Damon Davis: Courage is contagious
Damon Davis: Hvad jeg så til Ferguson-protesterne
TED Fellow Damon Davis makes art to empower the disenfranchised and combat oppression. Full bio
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der let vil indrømme, når de er bange.
when they are afraid.
floden fra St. Louis, Missouri.
from St. Louis, Missouri.
St. Louis my entire life.
hele mit liv.
in Ferguson, Missouri --
i Ferguson, Missouri --
der vil miste livet til ordensmagten.
to lose his life to law enforcement.
der forsøgte at bruge frygt som et våben.
trying to use fear as a weapon.
var at bruge magt
in mourning was to use force
at gøre os bange for hinanden
to make us afraid of each other
have worked in the past.
før i tiden,
this time it was different.
treatment of the community
af lokalsamfundet,
Ferguson og St. Louis.
Ferguson and St. Louis.
about the fourth or fifth day,
om I alle har bemærket.
minutes away from Ferguson,
i samtalen:
into the conversation:
i den menneskemængde,
der oplevede det samme.
the same thing going on.
der foregik inde i dem.
with something else inside of them.
at bukke sig for politiet.
to back down from the police.
der ændrede sig i mig.
something in me changing,
was doing the same thing.
mig gjorde det samme.
at gøre noget mere.
to do something more.
I'm an artist. I make shit.
specifikt til protesterne.
specific to the protest,
in a spiritual war,
i en spirituel krig.
dem til vejen fremover.
for the road ahead.
billeder af protesternes hænder
of the hands of protesters
af de ombyggede bygninger
the boarded-up buildings
og hæve moralen.
and to raise the morale.
at det i hvert fald i et øjeblik
opløfte historierne hos disse mennesker,
the stories of these people
courageous in the moment.
that was given to me.
vores job som kunstnere.
of our job as artists.
af modet, der findes i det arbejde, vi laver.
of courage in the work that we do.
de almindelige folk
between the normal folks
at sprede frygt og had,
to spread fear and hate,
der binder os hver dag.
the binds us every day?
hvor jeg ikke var det.
ikke var sat i mig for at lamme mig,
was not put in me to cripple me,
how to use that fear,
hvordan man benytter den frygt
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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