On Monday, March 30, 2015, Chuckie Campbell performed at SUNY Buffalo State, playing host to the regions only youth focused TED style conference, TEDxYouth@Buffalo’s InnovationNEXT. 

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. As a part of the TED initiative, TEDxYouth@Buffalo is part of a series of live and live-streamed events organized in Buffalo, under license from TED and under the TEDxBuffalo umbrella, where TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.
 
The conference aimed to provide a forum that exposed young minds to new thoughts and ideas, unleashing powerful concepts with the potential to change the world. As one of eight speakers chosen by TEDx Youth@Buffalo Innovation NEXT, Chuckie Campbell presented “Bond or Barrier: Language and Social Identity,” a TED Talk addressing language and its ability to frame our social realities. Along with Campbell’s Talk, Chuckie Campbell & The Phaction, performed renditions of 4 selected songs from his critically acclaimed album, More Die of Heartbreak.

On Monday, March 30, 2015, Chuckie Campbell performed at SUNY Buffalo State, playing host to the regions only youth focused TED style conference, TEDxYouth@Buffalo’s InnovationNEXT.

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. As a part of the TED initiative, TEDxYouth@Buffalo is part of a series of live and live-streamed events organized in Buffalo, under license from TED and under the TEDxBuffalo umbrella, where TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

The conference aimed to provide a forum that exposed young minds to new thoughts and ideas, unleashing powerful concepts with the potential to change the world. As one of eight speakers chosen by TEDx Youth@Buffalo Innovation NEXT, Chuckie Campbell presented “Bond or Barrier: Language and Social Identity,” a TED Talk addressing language and its ability to frame our social realities. Along with Campbell’s Talk, Chuckie Campbell & The Phaction, performed renditions of 4 selected songs from his critically acclaimed album, More Die of Heartbreak.