TEDxProvincetown

09/15/2022

“Since I started engaging with the cultural world around me I haven’t had time to watch the news or obsess over things I can’t control.” - Julie Wake, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod

Watch Julie Wake’s TEDxProvincetown talk “Cultural Vitamins”, now live on the TEDx Youtube channel and TED.com!

NOTE FROM TED: While some viewers may find this talk helpful, please consult a professional if you are struggling and do not look to this talk as a substitut...

08/24/2022

"Living a creative life is the harder choice, we get there by using our imagination, and it's a real place.” - Oren Sherman

Watch Oren Sherman’s TEDxProvincetown Talk, "Finding Creativity, a Solo Journey to a Connected Place", now on the TEDxYouTube Channel and TED.com!

When we give up our dreams and conform to other people’s expectations, why does it seem to make everybody happy except us? In his work at Elkus Manfredi Arch...

08/23/2022

"We all have the ability to be a connector, a rescuer, an agent of change.”

Watch Patty O’Connor’s TEDxProvincetown Talk, "Food Rescue: A Solution to a Global Humanitarian Crisis", now on the TEDxYouTube Channel and TED.com!

Feeding San Diego

108 billion pounds of food are wasted every year in the United States, yet 38 million Americans don’t have enough to eat every day. The question is– how do w...

08/18/2022

"And I think as a society we've got it wrong. We don't see restaurant work, we don't see retail work, we don't see this sort of service, as valuable." - Julian Cyr

Watch Julian Cyr's TEDxProvincetown Talk, "Serving and Service: Lessons from a Life in Restaurants and Politics", now on the TEDxYouTube Channel and TED.com!

Restaurant jobs were deemed ‘essential’ at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that still didn’t reframe our collective lens on restaurant work. Julian ...

08/15/2022

"It is important that we ensure all people in our community feel welcomed and valued."

Watch Tara Vargas Wallace's TEDxProvincetown Talk, "Five Ways to Eradicate the Racial Wealth Gap", now on the TEDxYouTube Channel and TED.com!

Amplify POC Community

Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so that you can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with you...

08/10/2022

"We, as consumers, choose to change our consumption habits to respond to climate change."

Watch Nick Anguelov's TEDxProvincetown Talk, "Beyond Fast Fashion: Sustainable Local Solutions", now on the TEDxYouTube Channel and TED.com!

Have you ever wondered why textiles are no longer manufactured at scale in the United States? The fashion industry is one of the largest contributors to poll...

08/08/2022

"Newspapers are essential to our basic rights as citizens. Being informed, seeking truth, finding common ground through our stories." — Teresa Parker, Publisher at The Provincetown Independent

Watch Teresa Parker's TEDxProvincetown Talk, "An Experiment in Rebuilding Local Journalism", now on the TEDx YouTube Channel and TED.com!

Newspapers are essential to our basic rights as citizens. They enable us to be informed, seek truth, and find common ground in our community through stories....

08/03/2022

"The main trait in healthy gay men is that they had mothers who just accepted him and let him be who he wanted to be." - Rick Miller, LICSW

Watch Rick Miller's TEDxProvincetown Talk, "The Mother Factor: Acceptance Works Both Ways", now on the TEDx YouTube Channel and TED.com!

Why is a mothers’ role so central to each of us, even as adults? Rick Miller, LISCW has interviewed hundreds of mothers and sons of all ages, cultures, and e...

06/29/2022

Reminiscing on a wonderful night with an amazing group of speakers and guests!

06/27/2022

A big thank you to the team behind the making of TEDxProvincetown 2022!

We couldn't have made this event possible without the staff from Narrow Land and Big Tree Video helping with everything from marketing, advertising, event production, and videography.

06/22/2022

We're so proud of our host and all our speakers for partaking in TEDxProvincetown 2022: HyperLocal!

Didn't get to make it to the event? Stay tuned for recap videos from the event as well as speaker videos!

06/20/2022

What a weekend! TEDxProvincetown 2022 was a success, and we are so thankful to all the speakers, sponsors, and guests that contributed and attended the event!

Did you make it to TEDxProvincetown? If so, be sure to tag your photos with on social media so we can share them!

Stay tuned as we release the amazing photos and footage we captured last Friday. We can't wait to share!