Speeches, Presentations and Webinars

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How to Write a Great Blog Post

Do you need some tips on how to write a blog post? Duncan Green from Oxfam GB shares ten ways to write a blog post in under an hour.

The future can be awesome but not without activism

Laura O’Connell Rapira, Director of ActionStation, makes the case that the future can be better than we think but only if we’re willing to take action.

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Artificial Intelligence and social justice

A presentation on the basics of Artificial Intelligence AI – Policy implications, opportunities and challenges AI presents for social justice campaigns.

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Developing Sustainable Online Fundraising

Tips on effective online fundraising, based on Raisely’s 2019 fundraising data and case studies from GetUp and ActionAid.

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The Big Five Trends in Video for 2020

The nature of video and digital campaigning changes so rapidly, it’s sometimes hard to keep up with the latest strategies to cut through and move people. This article & presentation outlines 5 key trends plus a useful checklist for developing compelling videos.

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Emotional health and our response to a changing climate

Psychologist Bronwyn Gresham talks about the Mental Health impacts of climate change. She outlines the value of compassion as a support for people responding effectively to climate change.

Solidarity in times of crisis: Listen to the Progress 2019 panel

Audio recording of the ‘Solidarity In Times Of Crisis’ panel from Progress 2019. Speakers considered the role of civil society in countering the conditions and beliefs that give rise to daily discrimination as well as events such as the Christchurch terror attacks.

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Messaging in the age of alternative facts – Anat Shenker-Osorio (Communications Expert) – Progress 2017

Anat Shenker-Osorio on the importance of telling our own story in campaign messaging, rather than negating the stories of our opposition.

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Radically Re-Imagining the World as our Climate Changes

Alex Kelly gives a powerful speech about seeing the opportunities and how the arts can help to remake, to reimagine and to redefine our world.

TED talk: Black women – Tipping the balance | Michelle Deshong | TEDxJCUCairns

Many Indigenous women posses the qualities that have made a huge impact on civil & Indigenous rights in Australia, these same qualities give Indigenous women a unique perspective that enables them to tip the balance & provide genuine political leadership.

TED talk: Change the world, join a movement | Adria Goodson | TEDxBeaconStreet

In this TED talk Adria Goodson asks you to join a movement by asking yourself what breaks your heart? Then find your tribe and take action.

TED talk: How to Start a Social Movement | Tamara Richardson | TEDxUQ

Tamara Richardson speaks about online social movements; and how, with access to the right networks, you can create a global social movement.

TED talk: Social Movements – A Primer: Toby Chow at TEDxUofIChicago

Toby Chow is a leader working for social change in the US. He talks about what a social movement is… Occupy, civil rights movement, student movements, etc.

TED talk: The Power of Organizing: Betsy Hoover at TEDxDePaulU

Betsy was the Online Organizing Director for the Obama Campaign helping the organization think about the intersection between online & offline organizing.,

TED talk: Community organizing, say whaattt??

Ray Friedlander, an activist for an environmental organisation, talks about what a community organiser is and how she became inspired to become one.

TED talk: Fight injustice with raw video

Activist Peter Gabriel shares his motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS & tells stories of citizen journalists.

TED talk: What new power looks like

We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day — witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But veteran online activist Jeremy Heimans asks: When does that kind of “new power” start to work in politics? His surprising answer: Sooner than you think. It’s a bold argument about the future of politics and power; watch and see if you agree.

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