Gill Hicks: I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned
Gill Hicks: Sobrevivi a um ataque terrorista. Eis o que aprendi
Gill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace. Full bio
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em julho de 2005,
at the same time,
ao mesmo tempo.
a poucos metros de distância.
at anyone on the Tube,
no metropolitano,
over the detonation switch.
sobre o detonador.
"Em que é que ele estaria a pensar?"
or maim me, Gill Hicks.
ou para mutilar a Gill Hicks.
to dehumanize us.
desumanizar-nos.
in my carriage alone,
perderam-se 26 vidas preciosas
through tar might be like.
imersos em alcatrão.
who, minutes earlier,
que, minutos antes,
every few minutes.
durante alguns minutos.
ele ter sobrevivido.
at the Design Council.
no Conselho de "Design".
architecture and design journals,
revistas de arquitetura e "design",
of the Royal Society of Arts,
da Real Sociedade das Artes,
that one day I would be standing,
estaria aqui,
doing extraordinary things in London.
a fazer coisas extraordinárias em Londres.
para que tudo isso acabasse.
around the tops of my legs,
torniquetes em volta das pernas
and everyone out,
e de todos
ouvir-me a mim mesma,
de fechar os olhos.
the whole of my life
lived more, seen more.
visto mais.
dancing, taken up yoga.
dançado, feito ioga.
was always my work.
tinha sido sempre o meu trabalho.
o primeiro contacto
a small word, like "Gill."
uma pequena palavra, como "Gill".
a humanidade,
a etiqueta de identificação
when I was admitted to hospital.
para mim, foram uma prenda.
porque eu era um ser humano.
tinha feito qualquer diferença
that the rescuers were prepared to go
estavam preparados para fazer,
quanto podiam,
if I was rich or poor,
se eu era rica ou pobre,
uma preciosa vida humana.
can not only save,
como podem transformá-las.
of one of my rescuers, Andy, and I
de um dos meus salvadores,
firmemente,
and wanting retribution,
e exigia retribuição
for widespread positive change
para uma grande mudança positiva
pretty big things to ponder
para refletir
em que todos devemos pensar:
than what can ever divide?
do que o que nos pode dividir?
a tragedy or a disaster
haver uma tragédia ou um desastre
connected as one species,
profundamente ligados, enquanto espécie,
the wisdom of our era
a sabedoria da nossa época
acima da simples tolerância
até os conhecermos?
until we know them?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gill Hicks - Survivor and activistGill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace.
Why you should listen
Dr. Gill Hicks is considered to be one of the most thought provoking, powerful and life affirming speakers in Australia and the UK. She is globally known as a survivor of the London terrorist bombings on July 7, 2005. She survived, but suffered severe and permanent injuries, losing both legs from just below the knee.
Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Hicks has lived in London since 1991, however in 2012 Hicks returned to Australia where she operates nationally and internationally through her not for profit M.A.D. for Peace network and her public speaking work.
Her unique and compelling projects and initiative's, aimed at both deterring anyone from following the path of violent extremism and building sustainable models for peace, draw upon Hicks's previous roles within the Arts.
An impressive career before the bombings included being at the helm of some of the UK's most prestigious and respected institutions -- including publishing director of the architecture, design and contemporary culture magazine, Blueprint, director of the Dangerous Minds design consultancy and head curator at the Design Council. It wasn’t until after the bombings that Hicks decided to dedicate her life to being an advocate for peace. She has made it her mission to use her experiences and her new body form to positive effect.
In 2007 Hicks founded the not for profit organisation M.A.D. for Peace, a platform that connects people globally and encourages us to think of "Peace as a Verb," something that we have an individual responsibility to do every day.
In 2008 Hicks released her first book, One Unknown, named after the chilling label given to her as she arrived to hospital as an unidentified body. The book was shortlisted for the Mind Book of the Year Awards.
Since her return to Australia in 2012, Hicks has been recognised as South Australian, Australian of the Year 2015 and is Chair to the Innovation component for the Committee for Adelaide.
In 2013 Hicks welcomed her daughter, Amelie into the world. This, as she describes it, is her finest achievement and greatest acknowledgement of the brilliance and resilience of the human body.
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