Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city. In this charismatic presentation (which received a prolonged standing ovation), she explains her commitment to environmental justice and her vision for a renewed South Bronx. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
See more amazing TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks here. In fact I like these so much I will be posting some more later.
Learn more about Majora and her wonderful orginization here.