Founder and creator of what started as a Facebook Group “Phone credit for refugees and displaced people” turned into an organisation that provides vital phone credit to refugees and

Founder and creator of what started as a Facebook Group “Phone credit for refugees and displaced people” turned into an organisation that provides vital phone credit to refugees and displaced adults and children around the world. The Facebook group created by James from his computer following an eye-opening trip to Calais. Giving the gift of communication to people who are seperated from family and friends, miles away from home and in very uncertain circumstances. They have supplied over 700,000’s worth of phone credit to displaced adults and children allowing them to make contact with loved ones, stay up to date with news from home and even summon emergency life saving assistance. Over 70,000 Facebook followers and 700,000 worth of top ups for people who need it most. James talk will cover the small thread of where compassion and responsibility end. Showing his perspective of what a community is ? What do we define as 'our own'. How this allowed him to find a creative solution. Founder and creator of what started as a Facebook Group “Phone credit for refugees and displaced people” turned into an organisation that provides vital phone credit to refugees and displaced adults and children around the world. The Facebook group created by James from his computer following an eye-opening trip to Calais. Giving the gift of communication to people who are seperated from family and friends, miles away from home and in very uncertain circumstances. They have supplied over 700,000’s worth of phone credit to displaced adults and children allowing them to make contact with loved ones, stay up to date with news from home and even summon emergency life saving assistance. Over 70,000 Facebook followers and 700,000 worth of top ups for people who need it most. James talk will cover the small thread of where compassion and responsibility end. Showing his perspective of what a community is ? What do we define as 'our own'. How this allowed him to find a creative solution. 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

Reconciling Ways of Knowing “Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to

Reconciling Ways of Knowing “Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to COVID-19.”

This dialogue originally aired on November 12, 2020 at 10:30 am Pacific / 12:30 pm Central / 2:30 pm Atlantic.

Moderator: Darrin Mah, JD facilitates a dialogue amongst Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Jr, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, Miles Richardson, OC, Tom Swanky, JD, and Dr. Sabina Ijaz; on the history of what Indigenous Peoples have learned in responding to pandemics, how this informed their responses to COVID-19, and what could be learned more broadly within Canadian society and the global community from these lessons.