Lantern

“Our film industry should be the most inclusive industry; it’s our industry of stories, it’s the way we reflect society… it’s society’s mirror.”

For our sixth episode, we sit down with Genevieve Clay-Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Bus Stop Films, an organisation dedicated to inclusive filmmaking through providing opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities and those from marginalised communities.   Together we discuss inclusive filmmaking practices, the need for inclusion in film and broader society, the power of film in enacting social change and the educational barriers faced by people with intellectual disabilities.

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Show Notes:

• Universal Design for Learning (Framework)
• Australian Film Television and Radio School (Organisation)
• Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Organisation)
• Nathan Basha (Disability advocate)
• Shakespeare in Tokyo (Short film)
• How to Read Poetry Like a Professor (Book)

If you want to find out more about Genevieve’s work please check out Bus Stop Film’s website or Taste Creative’s website.   Follow the Project Lantern journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and our Website. Review us on iTunes or listen on Spotify.

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“There are different schools of thought when it comes to social enterprise, but the most… important question to ask is what difference are you making and are you measuring it?”

For our fifth episode, we sit down with Daizy Maan, Program Manager of SPARK Deakin, an accelerator program supporting startups and social enterprise within Deakin University.   Together we discuss the importance of relationship building and mentorship, tips for creating campaigns and her experiences co-founding Zana Consulting in Tanzania and being a director of Bendigo Community Bank.   Show Notes:

• SPARK Deakin (Organisation)
• Bendigo Community Bank (Organisation)
• Zana Consulting (Organisation)
• Sheryl Sandberg: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders (TED Talk)
• Give Work (Book)
• The Blue Sweater (Book)
• Morning Brew (Newsletter)
• Linchpin (Book)
• Akimbo (Podcast)

If you want to find out more about all the amazing things that Daizy does please feel free to check out her website. You can find more information about her upcoming book here.   Follow the Project Lantern journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and our Website. Review us on iTunes or listen on Spotify.

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“People have a preconceived idea of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but when you get a glimpse of who we are as people in a closer proximity, I think people’s minds can be changed.”

For our fourth episode, we sit down with Rona Glynn-McDonald, Founder and CEO of Common Ground, an online space that shares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and lived experiences.     Together we discuss the importance of sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, the inherent challenges of representing diverse cultures, the need for courage to challenge racist environments and the power of understanding to promote connection between cultures.   Show Notes:

• Narragunnawali (Organisation)
• Decolonizing Solidarity (Book)
• Samson and Delilah (Film)
• Sweet Country (Film)

If you’re interested in learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history please check out Common Ground’s website, Facebook and Instagram.

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“[Confidence] makes you realise that you are a changemaker and you do have a voice and a platform to be able to share the stories of those who are silenced.”

For our third episode, we sit down with Sarah and Maya Ghassali, Syrian-Australian twin sisters and co-founders of Refugees on Air, a podcast dedicated to giving Australian refugees a voice by sharing their stories. Together we discuss how awareness and showcasing stories can lead to impact, the challenges of running a side project/podcast whilst at high school and their experience growing up in Australia.

Show Notes:

• SYN Media (Organisation)
• The Sound Of War: Refugees on Air (Video)
• AMES Australia (Organisation)
• Human Flow (Film)

You can check out Sarah and Maya’s podcast on iTunes or any other podcast platform. You can also follow their journey on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

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"If young people aren’t creating the solutions for the problems that they are most affected by, I don’t know who will and I don’t think anyone else is better placed to create the solutions.”

For the second episode of our second season of Lantern, we sit down with Sashenka Worsman, CEO of Oaktree, Australia's largest youth-run development agency which is committed to seeing young people leading, demanding and creating a more just world. We discuss the benefits and challenges of volunteering, creating a culture of impact and measuring the impact of advocacy and lobbying.

Show Notes:

• Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (Event)
• World Vision - VGen (Organisation)
• Utopia for Realists (Book)
• Lean Startup (Book)

If you would like to learn more about Oaktree and join their youth-led movement to create a more just world, hop on their website.   Follow the journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website.

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“I don’t think we have the luxury of getting exhausted whether it be the refugee issue or other issues… there’s no time to panic or take a step back or to feel like it’s a defeated cause because it isn’t”

For the first episode of our second season of Lantern, we sit down with Fadak Alfayadh, founder of ‘Meet Fadak’, a campaign sharing her story as a refugee to change the current narrative surrounding refugees.

Together we discuss the effectiveness and challenges of personal storytelling for advocacy, her experience moving to Australia and advice on starting campaigns for social change.

You can find the uncut version of Fadak’s episode on our website.

Show Notes:

• Road to Refuge (organisation)
• Welcome to Eltham (article):
• Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (organisation):
• Refugee Council of Australia (organisation):
• Australia Progress (organisation):
• No Friend but the Mountains (book):

If you would like to learn more about the ‘Meet Fadak’ campaign please check out the website.

Follow the journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or our Website.

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We’re bringing Season 1 to a close with this episode.

It’s been an amazing ride and we have heard from a range of incredible guests but we’re looking forward to bringing you a bigger and better Season 2 of Lantern in the second half of 2018!

In the meantime, we would love to hear from you about how we can improve, what you liked about Season 1 and what you didn’t. We’ve got a Fair Trade Gift pack to give away courtesy of our wonderful partners and all you need to do is complete the survey to be in the draw (it takes less than five minutes we promise)!

ENTER HERE: http://bit.ly/lantern_survey
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“Our education, its definition is to create active and engaged citizens and I feel like we’re really doing that because students want to keep learning and want to be engaged”

For our sixteenth and final episode of season 1, Yaz Naji and Reegan Quick sit down with Adam Mostogl, founder of Illuminate Education & Consulting, an organisation dedicated to empowering young people through delivering practical workshops in entrepreneurship within primary schools and high schools across the nation.

Together they discuss the need of an entrepreneurial skill set in the modern economy, the value coworking spaces can offer small businesses, ways in which communities can be incorporated into education, how to re-engage students with education, potential reform that the education system needs and how organisations can assist this.

Show Notes:

• The Van Diemen Project (Organisation)
• Cowork Launceston (Organisation)
• Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment (Organisation)
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Book)

If you’re interested in following the work that Adam does with Illuminate Education and Consulting, please check out their website or their Facebook.

Follow the journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Our Website.

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We’re bringing Season 1 to a close with this episode.

It’s been an amazing ride and we have heard from a range of incredible guests but we’re looking forward to bringing you a bigger and better Season 2 of Lantern in the second half of 2018!

In the meantime, we would love to hear from you about how we can improve, what you liked about Season 1 and what you didn’t. We’ve got a Fair Trade Gift pack to give away courtesy of our wonderful partners and all you need to do is complete the survey to be in the draw (it takes less than five minutes we promise)!

ENTER HERE: http://bit.ly/lantern_survey

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“Our education, its definition is to create active and engaged citizens and I feel like we’re really doing that because students want to keep learning and want to be engaged”

For our sixteenth and final episode of season 1, Yaz Naji and Reegan Quick sit down with Adam Mostogl, founder of Illuminate Education & Consulting, an organisation dedicated to empowering young people through delivering practical workshops in entrepreneurship within primary schools and high schools across the nation.

Together they discuss the need of an entrepreneurial skill set in the modern economy, the value coworking spaces can offer small businesses, ways in which communities can be incorporated into education, how to re-engage students with education, potential reform that the education system needs and how organisations can assist this.

Show Notes:

The Van Diemen Project (Organisation): http://bit.ly/vdp_lantern

Cowork Launceston (Organisation): http://bit.ly/cwl_lantern

Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment (Organisation): http://bit.ly/puc_lantern

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Book): http://bit.ly/ddp_lantern

If you’re interested in following the work that Adam does with Illuminate Education and Consulting, please check out their website (http://bit.ly/iec_lantern) or their Facebook (http://bit.ly/iecf_lantrern).

Follow the journey:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectlantern

Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectlantern_/

Twitter: twitter.com/projectlantern_


Website: www.projectlantern.com.au/

Review us on iTunes at bit.ly/lanternitunes

“There are some causes that really [by] having more information and generating more awareness is impact in itself…sometimes marketing really is a form of impact, other times it can be too much.”

For our fifteenth episode, Asanga Seneviratne and Reegan Quick sit down with Marie Pederson, Senior Strategist at TMI Strategy, a strategy consulting group specialising in young people and social impact working alongside some of the world’s largest not-for-profits and corporate firms.

Together they discuss the importance of reaching out to build your network and tips for how young people should do this, corporate practices and culture in relation to social impact, the value that primary research and data analytics add in developing a solution to any problem, thoughts on measuring impact and a perspective on spending within non-for-profits.

Show Notes:

• Fast Company (Publication)
• What Emma González Said Without Words at the March for Our Lives Rally (Article)
• DoSomething (Organisation)

If you’re interested in learning more about the type of work that Marie does at TMI Strategy, please check out their website or their Twitter.

Follow the journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Our Website.

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“There are some causes that really [by] having more information and generating more awareness is impact in itself…sometimes marketing really is a form of impact, other times it can be too much.”

For our fifteenth episode, Asanga Seneviratne and Reegan Quick sit down with Marie Pederson, Senior Strategist at TMI Strategy, a strategy consulting group specialising in young people and social impact working alongside some of the world’s largest not-for-profits and corporate firms.

Together they discuss the importance of reaching out to build your network and tips for how young people should do this, corporate practices and culture in relation to social impact, the importance of primary research and data analytics add in developing a solution to any problem, thoughts on measuring impact and a perspective on spending within non-for-profits.

Show Notes:

Fast company (Publication): http://bit.ly/fc_lantern

What Emma González Said Without Words at the March for Our Lives Rally (Article) http://bit.ly/egny_lantern

DoSomething (Organisation):http://bit.ly/ds_lantern

If you’re interested in learning more about the type of work that Marie does at TMI Strategy, please check out their website (http://bit.ly/tmi_lantern) or their twitter (http://bit.ly/tmit_lantern)

Follow the journey:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectlantern

Instagram: www.instagram.com/projectlantern_/

Twitter: twitter.com/projectlantern_


Website: www.projectlantern.com.au/

Review us on iTunes at bit.ly/lanternitunes