"Community is the place where our stories intersect..." Johnny D Trinh, explores ways we can build community through art and listening. Viewers are asked to consider: how we acknowledge each other’s stories, the people we choose to silence, and the people we choose to listen to. Johnny shares about being the artistinresidence at the John Howard Society Pacific in partnership with the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV). Johnny D Trinh is an interdisciplinary, communityengaged, spoken word poet.
Johnny Trinh, is an interdisciplinary, communityengaged artist. Johnny’spedagogy is rooted in the constant goal of fostering a sense ofempowerment, agency, and compassion through sociallyengaged,communitybased art. “It takes a community to build an artist... whether weare nurtured by it, or resist against it.” 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