Changemakers

In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland people began using art as a means to express their grief and to connect their plea for gun reform to others. How did this art reach people in ways that moved beyond just words?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 14 February 2018, 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. That same day, student survivors began to build a movement against senseless gun violence and lax gun laws. This is the first episode in a multi-part series that shares how they organised for change. This episode looks at how important their voices were in breaking through the sense of despair in America's gun debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's chat is with autism advocate Robyn Steward. We learn about her journey as an autistic woman, and about the power of building understanding between the neurotypical and neurodivergent people. For anyone wanting to understand the world of autism better - this one is for you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GetUp is one of Australia's most impactful and influential community organisations, and Paul Oosting is their national director. We discuss what GetUp learnt from the 2019 Federal Election campaign. We find out Paul's insights about what it's like to operate under the pressure of media and political attack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the 2019 Bushfires burnt her house, Fiona Lee did what most would find hard - she became an advocate for climate change. Three days after her house burnt down, Fiona and her family stood at NSW Parliament House calling for serious action on climate change as creating the context for these catastrophic fires. What is her story? How did she do this? And what did she learn about the power of her own voice in this moment. This episode was recorded the day after she spoke at Parliament House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antony Dapiran is a long time Hong Kong resident and commentator on the Hong Kong protests. He is the author of City of Protest, a book that explains the history of protest movements in Hong Kong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2014 Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong was a defeat, but it also generated key insights. We explore how it has guided the 2019 Hong Kong Protest movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Dillon is the communications director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. We talk about her work seeking recognition, dignity, respect and basic labour protections for millions of domestic workers in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Sweeney is a long time prominent anti-nuclear campaigner, co-founding the 2017 Nobel Prize winning global organisation, ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Heimans is a digital social movement entrepreneur and the key figure behind cutting edge social change organisations like GetUp, Avaaz and Purpose.  We talk about his journey, and themes from his new book with Henry Timms, called New Power - How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World - and How to Make it Work for You.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hahrie Han is one of the world's top researchers studying ways of strengthening civic engagement.  We explore the different strategies you can use to build people power and the journey she took to become one of the world's top researchers in this space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine trying to make change in an authoritarian state? Jolovan Wham works in Singapore with migrant domestic workers. Why does he do it and what does the state do to make his change making so hard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media abuse tries to shut people down, and is frighteningly common for women and people of colour. Host Amanda Tattersall discusses with social activist Tanning Onus Williams the story of how Amnesty decided to map twitter and see if it could stop it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Australia it's hard for newly arrived refugees to find a new job. In 2011, Settlement Services International found a way for refugees to create businesses for themselves - by using the marketplace as a changemaker. Host Host Amanda Tattersall speaks refugee Ed Yousif. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In late 2018 thousands of people from across Central America walked North to the border of the USA and into the political maelstrom of the midterm elections. How did they organise themselves and what did they achieve?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have radical challenges like climate change and inequality but not many radical political leaders. What does it take to find and elect leaders like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez? Becky Bond was one of the Field Directors for the Bernie Sanders campaign and she shares her experience of combining radical agendas and political parties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you wish politicians would spill the beans on how politics actually works? Then this chat is for you. Topics range from Your Rights at Work, the ALP and the Adani mine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can universities be change makers? Marc Stears has not only been a Professor at Oxford but a leading figure in the UK Labour Party under Ed Miliband. He shares what he has learnt about transitioning across the university-practitioner divide in the pursuit of social impact, and his new role as Director of Sydney Policy Lab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can squatters ever hope to become land owners? An inspiring story from Thailand shows what it takes for poor people to rebuild the city around them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we overcome chronic long term homelessness? On this episode we look at one campaign which decided to set an absurdly ambitious goal to try and solve the homelessness problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.