Gill Hicks: I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned
Gill Hicks: Preživela sem teroristični napad. Sledi, kar sem od izkušnje odnesla.
Gill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace. Full bio
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domnevati česarkoli,
at the same time,
samo nekaj korakov narazen.
at anyone on the Tube,
nikogar ne gledaš,
over the detonation switch.
nad bombnim sprožilcem.
"O čem je razmišljal?"
or maim me, Gill Hicks.
ali pohabiti mene, Gill Hicks.
to dehumanize us.
da nas je razčlovečil.
da je pritisnil na tisti gumb.
in my carriage alone,
samo v mojem vagonu
through tar might be like.
polzenje skozi katran.
who, minutes earlier,
ki se je, minute pred tem,
every few minutes.
vsakih nekaj minut.
v Svetu za oblikovanje.
at the Design Council.
architecture and design journals,
članke o arhitekturi in oblikovanju,
of the Royal Society of Arts,
v Kraljevem društvu za umetnost,
that one day I would be standing,
da bom nekega dne stala,
doing extraordinary things in London.
ki je počela neverjetne stvari v Londonu.
da bi se vse to končalo.
around the tops of my legs,
obvezo okrog zgornjih delov svojih nog
and everyone out,
the whole of my life
o svojem življenju
lived more, seen more.
dancing, taken up yoga.
plesom, jogo.
was always my work.
bila vedno služba.
a small word, like "Gill."
kratke besede, kot je "Gill".
when I was admitted to hospital.
sprejeta v bolnišnico.
that the rescuers were prepared to go
pripravljeni storiti marsikaj,
kot jih lahko,
svoja življenja.
if I was rich or poor,
če sem bogata ali revna,
človeško življenje.
can not only save,
lahko ne samo rešita,
of one of my rescuers, Andy, and I
rešiteljev, Andyja, in mene,
and wanting retribution,
in željo po povračilu,
for widespread positive change
za razširjene pozitivne spremembe,
pretty big things to ponder
stvari za premlevanje
ki bi jih morali premisliti mi vsi:
than what can ever divide?
precej večje kot tisto, kar nas ločuje?
a tragedy or a disaster
tragedija ali katastrofa,
connected as one species,
povezani kot ena vrsta,
the wisdom of our era
until we know them?
dokler jih ne spoznamo?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gill Hicks - Survivor and activistGill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace.
Why you should listen
Dr. Gill Hicks is considered to be one of the most thought provoking, powerful and life affirming speakers in Australia and the UK. She is globally known as a survivor of the London terrorist bombings on July 7, 2005. She survived, but suffered severe and permanent injuries, losing both legs from just below the knee.
Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Hicks has lived in London since 1991, however in 2012 Hicks returned to Australia where she operates nationally and internationally through her not for profit M.A.D. for Peace network and her public speaking work.
Her unique and compelling projects and initiative's, aimed at both deterring anyone from following the path of violent extremism and building sustainable models for peace, draw upon Hicks's previous roles within the Arts.
An impressive career before the bombings included being at the helm of some of the UK's most prestigious and respected institutions -- including publishing director of the architecture, design and contemporary culture magazine, Blueprint, director of the Dangerous Minds design consultancy and head curator at the Design Council. It wasn’t until after the bombings that Hicks decided to dedicate her life to being an advocate for peace. She has made it her mission to use her experiences and her new body form to positive effect.
In 2007 Hicks founded the not for profit organisation M.A.D. for Peace, a platform that connects people globally and encourages us to think of "Peace as a Verb," something that we have an individual responsibility to do every day.
In 2008 Hicks released her first book, One Unknown, named after the chilling label given to her as she arrived to hospital as an unidentified body. The book was shortlisted for the Mind Book of the Year Awards.
Since her return to Australia in 2012, Hicks has been recognised as South Australian, Australian of the Year 2015 and is Chair to the Innovation component for the Committee for Adelaide.
In 2013 Hicks welcomed her daughter, Amelie into the world. This, as she describes it, is her finest achievement and greatest acknowledgement of the brilliance and resilience of the human body.
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