Courage Is Contagious

What are we waiting for?…There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living…Standing idly by in the face of injustice is unthinkable...”

Today’s TED talk Tuesday on 350orbust features lawyer and human rights activist Jennifer Robinson speaking at TEDx Sydney 2013. Robinson discusses the inspiration and life lessons she has received from her friendship with Benny Wenda, a West Papuan leading the movement for independence from Indonesia, which has occupied that country for 50 years.

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Jennifer Robinson: Human Rights And Wikileaks Lawyer