Yana Buhrer Tavanier: How to recover from activism burnout
Yana Buhrer Tavanier: Como recuperar do esgotamento por ativismo
TED Senior Fellow Yana Buhrer Tavanier explores human rights innovation at the intersection of activism, art, tech and science -- and their potential to instigate change. Full bio
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by her partner in Sofia.
pelo seu companheiro em Sófia.
that they heard her screams,
que tinham ouvido os gritos dela,
and many other societies,
e em muitas outras sociedades,
as a private matter.
como um assunto privado.
to any other kind of noise.
quando há qualquer outro tipo de barulho.
the absurdity of this.
o absurdo que isto é.
just below V's for one night.
no andar por baixo de V.
we had assembled in the living room
que colocámos na sala de estar
hesitando em tocar à campainha.
hesitant to press the bell.
the ominous silence
para explorar o silêncio sinistro
and it became instantly viral.
que se tornou viral instantaneamente.
the voices of survivors
as vozes de sobreviventes
similares na Internet.
with specific advice,
para vizinhos
the body of a woman
o corpo de uma mulher,
nos direitos humanos.
for socially engaged creative solutions.
empenhadas socialmente
how to make people care and act.
as pessoas a preocuparem-se e agirem.
that creative actions can save the world,
criativas podem salvar o mundo,
and human rights in the same sentence,
e direitos humanos na mesma frase,
por que é importante.
that we can't win this.
não poder vencer isto.
published by Columbia University,
publicado pela Universidade da Colúmbia,
are widespread amongst activists.
são comuns entre ativistas.
I felt at my final stop.
para avançar,
o aborrecimento ou o pessimismo?
and play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown
psiquiatra e estudioso de brincadeiras,
lights up the brain like play,
o cérebro quanto brincar
não é trabalhar,
into what I call today "play-tivism."
no que eu chamo de "brinca-tivismo."
os outros querem participar.
is filled with artists,
está cheio de artistas,
in radical collaboration.
numa colaboração radical.
to empower activism.
de dar poder ao ativismo.
não precisam de ser divertidos,
the project I talked about earlier,
o projeto que já referi,
and a software engineer
e um engenheiro de "software"
two days before they pitched the idea.
antes de organizarem a ideia.
in our lab series
na nossa série de laboratório
to work on human rights issues.
de direitos humanos.
include a pop-up bakery
incluem uma padaria "pop-up"
beautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes --
mas de sabor horrível.
in the shoes of a dictator
no papel de um ditador
of tools and tactics of oppression.
de ferramentas e táticas de opressão.
just to test the idea,
só para testar a ideia,
and if we can make it better.
e se podemos melhorar.
that we put it all online
pelo formato que partilhamos "online"
of experimentation in activism.
da experimentação no ativismo.
if we are not afraid to lose.
se não tivermos medo de perder.
by Stanford University
pela Universidade de Stanford
of what makes people care
been hearing for years:
durante muitos anos:
not from more information
não por mais informações,
que promovem a empatia.
global armed conflict through light bulbs,
de conflitos armados mundiais,
one single monument of a woman in Sofia
monumento a uma mulher em Sófia,
understanding and direct action.
a compreensão e a ação direta.
taking risks and trying and failing
correr riscos, de tentar e falhar,
"Que irresponsável"
brincadeiras com negligência.
or spark better ideas.
mais fortes ou dá-nos melhores ideias.
to be able to breathe.
de que precisamos para respirar.
eram proibidas.
by a communist dictatorship.
por uma ditadura comunista.
sonhos são pesadelos.
all the past will be forgotten
todo o passado será esquecido
the blood of past mistakes.
o sangue de erros do passado.
of our humanity will crumble,
humanidade se desmoronarão,
e pela liberdade,
de que brinquemos,
and beauty of us playing together.
e a beleza de brincarmos juntos,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yana Buhrer Tavanier - Creative activist, social entrepreneurTED Senior Fellow Yana Buhrer Tavanier explores human rights innovation at the intersection of activism, art, tech and science -- and their potential to instigate change.
Why you should listen
Yana Buhrer Tavanier is the cofounder and executive director of Fine Acts, a global platform for socially engaged creative solutions. As a creative activist and a social entrepreneur with a background in investigative journalism, she explores human rights innovation at the intersection of activism, art, tech and science.
Buhrer Tavanier is also cofounder of TimeHeroes.org, a do-more-good platform building volunteering culture in developing societie. She is a board member of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, the country's leading human rights group, and an expert member of Amnesty International's Europe and Central Asia Regional Oversight Group. She has a BA in communication and MA in political science from Sofia University, along with executive education at Harvard University, Yale University and Oxford University. She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a fellow of the Royal Society of Art and was named one of 50 people who will change the world in WIRED's Smart List 2012.
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