Damon Davis: Courage is contagious
Damon Davis: Vad jag såg under protesterna i Ferguson
TED Fellow Damon Davis makes art to empower the disenfranchised and combat oppression. Full bio
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when they are afraid.
att de varit rädda.
from St. Louis, Missouri.
från St. Louis, Missouri.
St. Louis my entire life.
St. Louis i hela mitt liv.
in Ferguson, Missouri --
i Ferguson, Missouri -
to lose his life to law enforcement.
som polisen tar livet av.
trying to use fear as a weapon.
försökte använda rädsla som vapen.
in mourning was to use force
var att använda våld
få oss att bli rädda för varandra
to make us afraid of each other
have worked in the past.
this time it was different.
den här gången var det annorlunda.
treatment of the community
och sättet folket behandlades på
Ferguson and St. Louis.
omkring Ferguson och St. Louis.
about the fourth or fifth day,
på den fjärde eller femte dagen
minutes away from Ferguson,
bara minuter från Ferguson,
into the conversation:
the same thing going on.
som utstrålade något annat.
with something else inside of them.
to back down from the police.
something in me changing,
was doing the same thing.
runtomkring mig gjorde samma sak.
to do something more.
I'm an artist. I make shit.
Jag är en konstnär som gör saker.
specific to the protest,
om och för protesterna,
in a spiritual war,
inför allt som skulle hända.
for the road ahead.
of the hands of protesters
protesterarnas händer
the boarded-up buildings
and to raise the morale.
och höja moralen.
the stories of these people
berättelserna om de människor
courageous in the moment.
that was given to me.
of our job as artists.
av vårt jobb som konstnärer.
of courage in the work that we do.
i det arbete vi gör.
between the normal folks
mellan det vanliga folket
to spread fear and hate,
till att sprida rädsla och hat,
som håller oss fast varje dag?
the binds us every day?
was not put in me to cripple me,
såtts i mig för att förlama mig,
how to use that fear,
hur jag skulle använda rädslan,
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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