If you treat people with respect and give them the tools they need, they will perform miraculous deeds, says Bill Strickland.
A MacArthur Genius and the subject of PBS’s hotly anticipated documentary, Pursuing Light, Bill has created a blueprint for building communities that guide people towards employment, passion, craft, and dignity in their work. Jeff Skoll, former president of eBay, says that “Bill Strickland is a genius because he sees the inherent genius in everyone.”
In the new documentary based on his life, Bill tells the story of how he founded the Bidwell Training Center to give youth and adults more opportunities—and, more importantly, to give them hope. He reveals how that center (and the 16 more centers that followed) use environments of art and beauty to redefine the limits of human possibility. “Don’t tell me what you can’t do. Tell me what you can do,” he says.
Pursuing Light is the incredible story of Bill’s quest to change the planet through the transformative power of hope—and it premieres next month! Watch the trailer here, and don’t miss it on PBS this Black History Month.
