Be An Architect of Possibility | Louiza Doran | TEDxDelthorneWomen
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2024
- In this powerful Talk, Louiza Doran honors her mother's roots and dreams, while also sharing that the right to dream is a fundamental tool for liberation, as It requires us to think outside of what is currently possible. Louiza "Weeze" Doran first began her community oriented work as an equity and liberation educator, strategist and speaker with a healing centered and humanity first ethos. Featured in the NYT, Forbes, BuzzFeed and many more, she is known for her kind and compassionate yet direct approach.
After over a decade in collective liberation work, she turned her focus to the next generation and started the Asafa Collective, a foundation providing an ecosystem of resources supporting young people in their matriculation from secondary school into adulthood. Outside of work Weeze is just as multi-faceted and multi-hyphenated: Podcaster, Cal Alumni, Bay Area native, boxing enthusiast, coffee aficionado, dog mama, beach baby, music lover and so much more. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
It's incredible how personal stories can illuminate larger societal issues. great job.
I loved the image of her grandmother planting seeds of resistance by talking to her daughter about her dreams. That's the kind of example I want to set too.
the speaker's message about dreaming and liberation hits hard. so much to unpack here.
Such a joy to receive this live & in-person. There was a complete hush in that room that day. May your Talk grow far & wide, and reach all the corners of our planet and bless all those who hear it.
Weeze! Such a great talk!
“what kind of world do we need to imagine to reimagine to create in order for the sovereignty of dreaming to be returned to all of us. A world where the right to dream and the pursuit of it is not revolutionary but a basic human standard. What kind of world do we as a collective need to create in order for each of us to have access to a pathway of possibilities, the same possibilities. a world where the right to dream is afforded to each and every one of us, not some of us, not those of us with dominant identities or the identity of the colonizer but each and every one of us.”
This is such a powerful question, and one we can start asking and imagining and creating, thank you for sharing a bit of you today!
Thanks for listening!!
The struggle for identity and rights is ever-present and needs more attention like this
I never realized how much I've put limitations on my own potential until now... Time to start dreaming bigger and bolder 💪🏼
her dedication to the next gen through the asafa collective is truly admirable.
Keep coming back to this. The importance of understanding our reality to then dream of and create new realities lands deeper and deeper every day.
yeeessssss!!!!
Wow this speech gave me chills. It speaks so much to what’s happening right now around the world, specifically to Palestinians . Everyone deserves the right to dream. We need more people like Louiza.
I'm glad that that message came through!! Thank you for such kind words!
her multi-faceted life outside her activism is really inspiring. shows you can do it all.
This is the conversation we need RIGHT NOW!!!!! Way to find the way forward.
Thank you! We all gotta do our part
Okay but I love "an architect of possibility" in terms of just dreaming big, such a good name for it
This story is one I’m sure so many people can relate to. Everyone can learn something from Louiza and her mother’s story and perhaps have hope for a better, more liberated future for everyone! A must watch!
love how she connects past and present struggles for freedom. it’s so important.
It was a fine line I had to tip toe but I'm so glad that message came through!
This talk is a wonderful reminder that the right to dream is non-negotiable in the pursuit of freedom
"The destination was less important than exercising the right to dream" - this is deep, having the freedom to choose for yourself should be a basic human right
What she says about dreaming being a basic human right and not a revolutionary act is huge and really puts it all into perspective.
liberation through dreaming... what a profound message. it resonates on many levels.
I'm so glad to hear it resonates with you. Thank you for watching.
Wow the stuff she says about decolonizing our minds for the sake of the collective consciousness is just so.... aware? I don't know how else to put it but I'm blown away by this persons ability to process all of those experiences and come to the point where she has. It's real change and proper healing that she is advocating for and that's just kind of incredible. Literally in awe.
Yes!!! The right to dream, to imagine the possibilities for decolonization and liberation … including liberating our minds. You’re incredible, Weeze! ❤
A fundamental human right! Thank you Sarah!
Her parents made such amazing achievements and the way she frames it - that they were the first generation even allowed to dream in that way is just incredible
Such a powerful and relevant talk this world needs RIGHT NOW!!! SOOOOO well put Weeze💯 It is our duty to get rid of that imperial colonial rot from both our lands and our minds so that ALL people may truly dream AND pursue their dreams fully💜✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻 A MUST WATCH!
Absolutely! Appreciate the love!
the history lesson intertwined with personal stories was a great touch. truly inspiring.
Such powerful words! I appreciate the way she challenges us to break free from the chains of limitation and instill a little more boldness into our dreams.
This was an incredible talk and incredibly inspiring to continue on the work of decolonization and liberation (of land and mind). Thank you Louiza!!
thank you!! Yes!!!!
Now this is how you do a TedTalk!! This was such a necessary topic, congratulations Weeze!!🎉Hope this is the first of many!😊
Let's hope so!! thank you!
Thank you Louiza for this powerful reminder that we must demand our right to dream, to be the architects of possibilities across generations.
Thank you for your support!
This is such a deep dive into the importance of dreaming for liberation. The historical context she provided about her family's roots in Algeria added a powerful layer to her message.
I got chills when she talked about finally being able to dream without limits after Algeria won independence. I can't imagine having to live without that kind of freedom
When I say Louiza changed my life I’m not exaggerating she’s THE BEST💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥✨✨✨✨✨✨
wow! honored.. Truly!
I've been waiting to watch this since it was announced! Even more wonderful than I anticipated, and my anticipations were already high :) I'm really thankful that I've had the opportunity to be one of your clients/students, and I'm so thrilled that even more people get to experience your brilliance. Way to go Weeze! You deserve all the gratitude for what you've given and continue to give to the world, and all the recognition for being amazing human that you are 🫶
I could have heard hours of this. You have the talent of sparking the fight for liberation for all of us.
Thank you for the kind words!
What a relief there was a happy ending for her parents. I'd been holding my breathe all along.
For my parents, yes. For many others in my direct family and beyond, sadly there was not.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and working to make the world a better place for all. You are incredible.
Thank you Kaz 🤗
This is so timely and so succinctly and perfectly said.
Thank you for watching.
Hearing about the Asafa Collective was the highlight for me. It’s amazing to see someone taking actionable steps towards supporting the next generation.
Wow thanks Corey!!! Appreciate the acknowledgement!
This is the most beautiful kind of calling up there is. Truly profound. Thank you
I appreciate the kind words!
Oh man I legit got teary around the 4:50 mark. No one should be made to feel like that let alone _entire indigenous populations_
I knew that Louiza/Weeze was a fierce advocate for liberation and decolonization but I didn't know her ancestral background and story. Now I do. And I understand why she won't stop fighting for everyone's right to dream. And how she's able to do it in a way that is humanizing, loving and also demanding of accountability.
Thanks for watching! ❤
Thank you for this amazing and inspiring talk! I will definitely be watching and listening to this again ❤
I appreciate your support!
YES WEEZE!!!!!! ❤
appreciate the love Blair!
What she says around the 6:35 mark is so important. If you grow up without seeing people around you, people like you, in high up positions of course you're never going to think that you can be that as well.
This just taught me a huge lesson in context! When she said her mom wanted to be a maid for a French family I was like yeah sure, live in Europe, work for a nice family, get to vicariously enjoy a big fancy house... But then she goes in to it and how demoralized the Algerian Indigenous community was, that being a servant for the community oppressing them was all a little girl could hope for.. It's kind of heart-breaking really and no wonder her grandmother had that kind of a reaction to it.
deeply heart breaking. And for additional context - this was a maid within the colony itself. The indigenous population was not given documentation. my mother didn't get a birth certificate until the process for decolonization began. Even then, her birthday it written as 10/12. She was born 10/1. So all of that to say, the only indigenous people that were leaving the country were doing so because they were forced to by the French to build other colonies like New Caledonia in the South Pacific OR as bodies in the front line of the wars the French were fighting (see WW2). So going to Europe wasn't a thing unless you were taken to die.
So grateful (as always) for your powerful sharing, Weeze.
Appreciate you Jen!
Made me cry. You are an incredible woman - with many other incredible women before you.
I could listen to you all day ❤❤
Wow! Thank you!!!!
I really admire how staunch her grandmother was in her beliefs and the life she wanted for her family.
my grandma is 97 years old and is still just as committed to those beliefs and still just as spicy lol. She's a whole model of greatness as far as I'm concerned!
Yes! I loved learning more about this already amazing human. Thank you for this awesome talk. Keep dreaming!
Appreciate this Jocelyn!
Yes yes yes Yes!!!!!!! 🙌
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Louiza is incredible! Thank you for this amazing talk.
appreciate the kind words!
I'm so glad the story of her parents had a happy ending I was getting so sad and anxious. Can't imagine what it would have been like to live all of that.
I still can't imagine and I have heard the stories my whole life, wrote my thesis about it, have seen the way the trauma still shows up and is passed down.....and still...can't imagine!
Her passion for liberation and equity shines through every word. It's clear that she lives by the values she preaches, and her story about her mother and grandmother was moving.
Thank you Weeze!!!! This was beautiful. Tha knyour for sharing!!❤❤❤
appreciate the love Didi!!!!
What a wake up call for me to realise that not everyone has always had equal access to the resources they need to build their ideal future.
So glad it opened something up for you!!
It's so interesting to think that based on where you grow up it can affect the way you dream in terms of where you set the bar. That says so much about how society can condition us
Amazing
Thank you
Blessings ❤
received!🙏
The part where she discusses her family's history and their struggle for identity and rights was incredibly powerful. It puts into perspective the importance of fighting for one's dreams against all odds.
Such an amazing piece, thank you for this!
thanks for taking the time to listen! 💜
Come with it, Weeze!
aaayyyeee appreciate you fam!
I am speechless and its still sinking in. The pounding in my head goes on like a drum beat...this is still happening.
It is beyond words!
This was absolutely amazing! Truly a gift to hear you share!!!!❤❤
appreciate the love Melanie!!
I’m not at all a crier, but this has me going. Thank you for this, Louiza. Thank you for your story, thank you for your work.
Thank you!🥰
I really was not expecting those stories to be from such recent times. It's crazy how much they don't teach us about other countries and cultures.
Gave a little hoot at the end of this! So good.
haha! Love to hear it! Thank you!
Okay so the first time I peeped this I was at the gym and someone started cutting onions (😂😂😂😂) so I couldn’t see clear enough to comment.
Running it back now, it’s as empowering and moving.
Sharing this story, now, and how you did, so powerful. Thank you!! 🙏🏽💗💗
Damn.... onions at the gym! That's wild! lol. And Thank you!!!!!
I needed to hear this 🥺 Everyone does 🙌🏾🔥
💜🙏 - send it to the people Andie!
Yesss!!! Say it louder for the peeps in the back!!!!
📢🔊🔊 You know it!!
I've never thought about how what we see around us can condition us in terms of our hopes and aspirations. It's interesting to think about the limitations I've set on myself because I didn't have someone to tell me to dream bigger
Ngl, I was a bit emotional when she talked about finally being free to dream. That's the kind of freedom I want for everybody.
hearing about the psychological toll of oppression limiting people's dreams hits different. It's a huge example of how we need to decolonize our minds, not just our lands.
inspirational
Thank you! ♥
90% literacy in 2002 is definitely something we can all celebrate with this speaker - bravo Algeria.
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Haha loved the bit about her grandma throwing shoes. Can relate lol but in this context it's sort of beautifully symbolic of the fight against settling for less.
Ahh I really lost it around the 7:00 minute mark. Like it's a hard story to listen to from the get go but that part made me pretty choked up.
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yah habibiti 🥹! Merci ma cher!
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I literally wanted to be everything lol I'd play with blocks of wood and want to be an architect, I'd help my mom cook and want to be a chef, read a book, author, do a painting, artist. Lol my poor parents had no chance of keeping up
hahaha I love this for you!!! Idk what you do now BUT you can still be an architect....of possibility 🙃😉
Okay I had no idea she was talking about such a recent time. Like my dad was born in 1952 and this was going on.
Wild right?
Had to laugh about her grandma throwing her shoe. IYKYK
lol right?? I asked my mom if she was sure it wasn't a chancla lol
Damn the part about the literacy rates really sums up how much the French messed them up doesn't it?
I'll never be able to understand how that "expel the native" way of thinking become acceptable. It is beyond disqusting and something you see in every place that was colonized.
Social class and positions of power; I have always found it very disheartening that political systems and the law was and is written to benefit the land owners, or land takers. Ensuring the wealth remained and kept within family. The rightfulness and entitlements of the establishments. The other side of history and the war crimes that continue today are all in the name of ownership. So what is the difference between war, and someone just breaking in to my tiny piece of place to take what I profess to be mine. The thinking and the actions sit amongst the insanity of greed, no regard for the gift of life, no respect for culture and an absolute fear for survival. And then when its all said and done...we pull out the Bible.
oof! Say that!!!
It's so disheartening to hear about colonization. I just will never understand how invading cultures dehumanize the indigenous culture as a means of justifying genocide... like surely there could have been another way?
Sigh. Cultural sharing and immersion is certainly a viable possibility but one would have to operate from a place of love and community for that to happen. Sadly invasion by nature is inherently anti all of the cultural elements needed for that to happen! It is beyond me as well!
the emphasis on education and dreaming beyond your circumstances is so powerful
Wow... I had no idea so much of Algeria was enslaved like that. Definitely learnt a lot here today.