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Ilona Szabó de Carvalho: 4 lessons I learned from taking a stand against drugs and gun violence

TED Talks201400:13:43Creative Commons
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Throughout her career in banking Ilona Szabó de Carvalho never imagined she’d someday start a social movement. But living in her native Brazil, which leads the world in homicidal violence, she realized she couldn’t just stand by and watch drugs and guns tear her country apart. Szabó de Carvalho reveals four crucial lessons she learned when she left her cushy job and took a fearless stand against the status quo.

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