Renee Montgomery: How to turn moments into momentum | TED

翻译人员: Hazel Fu 校对人员: Yanyan Hong

What would make me quit my job during the pandemic?

是什么让我在疫情期间辞职了？

The short answer: injustice in America.

简单说就是：美国的不平等。

But since I have a little time, let me give you the long version.

但现在时间充足， 我会给你们讲完整的版本。

In May 2020, protests broke out across the United States.

2020 年 5 月，美国各地爆发了抗议。

George Floyd, a Minnesota man,

乔治·佛洛依德（George Floyd）， 一个明尼苏达州的男人，

was killed by a couple of police officers on camera

在镜头前被警察杀死了，

and hundreds of thousands of Americans had had enough.

于是成千上万的美国人觉得受够了。

Like so many others, I watched the protests on the news.

我在新闻上看着这场抗议， 与其他很多人一样。

I watched as the crowd moved from downtown Atlanta to Buckhead,

我看着群众从亚特兰大市中心 走到巴克海特，

where I live.

那里也是我居住的地方。

The protesters were right outside of my house,

抗议者就在我家门口了，

so in true millennial fashion,

于是我作为千禧世代的一员，

I took out my phone so I could record it and post it to Twitter.

拿出我的手机准备拍照发到推特。

发完了以后，我给我的父母打电话，

After logging the events, I called my parents,

and as I was talking to my snook, which is what I call my mom,

在我和我的斯诺克 (Snook)， 就是我的母亲，说话时，

I began to get a little worried.

我开始有点担心了。

The energy of the crowd was growing

群众越来越躁动，

and snook told me, "Don't worry, baby,

斯诺克告诉我，“别担心，宝贝，

when people feel that their voices aren't heard,

当人们感觉自己的声音无法被听到，

they have to make it felt."

他们就必须想办法让别人注意到。”

Hm.

嗯。

他们必须想办法让别人注意到。

They have to make it felt.

That statement hit me hard because, why weren't people being heard?

这句话让我震撼， 为什么人们会被忽视？

I mean, if we're all watching the same thing,

我是说，如果我们都在看着抗议，

then why aren't we all upset?

为什么我们中有人不难过？

And how could I help make a difference?

我又能怎么改变现状呢？

No, better yet, how could I make it felt?

不，再进一步， 我如何让人们需求被注意到？

That was the moment I began to think about opting out ...

我在那个时候开始考虑辞职......

辞去了我一辈子理想的职业。

opting out of a career I dreamed of my entire life.

我从 2009 年开始 在国家女子篮球联盟打比赛，

I've been playing in the WNBA since 2009,

most recently as a guard for the Atlanta Dream.

最近我是亚特兰大之梦队的守门员。

Basketball has been one of the biggest parts of my life,

篮球一直在我生活中不可或缺，

and yet I decided to give it up,

但我依然决定放弃它，

trying to focus on changing the world for the better.

去专注于把世界变得更好。

I wanted to make it felt.

我想让人们的需求被注意到。

Some people thought I was crazy, but honestly, most people got it,

很多人觉得我疯了， 但其实，很多人还是理解的，

and even though I was filled with fear,

而且即使我很害怕，

I took that leap of faith and did it anyway.

我还是大胆去做了。

I opted out not knowing how I was going to pay my bills.

我辞职了，不知道拿什么钱付账单。

I opted out not knowing

我辞职了，不知道能否再次成为

if I would ever be a professional WNBA player again.

一个专业的国家女子篮球联盟球员。

I opted out of my comfort zone,

辞职让我离开了我的舒适圈，

and in doing so, I truly opted in.

就这样，我真正地开始“参与”了。

I gained a completely different perspective

我获得了一个全新的视角

and the confidence that comes with turning moments into momentum.

以及化瞬间为长远动力带来的自信。

The next day I threw a Juneteenth event,

第二天我开展了一个六月节活动，

and Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the official end of slavery.

来庆祝奴隶制的正式废除。

At the event, people were telling me they heard my story,

活动时，人们告诉我

他们听说了我的故事，对我说， “哈，你辞职了！太酷了！”

they were coming up to me like, "Yo, you opted out! That's so dope!"

But then they began to vent to me,

但是接着他们就开始向我诉苦，

telling me about uncles pulled over for no reason,

讲他们莫名被判危险驾驶的叔叔，

cousins killed by the police.

和被警察杀死的表兄们。

They wanted me to know their stories so I could represent their voices,

他们想让我听听他们的故事， 为他们发声，

and in that moment,

在那个瞬间，

I felt so connected with helping them.

我觉得我一定要帮助他们。

They felt that I was the person that could make their stories felt,

他们觉得我就是能为他们发声的人，

and honestly,

说实话，

I was committed to doing whatever I needed to make that happen.

我致力于让它成真。

I don't know how to cure racism, fix police brutality

我不知道怎么解决 种族歧视、警察暴力、

or any of the other problems plaguing America.

或者其他美国存在的问题。

没有哪个人能独自做到。

No one person can do that.

But we all can do what we can to make it felt.

但我们可以尽力让人们注意到问题。

Making it felt for me is an action.

这对我来说是一个行动。

It's not just protesting and raising your voice,

这不是只抗议或者大声去说，

but also doing something to show your intention.

而是做出实际行动来体现你的目标、

I opted out and now you feel me.

我辞职了，现在你们也注意到我了。

Honestly, that was a big move for me,

其实，这对我来说并不容易，

but now that I've done it,

但现在我做到了，

it feels like it was almost inevitable.

就感觉这似乎是命中注定的。

虽然让它被注意到

And while making it felt can have a negative connotation

of violence and trouble,

可能会有暴力、问题的负面内涵，

I wanted to show that it could also have a really positive form.

我想要证明它也是非常积极的。

Playing in the WNBA has afforded me a platform,

美国女篮联盟给了我一个平台，

and with that platform, I want to create positive change.

我想用它做出积极的改变。

So big picture,

全局来看，

I want to level the playing field

我想让竞争环境变公平，

so that everyone has access to the same opportunities,

让所有人都拥有同等的机会，

regardless of race.

无关种族。

To do this I know I need to increase exposure

为了这个我知道我需要让

to the young Black and brown youth,

更多黑色、棕色人种的年轻人知道这事，

showing them explosive fields like tech

给他们展示例如科技的爆炸性领域，

and creating ways for them to develop those skills

并给他们创造培养这些技能的方法

so they can seize the opportunities.

让他们能把握机会。

We're creating a workshop

我们成立了一个工作室

and partnering with organizations already doing the work,

并与已经在做这些事的组织合作，

taking small steps now

我知道我们现在的每一小步

that I know will have a big impact in the future.

都可能对未来有巨大的影响。

A lot of times we underestimate what we can do --

很多时候我们会低估自己的能力——

the effect we can have.

我们能造成的影响。

Imagine if we all started to think about "How can I make it felt?"

如果我们都开始想如何让它被注意到，

If we all took that leap of faith to stand for what we believe is right,

如果我们都大胆支持我们心中的正义，

regardless of the very real fear embedded in that decision,

我觉得不论有多少潜在的危险，

I think we would then start to fulfill the title of the United States of America

那样我们会开始实现美国共和的使命，

instead of the divided states that we're seeing right now.

改变现在州与州分裂的现状。

I know from basketball that all it takes is a single moment,

篮球让我知道，

一瞬间、一秒钟，就能改变一切。

a second, to change everything.

So let's choose to turn our moments into momentum.

所以让我们把瞬间化作长久的动力吧。

I'm making it felt,

我在让它被注意到。

are you?

你呢？

Thank you.

谢谢。