Amit Deutsch recently graduated from Berkeley with a degree in psychology. His interest in the mind and the effects of group mentalities began in high school when he started interviewing Holocaust survivors and publishing their stories. Being an Israeli-born American has helped him develop the multicultural perspective that fuels all of his social activism. In his college career, he founded and participated in numerous student groups, his latest being an organization that connects Berkeley students directly with activists in Israel.
This past summer, Amit went on a trip to the Balkans with both Jews and Palestinians as part of a fellowship that teaches conflict transformation and comparative conflict analysis. His talk will focus on the roles that narratives play in perpetuating both group and interpersonal conflicts and how we can come to see the difference between people as they appear in our narratives and people as they really are.
What: TEDxBerkeley (invite-only)
When: Saturday, April 3rd 2010
Who: 700 passionate thinkers & doers
Where: UC Berkeley
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxBerkeley, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxBerkeley event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Amit is a wonderful human being . . . everyone should come and hear him speak!
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