TEDX afs

05/24/2011

I am so happy with how TEDXafs turned out! The speakers were amazing, and the committee was as well.... thanks everyone for a great day!

05/05/2011

Jon Watts at TEDX AFS!
Jon Watts is a Quaker spoken poet and songwriter. His two Quaker albums, recorded when he was a student at Guilford College and later Pendle Hill, have been shared widely among Friends. Jon tours the East Coast (sometimes on bicycle!) and has shared his music and message with many Friends schools. He is currently recording his third studio album, about Early Quakers and nakedness.

Offical website for Jon Watts, Quaker spoken poet, producer and musician.

04/18/2011

Catalina Rios
Embracing and Accepting Change and Loss

Change and loss are essential to the human experience yet our resistance to both can cause great suffering and pain. In her Ted Talk, Catalina Rios will share her journey through loss and address strategies for embracing and accepting change and loss as gifts and opportunities for growth and personal development. She will share her poems and art work, both of which have helped to guide her journey. She will also offer insights into processes that can alleviate our resistance and suffering as we encounter change and inevitable loss.

04/15/2011

Exposure to nature and the outdoors makes kids stronger, smarter, healthier, and able to perform better on standardized tests. It alleviates the symptoms of ADD, makes kids nicer and teaches them how to play. But children today have retreated into the indoor world of laptops, TV, DVDs, iPods, cell phones and more, and rarely spend time outside. Come learn surprising and uplifting research on the connection between kids and nature, and the movement to plug kids back into the outdoors.

04/14/2011

From Shakespeare building on the work of Greek comedy to Muddy Waters reintroducing the music of black slaves to a new generation; literature, art and music has always been re-adapted, remixed and re-imagined. But copyright restrictions have made it increasingly difficult for today’s artists to build upon creative works of the past. In this presentation Joel and Dov will take you to the front lines of the copyright war where a generation raised on free mp3 downloads and YouTube, through its music, video, dance and technological innovation is attempting to bring us into a post-copyright era.

04/13/2011

Folksinger Dave Fry demonstrates how singing, sharing stories and dancing together promotes trust and a richer sense of our place in society. From kids' playground tunes to family favorites, to good ole Rock and Roll, Dave involves everyone in this rich experience. His music features both traditional and contemporary folk music, spliced together with guitar, mandolin, banjo and wry,spontaneous commentary on American family life.

03/23/2011

Marianne Mitchell
My Journey as an Abstract Artis

Artist Marianne Mitchell will speak about why she is an abstract artist, what she is trying to communicate with her work, what she has learned from being a painter and teaching others, and how her experiences have led her to Integrative Thinking. Mitchell will show images of her work as well as work by her students.

03/08/2011

Mapping Memories in Stone: Italians and the Transformation of a Philadelphia Landscape

This talk recreates the artistic legacy of Italians who immigrated to Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Italian artisans contributed significantly to the built environment but their contributions have been largely undocumented.

Joan Saverino

03/04/2011

Big Numbers
What makes a number big? How can we better understand the barrage of statistics we get every day from the media? What makes an event probable or improbable? These are just some of the questions Justin Solonynka will ponder in a presentation that combines musings on numeracy with sleight of hand card tricks — and is 99% sure to leave audiences with a greatly invigorated sense of numeracy.

The homepage for the music and musings of Justin Solonynka and Tiny Lights Music

01/30/2011

We are starting to get some interest in our TEDx event! Thanks, Deborra and Rosanne M!! for reaching out to people and drumming up interest.

01/16/2011

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01/16/2011

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