- Watch: TedTalk by Ralph Nader What it takes to create social change against all odds (18 minutes)
- Watch: TedTalk by Leah Garcés A lesson in turning adversaries into allies (12 minutes)
- Watch: TedTalk by Glenn Cantave How augmented reality is changing activism ( 7 minutes)
- Watch: TedTalk by Sakena Yacoobi How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school (17 mins)
- Watch: TedTalk by Agnes Binagwaho How women are revolutionizing Rwanda (11 mins)
- Watch: TedTalk by Ash Beckham When to take a stand – and when to let it go (16 mins)
In advocacy work, you will face obstacles, roadblocks, and things won’t go the way you planned. This is why resiliency is a crucial skill for advocates. Merriam-Webster defines resilience as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” This week, our resources will focus on failures in advocacy and how to overcome up them.To DO: Choose at least 3 of the TedTalks above and discuss the obstacles the speakers faced and the way they used resiliency to overcome them.
- Format: 500 + words