Embracing Reconciliation: How Hugs Can Heal Our World  | Payton Silket | TEDxPepperdineUniversity скачать в хорошем качестве

Embracing Reconciliation: How Hugs Can Heal Our World  | Payton Silket | TEDxPepperdineUniversity

Payton Silket loves hugs. In this talk, Payton shares what hugs teach us about the process, risk, and reward of reconciliation to equip us with the tools we need to resolve even the most intense conflicts that arise in our lives.     Payton Silket is a senior at Pepperdine University earning his degrees in Political Science and Sociology. He has led community reconciliation efforts with organizations such as Sojourners in Washington D.C and Faith in Action East Bay in Oakland, CA. While leading the Pepperdine Black Student Association, he facilitated spaces for cross-cultural dialogue on campus and seeks to continue cultivating environments for meaningful discussions regarding race relations and restorative justice across the country.   Payton Silket is an undergraduate at Pepperdine University earning his degrees in both Political Science and Sociology. His passion for faith inspired social justice has led him to work for Sojourners in Washington D.C. developing strategies to mobilize congregations when instances of police violence occur and Faith in Action East bay in his home of Oakland, CA with the Ceasefire project to reduce gun violence. He is a minister with his church, and continues to do community organizing on his college campus facilitating dialogues between administration and students on racial reconciliation and cultural awareness. His goal is to enrich his colleague's academic experience through providing deeper lenses for self exploration and identity development in community, and to reconcile police and community relations through advocacy of criminal justice reform. 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