When life gives you Lyme | Halima Ibrahim | TEDxProvidence

Halima, a high school student in Providence RI, shares her poetry in this emotionally charged talk to help explain the past few years of her life and the struggles she's gone through due to her illness. Halima Ibrahim was called to leadership when, due to a chronic illness, she needed to attend the Women’s March in a wheelchair. She perceived “ableist” undercurrents in the activism community and spoke up. Halima is most known for the poem “Wake Up” she performed at the March for Our Lives Rally at the state house in March 2018. She hopes to inspire other young people to step into difficult conversations and make their voices heard. Her TEDxProvidence talk will take place 3 days after her 16th birthday. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx