Malika Whitley: How the arts help homeless youth heal and build
Малика Витли (Malika Whitley): Како уметност помаже младим људима да прездраве и стварају
Malika Whitley is an arts curator and activist in Atlanta, Georgia. Full bio
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that small block of time
for that sweet moment of escape.
и добили тај слатки тренутак бекства.
здраво за готово
homelessness as a teenager.
бескућништво као тинејџерка.
for stability and sureness,
само за стабилност и сигурност,
everything you own in your book bag
у својој школској торби
you're allowed to sit in any given place
да проведете седећи на неком месту
lost herself to mania
привремено оболела од маније,
as its primary scapegoat
за свог главног жртвеног јарца
that homelessness was safer for me
безбедније по мене
I joined Atlanta's 3,300 homeless youth
групи од 3 300 младих бескућника у Атланти
и невидљиви сваке ноћи.
нити још увек постоји, место
to walk off the street
да се склони са улице
thought of homelessness
доживљава бескућништво
squalor and inconvenience,
изазвану дрогом и неугодност,
full of clothes and schoolbooks,
и уџбеника није представљала,
на својој омиљеној клупи
a few hours of sleep
неколико сати спавања
disappeared into the shadows of the city
нестајала сам у сенкама града
had gone terribly wrong.
ужасно погрешно није десило.
almost completely broke my spirit.
потпуно сломила дух.
I had the arts,
имала сам уметност,
in exchange for refuge.
у замену за уточиште.
позоришне представе
when I felt at my lowest.
и враћали у живот када сам била на дну.
on Wednesday evenings
средом увече
the arts gave me,
које ми је уметност доносила,
where the only thing that mattered
the right note in the song
тачну ноту у песми
to give myself permission
да дозволим себи
I started my organization, ChopArt,
своју организацију, Чопарт,
arts organization for homeless minors.
организација за малолетне бескућнике.
as a tool for trauma recovery
за опоравак од трауме
about building community
о грађењу заједнице
in Atlanta, Georgia,
in Hyderabad, India, and Accra, Ghana,
у Хајдерабаду у Индији и Акри у Гани,
од 40 000 тинејџера широм света.
elements of the arts,
ChopArt provides for them to do that.
који им Чопарт обезбеђује за то.
uses the arts to step into their light,
уметност да постане видљива,
is not an easy one.
for over three years.
every Wednesday evening.
сваке среде навече.
seize and die right in front of them.
мајка добила напад и умрла пред њима.
failed to revive her.
није успела у томе да је оживи.
to their ChopArt mentor, Erin,
ментору из Чопарта, Ерини,
да узму одећу за преобуку на изласку.
an extra pair of clothes on their way out.
and resolve in ChopArt
и одлучност у Чопарту
whatever she could
и да неко брине о њима,
the arts as the entry point,
уметности као полазне тачке
our homeless youth population.
нашу популацију младих бескућника.
between medical bills or the rent.
између рачуна за лечење и кирије.
of painting through ChopArt.
према сликању кроз Чопарт.
most of her teenage years
већи део својих тинејџерских година,
for her young shoulders.
за њена млада леђа.
with the rest of her family.
experiencing homelessness,
what you've been through.
to stand in your light
да се борите за себе,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Malika Whitley - Arts curator, activistMalika Whitley is an arts curator and activist in Atlanta, Georgia.
Why you should listen
At age 6, Malika Whitley began to experience homelessness with her family, then on her own at 16. During her homelessness, she found the arts as a tool for resistance from fully succumbing to the hardships of youth homelessness. After her experience, Whitley founded ChopArt, which is a multidisciplinary arts organization for homeless middle and high schoolers. Her work has been internationally recognized, as well as highlighted in Atlanta's local media. Most notably, Whitley has been named in Creative Loafing's "20 People to Watch", and ChopArt has been featured in Atlanta Magazine and on WSBTV. To support ChopArt's teens, please consider sponsoring a full year of programming for a homeless teen here.
Malika Whitley | Speaker | TED.com