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What is TEDx? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxJacksonville, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxJacksonville event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

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TEDxJacksonville | 2013 Annual Conference

Event Details

WJCT Studios
October 2013

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Connecting Currents

Currents come in many forms — direct and alternating, magnetic and repulsive, visible and invisible, open and closed. Like our societies — and ourselves — they are in constant flux.

Currents resist redirection, like those flowing through our waters and our weather patterns, driven by climate change. Others have a pull that is subtle, but no less consequential, like the social currents that pulse through our city, producing energy, culture and action, but also chaos and dislocation.

How can we channel these forces to create change that is both positive and productive?

Connect with the ideas and people around you. Be energized. Harness the power of participation. Because, together, we can generate our own current.

Talks

Category:

Barbara Colaciello | Improvisation to the Rescue

2013 Speakers, Arts & Culture, Education

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Bruce Ganger | Moving Toward a Hunger Solution

2013 Speakers, Collaboration, Food, Food Insecurity, Innovation

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Hank Coxe | When Will Your Child Be Eligible for Parole?

2013 Speakers, Incarceration, Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Social Justice, Stereotypes

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Nancy Soderberg | A New Global Compact

2013 Speakers, Collaboration, Foreign Relations, Leadership, Policy

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Matt Rutherford | Tales from the Ocean’s Garbage Patch

2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Innovation, Nature, Sustainability, Water

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Chevara Orrin | The Art of Soul Collecting

2013 Speakers, Activism, Community, Diversity, LGBTQIA, Social Justice

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Lawanda Ravoira | Giving Voice to the Invisible

2013 Speakers, Diversity, Incarceration, Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Prison Reform, Social Justice

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Bob Inglis | Changing the Dialogue on Energy and Climate

2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Policy, Politics, Sustainability

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Ben Warner | New Models for Civic Engagement

2013 Speakers, Citizenship, Collaboration, Community, Policy, Politics

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Patricia Siemen | The Rights of Nature

2013 Speakers, Climate Change, Earth Justice, Equity, Nature, Sustainability

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Performers

Category:

Bob-n-Me | Performance Partners

2013 Performers, Musical Performance, Spoken Word Performance

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5 & Dime, A Theater Company | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2013 Performers, Musical Performance

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JU Honors Spring Quartet | Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 in F major

2013 Performers, Chamber Music, Musical Performance

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What to Expect at a TEDxJacksonville Conference.

Expect to hear ideas that make a difference. After Hank Coxe’s talk about the immorality of incarcerating children, he was asked to discuss the issue before the Florida Supreme Court. John Phillips’s powerful talk provided vital perspective on a problem that continues today. When ideas are freely shared, change happens. 

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