艾玛·沃特森2016One Young World演讲稿范文合集.docx

艾玛·沃特森2016OneYoungWorld演讲稿范文合集

第一篇：艾玛·沃特森2016OneYoungWorld演讲稿EmmaWatson’sSpeechattheOneYoungWorldSummit2016Ottawa,Canada28September2016Thankyou.(Laughs.)Twoyearsago,IlaunchedcampaigncalledHeForSheattheUNinNewYork.Iwasverynervousbeforethatspeech.Thenerveswerefollowedbyatremendoushighimmediatelyafterwardsandacrushinglowafewdaysafterthat.Mybesthopesandmyworstfearswereconfirmedallatonce.IhadopenedPandora’sBoxtoastandingovationandalmostsimultaneously,alevelofcritiqueIhadneverexperiencedinmylifeandthebeginningofwhatwouldbecomeaseriesofthreats.Thelasttwoyearshavebeenabaptismoffire,tosaytheleast,whereIlearnedjusthowlittleIknowandalsohowmuch.Itwasmyscaryfirststepasanactivist,awordIneverimaginedthatIwouldusetodescribemyself.So,readingtheapplicationsofactivistswhoapplyhereforOneYoungWorldscholarshipswassurprisingtome.HereIwas,readingthestoriesofpeoplefromnearly200differentcountriesfromaroundtheworldwithexperiencesthatIcouldn’tevenimagine.Imean,Ireallyjust–theyweresooutofthisworldtome.Andyet,theirnoteslooklikemynotes.Thesamethemesemergedoverandoverandoveragain.TherewassomuchoverlapwiththethingsthatIhadbeenthinkingaboutandthatIhadbeenstrugglingwithbecausethetruthis,ithadneverbeenaboutbeinganactivist.Itwasaboutthechoicetomakemyselfvisibleandthechoicesthatyoumadetodothat,too.Apartfromthesignificantprogresstheworldhasmadeinthecauseforequality,thebestthingaboutthelasttwoyearshasbeenthis:findingpeoplefromsuchdisparateexperiencesandcommunitiesthatIfoundthatIhavesomethingincommonwith.Thisisacommunityofartists,spiritualteachers,dreamers,thinkers,doers,whoworktogetherandsupporteachother.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ifoundmysisterhood,abrotherhood,whatever,howeveryouwanttodescribeit.Ifoundmytribe.Myhopeforyouwhileyou’rehereisthatyouwillfindsomeofyourtribe,too.Ireallyneededmine.BobbyKennedy,whenhewassenatorforNewYorksaid,“Eachtime,amanorwomanstandsupforanideal,oractstoimprovethelotsofothers,orstrikesoutagainstinjustice,hesendsforthatinyrippleofhope,andcrossingeachotherfromamilliondifferentcent