Changemaking Unplugged

Merna Schmidt

In this podcast we’ll have raw, honest talks about becoming a changemaker. You will meet everyday changemakers, from young to old, as we pull back the curtain on how they are making their mark, their motivations, their struggles, failures, and remarkable successes they have attained. The power of each person to be a catalyzer of change, regardless of their circumstances or attributes, is immense. We need to take action for our own benefit, as well as for the benefit of others.

Episodes

  1. 04/01/2023

    Interview with Mayra Alaniz - Helping Students in Need Dress for Success

    Find out how graduate student Mayra Alaniz is making a huge difference for her fellow classmates by collecting professional clothing so first generation and low income students can look good and feel confident as they start internships and jobs. Listen for: • How Mayra started a Career Closet on her campus • How her project is sensitive to being inclusive • Mayra’s inspiring words if you have an “itch” to be a changemaker Learn more about Mayra and the Career Closet here: https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2022/09/19/grad-student-creates-professional-clothing-drive-for-low-income-classmates Follow where she’ll take the Marquette Career Closet and their impact on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayraalaniz/ If you are interested in donating professional clothes or other resources that could be helpful to them please reach out to careercloset@marquette.edu. They will begin fundraising for a permanent location for the Marquette Career Closet on campus. Monetary donations or sponsorships can be made to the 707HUB there. Just select Other Fund Designation and type Marquette Career Closet in the notes section: https://timetorise.marquette.edu/give?appeal=ADF

    Interview with Mayra Alaniz - Helping Students in Need Dress for Success

  2. 03/16/2023

    Ideas, Ideas, Ideas…on Being a Changemaker

    Lessons from the 3 changemaker interviews, as well as loads of ideas of how you can make a difference and start having fun today based on your interests/skills from golfing to crafting and more. Listen for: Lessons from changemakers, Using any skill or interest for good, Importance of asking before acting Recycled Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYbORpgSmjg    https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/education/music-world/the-cateura-orchestra-of-recycled-instruments/    Knit a Square (blankets for South Africa)    https://knit-a-square.com/    5 Knitting Charities That Could Use Your Skills to Comfort Others    https://www.bhg.com/news/knitting-crocheting-charities/    (The following books are all available on Amazon)    Guerrilla Kindness and Other Acts of Creative Resistance: Making A Better World Through Craftivism by Sayraphim Lothian    Crafting Change: Handmade Activism, Past and Present by Jessica Vitkus    Craftivist by Sarah Corbett

    Ideas, Ideas, Ideas…on Being a Changemaker

  3. 03/08/2023

    Interview with Makayla Cox - 14 year old Organizing Beach Clean Ups

    At just 14 years old, Makayla Cox is already making her mark as a real changemaker. She is a leader and role model that we can all take inspiration from. Listen for: How a 14 year old is making a real difference in the world, Benefits of being a changemaker, Be inspired to take action for good Makayla’s Instagram for Clean Up the Beach - https://www.instagram.com/clean_up_the_beach_ca/?hl=en

    Interview with Makayla Cox - 14 year old Organizing Beach Clean Ups

  4. 03/01/2023

    Interview with Dan Knight – Mobilizing Community for Good

    Dan mobilized not just his own community to take on impactful projects, but also created a group of Canadians from coast to coast that are supporting charities. Listen for: Project ideas from The Change Makers - London, ON,  How to keep persevering despite challenges,  The power of simple acts The Change Makers – London, ON - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1579190679044382 25 x Canadian - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1235672720201617/ NextDoor - https://nextdoor.com/

    Interview with Dan Knight – Mobilizing Community for Good

  5. 02/23/2023

    Interview with Vicki Purnell - Sewing to Provide Comfort

    Vicki is the recipient of the Australian of the Year Award in 2019 for Tasmania in the Local Hero Category and was bestowed the Order of Australia Medal in 2022 for her incredible efforts as a changemaker in her retirement. She is "mending hearts one at a time". Listen for: How Vicki used her skill of sewing to bring comfort to so many,  What fidget quilts are and how they are used,  Honoring stillborn children with dignity and grace Bridie’s Blossoms and Blessings - https://www.facebook.com/bridiesblossomsandblessings/

    Interview with Vicki Purnell - Sewing to Provide Comfort

  6. 02/14/2023

    Becoming a Changemaker

    In this episode listen for: How you already are a changemaker What gets in the way of people becoming an impactful changemaker How to step into your power and take on the identity of a changemaker https://www.changemakingunplugged.com   email: hello@changemakingunplugged.com

  7. 02/09/2023

    The Start of a Changemaker

    In this episode listen for: How your host, Merna Schmidt, as a young girl started her changemaking journey The different ways someone can be a changemaker Why you are the person that the world needs now https://www.changemakingunplugged.com email: hello@changemakingunplugged.com

    The Start of a Changemaker
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About

In this podcast we’ll have raw, honest talks about becoming a changemaker. You will meet everyday changemakers, from young to old, as we pull back the curtain on how they are making their mark, their motivations, their struggles, failures, and remarkable successes they have attained. The power of each person to be a catalyzer of change, regardless of their circumstances or attributes, is immense. We need to take action for our own benefit, as well as for the benefit of others.

Information

  • Creator
    Merna Schmidt
  • Years Active
    2023
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Merna Schmidt
  • Show Website
    Changemaking Unplugged