“It is about cutting through and getting to the heart of what people really want and sometimes people don’t know, but most of the time, I’ve found that people already have some inklings, and they just need the space and the support and the tools to develop it.”

For our sixteenth episode, we sit down with Helen Babb, Founder & CEO of Yes Get It, an organisation that empowers and equips women with the self-awareness, confidence and practical tools to be bold and powerful leaders. She is also a Senior Associate (Inclusion and Engagement) in the Corporate Responsibility Team at the National Australia Bank.

Together we discuss the importance of creating spaces for women to connect, grow and support each other, determining where social impact sits in your career pathway and personal development journey and the role of corporate social responsibility in driving social change.

Show Notes:

• Young Social Pioneers (Program)

• Brene Brown (Author)

• Managing Your Energy and Not Your Time (Article)

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Book)

• How I Built This (Podcast)

You can find out more about Yes Get It on their Website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

You can learn more about Corporate Responsibility at NAB here.

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"Democratising knowledge; how do we do that in a way that transcends geography, how do we do that in a way that transcends pricing."

For our fifteenth episode, we sit down with Jeffrey Effendi, Founder and Head of Creativity of DrawHistory, a strategy and design studio built for today's changemakers.

Together we discuss the role of storytelling in amplifying the work of impact organisations, the power of positive narratives and the role of responsible business in design.

Show Notes:

• The Humanitarian Group (Organisation)

• Museum of Freedom and Tolerance (Resource)

• Stanford Social Innovation Review (Resource)

• Start With Why (Book)

• Three One Six (Organisation)

You can find out more about DrawHistory on their website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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“We can have a really inspiring conversation [around racial and economic justice], bring people together around a positive vision. Not just fighting against something, fighting for something, for the world we actually want to live in, that we’ve wanted to live in since we were born, that we want our children to inherit.”

For our fourteenth episode, we sit down with Tim Lo Surdo, Founding Director of Democracy in Colour, Australia’s first national racial justice advocacy organisation led by people of colour.  

Together we discuss the importance of political advocacy and campaigning, how Democracy in Colour is working to dismantle structural racism and how to be a strong ally for a number of impacted communities.  

Show Notes:

• Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (Book)
• Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan (Resource)

You can find out more about Democracy in Colour on their website, Facebook or Twitter. 

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CW: suicide ideation.

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“When you look at super and the sheer size of what it can achieve in the world…and the fact that I don’t even have to put aside $1000 because that money is already being put aside for me…I have a resource that I can use that to make the world better.”

For our thirteenth episode, we sit down with Emily Flood, Ethical Investment Analyst at Future Super, Australia’s first fossil-free superannuation fund which invests ethically to create a more sustainable future.

Together we discuss the vast potential for superannuation funds to be used as a force of good, the ethical investment principles of Future Super, grappling with privilege and perfectionism in the social impact space in particular and entering a career pathway beyond your area of study.

Show Notes:

• Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth (Book)
• Kate Raworth (Blog)
• Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff (Book)
• Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (Book)
• Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (Book)

You can find out more about Future Super on their website or on their Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.

Emily has kindly agreed to share her email address for listeners who may want to connect or ask additional questions, you can contact her on [email protected].

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CW: gender based violence.

“For us Jasiri exists for those who cannot wait, it exists for women and survivors of all types, of giving them the skills and support that they need to make it through the nights.”

For our twelfth  episode, we sit down with Caitlin Figueiredo, Founder and CEO of Jasiri, an organisation promoting gender equity through  empowerment-based self-defense and leadership programs for women.

Together we discuss the role empowerment-based self-defense plays in gender equity, critiques that self-defense programs face, the need for programs to create space for young women to get involved in politics and Caitlin’s journey working with the UN.

Show Notes:

• VGen World Vision (Organisation)
• Our Watch (Organisation)
• The importance of self-defense training for sexual violence prevention (research)
• Call Your Girlfriend (Podcast)
• Pod Save America (Podcast)

If you want to follow the work of Caitlin and her team at Jasiri or find out more about their leadership programs check out their website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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“Young people are vital actors now, they aren’t just the future, they can be leaders today… they can be empowered to create change if given the opportunities."

For our eleventh episode, we sit down with Kareem El-Ansary, the 2019 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations as he embarks on a listening tour across Australia to discover the most important issues to young Australians.

Together we discuss his journey into the role, the nuances of providing policy recommendations, the need to ensure young people’s voices are heard and strategies to re-engage young people with politics.

Show Notes:

• Future Crunch [newsletter]
• Yuval Noah Harari [author] 
• Freakonomics [book]
• The March of Patriots [book]
• Thinking Fast and Slow [book]

You can follow Kareem's journey as youth rep through Facebook and if you want to support the program financially, you can do so here.

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“There is research that says more Australians have access to a phone than food… 1 in 6 Australians actually will experience food insecurity at some point; it’s insane.”

For our tenth episode, we sit down with Jane Kou, Founder and CEO of Bring Me Home, an online marketplace connecting people to food retailers to help reduce food wastage.

Together we discuss food wastage within Australia, the value that incubators provide, the importance of resilience and being able to pivot, and the ultimate need for policy to address food wastage.

Show Notes:

• Yume (Organisation)
• OzHarvest (Organisation)
• SecondBite (Organisation)

You can check out Bring Me Home on the Apple App Store or on Google Play, as well as on their website, Instagram and Facebook.

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“[Don’t] be dissuaded by the reputation of politics because you can change that. You might not change it all… but you being in that is the first step rather than not being in it at all.”

For our ninth episode, we sit down with Yasmin Poole, Chair of the Victorian Youth Congress in 2018, an advisory group of people aged between 12-24 formed by the Victorian Government to shape policy affecting young people.

Together we discuss reasons why young people are disengaged with politics and how to re-engage them, the importance of authenticity and honesty in media, how to support the representation of women in politics and showcasing the voices of young people on a national television platform.

Show Notes:

• Victorian Youth Congress (Program)
• Girls Takeover Parliament (Program)
• Meditations (Book)

You can watch the episode of Q&A that Yasmin featured on here and if you want to continue to follow Yasmin’s advocacy work, please check out her website.

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“The phrase that I like to lead people with is if you’re not consciously including, you’re unconsciously excluding.”

For our eighth episode, we sit down with Dr. Francesca Maclean, Co-Founder and current Strategic Director of Fifty50, a student led organisation dedicated to promoting gender equity in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).   Together we discuss the role of language in promoting inclusion, strategies to address inequitable behaviours, advice on starting a student led organisation and the advantages of using a personal brand in advocating for social change.   Show Notes:

• Joan Kirner Young and Emerging Women Leaders (Program)
• Can We All Be Feminists? (Book)
• Australian Workplace Equality Index (Index)
• Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Book)

If you’re interested in finding out more about the amazing work that Francesca is doing to promote gender equity, please check out her website. You can also get involved with Fifty50 through Facebook.

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CW: sexual assault.

“We always think it is important to work with other people and other organisations … [because] the role that we play is just a tiny piece of the puzzle.”

For our seventh episode, we sit down with Rena Ou Yang, co-founder of Empowered Together, a youth-led organisation dedicated to the primary prevention of sexual assault.

Together we discuss the role of education and collaboration in the primary prevention of sexual assault, the legal environment surrounding sexual violence and strategies to challenge negative cultures.

Show Notes:

• Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault (Organisation)
• Eggshell Skull (Book)
• Nanette (Stand-up)

If you’re interested in finding out more about the work that Rena does with Empowered Together, please check them out on their website or Facebook.

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