My complain to @tedtalks about #TEDxVlcWomen

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Today, Satuday November 1th, a TEDx event was carried out at Valencia: TEDx Valencia Women <http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/>

I think that it was totally agains the spirit of TED.
Not only it supported anti-scientific ideas that I think that are dangerous and promote ignorance and should not be supported by a TEDx event, but it also goes against some rules that apply to get a TEDx license, for example:

"TEDx events may not be used to promote spiritual or religious beliefs, commercial products or political agendas."

"Claims presented in our talks can stand up to scrutiny from the scientific community. TED is also not the right platform for talks with an inflammatory political or religious agenda"

Among the topics covered by that event you can find non-scientific therapies, paganism, new age, religion and spirituality

This is why I think that an event like this inflicts serious damage to TED brand in Spain. It was an error to grant a TEDx license to this event and should be revoked and would be a great mistake and very irresponsible if TED continues to support this kind of events.
You can see English tweets about this event at https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TEDxVlcWomen%20lang%3Aen and check the damage this event has made to TED. If you want to recover some of the reputation you have lost today, I think that you need not only to revoke this TEDx license but also to clarify that you don't support this kind of events.

Following, some proofs of the kind of talks that you can find at TEDx Valencia Women. Sorry that all of them are in Spanish.

Their banner, announcing spirituality and alternative therapies: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/files/2012/10/12-temas2.jpg

Their program for families based in holistic and vastu shastra hinduism principles: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/tedxvalenciawomenfamily/
It includes "spaces built with sacred geometry" and was closed with prayers to Gaia.

Here you can find other activities organized by this TEDx event, which include ayurveda, energy medicine, aromatherapy, magnet therapy, sacred geometry, yoga, tandava (hinduism), paganism:
http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/tedxvlc-women-2012/actividades-paralelas/

Here yoy can see the list of speakers: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/category/ponentes-2012/
Which include:
- An expert in alternartive, "bio-energetic" and holistic therapies, aromatherapy and homeopathy: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/2012/09/29/adoracion-ferreres/
- Energy medicine, Bach flowers, rebirthing, reiki and other non-scientific therapies developed by herself: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/2012/09/29/aura-kupper/
- Holistic therapies, reiki, reconnective healing, zen, crystal healing: http://tedxvalenciawomen.com/2012/09/29/jose-rius/

You can also check their Twitter timeline at https://twitter.com/TEDxVlcWomen