A Winnipeg circle.
Posted: December 7th, 2011 | Author: Erica | Filed under: Winnipeg | Tags: activists, connections, TEDxManitoba, TEDxTurtle Island | 2 Comments »Twitter introduces us to people who can change our lives and shows us the connections between them, but proper introductions are hard to make in 140 characters.
So here’s a Winnipeg circle I’d like to introduce, if they haven’t met:
Michael Champagne, 24-year-old longtime North End activist, United Way volunteer, Future Leaders of Manitoba Award winner, Manitoba Youth Achievement Awards winner, Aboriginal Youth Opportunities founder, Uniter 30 and upcoming TEDxManitoba speaker, meet my friend Ryan:
Ryan McMahon, comedian, podcaster, one of the first ever Aboriginal graduates of the Second City Conservatory, and passionate First Nations activist, who (while, I assure you, very not dumb) thinks he needs a little guidance bringing together Winnipeg Aboriginal thinkers.
Ryan, meet my (actual, IRL) friends:
- Lisa (TEDxManitoba 2012 Chair)
- Leanne (TEDxManitoba 2011 Organizing Committee, Secret Handshake founder)
- Kevin (TEDxManitoba 2011 Emcee & New Media Manitoba Executive Director)
- David (TEDxManitoba 2012 Organizing Committee)
- Bruce (United Way of Winnipeg Aboriginal Programs Manager)
Maybe these folks can answer some “how-to” and “resources” questions for you, & Winnipeg’s (the world’s?) first Indigenous TED can close the circle.
