[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”https://www.tedxabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Momentum_LOGO-Header.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” class=”cs-ta-center” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false” style=”color: #ff0000;”]TEDXABQ WOMEN[/x_custom_headline][x_raw_content]TEDxABQWomen 2015 explored bold ideas that create momentum in how we think, live and work today. Our local event coincided with TEDWomen events all over the world on May 28, 2015! Through simulcasting, Albuquerque joined the global TEDWomen community to share insights on creating, sustaining and recovering momentum. Together we discovered new perspectives on where–and why–change is happening by exploring innovations, ideas and individuals building momentum in New Mexico. [/x_raw_content][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” class=”cs-ta-center” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false” class=”man h-about” style=”color: #ff0000;”]Speakers[/x_custom_headline][x_raw_content]Meet our speakers[/x_raw_content][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Deborah Rael-Buckley” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”][/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Deborah Rael-Buckley was born into a world constricted by cultural, familial and gender expectations, and broke out by crafting an alternative narrative. Through her sculptural work she has been able to preserve and share her rich heritage without perpetuating self-limiting expectations.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Polly Ahrendts” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Polly Ahrendts discovered the transformational power of handmade art through extensive volunteer work with the International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe and film documentary work. When women artists from the developing world gain access to markets, they can fuel social and economic reform. Polly founded StoryCatcher, LLC to highlight this through the power of film.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Susie MacLean” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Whether we live to eat or eat to live, the choices we make when we nourish our bodies can affect every element of our well-being. Susie MacLean, a wellness professional at Presbyterian, shares her story of transformation and addresses finding your own path towards positive change.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Dr. Wendy Johnson” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Pregnant, drug-dependent women are often criminalized by anti-drug advocates, but there’s a better way. La Familia in Santa Fe started one of the first community-based drug-treatment and prenatal care programs in the country. Dr. Wendy Johnson shares women’s stories and shows how this compassionate care builds healthy communities.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Veena Patel” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Obstacles to success for women in science and technology are no small problem—luckily, solving problems is what women innovators do best. Drawing from her experiences as an aspiring scientist, Veena Patel proposes an experiment to turn our talents towards progress for future generations.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Jennifer Owen-White” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Among STEM fields, conservation is Queen. Women in conservation command fulfilling careers and address the most pressing concern of humanity, our future. As the Refuge Manager of the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, Jennifer Owen-White mentors a team of young women finding their place in conservation work for wildlife and their community.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Amy Lin” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Sustainability educator Amy Lin implores us to give a sh*t about composting toilets. By harvesting humanure we could ensure our survival by saving water, enriching soils and minimizing our reliance on waste water treatment plants. So let’s all stop flushing and start composting![/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Brandy Montaño” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Brandy Montaño is a masculine presenting woman. Our society has taught us what women should be, and how they should act. Although she will not shave her goatee to follow social norms, she is a woman who, like all of us, embodies both masculine and feminine qualities.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Kimm Oostman” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Living in her comfort zone was something Kimm Oostman was good at. One day she wondered what it would be like to intentionally be uncomfortable. This began her journey of embracing the uncomfortable and she challenges you to do the same.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Carolyn Flynn” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Carolyn Flynn — author and longtime editor of Sage magazine — knows the power of narrative to craft your life path. Through the Heroine’s Journey, women can see themselves as the victors of their own lives. Carolyn shares how telling better stories creates better lives.
[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bianca Villani” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”][/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]The act of gaining consent during any sexual activity is vital to a person’s emotional and physical well-being. Bianca Villani is professionally and personally dedicated to teaching and spreading the message that consent is good for everyone. Consent is not a value, it’s a fact![/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Kelly Jo Kuchar” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]During the course of her 25 year career as a working artist, Kelly Jo Kuchar has taught countless of artisans to paint, create and express their creative selves. She understands and shares the profound, universal, and lasting transformation that occurs through art![/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”two-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Daniel Williams” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Bio” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]
[/x_tab][x_tab active=”false”]Daniel Williams, father, writer, actor, and educator, believes that the words we hear make a difference. And, that messages from parents, teachers, and ourselves influence our lives. In “Messages From the Heart,” Daniel encourages his daughter Alana, and each of us, to be ourselves, and to parent—fearlessly.[/x_tab][/x_tabs][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”] [/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”] [/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”https://www.tedxabq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TEDxWomen_black.png” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]