Temi Mwale - TED Talk
By Emily Marisabel
Temi Mwale is a racial justice campaigner who is committed to dismantling the prison-industrial complex and building approaches to address conflict and harm that prioritise healing and centre empowerment. She is the founder of The 4Front Project, a member-led youth organisation that exists to serve young people who have experienced trauma, violence and racial injustice, by fighting for their rights, supporting them to heal, and empowering them to build communities where they are nurtured, protected and respected.
In this TED Talk, Temi Mwale discusses the impact of trauma and violence on youth and how collective therapeutic trauma interventions, which focus on the healing of community trauma and long term holistic healing, can rebuild youth’s sense of security and protection - ending the cycle of youth violence.
Ending Youth Violence through Community Healing - TEDx (19 min) UK
“We don’t ever ask what is being communicated through violence. What are young people trying to tell us when they are violent?”
Published February 2025