
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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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…
TED talk about the overlaps & tensions between the gay rights & the civil rights movements & how the 2 struggles intertwine and propel each other forward….
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…
“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…
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…
< 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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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?…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…