Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care
Cleo Wade: Wil je de wereld veranderen? Heb dan de moed om erom te geven
Cleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty. Full bio
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kreeg onlangs een baby
was ik zo onder de indruk
beautiful being enter into our lives.
zomaar onze levens binnenkwam.
that he wasn't just entering our lives,
onze levens binnenkwam,
feels so incredibly challenging.
voor zulke enorme problemen stelt.
talking to people about who we are,
that the way we find our strength
dat we onze kracht vinden
tot grootse dingen in staat zijn
that we can all do something big
dan we ons ooit zouden kunnen voorstellen.
that each of us is more resilient
a single word I say to him.
van wat ik tegen hem ga zeggen.
it would probably be a better idea
naar huis gaan om het op te schrijven.
at walking down the street.
and listen to what they say.
en luister naar wat ze zeggen.
a better child to your parents;
een beter kind van je ouders;
a better partner.
een betere geliefde.
and get to know them.
en leer ze kennen.
om ruimhartig te zijn.
and do what you can do.
en doe wat je kunt doen.
or created with others
of delen met anderen
vanbinnen kunnen vinden.
dat alleen een verschil van mening
disagrees with you,
iemands mening niet,
the triumph of radical empathy --
van radicale empathie smaken --
the stories you are told.
how to forgive yourself.
jezelf oprecht te vergeven.
than who we were yesterday.
ook de mijne is,
if the other is not free.
als de ander dat niet ook is.
and not with my actions."
I don't need a plastic bag."
'Nee, dank je, geen plastic zak.'
one piece of trash on your block.
op te rapen in je straat.
to be a part of the solutions.
van de oplossing te zijn.
wat we niet onder ogen zien.
that the issues are connected
dat de problemen verbonden zijn,
verdwijnt uit je gezin.
en onverdraagzaamheid?'
at your own kitchen table.
aan je eigen keukentafel.
that you can love others
van anderen kunt houden.
that require big answers,
die grote antwoorden behoeven,
or unqualified, we do nothing.
en onmachtig dat we niets doen.
and qualify ourselves.
en benoemen onszelf daarmee.
van de nationale veiligheid
and there were no senate confirmations,
en zijn we niet officieel bericht,
to be more secure,
in bescherming te nemen
that says, "Are you OK?
die zegt: 'Gaat het?
"What should we do?"
Wat moeten we doen?'
when I see my family and friends?
naar mijn familie en vrienden?
not only for those I know,
niet alleen voor bekenden,
whose ideas conflict with my own?
die andere ideeën hebben dan ik?
who are suffering on my street corner?
op de hoek van mijn straat?
to change our own lives?
of the people in our communities?
van de mensen in onze gemeenschap?
we must assume is in our own hands;
dat we alles in eigen hand hebben.
om daaraan te twijfelen."
Harriet Tubman to her purpose,
hoe moedig ze moest zijn
geen lid van het Congres
in the fight to abolish
van zoiets enorms als slavernij?'
making 19 trips,
in 10 jaar 19 reizen
of those 300 people,
van die 300 mensen,
the great-grandchildren and beyond.
de achterkleinkinderen en verder.
immeasurable ripples
initiëren onmetelijke rimpelingen
Irma or Maria, people did not say,
Irma of Maria is, mensen zeiden niet:
What should I do?"
man en kind op die ze tegenkwamen.
man and child they came across.
gaven mensen hun dollars,
the power to change the world.
de wereld niet kunnen veranderen.
someone's life is always in our hands.
ligt echter altijd in onze handen.
to one group of people;
voorbehouden aan één groep mensen;
on anyone to tell you
tot iemand je vertelt
with what you've got,
om erom te geven.
of a man named Gene Moretti.
van Gene Moretti.
through the Depression, World War II,
tijdens de Depressie, WOII,
of a woman's right to vote,
of the first black president.
van de eerste zwarte president.
in America for 100 years.
during these current times?"
of his family and hundreds of people,
van zijn familie en honderden mensen,
to be there to celebrate him,
hadden gereisd om dit met hem te vieren,
just given me advice,
niet alleen advies had gegeven,
is capable of making
a real, wholehearted impact
invloed willen uitoefenen
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cleo Wade - Artist, poet, authorCleo Wade creates uplifting messages, blending simplicity with positivity and arresting honesty.
Why you should listen
Cleo Wade is an artist, poet and author of the forthcoming book Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For a Better Life. Her writing, accessible yet empowering, speaks to a greater future for all women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, preaching love, acceptance, justice, peace, equity and equality.
Wade's artwork is founded on the idea that art should be in the name of all people and should serve all people. This idea has inspired some of her larger scale public art installations, including a 25-foot love poem in the skyline of the New Orleans French Quarter titled "Respect," as well as her follow up piece, "She," which was created in collaboration with graffiti artist Brandon Odums and is permanently installed on the face of a 50-foot warehouse building in the New Orleans Bywater neighborhood. In the summer of 2017, Wade created the "ARE YOU OK" project, a public booth for free, peaceful and loving conversation at the Hester Street Fair in New York City. Her latest public art installation of 10-word mantras on 46-foot screens entitled "Show Love Spread Love" is currently on view in Los Angeles on the facade of the Beverly Center. Other mediums of Wade's art include drawing, painting, sculpture, and neon text. Wade contributes regularly to W magazine and Teen Vogue.
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