TEDxEastVan
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One of our talks has been highlighted on the TED Ideas homepage! Huge congrats to physicist, award-winning science writer and TEDxEastVan speaker Dominic Walliman.

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Everyday TEDx asks the most important questions... and finds the answers in the stories and ideas of the most extraordinary people.

http:// Talk #12 "You can't harm someone once you know their story. Stories are life-giving." - NADINE WILDHEART is a storyteller, who has been trained by world-renowned storytellers Laura Simms and Nancy Mellon. Nadine holds a Bachelor of Education with a teaching philosophy in whole brain thinking and emotional intelligence.

http:// Talk#11 "Hope was all I had, and hope remains my best friend. Right now my job is to welcome other refugees to the country, and give them hope." - MOHAMMED ALSALEH is a Syrian Canadian Advocate who arrived in Canada as a refugee in 2014. He has been building a new life in Vancouver resuming his activism as an advocate, public speaker, and a volunteer welcoming other newcomers to B.C.

http:// Talk #10 "Who are you? What is your truth? And how do you live it?" - TRU WILSON is an articulate fourteen-year-old transgender advocate from Ladner, BC. In 2017, Tru was named Sexual Health Champion by Vancouver's Options for Sexual Health and continues to share her story to both educate and inspire others.