Our TEDxYYC Transformative event is tomorrow! We are so excited to offer our audience some insider tips and sneak-peeks on what to expect on Saturday June 25th. Please note: We are now holding the event entirely at cSPACE King Edward - we are looking forward to...
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Honouring Asian Heritage Month
As the month of May comes to a close, it bears reflecting on the centuries worth of transformative impact that Canada has experienced from members of its Asian community. The designation of May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada can be credited to the Honourable...
Celebrating Black History Month
Three Black Women Who Transformed Canadian History This February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring all Black Canadians. Many incredible Black women across Canada make their unique contributions, yet not all Canadians know their spirits. This month we are...
What to expect at TEDxYYC Reimagine: Tips and Tricks for your virtual 2021 experience!
We are just days away to our June 24 event and we cannot wait to show you what’s in store. By now, we’re all pros at navigating virtual events, but we promise there’s more to our event than meets the eye. Here’s what you can expect on event day, as well as some tips...
TEDxYYC 2021: Your Experience… Re-Imagined!
TEDxYYC 2021 is coming up fast and we are so excited! In line with this year’s theme, we are reimagining what our typical attendee experience will be like. With our shift to a virtual format, we can welcome an even bigger audience from home, a café, a...
Yoga & Meditation – Free Public Event, June 20
TEDxYYC 2021 Reimagine: Yoga and Meditation Event Join TEDxYYC for a complimentary yoga and guided meditation on Sunday, June 20 at 2:00-3:00pm. We'll be at the ContainR park at Sunnyside, register for this free event (link below). This year's TEDxYYC theme is...
Our 2021 Artist – Rhys Farrell
Rhys Farrell is an emerging artist living and working in Calgary, Alberta. Farrell has completed a number of public art projects with the Telus Spark Science Center, Beltline Urban Mural Project, the City of Calgary and a number of private commissions. His work has...
Celebrating Asian American Pacific & Islander Heritage Month! Why the #StopAsianHate movement is so significant
As May is recognized as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we thought it would be valuable to highlight this powerful talk by Canwen Xu of TEDxBoise. Xu’s talk, I am not your Asian stereotype, highlights the difficulties of growing up in “a...
Beau Shaw of Beatnik Video
Beau Shaw (he/they) is a self-taught, Calgary-based creative whose main body of work includes software implementation consulting, A/V technologies consulting and operation, photography, videography, website design, graphic design, and live streaming events. He is...
Appreciating the value of motherhood on this Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms, grandmothers, aunties and other mother figures in our lives! This Mother’s Day, we thought we’d show our appreciation by sharing three important TEDtalks that express both the significance and the struggle of motherhood. The...
How to be greener in a global pandemic?
The key to lowering the amount of trash you generate is simple: try not to go from 100 to zero. This Earth Day will look a bit different, but we all know that. This year’s celebration of our planet and the reminder to protect it comes during a time of immense...
TEDxYYC 2021 Theme Announcement: REIMAGINE!
What would you do if you could reimagine anything? If you could wake up tomorrow and reimagine the person you are, to the person you want to be. We can become whatever we want to be, we can do whatever we want to do, all it takes is a little imagination. Join TEDxYYC...