Surviving Trauma & Attempted Homicide | Rosalind Pichardo | TEDxPenn

Описание: Rosalind Pichardo discusses surviving trauma through different methods of healing - from meditation to forgiveness, to reflection and self-care. Overcoming obstacles and creating spaces for healing for families who felt the same pain of losing our loved ones to homicide. Letting go of resentment and pain so we can move forward. Rosalind Pichardo is a mother, grandmother, activist, educator, and survivor whose life has been deeply and irrevocably touched by gun violence. In response to personal tragedies and the rising homicide rates in her community, Rosalind founded Operation Save Our City in 2012. She provides support groups for families of homicide victims advocates for justice and for the legislation of stronger gun control laws. Rosalind also works at Temple University Hospital in the Emergency Department as a Trauma Victims Advocate and at Prevention Point Philadelphia as the Community Engagement Team's Lead Educator. Through this work, she has reversed more than 922 opioid overdoses on the trains and streets of Philadelphia and has distributed over 3000 Gunlocks in 2000 community kits. Alongside this, Rosalind works with the DEA as a Facilitator of Art and Programming for at-risk youth suffering from trauma and living in communities that are underserved. Rosalind also works at Temple University Hospital in the Emergency Department as a Trauma Victims Advocate. She has been featured in numerous press pieces and documentaries including “Hello SUNSHINE”, “Kensington Crisis”, “Tipping The Pain Scale”, and “Woke Philadelphia”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx