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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Oct 22, 2018 • 27min
Brooklyn 99
What can we learn when a Hollywood TV show gets into ChangeMaking? Comedy show Brooklyn 99 took on police racism. How did they do it in a way that people didn't turn off?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2017 • 25min
Fleeing for your life
When Donald Trump took power, one of his first orders was to ban Syrian refugees entering the United States. In many parts of the world politicians are increasingly scapegoating refugees, and in the process denying them their human rights. But there is one country that has decided to treat refugees with basic human decency. Uganda doesn't lock up its refugees. Instead, they live in settlements with freedom of movement, access to land and education. What can the rest of the world learn from Uganda?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2017 • 47min
Fighting the hard right
Have you ever clicked on an online petition and wondered whether it worked?In 2016, GetUp - a digital campaign organisation best known for its online petitions and email campaigns - decided to go offline. They came up with a strategy to remove extreme conservative politicians from the Australian parliament. One of the places they went to was the electorate of Bass in Northern Tasmania - a seat not known for being welcoming to out-of-towners. What did they do, and how did they do it? GetUp has been condemned by many for the campaign they ran. Here they talk openly about its strengths - and weaknesses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2017 • 36min
The power of vision
What does it take to improve the lives of millions of people? The late Fred Hollows knew. He was known across the globe for his groundbreaking work in disrupting the global medical establishment, and his legacy lives on among the doctors he inspired. His most famous student - Dr Sanduk Ruit - has helped bring sight to over 125,000 people and trained thousands more doctors. In the process, he has directly improved the lives of millions of people. But what does it take to achieve transformation at this kind of scale?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2017 • 37min
Fighting dirty
What would you do if someone wanted to bulldoze an oil pipeline through your country, threatening not just your land, but your water and air? And what if the nation backing them had a history of playing dirty? That's the situation the people in this episode found themselves in - the battle over building an oil pipeline in Standing Rock in South Dakota, USA. Should they take the high road? Or respond in kind?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2017 • 50min
Protesting in Putin's Russia
What would you do if someone wanted to illegally concrete over your local park, and build an apartment block on it? And what would you do if the authorities supported the illegal construction? This episode looks at how to organise genuine opposition in a place where the one thing they hate is genuine opposition - how a small protest against the destruction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2017 • 26min
When anger works - pt 2
This is the second part of an exploration into how anger can be channelled into powerful actions. Part two comes from Brisbane, Australia where a simple vigil outside a hospital turned into a national flashpoint that overturned a decade of political consensus on Australia's refugee policy. Remarkably, when they began the organisers of the vigil didn't know what they were even aiming to achieve.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2017 • 33min
When anger works - pt 1
Placing yourself in harm's way is powerful but scary. Often it is fueled by the white-hot anger of knowing that you're on the side of justice, and yet failing to make the change you need. This is a two-part exploration of times when direct action was used to confront an overwhelming force. Part one looks at the remarkable #FeesMustFall student movement in South Africa, that all started when someone threw poo at a statue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2017 • 45min
Women who lead
Sometimes it's a strength to not know too much about how something is usually done. In both of today's stories, we see women who had very little experience, entering male-dominated spaces and smashing it. By disrupting the business-as-usual approach, their innovations have had lasting impact. The first story is about mothers who are standing up to the gun lobby in the USA, and the second is about the women on the frontline of terrorism in Kenya.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2017 • 48min
How to win
When the largest rally in human history in 2003 didnt stop the Iraq War it makes you wonder what does it take for a coalition to win? In the second episode of ChangeMakers podcast we look at Brexit and examine how the types of coalitions used by each side influenced the outcome of the referendum. Then we go to the Northern Rivers in regional Australia look at how a different kind of alliance against Coal Seam Gas sought to organise across the entire community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
