Criadas por separado, hablando juntas | Andrea Constantinou y Fezile Osum | TEDxEEB3 Youth

Las abogadas chipriotas Andrea Constantinou y Fezile Osum relatan cómo crecieron en una capital dividida, donde las historias que les enseñaron se oponían entre sí. Ambas estudiaron derecho en el Reino Unido y hoy trabajan en derecho y políticas de la UE en Bruselas. A través del diálogo, la amistad y su espacio colectivo en Bruselas, Gaïles, encontraron una voz compartida. La charla cuestiona las narrativas oficiales y reflexiona sobre identidad, reconciliación y la reescritura de historias heredadas.

• Crecer a ambos lados de una capital dividida
• Historias en conflicto y verdades heredadas
• Diálogo y amistad que llevaron al espacio Gaïles en Bruselas

In this session, Andrea and Fezile take the audience on a personal journey through their lives as Cypriots born and raised in a divided city. Both lawyers who studied in the UK and now work on EU law and policy in Brussels, they share many professional and personal experiences. Yet the narratives they were taught growing up stood in direct opposition to one another. Raised on different sides of a divided capital, they were shaped by conflicting histories and inherited truths. Through dialogue, friendship, and the creation of their collective space in Brussels — Gaïles — they discovered a shared voice and a collective story. Together, they challenge the official narratives that have long shaped and limited their understanding of each other and their homeland, offering a powerful reflection on identity, reconciliation, and the courage to rewrite inherited stories. An EU lawyer Human rights lawyer specialized in migration and gender equality This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx