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From a prison cell to the UN - what I heard in the silence | Satara Uthayakumaran | TEDxCanberra
TEDx Talks· 2026-01-28 17:35
[music] It's a sweltering day in Queensland. I'm sitting in a small room in a juvenile detention center. The walls stretch wide, but the room closes in.There are bars on the windows that don't let in any light. Nothing sharp, nothing dangerous, nothing you could use to harm yourself or anyone else. A space designed to be safe but stripped of everything human.And in that room sits a boy, 16 years old, arms crossed, eyes fixed anywhere but mine, silent. How are you feeling today. Would you mind sharing a litt ...