On empathy through theater: Julia Lennon at TEDxGreensFarmsAcademy

Julia Lennon is a passionate performer. Her love of music and theater has offered exciting opportunities for Julia throughout her life, and has, in many ways, defined who she is today. Julia leads both the women's a Capella group and the improvisational troupe at Greens Farms Academy (GFA), and will be playing Florence in the spring production of Chess. She was the chief orchestrator behind the Concert for the Green and White in January, which donated over $40,000 to Sandy Hook Elementary. She graduated from GFA in June 2013. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)