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How to create meaningful change with Gina Martin and Ben Hurst

How to create meaningful change with Gina Martin and Ben Hurst

FromReasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd


How to create meaningful change with Gina Martin and Ben Hurst

FromReasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2019 Gina Martin - a self-confessed ‘political novice’ - led a successful campaign that resulted in a law change to make upskirting illegal. Since then her activism on gender equality has continued apace but changing legislation is no longer her aim. Why? We find out as we speak to her and activist Ben Hurst, head facilitator at Beyond Equality, who works with young men and boys to engage in conversations about what being a man means today. Plus: We’re gongoozling with the Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent.GuestsGina Martin, gender equality campaigner, speaker and writer (@ginamartin)Ben Hurst, activist and educator and Head of Facilitation at Beyond Equality (@therealbenhurst)Susie Dent, lexicographer (@susie_dent)  More informationBuy ‘No offence but…How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change’ by Gina Martin out nowBuy Roots of Happiness: 100 words for joy and hope by Susie Dent out nowWatch Ben’s Ted Talk: ‘boys won’t be boys. Boys will be what we teach them to be’Learn about the work of Beyond Equality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and Sony Award-winning radio host Geoff Lloyd unearth big ideas that can change society for the better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.