiões
enfrentam neste momento.
08:15
which by the way is something that
many faiths are grappling with right now.
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08:20
And for some it was simply
to build neighborhood solidarity
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Para alguns, era simplesmente
construir a solidariedade na vizinhança
08:24
in advance of feared election violence.
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antes da temida violência eleitoral.
08:27
When asked why yellow,
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Quando perguntamos por que o amarelo,
um líder islâmico disse de uma bela forma:
08:29
one imam beautifully said,
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08:31
"Yellow is the color of the sun.
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"O amarelo é a cor do Sol.
08:34
The sun shines on us all equally.
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O Sol brilha para todos sem distinção.
08:36
It does not discriminate."
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Não faz discriminação".
08:39
He and others spread the word
through their congregations
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Ele e os demais divulgaram a notícia
por meio das congregações e do rádio.
08:42
and over the radio.
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08:43
Municipal government officials
stepped forward and helped
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Os funcionários municipais
foram em frente e ajudaram
com permissões e convocação
de organizações da sociedade civil.
08:46
with permits and with convening
civil society organizations.
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08:50
A paint company donated
a thousand liters of yellow paint
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Uma empresa de tintas doou
mil litros de tinta amarela,
08:54
mixed especially for us
in what they now call "optimistic yellow."
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uma mistura especial para nós
chamada de "amarelo otimista".
08:57
(Laughter)
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(Risos)
08:58
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
09:04
And a poetry collective
joined forces with a university
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Um coletivo de poesia uniu
forças com uma universidade
09:07
and hosted a series of tweet chats
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e promoveu uma série
de bate-papos no Twitter
09:09
that challenged the nation
on issues of faith,
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que desafiaram a nação em questões de fé,
09:11
our faith not just
in the context of religion,
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nossa fé não apenas
no contexto da religião,
09:14
but our faith in politicians
and tribe and nation,
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mas nossa fé em políticos,
tribos e nações,
09:18
our faith in the older generation
and in the younger generation.
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nossa fé na geração
mais velha e na mais nova.
09:23
And then Colour in Faith
was launched at a gallery event
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Então foi lançado o "Color in Faith"
em um evento de uma galeria
09:27
that invited an incredible mix
of gallerygoers
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que convidou uma incrível
variedade de galeristas,
09:30
and religious leaders
and artists and businesspeople.
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líderes religiosos, artistas
e empresários.
09:35
Already, even before
picking up a paintbrush,
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Mesmo antes de usar um pincel,
09:38
we had accomplished so much
of the conversation and connection
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já tínhamos conseguido
muito diálogo e conexão,
09:42
that we had hoped for.
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como esperávamos.
09:45
And then we began to paint.
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Começamos, então, a pintar.
09:49
Muslims stood by Christians
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Os muçulmanos estavam
ao lado dos cristãos,
09:52
and atheists and agnostics and Hindus
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assim como ateus, agnósticos e hindus,
09:55
and painted a mosque yellow.
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e pintaram uma mesquita de amarelo.
10:02
And then they all came together again
and painted a church yellow,
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Então todos se reuniram novamente
e pintaram uma igreja de amarelo,
10:07
and then another mosque,
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depois outra mesquita,
10:09
and then another church.
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e depois outra igreja.
10:11
Poets and musicians
performed while we painted.
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Poetas e músicos faziam
apresentações enquanto pintávamos.
10:15
We painted in Nairobi,
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Pintamos em Nairóbi,
10:17
and then we painted in Mombasa.
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e depois pintamos em Mombaça.
10:20
The local and international press
did features on Colour in Faith
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A imprensa local e internacional
destacou o "Color in Faith"
10:24
in English and French and Swahili
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em inglês, francês, suaíli,
10:27
and Spanish and Somali.
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espanhol e somali.
10:30
CNN highlighted Colour in Faith
as a way of bringing communities together.
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A CNN destacou o "Color in Faith"
como uma forma de unir as comunidades.
10:37
And our social media platforms lit up,
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Nossas plataformas
nas redes sociais cresceram,
10:40
connecting more and more people.
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unindo cada vez mais pessoas.
10:42
And these neighbors
continued to stay in touch.
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Os vizinhos continuaram mantendo contato.
10:46
There are some that are pursuing
politics with a platform of peace,
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Alguns estão buscando políticas
com uma intenção de paz,
10:50
and we have communities
as far as Argentina and the US
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e temos comunidades longínquas
na Argentina e nos EUA,
10:53
and as close as Mali and Rwanda
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e próximas no Mali e em Ruanda
10:55
that are asking for our help.
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que estão pedindo nossa ajuda.
10:57
And we would love to help.
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Gostaríamos de ajudar.
10:59
It's our dream that this project,
this idea, spreads across the world,
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É nosso sonho que esse projeto,
essa ideia, espalhe-se por todo o mundo,
11:04
with or without our support.
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com ou sem nosso apoio.
11:07
Colour in Faith is literally highlighting
those who mean well in yellow.
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O "Color in Faith" destaca, literalmente,
o amarelo para aqueles que procuram o bem.
11:13
Colour in Faith is binding
neighborhoods together,
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O "Color in Faith" une os vizinhos,
11:15
and it's our hope
that when threats come knocking,
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e esperamos que, quando vierem as ameaças,
11:18
they will collectively
sift fact from rumor
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eles, juntos, separem os fatos dos rumores
11:20
and stand in solidarity.
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e sejam solidários.
11:23
We've proven that the human family
can come together and send a message
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Mostramos que a família humana
pode se unir e enviar uma mensagem
11:27
far brighter and more powerful
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muito mais esperançosa e poderosa
11:29
than the voices of those
that wish to do us harm.
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do que as vozes daqueles
que desejam nos fazer mal.
11:33
Though fear is infectious,
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Embora o medo seja contagiante,
11:35
we are showing that so is hope.
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estamos mostrando
que a esperança também é.
11:38
Thank you.
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Obrigada.
11:40
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
Translated by Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Reviewed by Leonardo Silva

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nabila Alibhai - Place-maker
Nabila Alibhai leads inCOMMONS, a new cultural production lab focused on invigorating public spaces and inspiring collective responsibility for our cultural and environmental heritage.

Why you should listen

Nabila Alibhai is the founder of inCOMMONS, an organization that develops and invigorates public spaces and builds collective leadership. inCOMMONS's New York-based sister company, limeSHIFT, uses the same principles and embeds artists into workplaces to make them more happy, purposeful and creative. She recently authored "How Colour Replaces Fear," a chapter in the book Art & The City, about art that heals divisions and unites communities.

Currently, inCOMMONS's main projects are Colour in Faith, a neighborhood solidarity project through art; building an inclusive sculptural space with Nairobi City County; experimenting with art and healing; and looking for partners to create urban sweet spaces for our greatest gardeners: (pollinators) bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. limeSHIFT is working with New York City's Carnegie Hall on a traveling installation called Espejismo.

Alibhai had a 13-year career working on different aspects of conflict transformation from communications to health and resilience. She has worked on projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, the United States and Switzerland. She has held positions in the Aga Khan Development Network, the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration. As a Research Fellow in MIT's Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies, she advanced her efforts to influence health, security and community solidarity through public spaces. She is now based in her home country of Kenya. 

 

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