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ChangeMakers

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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 as change makers, all of whom have stories and lessons to share. Tune to our episodes that release every ...
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We can be having better conversations about Australia's future, conversations that brings us together to protect what we have. So we're talking to a wide range of people to understand more about where we are, how we got here, and we're on the hunt for find one big idea to safeguard Australia's environmental and economic future, that we can all get behind. In our first series— we’re talking to authors and experts to find out what Australians understand and think about climate change. We're as ...
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This week we get a little personal and our host shares some of her experiences about making change. How can we hold together big ambition for social change on issues like climate alongside the small work required to build powerful connections across our diversity and difference? This piece explores the tensions of scale between big and small, fast …
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In the wake of Vice President Kamala Harris's nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, we bring you a another story of hope - about US how the people responded to President Trump's election in 2016. Indivisible began as a google doc and turned into the largest anti-Trump movement in the US in support of affordable healthcare and…
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Moz Azimitabar is one of Australia’s most celebrated emerging artists, having been a finalist in the Archibald Prize twice. But Moz is not like other artists, he found his art not at art school but in the barbarism of Australia’s offshore detention regime in Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island. Moz sought refuge in Australia because he was persecuted f…
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How do elections and new governments change how we make change? In the wake of the election of a new Labour Government in the UK, we talk with Matthew McGregor from 38 Degrees about what the new government might mean for progressive political strategy. We explore Matthew’s background and his time working with unions and the Obama campaign to learn …
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There is a lot of talk about the need for diversity, but what does diversity actually mean? In this conversation Rathana Chea shares how he has learnt how to value the power of difference and connection across his time in making social change, sharing insights from social movements while he was in school, to community organising, to working with Gr…
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In this special UK national election episode we are joined by Marc Stears from UCL Policy Lab and Martha MacKenzie from Civic Power to talk about the 2025 national election from the perspective of participatory and everyday politics. Civic Power Fund and the UCL Policy Lab are sponsors of this podcast, and this episode was conducted in London in th…
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The UK’s Nana’s against Fracking are a grassroots movement that spread across regional UK communities to stop gas fracking. The movement was led by a legion of women who had never, or only at a distance, been involved in making change, but felt compelled to act when they found out about the catastrophic effects of fracking on the environment and co…
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How on earth can any of us challenge might of authoritarian government? Samuel Chu has been contesting government over-reach and human rights abuses in China, Russia, Belarus and more - and as a US citizen and community organiser has a refreshing take on how we can all contribute to a movement against authoritarianism. In this episode he explores h…
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While we know that too many women live with the ever-present threat of violence our societies seem to struggle with what to do about it. While we have refuges services, and at times the issue is raised in national debate, we seem unable to address the problem at its core. In the UK, Love and Power is a new organisation that is seeking to end vioelc…
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If you are in Australia you probably know of Andrew Denton the comedian, but did you know he is also a highly successful changemaker? In this chat Andrew shares his journey of a life that began in comedy, then ventured into long form interviews with the popular television show “Enough Rope”, then a decade ago took him to a decision to try and chang…
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Mona grew up as a child of refugees fleeing political persecution. Now as an adult in the UK, she has created a new kind of organisation - Revoke - to support people seeking refuge and asylum that builds on her own experience. In this episode of ChangeMakers she tells us about her journey, about the political activism of her parents in Iran, and th…
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What are some of the skills or insights shared by some of America’s extraordinary change makers, people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alicia Garza or Loretta Ross? In particular, what can these people teach us about how to build larger movements for change? Anand Giridhardhas, author of Persuaders, talks us through what he discovered when he inter…
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What would it mean if we had local authorities and councils that saw their mission as building relationships with the communities they serve? This week we talk with Nick Kimber, the Director of Strategy and Design at the London Borough of Camden. He has helped create a council that builds relationships with the community it serves in everything tha…
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Today we talk with one of the world's leading communication specialists for progressive change. Anat Shenker-Osorio has spend decades working with communities, movements and progressive political candidates across the world helping them to sharpen and improve how they communicate their ideas. Anat brings a deep understanding of change making princi…
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If climate change affects everything - then what do we do to reimagine how we work, live and care for each other? This episode is with Dr Kim Loo - a leading Australian community climate activist and local Sydney-based General Practitioner, who has connected her role as a community doctor and her passion for the natural world to make sure she is bu…
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As a tribute to the magnificent Andre Braugher and his alter ego Captain Holt - we are re-releasing this episode with Brooklyn 99 writers and cast recorded back in 2018. 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? We interv…
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In our last episode for 2023 we bring you an episode from 2021 - recorded in the weeks after the Presidential Election - that explores Deep Canvassing. Deep Canvassing uses the story telling and listening techniques of community organising to talk to voters about how they might vote in an election. It has been shown to be radically effective at eng…
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Today we talk with Anhaar Kareem - a 16 year old Australian woman who is part of the Make it 16 campaign seeking to give young people the vote. She shares her journey into making change - and the influences of he family and the place where she lives. She shares where the campaign came from, why young people feel like they need the vote more than ev…
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Broad based organising in the United Kingdom has a long history - starting with the pioneering work of "TELCO" (The East London Citizens Organisation). In this chat, Emmanuel Gotora - Lead Organiser at TELCO and Assistant Director at Citizens UK shares that story while also sharing his story of his journey into organising. This is an episode about …
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They say "don't meet your heroes" but thankfully that isn't always true. Jane McAlevey is one of those people who would call "bullshit" on people calling her a hero - but I'm an Australian - so I say bullshit back. Jane is a fighter - and this conversation with her recorded in 2021 demonstrates that. Jane has taught us many of the rules about how t…
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Chanel Contos joins us on ChangeMakers to discuss her new book Consent Laid Bare and the challenge of how to end rape culture. She shares the journey she took to helping Australia learn about the culture of rape and sexual assault that continues to exist amongst teenagers and how we might go about ending it. Today we talk about the problem and stra…
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Let's talk about race. In this chat Gloria Tabi shares her experiences of racism at work in Australia and how she has come to lead change in the workplace around racial exclusion and discrimination. This is a powerful conversation about the brutality of exclusion and about the challenging strategies required to understand and change racism in the w…
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How do anthropologists use curiosity to see and support people to make change in the world? And what is an anthropologist anyway? In this conversation we talk with Nikita Simpson about how she came to work as an anthropologist, having worked up a curiosity about the similarities and differences between communities and cultures from growing up in a …
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In this episode from 2021, we look at the power of public servants and how they make change with one of Australia's most senior former public servants - Peter Shergold. In what ways are public servants ChangeMakers, and how can advocacy groups build more powerful relationships with them? This chat is with one of Australia’s most senior former publi…
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What would it take for communities reliant on fossil fuels to be leaders in the climate transition? In this chat Elise Ganley, the National Lead Organiser for the Real Deal for Australia project explores how communities like Gladstone and Geelong are leading the way in designing policies that create an economic transition in ways that are shaped by…
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We are all different - but some of these differences are hard to see. That includes differences based on our neurodiversity or our mental health. This conversation is with Jacinta Dietrich the co-host of the Differently Brained podcast. She is autistic and has lived with the challenges of mental health. She co-created a podcast to make a space for …
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If you are in Australia you might have heard of GetUp, or if you are in the United States you probably know about MoveOn - but you might not be aware that these kinds of digital advocacy movements operate in 20 countries around the world. These groups are linked through a global network called OPEN (Online Progressive Engagement Network) and today …
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Making change is be invaluable, but without resources it is hard to do. This episode digs into the question of how to raise money to make changemaking happen. We talk with Martha McKenzie the Executive Director of the Civic Power Fund in the United Kingdom. The Civic Power Fund is dedicated to raising resources for community organising - providing …
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It’s been one year since the Australian Federal Election that swooped an unprecedented number of community independents into the House of Representatives, and it’s been 10 years since that “Voices for” movement started. In celebration of Voices for Indi, we are sharing this Chat with Nick Haines - in case you missed it (ICYMI). Nick worked on Cathy…
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In the 2022 Australian Federal Election the Greens won an unprecedented number of seats in Queensland - producing what came to be known as the “Green Wave.” Max Chandler-Mather was at the centre of that movement - and is now the current Member for Griffith. In this conversation he shares how the Queensland Greens translated community organising tec…
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Australia is in the middle of a national conversation that could transform our relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. But how much do you know about the long story that sits behind the Voice to Parliament referendum? Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, born on Larrakia co…
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Australian of the Year Grace Tame talks with us about her journey into change making and the challenges she has encountered. She talks about the power of even small action, and the impact that petitions had in the #LetHerSpeak movement. She talks about how the pathway to making change can be uneven, made difficult by the experience of trauma. It is…
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So what do former Fire Chief Greg Mullins and Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins have in common? They both want action on climate change and they have both worked with Amanda McKenzie, CEO of Australia’s Climate Council, to build their strategy. Amanda is a climate communicator who has worked to catalyse different communities of people affected…
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What is participatory democracy? How can we support robust, genuine debate and collaboration amongst different parts of the community? As a researcher and community organiser, Amanda has spent her life finding ways to involve a huge range of people in shaping institutions and decision-making. Amanda shares some hard earned lessons and talks us thro…
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What is it like to work within the oil and gas industry? What kind of pressure are people and organisations facing, internally and externally? Can change be driven from within? Georgie McClanachan worked for 6 years as a commercial analyst and an economist in a large oil and gas company—one of Australia's largest carbon dioxide emitters. In that ti…
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What does a "zero-emissions" economy mean? What might it feel like? Can Australians fare well in the global transition to zero emissions? As CEO of Beyond Zero Emissions, Heidi has led transformative research on transitioning into a zero emissions economy, one in which we are not generating greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss what such a transitio…
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How can we design our economy so that it supports a better way of life for all? With nearly 40 years experience in environmental, energy and land use policy work in Australia and the US, which included advising the United Nations and the Clinton Administration, Frank Muller is a go-to expert on this topic. Learn how a carbon border adjustment affec…
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Given Australia’s reliance on coal, can a shift in energy mix be a long term opportunity? How can Australia keep up with the rest of the world? Hear from Alex Wonhas, an Australian energy market expert. Alex has spent a lot of time charting the future of Australia’s energy system, including in his role as Executive General Manager of system design …
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How can Australia be prepared for what lies ahead? What would it mean for Australia to genuinely have sustained and sustainable economic growth? Sam Mackay, former director and current Advisory Board member of Griffith University's Climate Ready Initiative talks about the way communities and industry are coming together to map a different Australia…
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Today’s podcast looks at racism in the not for profit world. Aminata Conteh-Bigher has an extraordinary story; having developed powerful leadership qualities in Sierra Leonne civil war forced her to flee her home. In Australia she founded the Aminata Maternal Foundation to change the dangerous conditions that women face when giving birth in Sierra …
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In the US midterm elections, one of the extraordinary outcomes was how many young people turned their back on some of the more extreme candidates that denied the 2020 election result. Yet should it have been so surprising? Young people have been organising like their lives depended on it for a while - including through the March for Our Lives movem…
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