Activist HQ

A weekly podcast on all things activism exploring the theory and practice of change! While we experiment with different segments and *ahem* find our voice, we hope you will join us on a discovery of what it means to be an activist, how we can effectively advocate for change for our communities, and more!

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Episodes

Nonprofit Spotlight: GET Included, an interview with Brooke Goodspeed

In this special episode, we interview Brooke Goodspeed, founder of GET Included, a nonprofit supporting neurodivergent community stakeholders through opportunities for skill development and community engagement. Brooke tells us about the experiences which led to starting up the organization, the community that has grown around it, and advice for others looking to build community support infrastructure. Please check out their website where you can read all about their mission, growth, and more! I...

Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min

Food Systems Coalition of Greater Gainesville: 2020 Impact Grant Awardee, Interview with Miranda Martin

In this episode, Miranda Martin discusses the Food Systems Coalition of Greater Gainesville, a community project which aims to foster information and resource sharing amongst food systems shareholders and serve as a grassroots template for similar projects throughout the United States. Find out more about the project on their website ! You can download an AI generated transcript of the episode here ....

Nov 20, 2021•30 min

Effective Picket Signs

Not all picket signs are created equal. Overall, there are three main elements for picket signs: symbolism, education, and engagement. By utilizing a combination of these three elements, organizers can ensure that protests are primed for meaningful change and go beyond appearances.

Oct 03, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Activist ToolKit: Volunteer Match

Welcome to the sixth episode of Activist H!, where today we will be opening up the Activist ToolKit to share VolunteerMatch with you - a platform for connecting organizations with volunteers! It's an amazing website that does wonders for up and coming organizations. It's also a great place to go if you're looking for a way to get involved with the issues you care about! You can check out their website by visiting volunteermatch.org. The service is free for nonprofit organizations, though paid ve...

Sep 26, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 6

The Lifecycle of a Social Movement | Lit Review

Today we explore the work of Jonathan Christiansen, who provides us with a template for understanding the longitudinal dynamics of social movements. We then build upon his work to extend this framework into a metaphorical organism to help abstract this difficult to quantify concept. By examining social movements as organisms, we can appreciate how they survive, and understand how to better take part in our our own. Find his paper here ....

Sep 19, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Activist Profile: Helen Keller

Helen Keller's legacy is often reduced to overcoming the challenges facing the deaf--blind community at a time when such a feat was unheard of. This is only a part of her story. Today, we will be exploring the totality of her professional activism, and the work which she did on behalf of the plurality of communities which she organized to accomplish extraordinary goals. We will learn what made her campaigning efforts so effective so that we can replicate her success in our own activism and advoc...

Sep 12, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 4

What is Activism?

In today's episode we discuss a framework for thinking about activism. It's not the set of actions which raise awareness or lead to change, but the capture of the natural phenomenon of change itself, in the interest of one's community. Our world is constantly evolving, and it is up to us to participate and ensure that as we move forward, we are moving towards a more just world. For more activism literacy content and education please visit our website, activisthq.org. Activist HQ is a multi-platf...

Sep 05, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Julia Futo: 2020-2021 Diversity in Action Scholarship Awardee

Today we are joined by Julia Futo, a neurodiversity advocate and recipient of the 2020-2021 Diversity in Action Scholarship, who shares her story with us. Julia's struggle as a neurodivergent individual has helped shape her into the fierce advocate for neurodiversity awareness that she is today. If you would like to reach out to Julia or want to find out more about her work, you can visit her Different Brains page or her LinkedIn page. You can also reach her at: juliaft55@gmail.com

Aug 30, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Agents of Change and Nonviolent Action

Hello, welcome to the first episode of Activist HQ’s weekly podcast where we will learn a little bit more about activism each episode. As an introduction, Activist HQ is a network initiative by the Tangency Foundation, a nonprofit activism literacy organization which is entirely volunteer-run. We work hard to develop free resources to help empower stakeholders to make change happen. For more information on Activist HQ or the Tangency Foundation, please visit ActivistHQ.org, where you can learn a...

Aug 28, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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