How to recover from activism burnout | Yana Buhrer Tavanier

Prevodilac: Ivana Krivokuća Lektor: Tijana Mihajlović

In the summer of 2017,

Leta 2017. godine,

a woman was murdered by her partner in Sofia.

jednu ženu je ubio partner u Sofiji.

The woman, let's call her "V,"

Ova žena koju ćemo zvati V.

was beaten for over 50 minutes

trpela je batine više od 50 minuta

before she died.

pre nego što je umrla.

The morning after,

Narednog jutra,

her neighbors told the press that they heard her screams,

komšije su rekle novinarima da su čule njeno vrištanje,

but they didn't intervene.

ali se nisu umešali.

You see, in Bulgaria and many other societies,

Vidite, u Bugarskoj i mnogim drugim društvima,

domestic violence is typically seen as a private matter.

nasilje u porodici se obično smatra za privatnu stvar.

Neighbors, however, are quick to react to any other kind of noise.

Komšije, međutim, brzo reaguju na bilo koju drugu vrstu buke.

We wanted to expose and affect the absurdity of this.

Hteli smo da razotkrijemo apsurdnost ovoga i utičemo na to.

So we designed an experiment.

Zato smo osmislili eksperiment.

We rented the apartment just below V's for one night.

Iznajmili smo stan odmah ispod stana V. na jednu noć.

And at 10pm,

U 10 uveče,

Maksim, the artist in our group,

Maksim, umetnik u našoj grupi,

sat on the drum set we had assembled in the living room

seo je za bubnjeve koje smo sastavili u dnevnoj sobi

and started beating it.

i počeo je da udara.

Ten seconds.

Deset sekundi.

Thirty seconds.

Trideset sekundi.

Fifty seconds.

Pedeset sekundi.

A minute.

Minut.

A light came on in the hallway.

Svetlo se upalilo u hodniku.

One minute and 20 seconds.

Minut i 20 sekundi.

A man was standing at the door, hesitant to press the bell.

Čovek je stajao na vratima, oklevajući da pritisne zvono.

One minute and 52 seconds.

Minut i 52 sekunde.

The doorbell rang,

Zvono na vratima je zazvonilo.

a ring that could have saved a life.

Zvono koje je moglo da spasi život.

"Beat." is our project exploring the ominous silence

„Udarac.“ je naš projekat koji istražuje zlokobnu tišinu

surrounding domestic violence.

koja okružuje porodično nasilje.

We filmed the experiment, and it became instantly viral.

Snimili smo eksperiment i odmah se proširio na internetu.

Our campaign amplified the voices of survivors

Naša kampanja je pojačala glasove preživelih

who shared similar stories online.

koji su izneli slične priče onlajn.

It equipped neighbors with specific advice,

Opremila je komšije konkretnim savetima

and many committed to taking action.

i mnogi su se obavezali na preduzimanje akcije.

In a country where every other week,

U zemlji u kojoj svake druge nedelje

the ground quietly embraces the body of a woman

zemlja tiho zagrli telo žene

murdered by a partner or a relative,

koju ubije partner ili srodnik,

we were loud,

bili smo glasni

and we were heard.

i čuli su nas.

I am an activist,

Ja sam aktivistkinja

passionate about human rights innovation.

sa strašću prema novinama u oblasti ljudskih prava.

I lead a global organization for socially engaged creative solutions.

Vodim globalnu organizaciju za društveno angažovana kreativna rešenja.

In my work, I think about how to make people care and act.

U svom radu razmišljam o tome kako da ljude podstaknem da im bude stalo

i da deluju.

I am here to tell you that creative actions can save the world,

Ovde sam da bih vam govorila o tome da kreativne akcije mogu spasiti svet,

creative actions and play.

kreativne akcije i igra.

I know it is weird to talk about play and human rights in the same sentence,

Znam da je čudno govoriti o igri i ljudskim pravima u istoj rečenici,

but here is why it's important.

ali evo zašto je to važno.

More and more, we fear that we can't win this.

Sve više se bojimo da ne možemo pobediti u ovome.

Campaigns feel dull,

Kampanje deluju dosadno,

messages drown,

poruke se izgube,

people break.

ljudi se slome.

Numerous studies, including a recent one published by Columbia University,

Brojne studije, uključujući i jednu

koju je nedavno objavio Univerzitet u Kolumbiji,

show that burnout and depression are widespread amongst activists.

pokazuju da su izgaranje i depresija široko rasprostranjeni među aktivistima.

Years ago, I myself was burned out.

I sama sam bila sagorela pre nekoliko godina.

In a world of endless ways forward, I felt at my final stop.

U svetu beskrajnih puteva ka napred,

imala sam osećaj da sam na poslednjoj stanici.

So what melts fear or dullness or gloom?

Pa, šta razgrađuje strah, dosadu i sumornost?

Play.

Igra.

From this very stage, psychiatrist and play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown

Upravo sa ove bine je psihijatar i istraživač igre, dr Stjuart Braun,

said that nothing lights up the brain like play,

rekao da ništa ne aktivira mozak kao igra

and that the opposite of play is not work,

i da suprotnost igri nije rad,

it's depression.

već depresija.

So to pull out of my own burnout,

Da bih se iščupala iz svog izgaranja,

I decided to turn my activism into what I call today "play-tivism."

rešila sam da pretvorim svoj aktivizam u ono što danas nazivam „igrovizam“.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

When we play, others want to join.

Kada se igramo, drugi žele da se pridruže.

Today, my playground is filled with artists,

Danas je moje igralište ispunjeno umetnicima,

techies and scientists.

tehničarima i naučnicima.

We fuse disciplines in radical collaboration.

Spajamo discipline u okviru radikalne saradnje.

Together, we seek new ways to empower activism.

Zajedno tražimo nove načine da ojačamo aktivizam.

Our outcomes are not meant to be playful,

Naši ishodi nisu zamišljeni kao razigrani,

but our process is.

ali proces jeste.

To us, play is an act of resistance.

Za nas je igra čin otpora.

For example, "Beat.," the project I talked about earlier,

Na primer, „Udarac.“, projekat o kome sam prethodno govorila,

is a concept developed by a drummer and a software engineer

je koncept koji su razvili bubnjar i softverski inženjer

who didn't know each other two days before they pitched the idea.

koji se nisu poznavali dva dana pre nego što su predložili tu ideju.

"Beat." is the first winner in our lab series

„Udarac.“ je prvi pobednik u našem laboratorijskom nizu

where we pair artists and technologists to work on human rights issues.

u kome smo spajali umetnike i tehnologe u radu na problemima ljudskih prava.

Other winning concepts include a pop-up bakery

Drugi pobednički koncepti uključuju privremenu pekaru

that teaches about fake news through beautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes --

koja podučava o lažnim vestima

pomoću kolačića koji su lepi, ali groznog ukusa -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

or a board game that puts you in the shoes of a dictator

ili društvena igra koja vas stavlja u ulogu diktatora,

so you get to really grasp the range of tools and tactics of oppression.

tako da zaista razumete opseg sredstava i taktika ugnjetavanja.

We did our first lab just to test the idea,

Napravili smo prvu laboratoriju samo da testiramo ideju,

to see where it cracks and if we can make it better.

da vidimo gde ima nedostataka i da li možemo da je unapredimo.

Today, we are so in love with the format that we put it all online

Danas smo toliko zaljubljeni u taj format da sve stavljamo na internet

for anyone to implement.

tako da svako može da proba.

I cannot overstate the value of experimentation in activism.

Ne mogu dovoljno da naglasim korisnost eksperimenata u aktivizmu.

We can only win if we are not afraid to lose.

Možemo pobediti samo ako se ne bojimo da izgubimo.

When we play, we learn.

Kada se igramo, učimo.

A recent study published by Stanford University

Studija koju je nedavno objavio Univerzitet Stanford

about the science of what makes people care

o nauci onoga što podstiče ljude da im bude stalo

reconfirms what we have been hearing for years:

iznova potvrđuje ono što slušamo godinama:

opinions are changed not from more information

mišljenja se ne menjaju zbog dodatnih informacija,

but through empathy-inducing experiences.

već kroz iskustva koja podstiču empatiju.

So learning from science and art,

Tako smo, učeći od nauke i umetnosti,

we saw that we can talk about global armed conflict through light bulbs,

uvideli da možemo govoriti o globalnim oružanim sukobima preko sijalica,

or address racial inequality in the US

ili da se možemo baviti rasnim nejednakostima u SAD-u

through postcards,

preko razglednica,

or tackle the lack of even one single monument of a woman in Sofia

ili se pozabaviti nepostojanjem spomenika ijednoj ženi u Sofiji

by flooding the city with them,

tako što ćemo preplaviti grad njima,

and, with all these works,

i da svim tim delima

to trigger dialogue, understanding and direct action.

možemo pokrenuti dijalog, razumevanje i direktnu akciju.

Sometimes, when I talk about taking risks and trying and failing

Ponekad, kada govorim o preuzimanju rizika, pokušajima i neuspesima

in the context of human rights,

u kontekstu ljudskih prava,

I meet raised eyebrows,

nailazim na neodobravanje,

eyebrows that say, "How irresponsible,"

pogled koji govori: „Kakva neodgovornost“

or, "How insensitive."

ili: „Kakva bezosećajnost.“

People often mistake play for negligence.

Ljudi često pogrešno smatraju da je igra nemarnost.

It is not.

Nije tako.

Play doesn't just grow our armies stronger or spark better ideas.

Igra ne čini samo to da jača našu vojsku i podstiče bolje ideje.

In times of painful injustice,

U vremenima bolne nepravde,

play brings the levity we need to be able to breathe.

igra daje lakoću koja nam je potrebna da bismo mogli da dišemo.

When we play, we live.

Kada se igramo, živimo.

I grew up in a time

Odrasla sam u vreme

when all play was forbidden.

kada je bilo kakva igra bila zabranjena.

My family's lives were crushed by a communist dictatorship.

Život moje porodice bio je slomljen pod komunističkom diktaturom.

For my aunt, my grandfather, my father,

Za moju tetku, dedu, oca,

we always held two funerals:

uvek smo imali dve sahrane:

one for their bodies,

jednu za njihovo telo,

but, years before that,

ali i, godinama pre toga,

one for their dreams.

jednu za njihove snove.

Some of my biggest dreams are nightmares.

Neki od mojih najvećih snova su noćne more.

I have a nightmare that one day all the past will be forgotten

Imam noćnu moru da će jednog dana celokupna prošlost biti zaboravljena,

and new clothes will be dripping the blood of past mistakes.

a sa nove odeće će kapati krv grešaka iz prošlosti.

I have a nightmare

Imam noćnu moru

that one day the lighthouses of our humanity will crumble,

da će se jednog dana srušiti svetionici naše čovečnosti,

corroded by acid waves of hate.

nagriženi kiselim talasima mržnje.

But way more than that,

Ali znatno više od toga,

I have hope.

imam nadu.

In our fights for justice and freedom,

U našim borbama za pravdu i slobodu,

I hope that we play,

nadam se da ćemo se igrati

and that we see the joy and beauty of us playing together.

i da ćemo videti radost i lepotu kada se igramo zajedno.

That's how we win.

Tako pobeđujemo.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)