From religious scholar Karen Anderson, whose 2008 TED Prize wish formed the seed of the Charter for Compassion: “The Golden Rule requires you, in a disciplined way, to discover what gives you pain and refuse to do that to others.” “At a time when religions are seen at loggerheads, the Charter is a cooperative exercise.” […]
Pulled from Twitter coverage of the live Charter event: “Compassion is a dangerous dream beacause it rocks the foundations of old interests and gives us new ground to stand on.” Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell “In this room, we have words that make a difference between death and life. Words can bring life and words […]
Outside the Sydney Opera House, an ecumenical group holds the Yves Béhar-designed plaque for the Charter for Compassion.
This morning at 10am, Karen Armstrong unveiled the powerful text of the Charter for Compassion — the culmination of her 2008 TED Prize wish. Read and affirm the text of the Charter for Compassion >> The Charter for Compassion asks that people of all religions and moral codes to recognize the core value we share […]
Stats guru Hans Rosling writes to say the popular search engine, Google, is making 17 of the World Bank’s World Development Indicators available to search queries: Subject: TED helps liberate data!Here is very good news! As of today, the first hole to freedom exists in the data vault of the World Bank — and the […]
Shashi Tharoor, India’s minister of state for external affairs, says India should influence the world through soft power — attracting other countries to India’s example. Here are some responses from Twitter: Tharoor: The penetration of mobile phones in India – testimony to development / empowerment / flattening of info hierarchies — infosys Engrossing talk by […]
His Holiness the Karmapa, a spiritual Buddhist leader, proposes that the worldwide acceleration of technological connectivity should be accompanied by increased heart-to-heart connections. Check out some reactions from Twitter: His Holiness the Karmapa speaking his story of being “found” at 7 as the next Karmapa. He expected more toys, less responsibilities! — TEDxATX Important for […]
Eve Ensler at TEDIndia, Session 8, “Learning to Learn,” November 7, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Eve Ensler brought her dynamic stage presence to TEDIndia, to fight for a new celebration and love for the girl inside us all. The audience gave her all the love she wanted, and couldn’t […]
Kiran Bir Sethi at TEDIndia, Session 8, “Learning to Learn,” November 7, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Kiran Sethi is the founder of a revolutionary new school in India, called The Riverside School. She’s changing the way we think about children, the way they think about themselves and her ideas […]
Photo: Ananda Shankar at TEDIndia, Session 7, “Power of Stories,” November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Dancer and choreographer Ananda Shankar Jayant brought the audience to its feet at the conclusion of Session 7 with a moving story of her battle against cancer — and the way she reclaimed […]
Photo: Ramachandra Budihal at TEDIndia, Session 7, “Power of Stories,” November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Session 7: Ramachandra Budihal clearly thrilled TEDIndia‘s live audience — and also our webcast audience, who had plenty to say on Twitter: The 3D augmented device demoed by Ramachandra Budihal . Now I […]
Sidi Goma at TEDIndia, Session 6, “Green and Blue,” November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson As the TEDIndia audience returned from its lunch break, the Sidi Goma dancers took the stage and gave a rousing performance. Drumming, dancing and shouting to the heavens, they brought a jetlagged room to […]
Sunitha Krishnan shared heartbreaking stories about some of the 3,200+ girls she has rescued from Indian brothels with her organization Prajwala. Through education, rehabilitation, and job training, she helps to restore hope and dignity to victims, and she encourages us to empathize with and accept trafficking victims as human beings. The Facebook and Twitter audiences […]
Kavita Ramdas, director of the Global Fund for Women, investigated how women are redefining certain paradoxes in their lives, for example the balance between modernity and tradition, and preserving a culture which has oppressive elements. Here are the reactions from Facebook and Twitter: Kavita Ramdas: Many women are using religious practices as instruments of opposition […]
As the founder of the Honeybee Network, Anil Gupta and his team search the world for low-cost innovations created out of the necessities of poverty. Today, at TEDIndia, he energizes the audience by animatedly explaining his creative model and showing the amazing inventions they’ve come across. His enthusiasm was infectious and it shows in these […]
Shukla Bose founded the Parikrama schools — a system for poor children in India that gives individual attention and gets spectacular results. From the TEDIndia stage, her story inspired and warmed the hearts of the audience. Here’s what they had to say: Backstage: Saw Shukla Bose before #TEDIndia this a.m., and she looked calm and […]