ChangeMakers
Iconoclast Network
The ChangeMakers Podcast tells stories of people changing the world.We produce ChangeMaker Chats with people who share why and how they make change, and we also do documentary style episodes about change making campaigns. W known change makers like the 2019 Hong Kong Protesters, Standing Rock activists, climate campaigners like Bill Mckibben and Australian of the Year Grace Tame, as well aschange makers, all of whom have stories and lessons to share.Tune to our episodes that release every fortnight on a Tuesday to be inspired about what is possible, and learn from the insights, successes and failures of others! We bege so with over 120 episodes there is plenty to be inspired by in our back catalogue about how we can change the world. You can find out more about our episodes, join our email discover more change making content at https://changemakerspodcast.org/.Our host Amanda Tattersall is an Australian ChangeMaker, co-founding GetUp, founding community organising in Australia with the Sydney Alliance, and now is a action-reseAssociate Professor at the Universitv of Svdnev.ChangeMakers is sponsored by the Sydney Policy Lab at the University of Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 31, 2020 • 55min
Prof. Isaacs - COVID - ChangeMaker Chat
We are swirling in the midst of a pandemic surrounded by keyboard warriors claiming to know what is going on. This week we speak to one of Australia's leading infectious disease doctors - Professor David Isaacs - to get a briefing about everything COVID-19, where it came from, what makes it a pandemic, and how to stay safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2020 • 49min
Bonnie Honig - ChangeMaker Chat
Bonnie Honig is one of the world's top democratic theorists and is based at Brown University. A scholar and commentator in the United States, Bonnie is the author of numerous books, including Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair, published in 2017. She runs us through her approach to democracy and critical thinking, showing us how it can help us interpret and respond to the crises and shocks that we are experiencing now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2020 • 30min
Randi Weingarten - ChangeMaker Chat
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers gives us the lowdown on what she's learned about changemaking after more than 25 years at the chalkface of teacher's unionism in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2020 • 44min
Andres Bernal - ChangeMaker Chat
Curious about the remarkable rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and policies like the Green New Deal? We talk to Andres Bernal about both.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2020 • 38min
Power of March for Our Lives Pt. 3 - Identity Matters
In the US, gun violence affects black communities far more than any other. How did the March for Our Lives movement work with these communities? What do powerful intersectional movements look like?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2020 • 39min
Power of March for Our Lives Pt. 2 - Art and Politics
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.
Feb 10, 2020 • 46min
Power of March for Our Lives Pt. 1 - Who Speaks
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.
Feb 2, 2020 • 39min
Robyn Steward - ChangeMaker Chat
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.
Nov 26, 2019 • 39min
Paul Oosting, GetUp - ChangeMaker Chat
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.
Nov 17, 2019 • 27min
Bushfire Survivor Fiona Lee - ChangeMaker Chat
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.
