Love is in this place (reprise) | Irving Berry + Friends + Mark Powell
To conclude our event, Irving Berry takes the stage again along with all of the musicians who played today in a rousing reprise of “Love is in this place.”
The secret to making America better | Andre Norman | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
The trajectory of Andre Norman’s life is jaw-dropping. Listen as he shares his wisdom and advice on how to vastly improve our nation.
Where is the love? | Aaron Thomas, Alan Johnson + Eddie Dean | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
A talented musician, Aaron Thomas sings an original song accompanied by keyboard, drums, and guitar.
Change the world | Christoper Mollett + Jay Robinson | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen as talented singer-songwriter Christopher J. Mollett passionately performs a crowd-pleasing original piece, accompanied deftly on guitar by Jay Robinson.
Seduced by education | Paul Cote | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
While in prison, Paul Cote discovers his aptitude for learning and tutoring, and it snowballs from there.
Finding myself in prison | Sabrina Buddemeyer | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Being in prison is hard. Coming out as a transgender woman in a men’s prison is harder. Listen to Sabrina’s story.
What can I offer her? | Willie McNeil | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
In this poignant poem, Willie McNeil grapples with the issue of self-worth.
A Black man’s guide to love | LeRon L. Barton | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Finding the meaning of love is different for everybody, but for Black men, it is a particularly distinct journey that can sometimes be fraught with violence, loneliness, discrimination, and incarceration. In this captivating talk, LeRon L. Barton discusses his walk with love through racism, near addiction, maintaining connection with incarcerated loved ones, and loving yourself.
Earning my dad’s pride | James Rogalski | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
James Rogalski struggled with mental illness and addiction, which led him to prison. After his father died, Rogalski made a promise to him that he would turn his life around. Listen to his story.
More than a baby’s daddy | Ali Cubba | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Ali Cubba is a proud father but went to jail just after his son was born. Listen to his two poignant songs dedicated to his son Damien; the second one he used to sing to Damien as a lullaby.
The hole inside all of us | Matthew Petty | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Matthew Petty knew he needed to provide for his family, but his work at the prison was leaving him depressed and hopeless. Until one day he received a new assignment, which changed everything.
Amazing grace | Matthew Mason | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Matthew Mason can sing! Listen to Matthew’s soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
The nature of love is the love of nature | Shelia Pigmon | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Shelia Pigmon travels the world taking pictures. This presentation showcases some of the best pictures she’s taken on her travels, documenting the ubiquity of love in nature.
The chance to set myself free | Danielle Barton | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Danielle Barton has struggled with mental health issues and suicidal ideation her whole life and pours her heart into her poem.
What’s love got to do with it? | Tyrone Adams | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Love has been a throughline in Tyrone Adams’ life. From a Bad Butt in and out of juvie to discovering his affinity for words and poetry, love has kept him company on his journey.
Love is in this place | Irving Berry | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen to Chuck Berry’s fourth cousin Irving Berry belt out how love exists even in prison.
A prison warden tells all | Teri Vandergrif + Mark Powell | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Listen as the incarcerated emcee of Missouri’s first historic TEDx event inside a prison interviews the warden.
Puppies for parole made me a better person | William Carrico | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
In prison, nothing worked to rehabilitate William Carrico until he started with the Puppies for Parole program. As he worked to train the dogs, he realized how much he was transforming as well.
Dedicated to my father | Kenneth Stotts | TEDxFarmingtonCorrectionalCenter 2024
Addiction led Kenneth Stotts to unimaginable tragedy and imprisonment. Yet, love kept cropping up in unexpected places, delivering a sliver of hope.
The meaning of love | Lionell Tholmer | TEDxDonovanCorrectional 2017
Born into torture, blessed by tenderness, healed by hearts, saved by love. Lionell Tholmer discovers this truth by standing in a storm, where a pony sheltered his heart, a jackrabbit showed him compassion, doctors used their hearts to heal him and a stranger hugged him with his heart. "Born in Northern California, I was raised on a farm and rode in rodeos. I like motorcycles and horseback riding. I am a seeker who believes the purpose of life is to serve humanity with unconditional love. Harvesting hearts reap rewards of immeasurable value. To be allowed to be a visitor of one’s heart is the greatest blessing."