Full program for first TEDxParramatta held 3 August 2012.

1. Program
Time
9.15 am
9.45 am Session 1
Activity
Registration
TED Talk Video & Slideshow
Location
Foyer
Theatre
Welcome to
10.00 am MC: lina Kastoumis
Welcome to Country
Performance: Daniel McPherson
Parramatta
Lisa Torrance
Talk 1: Thelma Thomas (MC Trey) and Leo Tanoi
Talk 2: L-FRESH the LION
Talk 3: Heather Chaffey
Performance: MC Trey and Jae Tee
11.45 am Lunch Courtyard
12.30 pm Session 2 TED Talk Video & Slideshow Theatre
12.45 pm MC: lina Kastoumis
Talk 4: Gilbert Mane
Talk 5: Paula Abood Beginning. Becoming. Beyond.
1.40 pm Afternoon Tea Courtyard
2.25 pm Session 3 TED Talk Video & Slideshow Theatre
2.40 pm MC: lina Kastoumis
Performance: True VibeNation 3 August 2012
Talk 6: Safdar Ahmed
10 am – 4.30 pm
Talk 7: Ali Kadhim
Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres
Talk 8: Christian Tancred
Performance: Prabhu and Maharshi
Closing comments
4.15 pm Performance: Lion Dance
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2. Gilbert Mane
Speakers Gilbert Mane has been the Headmaster of John Colet School, a
Aunty Edna Watson Education and the Ideal. And
Aunty Edna Watson, a Darug Elder and long time resident of Oakville, is an artist and storyteller 7 Steps to Freedom is based on several decades of
Paula Abood
Writer and Educator. She has worked with culturally diverse
Parenting Stories (2010), Huriyya and her
Leo Tanoi Sisters The Afghan Women’s Dobaiti Project (2006), The
Book of African Australian Stories (2006), and Of Middle Eastern
Appearance (2000). She is currently teaching Community Cultural
a Producer, Project Manager and Coordinator. Leo is also an Artist, Western Sydney communities.
Performer, Writer, Broadcaster, Community Worker and Consultant.
Safdar Ahmed
Safdar Ahmed is a Sydney based Artist, Academic and founding
member of the Samoa Council Sydney. member of The Refugee Art Project where he conducts art classes
MC Trey for asylum seekers in Australian detention centres and then curates
artist. She’s recorded three solo albums and one collaborative album,
Foreign Heights
Fiasco, The Fugees, Naughty by Nature, Run DMC, Michael Franti,
moral understanding.
Ali Kadhim
L-FRESH the LION to Parkour, Free Running and Martial Arts since his early teens.
cinematic visuals to tell stories and connect with audiences.
them with their inner visions. He also remained connected to
Christian Tancred
Christian Tancred is a Producer and Project Manager in Community
Heather Chaffey
Council’s Neighbourhood Renewal Program. Heather has worked in
community services across Western Sydney for over 10 years. Having
about the Western Sydney region. Heather is excited by meaningful Australia and is currently Community Engagement Project
Coordinator at Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) Inc. CTD