And now, one more speaker from TEDxChattanooga's "Stewards of Nature," featuring local voices on the outdoors, conservation and the environment: Gail Loveland Barille, director of Outdoor Chattanooga - part of the City of Chattanooga’s Parks and Outdoors.

Shawanna Kendrick - founder and CEO of H2O Life, a business here in Chattanooga that provides “a safe space for Black women to grow personally as they seek to find a sense of self in Nature" - spoke at TEDxChattanooga's "Stewards of Nature" last year.

(Aired Tues 1/07/25) Listen to Daniela Paz-Peterson of The Trust for Public Land on “Why Outdoor Parks Are Like Salad Bowls" from TEDxChattanooga's "Stewards of Nature," an evening of talks from local voices on the outdoors, conservation and the environment held in September in Chattanooga.

(Aired Tues 1/07/25) Last year, TEDxChattanooga expanded its calendar of “ideas worth spreading" with "Stewards of Nature" - an evening of talks from local voices on the outdoors, conservation and the environment. Here's Joel Houser on “Land Conservation in the Appalachians.”

Nicholas Edward Williams, multi-instrumentalist and storyteller, is one of the local musicians who performed at this spring's TEDxChattanooga "Sessions" at Barking Legs Theater. The theme: “Carry On” - the theme for all of TEDxChattanooga’s events this year.

This spring, TEDxChattanooga hosted “Sessions” - a showcase of local musicians and their ideas worth sharing - at Barking Legs Theater here in Chattanooga. Among them: Rachel Blackmon - singer, songwriter, violinist and aspiring multi-instrumentalist.

Last summer, TEDxChattanooga presented its first-ever “Sessions” - a showcase of local musicians and their ideas worth sharing - at Barking Legs Theater. This year, “Sessions” returns to Barking Legs in the spring: on Thursday, April 25th, starting at 7 PM. The theme: “Carry On” - the theme for all of TEDxChattanooga’s events this year.

In the past month, we have shared a few voices from the latest series of talks by TEDxChattanooga, held in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom in downtown Chattanooga. Now, we share one more: Jon Jon Wesolowski on “Awakening Community Through Tactical Urbanism.”

DeJuan Jordan is the co-CEO of LAUNCH, which supports underserved entrepreneurs in Chattanooga. Her talk at TEDxChattanooga’s flagship event in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom: “Awaken to the Power of Your Words.”

From TEDxChattanooga’s flagship event in November at Barrelhouse Ballroom, here’s Greg Funderburg - an award-winning journalist, a podcast host and former TV anchor at NewsChannel 9 - on “The Awakening Power of Kitchen Table Conversations.”