Artist Rich Alapack discusses the power of mantras/mottos, and how they can inspire change for the better, one person at a time. Rich Alapack is the founder of We All Live Here. He started the Chicago based organization as an antidote to all the things that have unintentionally evolved into reasons for people to not get along. Given his background in tech and advertising, he figured he could start an organization whose mission was to use art, community, and technology to remind us all to get along and help each other succeed. If society is ever going to defeat things like racism, hatred, violence, etc. Rich believes we will have to start with the children. So to try and do his part, he works with schools to create public art that uses We All Live Here as a theme. He brings the art projects to life at no direct cost to the school by teaching kids graphic design, community building, and crowdfunding. This unites the staff and students involved, the broader community, and gives the students a blueprint of how to make ideas come to life for the rest of their lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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