Restoring human dignity at the US southern border | Norma Pimentel

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. After seeing the conditions in which children were held at a detention center on the US-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel established a humanitarian respite center in Texas where people can get clean clothing, a warm shower and a hot meal. In this powerful talk, Sister Pimentel discusses her lifelong work restoring human dignity at the border -- and calls on us all to put aside prejudice and lead with compassion. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a Media Request here: http://media-requests.TED.com Follow TED on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/TED

Topics:

["TEDTalk", "TEDTalks", "TED Talk", "TED Talks", "Immigration", "Refugees", "Society", "Social Change", "Compassion", "Humanity", "Human Rights"]

Duration

Duration minutes: 12

Duration seconds: 28