ChangeMakers
Iconoclast Network
The ChangeMakers Podcast tells stories of people changing the world.We produce ChangeMaker Chats with people who share why and how they make change, and we also do documentary style episodes about change making campaigns. W known change makers like the 2019 Hong Kong Protesters, Standing Rock activists, climate campaigners like Bill Mckibben and Australian of the Year Grace Tame, as well aschange makers, all of whom have stories and lessons to share.Tune to our episodes that release every fortnight on a Tuesday to be inspired about what is possible, and learn from the insights, successes and failures of others! We bege so with over 120 episodes there is plenty to be inspired by in our back catalogue about how we can change the world. You can find out more about our episodes, join our email discover more change making content at https://changemakerspodcast.org/.Our host Amanda Tattersall is an Australian ChangeMaker, co-founding GetUp, founding community organising in Australia with the Sydney Alliance, and now is a action-reseAssociate Professor at the Universitv of Svdnev.ChangeMakers is sponsored by the Sydney Policy Lab at the University of Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Feb 19, 2019 • 39min
Marc Stears - ChangeMaker chat
Can universities be change makers? Marc Stears has not only been a Professor at Oxford but a leading figure in the UK Labour Party under Ed Miliband. He shares what he has learnt about transitioning across the university-practitioner divide in the pursuit of social impact, and his new role as Director of Sydney Policy Lab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2018 • 37min
Asian coalition for housing rights
Can squatters ever hope to become land owners? An inspiring story from Thailand shows what it takes for poor people to rebuild the city around them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2018 • 29min
Homes for the homeless
How do we overcome chronic long term homelessness? On this episode we look at one campaign which decided to set an absurdly ambitious goal to try and solve the homelessness problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2018 • 48min
Fair treatment
What is a church doing running a facility where illegal drugs can be used openly? And why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2018 • 48min
Marriage equality
The road to marriage equality in Australia was filled with dirty tricks and homophobia. How did the LGBTI community build a movement strong enough to overcome it all?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2018 • 43min
Reclaim the city
In Cape Town, apartheid pushed black residents to the edge of the city. Reclaim the city is a movement pushing back, desegregating the city through strategic long term occupations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2018 • 43min
Indivisible
This is the origin story of the largest anti-Trump organisation in America and how it built a mass based local movement to save affordable healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2018 • 39min
Umbrella movement
In 2014 Hong Kong hundreds of thousands of citizens staged a mass street occupation demanding the vote. Why did it happen? And what led to tensions building inside the movement overtime?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2018 • 27min
Brooklyn 99
What can we learn when a Hollywood TV show gets into ChangeMaking? Comedy show Brooklyn 99 took on police racism. How did they do it in a way that people didn't turn off?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2017 • 25min
Fleeing for your life
When Donald Trump took power, one of his first orders was to ban Syrian refugees entering the United States. In many parts of the world politicians are increasingly scapegoating refugees, and in the process denying them their human rights. But there is one country that has decided to treat refugees with basic human decency. Uganda doesn't lock up its refugees. Instead, they live in settlements with freedom of movement, access to land and education. What can the rest of the world learn from Uganda?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
