Gill Hicks: I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned
Gill Hicks: Jag överlevde en terrorattack. Detta lärde jag mig.
Gill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace. Full bio
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något mycket viktigt.
ta något för givet
at the same time,
någon meter ifrån varandra.
någon på tunnelbanan,
at anyone on the Tube,
over the detonation switch.
or maim me, Gill Hicks.
eller lemlästa mig, Gill Hicks.
som i motsats till "oss".
to dehumanize us.
att inte se oss som människor.
på den där knappen.
in my carriage alone,
som var så enormt
through tar might be like.
att vada genom tjära.
who, minutes earlier,
som bara några minuter tidigare
every few minutes.
sin närvaro med jämna mellanrum.
att han överlevde.
på Design Council.
at the Design Council.
architecture and design journals,
tidskrifter om arkitektur och design,
Royal Society of Arts,
of the Royal Society of Arts,
att jag en dag skulle stå
that one day I would be standing,
doing extraordinary things in London.
som gjorde fantastiska saker i London.
att allt det skulle ta slut.
around the tops of my legs,
tryckförband runt mina ben,
and everyone out,
att sluta mina ögon.
the whole of my life
lived more, seen more.
dansat, börjat med yoga.
dancing, taken up yoga.
was always my work.
var alltid mitt arbete.
där nere i tunneln.
den första beröringen
a small word, like "Gill."
mänsklighet verkligen är
kom till sjukhuset.
when I was admitted to hospital.
gick i sina ansträngningar
that the rescuers were prepared to go
if I was rich or poor,
om jag var rik eller fattig,
ett värdefullt mänskligt liv.
can not only save,
inte bara kan rädda,
of one of my rescuers, Andy, and I
en av mina räddare, Andy, och jag
and wanting retribution,
från hat och hämndlystnad,
for widespread positive change
för utbredd positiv förändring
pretty big things to ponder
stora saker att fundera på
oss alla att tänka över:
than what can ever divide?
än vad som än kan splittra oss?
a tragedy or a disaster
en tragedi eller en katastrof
hör samman som en art,
connected as one species,
the wisdom of our era
innan vi känner dem?
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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