Musical Performance by Katja Larssen At just 13 years old Katja Larssen is already a successful singer songwriter. A lifelong resident of Jersey City she began performing at Jersey City events including ‘Groove on Grove’, ‘Ladies That Rock’, ‘The 4th Street Art & Music Festival’ and ‘All About Downtown’ by the age of 9. More recently Katja performed at the Inauguration of Mayor Steven Fulop singing ‘America the Beautiful’. She also recorded a duet and back up vocals for the Children’s Christmas album ‘Merry Christmas from Grandma Mikie’. As an 8th grade student at the Learning Community Charter School Katja has set her sights on academics and activism having become a state finalist in the group creation of a documentary ‘LBGTQ Rights: A New Era’ for National History Day 2013-2014 in the state of New Jersey. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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