T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison: The most powerful woman you've never heard of
تی. مورگان دیکسون و ونسا گریسون: قویترین زنانی که تاکنون دربارهشان شنیدهاید
T. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers. Full bioVanessa Garrison - Health activist
As COO of GirlTrek, Vanessa Garrison mobilizes African-American women and girls to reclaim their health and communities through walking. Full bio
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about the most powerful woman
قویترین زنی حرف بزنم که تاکنون
of the civil rights movement,"
را به او داد،
called Citizenship Schools.
شهروندی را تاسیس کرد.
ordinary women the practical skills
مهارتهای کاربردی آموزش میداد
and teach people to read.
و به آنها خواندن یاد بدهند.
those organizing skills,
فرا میگرفتند
legendary civil rights activists
حقوق مدنی تبدیل میشدند که تابحال
from Selma to Montgomery.
از سلما تا مونتگومری برعهده داشت.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee,
تاکتیکهای پرهیز از خشونت بود،
اتوبوسرانی عمومی راه انداختند.
of the Democratic National Convention
حزب دموکرات نشست
در زندان حرف زد
being beaten in jail cells
رایگیری میسیسیپی داشت.
to vote in Mississippi.
was the one who taught her
یکی ازکسانی بود که به او
of her 10,000 students.
شاگرد خانم کلارک هستند.
on the front lines of change,
in her Citizenship School model
به مردم خواندن یاد دادند.
of social activism.
who changed the lyrics
بود که شعر غنایی را به
از شما، ما را بشناسید.
many of you may know us.
for Black women in America.
سلامت زنان سیاهپوست آمریکا.
a healthy body weight,
of their front door every day
habit of walking;
را در آنها بوجود بیاوریم.
یک جنبش اساسی به راه اندختیم
the devastating impacts
بیماریهای مزمن را
of their neighborhoods,
of health for their families
خانوادههایشان به ارمغان میآورند
are wearing this GirlTrek blue shirt
تیشرتهای آبی گرل ترک را برتن دارند
traditions of your community
جامعه ریشه بگیریم
is willing to work hard for;
سخت برای آن کار کنند؛
that doesn't just benefit the individual
خاصی سود نمیرساند بلکه سود آن عاید
to save your own life.
خود از کسی اجازه نگیرید.
as human beings
gathered in your living rooms,
نشیمن خانهشان جمع شدهاند میخواهیم از ما
on social media right now --
شبکههای اجتماعی دیوانهوار فعالیت کنند
ما شما را دوست داریم.
صحنه آوردید--
دیترویت را بررسی میکنیم؛
and health care systems in Harlem;
بهداشتی در هارلم کار میکنیم
Charlotte, Brooklyn, Flint
بروکلین، فلینت و دیگر جاهایی
making your streets safer;
خیابانها را امنتر میکنیم
your commitment to start walking,
به طرح پیادهروی،
your friends and family
that everyone in this room understands
که همه افراد حاضر در اینجا بفهمند
works in GirlTrek.
گرل ترک چطور عمل میکند.
to change the behavior
این توانایی را دارد تا به ۱۰۰تن
blowing up social media right now
شبکههای اجتماعی را پر کردهاند
over 100,000 women to walk.
برای پیادهروی شدهاند.
is to create critical mass.
لازم برای این کار است.
to scale our intervention.
برای سنجش مداخلهمان داریم.
the next Citizenship School.
تا مدرسه شهروندی بعدی را تاسیس کند.
10,000 frontline health activists
سلامت آموزش میدهیم
communities in America.
را درآمریکا دارند اعزام میکنیم.
we will disrupt disease;
بیماری را شکست میدهیم؛
a support system
ایجاد سیستمی حمایتی
to walk to save their own lives.
تا برای نجات جانشان پیادهروی کنند
movement teach-ins.
جنبش حقوق شهروندی نیست.
all across the country.
of masterful teachers,
that we are calling "Summer of Selma."
«تابستان سلما» نامیدهایم ایجاد کنیم.
an annual pilgrimage
and recruitment strategies,
استراتژیهای عضوگیری را یاد بگیرند،
as outdoor trip leaders
like a cultural institution,
فرهنگی درخواهد آمد
of Black Girl Healing.
دختران سیاهپوست بدل میشود
greatest resource.
جامعهمان را از دست میدهیم
is rooted in the same injustice
همان بیعدالتی ریشه دارد
the civil rights movement.
را به راه انداخت.
on the streets of New York
Black women that day --
یک ضربه روحی شکسته است.
out the door each day,
به بیرون از خانه میفرستند،
به خانه برمیگردند یا خیر؛
to every dollar paid to white men;
۶۳ سنت دستمزد میگیرند،
with crumbling infrastructure
سست شده زندگی میکنند،
to fresh fruits or vegetables;
or green spaces --
چندانی در دسترسشان نیست.
is killing Black women
و شدیدتر از دیگر گروهها
than any other group in the country.
of 10 women walked 100 miles
زنان ۱۶۱کیلومتر
watched the live stream.
این حرکت ما را دیدند.
the influencers, shared the story.
این داستان را به اشتراک گذاشتید.
a story about the Kardashians --
خانواده کارداشیانها را متوقف کرد--
is just a little bit of justice --
on our hundred-mile journey.
انجام دادند را گزارش کند.
in this time of confusion and contention,
زمانه سردرگمی و مشاجره
on what it meant to be American.
and personal as we walked.
را از نزدیک ببینیم.
that was also a café,
and had hunting supplies.
لوازم شکار داشتند.
and one had a Confederate flag.
ازکامیونها پرچم ایالت جنوبی را داشت.
this narrow strip of road,
قدم برمیداشتیم،
was the specter of mob violence.
بیرون میآمد.
of Maryland and Delaware,
Jewel and Sandria,
گروه ما جوئل و ساندرا
he looked suspicious.
مشکوک به نظر میآمد.
to give him a chance.
به او شانسی بدهیم.
radio this morning,
we had just walked through a nor'easter;
چون تازه در توفان پیادهروی کرده بودیم؛
it was sleeting on our faces.
و تگرگ به صورتمان میخورد
and wet and frozen again.
دوباره خیس میشدند و یخ میبستند.
than he could have possibly understood.
هر چیز دیگری نیاز داشتیم.
my faith in God for sure,
into the darkness of discord, or not.
در تاریکی تفرقه بیفتیم ویا نه.
are walking through the streets
through the streets with a mission
as the women who marched in Montgomery:
در مونت گومری راهپیمایی کردند هست.
will launch the largest health revolution
بزرگترین انقلاب سلامت را آغاز خواهند کرد
and model the best of human flourishing.
انسانهای موفق را الگوی خود قرار میدهند.
where we can breathe it together."
که همه ما بتوانیم درکنار هم نفس بکشیم.»
were: "I can't breathe."
این بود: «نمیتوانم نفس بکشم.»
died at 27 years old,
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
T. Morgan Dixon - Health activistT. Morgan Dixon is the co-founder and CEO of GirlTrek, inspiring more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers.
Why you should listen
T. Morgan Dixon co-leads GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African American women and girls in the United States. GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities. The organization knits local advocacy together to lead a civil rights-inspired health movement to eliminate barriers to physical activity, improve access to safe places, protect and reclaim green spaces, and improve the walkability and built environments of 50 high-need communities across the United States.
Prior to GirlTrek, Dixon was on the front lines of education reform. She served as director of leadership development for one of the largest charter school networks in the country, Achievement First, and directed the start-up of six public schools in New York City for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly, two organizations funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She has served as a trustee for boards of The National Outdoor Leadership School, Teach for Haiti and The Underground Railroad Historic Byway, a $50 million tourism and preservation project in Maryland.
As the leader of GirlTrek, Dixon has received fellowships from Teach for America (2012), Echoing Green (2013), Ashoka (2014) and The Aspen Institute (2015). She has been featured in The New York Times and CNN. She was named a "health hero" by Essence Magazine and appeared on the cover of Outside Magazine's "Icons" edition.
T. Morgan Dixon | Speaker | TED.com
Vanessa Garrison - Health activist
As COO of GirlTrek, Vanessa Garrison mobilizes African-American women and girls to reclaim their health and communities through walking.
Why you should listen
Vanessa Garrison is the co-founder and COO of GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States. With more than 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities.
Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Garrison worked within the criminal justice space, helping formerly incarcerated women access critical services. She began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System in Atlanta, where she managed digital media projects for some the world's most recognizable news and entertainment brands, including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.
With GirlTrek, Garrison has been a featured in the Washington Post and The New York Times, and she was named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine. She has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America, Echoing Green and the Aspen Institute.
Vanessa Garrison | Speaker | TED.com