TEDx Talks | Rethinking the purpose of cancel culture | Ren Alessandra | TEDxMaldon @TEDx | Uploaded 3 weeks ago | Updated 4 days ago
A culture is alive. Each mindset, each action either nurtures or starves it. In the height of cancel culture, the act of mass shaming someone due to their socially unacceptable actions, young people are reporting more and more their fear of ostracisation. What is its antidote? How does being cancelled impact a person? What does a culture of this nature socially and psychologically do to us? It’s time to ask these questions and explore how we as leaders step up for our youth and feed the culture we want to leave behind. Ren Alessandra is an Italo-Australian, award-winning poet, celebrant and educator. With a Masters of Teaching and twelve years industry experience, Ren facilitates storytelling spaces through Wordcraft, a collective for all ages to celebrate their stories in safe and inclusive environments. She was recently commissioned by the State Library of Victoria as a part of the (In)Visible Libraries initiative bringing poetry to braille readers for the first time. She also judged the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry in 2022 and has been commissioned by organisations worldwide. Performing at festivals, schools and in community, Ren advocates for the medicine of storytelling at every turn. Her debut collection, Blueprint Body, will be launched this year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
A culture is alive. Each mindset, each action either nurtures or starves it. In the height of cancel culture, the act of mass shaming someone due to their socially unacceptable actions, young people are reporting more and more their fear of ostracisation. What is its antidote? How does being cancelled impact a person? What does a culture of this nature socially and psychologically do to us? It’s time to ask these questions and explore how we as leaders step up for our youth and feed the culture we want to leave behind. Ren Alessandra is an Italo-Australian, award-winning poet, celebrant and educator. With a Masters of Teaching and twelve years industry experience, Ren facilitates storytelling spaces through Wordcraft, a collective for all ages to celebrate their stories in safe and inclusive environments. She was recently commissioned by the State Library of Victoria as a part of the (In)Visible Libraries initiative bringing poetry to braille readers for the first time. She also judged the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry in 2022 and has been commissioned by organisations worldwide. Performing at festivals, schools and in community, Ren advocates for the medicine of storytelling at every turn. Her debut collection, Blueprint Body, will be launched this year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
