We Were Told to Dream — Then Left Behind | Gabby Wright | TEDxBrayford Pool
What if anger wasn’t something to fear, but something to fuel us? In this passionate talk, Gabby shares how her righteous anger at systemic failure has become a call to action for intergenerational justice. Drawing from her own experience and the voices of the young people she supports, she exposes how society has pulled up the ladder—and challenges us to rebuild it, rung by rung, by listening to youth, empowering their voices, and making long-term decisions for a shared future.Gabby Wright is the Project Coordinator at The Network Lincoln, a charity supporting young people as they transition through early adulthood. Trained in counselling as well as information, advice and guidance, she’s been working with The Network since 2018 where she refocused the delivery to include person-centred careers advice, support and mentoring. The Network supports on average 200 young people minimum a year. In this work we have spotted common themes around systemic and intergenerational inequalities and injustices that fill Gabby with a quietly burning rage. In partnership with LocalMotion she is working to co-produce with the young people of Lincoln a research and systems change movement called Raising Young Voices, to level the playing field for young people who have been left disproportionately impacted by previous policy and funding decisions and ultimately create a new, equitable, intergenerational social contract for our younger generations. 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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