Introduction
For The Win: the people, strategy and campaigns that changed Australia forever. A podcast series from 2018 featuring interviews with Australian social change agents.
The podcast is hosted by Emily Mulligan. Emily Mulligan is Head of Campaigns at GetUp. She has more than a decade of experience in campaigning from lobbying at global climate conferences to organising behind the scenes for Marriage Equality in Australia. Emily has written for The Age and The Guardian about campaigning and social change. Follow Emily on Twitter: @emilycmulligan
Episodes
Episode 1: Uluru Statement from the Heart with Thomas Mayor
July 23, 2018
Discussion with Uluru Statement from the Heart ambassador Thomas Mayor in Darwin. Read the full statement here. Follow @VoiceMakarrata @tommayor11
Episode 2: Streets Boycott with AMWU George Simon and Georgia Kriz
August 1, 2018
When parent company Unilever tried to throw out Streets Ice Cream workers’ agreement, the Sydney factory workers stood to lose their hard won working conditions and faced a huge pay cut. This episode is a conversation with George Simon @george_simon and Georgia Kriz @georgiakriz from the AMWU @theamwu about their fun, successful (and risky!) campaign for these workers’ rights. Produced by Ben Raue @benraue
Episode 3: Using humour and art with Pauline Pantsdown
August 8, 2018
How can music, art and humour change the world and smash racism? This episode is a discussion with Simon Hunt about his work as Pauline Pantsdown. From cutting up cassette tapes to running an online community and fake “No” camapign during the marriage equality survey. Follow Simon everywhere @PPantsdown
Episode 4: Anti Apartheid win with Meredith Burgmann
August 15, 2018
Masterclass in fighting racism, bold non violent direct action and *winning* a huge victory against apartheid South Africa with Meredith Burgmann.
Episode 5: Scott Ludlam and how the Jabiluka blockade changed his life
August 20, 2018
The Jabiluka blockade in the late nineties was an iconic win for land rights, for anti-nuclear activism, for conservation. In 1998 Scott Ludlam joined the blockade – twenty years later he was an Australian Senator. He shares some wisdom and thoughts with me at the pub.
Episode 6: Dr Alex Wodak on how he helped stop an epidemic
September 7, 2018
Public health is cool! Prevention of disease is smart! But most of the world is locked into a miserable war on drugs that makes no sense financially, medically or from any perspective. I talk to Dr Alex Wodak who helped open Australia’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Centre and is head of The Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation. Follow Dr Wodak @AlexWodak
Episode 7: Paige Burton spoke to 50,000 young people
October 8, 2018
Paige Burton was 2017’s Australian Youth Representative to the UN where she ran a mega consultation of young people in every state and territory and electorate. You can follow her @Paige_Burton and even better, hire her paigeburton.com.au
Episode 8: The United Nations and making change with Louise Allen
October 22, 2018
Louise Allen spent 4 years as Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security at the UN in New York. She shares her insight into how the UN works and how it can be a vehicle for social change. She also shares what it is like to work in an environment where many people struggle to cope with the working conditions. Louise is now a consultant that you can hire! Check her out on twitter @AllenLouiseA
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- Faces of Change: Podcast by Marshall Ganz
- The Craft of Campaigns: A Podcast for Organisers
- People’s History of Australia Podcast
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