John Beebe

John Beebe

Democracy Advocate at Samara

TED Attendee
Toronto Ontario, Canada
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About John

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Activist, Artist, Educator/Teacher, Foodie, Photographer, Producer

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John Beebe is passionate about building strong communities. His commitment to nourishing engagement has infused his work in education, photography and politics with a singular purpose. John is an activist whose community building has led him to: • teach high school in Maine for thirteen years, • exhibit photographs from a year in Sri Lanka at the United Nations , • create the only art installation in the heart of the Democratic National Convention, • serve as Chief of Staff for a US Congressman, • use stolen but never reclaimed bicycles to start a mountain bike program for teenagers living in D.C., • found and now Chair Canada’s leading urban park advocacy organization, and • lead outreach and partnership development for Canada’s foremost democracy advocacy charity (current). He recently become a Canadian citizen, is married to the exceptionally talented and outrageously beautiful Peggy Moss and has two daughters who impress and surprise him everyday.

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Creating opportunities for people to gain power.

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"Justice has a higher demand than charity" Marshall Ganz

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