Past TEDx event

TEDxLAPL

Opening Closed Doors

Took placeMay 16, 201512:00 PM - 3:30 PM (GMT-7)
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
FormatLibrary
TEDxLAPL is an independently student organized event licensed by TED and partnered with the Los Angeles Public Library. The event will take place at the Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Libraries are treasure troves of knowledge and ideas. That makes the downtown Central Library the perfect place to have our event. Like the library itself TEDxLAPL wants to involve the community, and entice a sense of mobility and awe. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading we hope you will join us in our first TEDxLAPL event.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Luis Rodriguez

    Luis is Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. He also has 15 books, co-founded Tia Chucha's Center, ran for California governor in 2014, endorsed by the Green Party.

  • Street Poets Inc.

    Street Poets is a non-profit poetry-based violence intervention and community-building organization. Street Poets Inc. creates circles. Poetry circles. Drum circles. Multi-cultural multi-generational circles. Creative healing circles within which at-risk youth and young adults can breathe, write, laugh, cry and rediscover their authentic voices in the midst of a world increasingly ruled by fear and permeated by violence

  • Blythe Hill

    Blythe Hill is the founder of Dressember Foundation. Dressember is a collaborative movement leveraging fashion and creativity to restore dignity to all women.

  • Kai Kight

    Kai Kight teaches individuals and organizations how to become innovative leaders in their lives and work. A heralded violinist, composer and speaker, Kai has created impactful experiences for audiences ranging from top executives to MBA students.

  • Gracye Cheng

    Gracye works on business development and special projects for the startup GoodRx, which helps make prescription drugs affordable. She is also a principal at Yang Ventures, where she sources, analyzes and works with early-stage startups. Gracye is a recovering lawyer. She graduated from Harvard Law School and Harvard College.

  • Martha Sanchez

    Martha is a community activist and board member with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE). She expends most of her time serving as community liaison, media contact, organizer, and researcher. She has advocated for accessible health care, affordable housing, better salaries and economic opportunities for low and moderate income families throughout California.

  • America & Penelope Lopez

    America and Penelope Lopez are first-generation Latina twin sisters born and raised in East Los Angeles. They received various awards in tech competitions and hackathons such as the NASA International SpaceApps Challenge, AT&T Developer Summit, and many more. They are both actively engaged on the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council and started a tech company together to make communities safer thru wearable tech and mobile apps.

  • Candice Mack

    Candice is the head of Young Adult Services for the Los Angeles Public Library, President of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), and project manager for the Career Online High School, a high school degree program offered through the LA Public Library.

Organizing team