TED talk: How to recover from activism burnout
When you’re feeling burned out as an activist, what’s the best way to bounce back? TED Senior Fellow Yana Buhrer Tavanier explores the power of “playtivism” — the incorporation…
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TED talk: What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
TED talk about the overlaps & tensions between the gay rights & the civil rights movements & how the 2 struggles intertwine and propel each other forward….
TED talk: Fighting with nonviolence
How do you deal with a bully without becoming a thug? In this wise and soulful talk, peace activist Scilla Elworthy maps out the skills we need — as…
TED talk: How to overcome apathy and find your power
“Sí, se puede!” — “Yes, we can!” It’s the rallying cry Dolores Huerta came up with as a young activist in the 1970s, and she’s lived by it in…
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…
TED talk: Activism needs introverts
< For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating and stressful. Take it from Sarah Corbett, a former professional campaigner and…
TED talk: Community organizing, say whaattt??
Ray Friedlander is an activist and community organizer for the Sitka Conservation Society. She has spent the last six years working with people for positive change within their communities, on…
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. Tamara Richardson is an undergraduate psychology student at…
TED talk: Fight injustice with raw video
Activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS — and tells stories of citizen journalists in action….
TED talk: Courage is contagious
When artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of…
TED talk: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
Born out of a social media post, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked discussion about race and inequality across the world. In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong,…
TED talk: Online social change: Easy to organize, hard to win
Today, a single email can launch a worldwide movement. But as sociologist Zeynep Tufekci suggests, even though online activism is easy to grow, it often doesn’t last. Why? She…
TED talk: Our fight for disability rights – and we’re not done yet
Four decades ago, Judith Heumann helped to lead a groundbreaking protest called the Section 504 sit-in — in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building for almost a month,…
TED talk: How the US government spies on people who protest – including you
How the US government spies on people who protest – including you What’s stopping the American government from recording your phone calls, reading your emails and monitoring your location?…
TED talk: The urgency of intersectionality
Now more than ever, it’s important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias — and understand how the two can combine to create even more…
TED talk: Black women – Tipping the balance | Michelle Deshong | TEDxJCUCairns
Black women have shaped history globally and courageous Indigenous women have helped shape Australia. Many Indigenous women possess the qualities that have made a huge impact on civil and Indigenous…
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….
Globalisation unplugged: S11 World Economic Forum Protests
…globalisation, and compiled highlights of the broadcasts on a CD – Globalisation Unplugged. You can listen on the 3CR website. Contents Track one introduction and background Ted Murphy National Tertiary…
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. He also talks about…
TED talk: The Power of Organizing: Betsy Hoover at TEDxDePaulU
Betsy is an organizer by nature and training and has become passionate about the opportunity organizers have by finding and motivating people online. She most recently served as the Online…