Beginning with her own childhood, the speaker highlights our common need to belong, to feel that we belong. And one way to do this is to cook with others, to eat with others, to listen and learn about one another while we share meals, share our humanity. She urges us to open our hearts and doors to all who land on our shores and to find a way of belonging together through the simple, but powerful act of sharing food. Jess Thompson, prior to setting up Migrateful, studied abroad in Mexico, where she learnt about the causes of the global migrant crisis being rooted in the legacy of colonialism and the inequalities of the capitalist global economy.
She then spent two and a half years working on the front line to support migrants and refugees in Ceuta, Morocco, Dunkirk refugee camp in France, and London. In 2017 she completed the Year Here Fellowship which gave her the training and network to set up Migrateful. She was featured on the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 List and also the 2020 Women of the Year List in recognition of her achievement. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
