@ayanaeliza

class="content__text" TED talk is live! ✨ How can you help address the climate crisis? This talk is my best answer. I’ve been so inspired by how you all embraced the concept of a Climate Action Venn diagram — mapping the intersection of what you’re good at, what needs doing, and what brings you joy. So I thought I’d share it far and wide in hopes others would find it useful. I’m especially hoping this will be handy in classrooms and for community groups, so that more and more humans on this magnificent planet will put their heads together, roll up their sleeves, and get to work. Made a simple website as a resource for just that: climatevenn.info. Would love to see your #ClimateVenn! Please post and tag me and @climatevenn, so I can see and share the wonderful things you’re doing. The best part was getting to turn my talk into a mini workshop, so everyone in the audience could draw their own Venns — there’s a lot of talent and power and money at TED, and we need those folks all-in on climate solutions! Note: It was nerve wracking to memorize this — there are no teleprompters at TED! 😬 So a big thanks to the video editors who deleted the awkward pauses where I forgot my lines. And thank you to everyone who commented on drafts, listened to me practice, and gave me blunt and constructive criticism — honest feedback is such a gift. And thank you to the makeup artist who erased the sleepless nights worrying about landing this in one take. And this freaking perfect & sustainable suit from @maria_mcmanus_. And the biggest shoutout goes to @cyndistivers, the TED curator who coached me toward concise clarity. It takes a village y’all. PHEW. Link in bio and http://go.ted.com/ayanaelizabethjohnson22

July 16, 2022