ChangeMakers

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ChangeMakers Podcast

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 as change 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-rese Associate 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.

  1. Nkosikhona Swaartbooi - ChangeMaker Chat - Reclaim Mother City

    2 DAYS AGO

    Nkosikhona Swaartbooi - ChangeMaker Chat - Reclaim Mother City

    This episode is a tour de force in the art of change making and the Black history of housing activism in Cape Town. Nkosikhona Swaartbooi has been a leading activist in the Reclaim the City movement that has fought for working class housing in Cape Town's urban core. He is now featured in a documentary called Mother City (2024) that shows this remarkable urban struggle. In this episode he takes us through his own journey and the city's journey to make radical change. For those fighting for housing in the Global North, this episode offers so many lessons about the versatile use of different strategies to make change, as well as the power of perseverance. No matter where you are, this is an inspiring story of change making at any moment has a long history. For more on Mother City, including information on how to invite the team to film festivals: https://www.mothercitydocumentary.com/ For more on the previous ChangeMakers episodes linked to this episode: On Barcelona (see the second half of this episode) On Reclaim the City For more on Reclaim the City - the housing movement we discuss: https://reclaimthecity.org.za/ ChangeMakers 2024 is supported by the Civic Power Fund and work with the UCL Policy Lab. This year they are supporting ChangeMakers to bring together a collection of Chats filled with extraordinary ideas and everyday experience to understand how we can change the world, www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/ucl-policy-lab and www.civicpower.org.uk/. For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org (where you can also sign up to our email list!) On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts On LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 14m
  2. Jarrod Wheatley - ChangeMaker Chats - Relational Care

    9 SEPT

    Jarrod Wheatley - ChangeMaker Chats - Relational Care

    Our governments play a role in providing care and support to families and kids - but we don't often think about how those services are provided and whether they actually deliver sufficient 'care.' In this conversations Jarrod Wheatley explores his experience in working in the out-of-home care space, and unpacks a distinct model of care that is based explicitly on relationships and connection. For anyone who has personally, or knows of people that have experienced institutionalised forms of care - whether in aged services or child services - this is for you. It is a story of a different kind of care that could transform how our governments fund and support care in and across communities. For more on Jarrod's work: The organisation Jarrod created to promote this different kind of care: Centre for Relational Care website: Centre for Relational Care The report outlining what this different model of care might look like: James Martin Institute for Public Policy report August 2024: JMI report on Supporting Children and Families to Flourish (centreforrelationalcare.org.au) A short piece about the relational approach to care: The Policymaker article by Jarrod Wheatley December 2023 Children in crisis need real relationships: the case for a child connection system (jmi.org.au) Additional materials on the state of care: Australian Child Maltreatment Study 2023: The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS)NSW Ombudsman report July 2024: Protecting children at risk: an assessment of whether the Department of Communities and Justice is meeting its core responsibilities - NSW OmbudsmanNSW Audit Office report June 2024: Oversight of the child protection system | Audit Office of New South Wales (nsw.gov.au)Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People Special Inquiry final report August 2024: ACYP | Special Inquiry (nsw.gov.au) Professional Individualised Care website: https://pic.care/ For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org (where you can also sign up to our email list!) On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts On LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  3. Moz Azimitabar - ChangeMaker Chat - Art and Making Change

    12 AUG

    Moz Azimitabar - ChangeMaker Chat - Art and Making Change

    Moz Azimitabar is one of Australia’s most celebrated emerging artists, having been a finalist in the Archibald Prize twice. But Moz is not like other artists, he found his art not at art school but in the barbarism of Australia’s offshore detention regime in Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island. Moz sought refuge in Australia because he was persecuted for fighting for human rights in Iran, and in seeking refuge he found art as a way to live in the confines of his offshore prison. In this episode Moz talks to us about what art means to him as a fuel and an expression for making change. We also had Moz on ChangeMakers back in 2022 where he talked about his journey as a refugee and his time in Manus. You can find the podcast here or on all the podcast apps (the episode was released in February 2022). ChangeMakers 2024 is supported by the Civic Power Fund and work with the UCL Policy Lab. This year they are supporting ChangeMakers to bring together a collection of Chats filled with extraordinary ideas and everyday experience to understand how we can change the world, www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/ucl-policy-lab and www.civicpower.org.uk/. For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org (where you can also sign up to our email list!) On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts On LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  4. Matthew McGregor - ChangeMaker Chat - Post-Election Strategy

    15 JUL

    Matthew McGregor - ChangeMaker Chat - Post-Election Strategy

    How do elections and new governments change how we make change? In the wake of the election of a new Labour Government in the UK, we talk with Matthew McGregor from 38 Degrees about what the new government might mean for progressive political strategy. We explore Matthew’s background and his time working with unions and the Obama campaign to learn more about 38 Degrees and its digital first strategy for engaging thousands of everyday UK citizens in political life. We explore the tensions and challenges that come from pushing for change when social democratic governments are in power and the need to agitate for more as well as celebrate the  change we can win. We explore how the focus of progressive campaigning shifts from stopping the outrages to offering solutions and some of the nuances in navigating that work - straddling disappointment and delivery, and when and how to press for greater ambition. For anyone chewing over what the UK election means (or what elections mean generally for political strategy) - this is a chat to get you thinking about some of the choices that lie ahead. For more on 38 Degrees go HERE. For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts On LInkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  5. Rathana Chea - ChangeMaker Chat - Diversity and Climate

    1 JUL

    Rathana Chea - ChangeMaker Chat - Diversity and Climate

    There is a lot of talk about the need for diversity, but what does diversity actually mean?  In this conversation Rathana Chea shares how he has learnt how to value the power of difference and connection across his time in making social change, sharing insights from social movements while he was in school, to community organising, to working with Greenpeace International and now working to create the Multicultural Leadership Initiative as part of the Australian climate movement. This conversation cuts through the platitudes that often dominate “diversity talk”, responding to the language of awkward politeness with a practice of kindness and clarity about how to create space where people of colour can lead and thrive because they are driving movements that speak to their own needs and interests. For more on the Multicultural Leadership Initiative see HERE. You can follow Rathana on LinkedIn HERE. You can find more about Rathana at his website HERE. For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts On LInkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall ChangeMakers 2024 is supported by the Civic Power Fund and work with the UCL Policy Lab. This year they are supporting ChangeMakers to bring together a collection of Chats filled with extraordinary ideas and everyday experience to understand how we can change the world, www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/ucl-policy-lab and www.civicpower.org.uk/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

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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 as change 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-rese Associate 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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