How to recover from activism burnout | Yana Buhrer Tavanier

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael RAMON ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
In the summer of 2017,
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ื‘ืงื™ืฅ ืฉืœ ืฉื ืช 2017,
00:16
a woman was murdered by her partner in Sofia.
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ืืฉื” ื ืจืฆื—ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’ื” ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ื”.
00:20
The woman, let's call her "V,"
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ื”ืืฉื”, ื ื›ื ื” ืื•ืชื” "ื•ื™",
00:23
was beaten for over 50 minutes
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ื”ื•ื›ืชื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ืœืžืขืœื” ืž-50 ื“ืงื•ืช
00:27
before she died.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžืชื”.
00:29
The morning after,
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ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืฉืื—ืจื™,
00:31
her neighbors told the press that they heard her screams,
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ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื™ ืฉืžืขื• ืืช ืฆืขืงื•ืชื™ื”,
00:34
but they didn't intervene.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื•.
00:37
You see, in Bulgaria and many other societies,
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื, ื‘ื‘ื•ืœื’ืจื™ื” ื•ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช,
00:41
domestic violence is typically seen as a private matter.
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ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื ืชืคืกืช ื›ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™.
00:46
Neighbors, however, are quick to react to any other kind of noise.
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ืฉื›ื ื™ื, ืขื ื–ืืช, ื™ื’ื™ื‘ื• ืžื”ืจ ืžืื“ ืœื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืื—ืจ ืฉืœ ืจืขืฉ.
00:52
We wanted to expose and affect the absurdity of this.
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืื‘ืกื•ืจื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื•ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื•.
00:56
So we designed an experiment.
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ืื– ืชื›ื ื ื• ื ื™ืกื•ื™.
01:00
We rented the apartment just below V's for one night.
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ืฉื›ืจื ื• ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžืชื—ืช ืœื“ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ "ื•ื™", ืœืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“.
01:05
And at 10pm,
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ื•ื‘ืฉืขื” 10 ื‘ืขืจื‘,
01:06
Maksim, the artist in our group,
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ืžืงืกื™ื, ื”ืืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•,
01:09
sat on the drum set we had assembled in the living room
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ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืชื•ืคื™ื ืฉื”ืจื›ื‘ื ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื
01:14
and started beating it.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืชื•ืคืฃ ืขืœื™ื”.
01:17
Ten seconds.
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ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
01:19
Thirty seconds.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
01:22
Fifty seconds.
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
01:24
A minute.
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ื“ืงื”.
01:27
A light came on in the hallway.
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ืื•ืจ ื ื“ืœืง ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ืŸ.
01:30
One minute and 20 seconds.
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ื“ืงื” ื•ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
01:33
A man was standing at the door, hesitant to press the bell.
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ืื“ื ื ื™ืฆื‘ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื“ืœืช ืžื”ืกืก ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืคืขืžื•ืŸ.
01:38
One minute and 52 seconds.
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ื“ืงื” ื•-52 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
01:41
The doorbell rang,
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ืคืขืžื•ืŸ ื”ื“ืœืช ืฆืœืฆืœ,
01:43
a ring that could have saved a life.
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ืฆืœืฆื•ืœ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื.
01:48
"Beat." is our project exploring the ominous silence
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"ืžื›ื•ืช" ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœื ื•, ื”ื—ื•ืงืจ ืืช ื”ืฉืชื™ืงื” ืžื‘ืฉืจืช ื”ืจืขื•ืช
01:51
surrounding domestic violence.
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ื”ืขื•ื˜ืคืช ืืช ื”ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
01:54
We filmed the experiment, and it became instantly viral.
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ื”ืกืจื˜ื ื• ืืช ื”ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ื•ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ืคืš ื•ื™ืจืืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™.
01:57
Our campaign amplified the voices of survivors
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ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืžื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ืงื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื”ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ื
02:00
who shared similar stories online.
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ืฉื—ืฉืคื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืงื•ื•ื ืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื“ื•ืžื™ื.
02:02
It equipped neighbors with specific advice,
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ื”ื•ื ืฆื™ื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื” ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช,
02:04
and many committed to taking action.
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ืคืขื•ืœื”.
02:07
In a country where every other week,
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ื‘ืืจืฅ ืฉื‘ื” ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉื ื™,
02:10
the ground quietly embraces the body of a woman
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ื”ืื“ืžื” ืžื—ื‘ืงืช ื‘ื“ืžืžื” ื’ื•ืคืชื” ืฉืœ ืืฉื”
02:13
murdered by a partner or a relative,
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ืฉื ืจืฆื—ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’ ืื• ืงืจื•ื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
02:16
we were loud,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื,
02:18
and we were heard.
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ื•ืฉืžืขื• ืื•ืชื ื•.
02:22
I am an activist,
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ืื ื™ ืคืขื™ืœื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
02:24
passionate about human rights innovation.
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ืœื”ื•ื˜ื” ืื—ืจ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื.
02:27
I lead a global organization for socially engaged creative solutions.
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ืื ื™ ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืžื—ืคืฉ ืื—ืจ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”.
02:31
In my work, I think about how to make people care and act.
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ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื›ืคืชื™ื™ื ื•ืœืคืขื•ืœ.
02:37
I am here to tell you that creative actions can save the world,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืฉืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื,
02:42
creative actions and play.
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ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืฉื—ืง.
02:46
I know it is weird to talk about play and human rights in the same sentence,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื–ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ ืœื›ืœื•ืœ ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืฉืคื˜,
02:51
but here is why it's important.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
02:55
More and more, we fear that we can't win this.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื• ืœื ืฆื—.
02:59
Campaigns feel dull,
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ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ื ืจืื™ื ืžืฉืžื™ืžื™ื,
03:01
messages drown,
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ื”ืžืกืจื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“,
03:03
people break.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืฉื‘ืจื™ื.
03:06
Numerous studies, including a recent one published by Columbia University,
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ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืฉืคื•ืจืกื ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื”,
03:10
show that burnout and depression are widespread amongst activists.
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ืžืจืื™ื ื›ื™ ืฉื—ื™ืงื” ื•ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื.
03:14
Years ago, I myself was burned out.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ื, ืื ื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื—ื•ืงื”.
03:17
In a world of endless ways forward, I felt at my final stop.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ืื™ื ืกื•ืฃ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืงื“ื™ืžื”, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืกื™ื•ื.
03:22
So what melts fear or dullness or gloom?
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ืื– ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคื•ื’ื’ ืคื—ื“, ืื• ืฉืขืžื•ื, ืื• ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ?
03:27
Play.
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ืžืฉื—ืง.
03:29
From this very stage, psychiatrist and play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown
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ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง, ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจ ื•ื—ื•ืงืจ ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื“"ืจ ืกื˜ื™ื•ืืจื˜ ื‘ืจืื•ืŸ
03:33
said that nothing lights up the brain like play,
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ืืžืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืฉื—ืง,
03:37
and that the opposite of play is not work,
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ื•ื›ื™ ื”ื”ืคืš ืžืžืฉื—ืง ืื™ื ื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
03:39
it's depression.
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ืืœื ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ.
03:41
So to pull out of my own burnout,
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ืื– ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืืช ืžืŸ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืฆืžื™,
03:44
I decided to turn my activism into what I call today "play-tivism."
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื” ื›ื™ื•ื "ืคืœื™ื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื".
03:50
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:52
When we play, others want to join.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื, ืื—ืจื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ.
03:56
Today, my playground is filled with artists,
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ืžื’ืจืฉ ื”ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืœื ื‘ืืžื ื™ื,
03:58
techies and scientists.
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ืื ืฉื™ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ืžื“ืขื ื™ื.
04:00
We fuse disciplines in radical collaboration.
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ืื ื• ืžืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืชื•ืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™.
04:04
Together, we seek new ways to empower activism.
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ื™ื—ื“ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืื—ืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืœื”ืขืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
04:08
Our outcomes are not meant to be playful,
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ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืื™ื ืŸ ืืžื•ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื–ื•ืช,
04:11
but our process is.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœื ื• - ื›ืŸ.
04:13
To us, play is an act of resistance.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•, ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ื•ื ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช.
04:18
For example, "Beat.," the project I talked about earlier,
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ืœืžืฉืœ, "ืžื›ื•ืช" ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ืงื•ื“ื,
04:22
is a concept developed by a drummer and a software engineer
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ื”ื•ื ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืคื•ืชื— ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืชื•ืคืฃ ื•ืžื”ื ื“ืก ืชื•ื›ื ื”.
04:26
who didn't know each other two days before they pitched the idea.
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ืฉืœื ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืขืœื• ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
04:31
"Beat." is the first winner in our lab series
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"ืžื›ื•ืช" ื”ื•ื ื”ื–ื•ื›ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืกื“ืจืช ื”ืžืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
04:33
where we pair artists and technologists to work on human rights issues.
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ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืžื ื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื™ื—ื“ ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื.
04:38
Other winning concepts include a pop-up bakery
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ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžื ืฆื—ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืืช ืžืืคื™ื™ืช ื”"ืคื•ืค-ืืค"
04:42
that teaches about fake news through beautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes --
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ื”ืžืžื—ื™ืฉื” ืืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”"ืคื™ื™ืง-ื ื™ื•ื–" ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืขื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื˜ืขื ื–ื•ื•ืขืชื™ --
04:46
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:49
or a board game that puts you in the shoes of a dictator
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ืื• ืžืฉื—ืง ืœื•ื— ื”ืžืฆื™ื‘ ืื•ืชืš ื‘ื ืขืœื™ื• ืฉืœ ื“ื™ืงื˜ื˜ื•ืจ
04:53
so you get to really grasp the range of tools and tactics of oppression.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืœืงืœื•ื˜ ืืช ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื•ื”ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ื›ื•ื™.
04:59
We did our first lab just to test the idea,
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ื”ืงืžื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืขื‘ื“ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ,
05:02
to see where it cracks and if we can make it better.
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ืœืจืื•ืช ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื ืกื“ืง ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืคืจื•.
05:05
Today, we are so in love with the format that we put it all online
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื”ืชืื”ื‘ื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื‘ืคื•ืจืžื˜ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืืช ื›ื•ืœื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืงื•ื•ื ืช
05:08
for anyone to implement.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ื™ืฉืžื•.
05:11
I cannot overstate the value of experimentation in activism.
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ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื’ื–ื™ื ื‘ืขืจื›ื” ืฉืœ ืขืจื™ื›ืช ื ื™ืกื•ื™ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
05:15
We can only win if we are not afraid to lose.
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื ืฆื— ืจืง ืื ืœื ื ืคื—ื“ ืœื”ืคืกื™ื“.
05:20
When we play, we learn.
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื, ืื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื.
05:24
A recent study published by Stanford University
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืคื•ืจืกื ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืกื˜ื ืคื•ืจื“
05:26
about the science of what makes people care
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ืข ื”ื—ื•ืงืจ ืžื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœืื›ืคืชื™ื•ืช ืืฆืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
05:29
reconfirms what we have been hearing for years:
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ืื™ืฉืจ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื ื™ื:
05:32
opinions are changed not from more information
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ื“ืขื•ืช ืžืฉืชื ื•ืช ืœื ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžืขื•ื“ืฃ ืžื™ื“ืข
05:34
but through empathy-inducing experiences.
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ืืœื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ืืžืคืชื™ื”.
05:38
So learning from science and art,
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ืื– ืœืžื“ื ื• ืžื”ืžื“ืข ื•ื”ืืžื ื•ืช,
05:40
we saw that we can talk about global armed conflict through light bulbs,
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ื•ืจืื™ื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืขื™ืžื•ืชื™ ื”ื—ื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื ื•ืจื•ืช ื—ืฉืžืœ,
05:46
or address racial inequality in the US
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ืื• ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘
05:49
through postcards,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ืืจ,
05:51
or tackle the lack of even one single monument of a woman in Sofia
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ืื• ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืคืกืœ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืืฉื” ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ื”
05:55
by flooding the city with them,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆืคืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืคืกืœื™ ื ืฉื™ื,
05:58
and, with all these works,
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ื•ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
06:00
to trigger dialogue, understanding and direct action.
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ืœื”ืฆื™ืช ื“ื•-ืฉื™ื—, ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืœื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช.
06:06
Sometimes, when I talk about taking risks and trying and failing
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืœืงื™ื—ืช ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ื•ื˜ืขื™ื™ื”
06:10
in the context of human rights,
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ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื,
06:12
I meet raised eyebrows,
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ืื ื™ ื ืชืงืœืช ื‘ื”ืจืžืช ื’ื‘ื•ืช,
06:15
eyebrows that say, "How irresponsible,"
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ื”ืจืžืช ื’ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื•ืžืจืช "ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื•ืกืจ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช",
06:18
or, "How insensitive."
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ืื• "ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื•ืกืจ ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช",
06:21
People often mistake play for negligence.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ืœื‘ืœื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจืฉืœื ื•ืช.
06:25
It is not.
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ื•ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื˜ืขื•ืช.
06:28
Play doesn't just grow our armies stronger or spark better ideas.
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ืžืฉื—ืง ืœื ื’ื•ืจื ืœืฆื‘ืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:33
In times of painful injustice,
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ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ืฆื“ืง ืžืฉื•ื•ืข,
06:36
play brings the levity we need to be able to breathe.
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ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืžืขื ื™ืง ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื ื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืชืืคืฉืจ ืœื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ื.
06:39
When we play, we live.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื.
06:45
I grew up in a time
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ืื ื™ ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื”
06:48
when all play was forbidden.
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ืฉื‘ื” ืืกื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœืฉื—ืง.
06:51
My family's lives were crushed by a communist dictatorship.
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ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื“ื•ื›ืื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื“ื™ืงื˜ื˜ื•ืจื” ื”ืงื•ืžื•ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
06:55
For my aunt, my grandfather, my father,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื“ื•ื“ืชื™, ืกื‘ื™, ืื‘ื™,
06:59
we always held two funerals:
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ืงื™ื™ืžื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืฉืชื™ ื”ืœื•ื•ื™ื•ืช:
07:02
one for their bodies,
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ืื—ืช ืœื’ื•ืคื•ืชื™ื”ื,
07:03
but, years before that,
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ืื•ืœื ืฉื ื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ,
07:05
one for their dreams.
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ืื—ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™ื”ื.
07:07
Some of my biggest dreams are nightmares.
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ื›ืžื” ืžืŸ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื ืกื™ื•ื˜ื™ื.
07:12
I have a nightmare that one day all the past will be forgotten
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืกื™ื•ื˜, ืฉื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจ ื™ื™ืฉื›ื—
07:16
and new clothes will be dripping the blood of past mistakes.
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ื•ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื™ืขื˜ืคื• ืืช ื“ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืจ.
07:21
I have a nightmare
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืกื™ื•ื˜
07:23
that one day the lighthouses of our humanity will crumble,
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ืฉื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื™ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื• ื”ืžื’ื“ืœื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืกืžื ื™ื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช,
07:27
corroded by acid waves of hate.
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ื›ืฉื™ืชื ืคืœื• ืขืœื™ื”ื ื’ืœื™ ื”ืฉื ืื”.
07:30
But way more than that,
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ืื•ืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš,
07:32
I have hope.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
07:35
In our fights for justice and freedom,
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ื‘ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ื• ืœืฆื“ืง ื•ื—ื•ืคืฉ,
07:37
I hope that we play,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื,
07:40
and that we see the joy and beauty of us playing together.
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ื•ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื‘ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
07:45
That's how we win.
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ื–ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ืฆื—ื™ื.
07:48
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
07:49
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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