Five steps to becoming an advocate | Joseph R Campbell | TEDxAdelaide

are we obliged to advocate whether you

are we obliged to advocate whether you feel you can or you can’t you could or

feel you can or you can’t you could or

feel you can or you can’t you could or you should I have five easy steps to

you should I have five easy steps to

you should I have five easy steps to guide you through your advocacy journey

guide you through your advocacy journey

guide you through your advocacy journey one lock down those motivations advocacy

one lock down those motivations advocacy

one lock down those motivations advocacy at the core is a deeply embedded sense

at the core is a deeply embedded sense

at the core is a deeply embedded sense of purpose for its defined by an act

of purpose for its defined by an act

of purpose for its defined by an act that aims to influence the decisions

that aims to influence the decisions

that aims to influence the decisions within social economic and political

within social economic and political

within social economic and political systems and institutions no small Act

systems and institutions no small Act

systems and institutions no small Act and if done right it’s a life’s work to

and if done right it’s a life’s work to

and if done right it’s a life’s work to establish some role models Taniya Hodge

establish some role models Taniya Hodge

establish some role models Taniya Hodge is the Australian rules football

is the Australian rules football

is the Australian rules football executive however she wants to see

executive however she wants to see

executive however she wants to see Aboriginal people represented in the

Aboriginal people represented in the

Aboriginal people represented in the Australian Constitution Melilla

Australian Constitution Melilla

Australian Constitution Melilla your sassy was shot in the head and 15

your sassy was shot in the head and 15

your sassy was shot in the head and 15 years old going to school she lived to

years old going to school she lived to

years old going to school she lived to receive the Nobel Prize Elon Musk was to

receive the Nobel Prize Elon Musk was to

receive the Nobel Prize Elon Musk was to build a city of a million people on Mars

build a city of a million people on Mars

build a city of a million people on Mars while Bryan Stevenson represents young

while Bryan Stevenson represents young

while Bryan Stevenson represents young black men young black boys in America’s

black men young black boys in America’s

black men young black boys in America’s criminal justice system products of mass

criminal justice system products of mass

criminal justice system products of mass incarceration on an astronomical scale

incarceration on an astronomical scale

incarceration on an astronomical scale similar to the incarceration rates of

similar to the incarceration rates of

similar to the incarceration rates of Aboriginal males in Australia Bryan’s

Aboriginal males in Australia Bryan’s

Aboriginal males in Australia Bryan’s grandmother was born a slave yet Rosa

grandmother was born a slave yet Rosa

grandmother was born a slave yet Rosa Parks told him that his life’s work was

Parks told him that his life’s work was

Parks told him that his life’s work was gonna make him tired

gonna make him tired

gonna make him tired tired tired three understand your

tired tired three understand your

tired tired three understand your historical context my grandfather took

historical context my grandfather took

historical context my grandfather took my mother to sit-ins in Chicago in the

my mother to sit-ins in Chicago in the

my mother to sit-ins in Chicago in the 1960s if you’re not familiar with

1960s if you’re not familiar with

1960s if you’re not familiar with sit-ins that’s where a group of people

sit-ins that’s where a group of people

sit-ins that’s where a group of people will go to a place like a restaurant or

will go to a place like a restaurant or

will go to a place like a restaurant or a cafe or library and sit hoping to be

a cafe or library and sit hoping to be

a cafe or library and sit hoping to be served

served

served usually humiliated and unceremoniously

usually humiliated and unceremoniously

usually humiliated and unceremoniously shown the door and potentially arrested

shown the door and potentially arrested

shown the door and potentially arrested my father was killed in police custody

my father was killed in police custody

my father was killed in police custody in 1987 I was eight years old and he was

in 1987 I was eight years old and he was

in 1987 I was eight years old and he was unarmed my stepfather spent 30 years in

unarmed my stepfather spent 30 years in

unarmed my stepfather spent 30 years in a major American corporation

a major American corporation

a major American corporation marginalized in middle management

marginalized in middle management

marginalized in middle management dutifully providing for middle-class

dutifully providing for middle-class

dutifully providing for middle-class family in middle America and to me I

family in middle America and to me I

family in middle America and to me I represent the first generation born with

represent the first generation born with

represent the first generation born with the entitlements of civil liberties that

the entitlements of civil liberties that

the entitlements of civil liberties that we all understand as basic human rights

we all understand as basic human rights

we all understand as basic human rights voting education access the crappy diner

voting education access the crappy diner

voting education access the crappy diner food focus that’s number four focus

food focus that’s number four focus

food focus that’s number four focus those benefits of your historical

those benefits of your historical

those benefits of your historical context focus those beliefs and those

context focus those beliefs and those

context focus those beliefs and those observations now I’m a sports

observations now I’m a sports

observations now I’m a sports administrator and I do believe in the

administrator and I do believe in the

administrator and I do believe in the power of sport as a viable and extremely

power of sport as a viable and extremely

power of sport as a viable and extremely constructive tool for social political

constructive tool for social political

constructive tool for social political and economic engagement you what do you

and economic engagement you what do you

and economic engagement you what do you believe in

now we can sit back and let those

now we can sit back and let those beliefs simmer or we could challenge

beliefs simmer or we could challenge

beliefs simmer or we could challenge them I prefer to sit back let you reveal

them I prefer to sit back let you reveal

them I prefer to sit back let you reveal yourself

yourself

yourself let your sincerity surface and let the

let your sincerity surface and let the

let your sincerity surface and let the venom bubble over if that’s the case and

venom bubble over if that’s the case and

venom bubble over if that’s the case and as far as observations whether it’s a

as far as observations whether it’s a

as far as observations whether it’s a right or a privilege or a choice or an

right or a privilege or a choice or an

right or a privilege or a choice or an obligation it doesn’t really matter it’s

obligation it doesn’t really matter it’s

obligation it doesn’t really matter it’s all about perception because what a

all about perception because what a

all about perception because what a right up-close can be perceived as a

right up-close can be perceived as a

right up-close can be perceived as a privilege from afar number five a way

privilege from afar number five a way

privilege from afar number five a way forward I stood on the shoulders of a

forward I stood on the shoulders of a

forward I stood on the shoulders of a middle manager and I saw away I couldn’t

middle manager and I saw away I couldn’t

middle manager and I saw away I couldn’t stomach another 50 years for incremental

stomach another 50 years for incremental

stomach another 50 years for incremental step forward now some of you are

step forward now some of you are

step forward now some of you are different you’re probably more selfless

different you’re probably more selfless

different you’re probably more selfless you could commit your life for minimum

you could commit your life for minimum

you could commit your life for minimum recognition minimum reward operating

recognition minimum reward operating

recognition minimum reward operating under common misconceptions and

under common misconceptions and

under common misconceptions and distorted perceptions are we obligated

distorted perceptions are we obligated

distorted perceptions are we obligated to advocate I don’t know but hopefully

to advocate I don’t know but hopefully

to advocate I don’t know but hopefully now we understand how to you lock in

now we understand how to you lock in

now we understand how to you lock in those motivations make them unshakable

those motivations make them unshakable

those motivations make them unshakable you establish some role models or become

you establish some role models or become

you establish some role models or become one yourself you understand your

one yourself you understand your

one yourself you understand your historical context and the histories of

historical context and the histories of

historical context and the histories of people around you you focus all those

people around you you focus all those

people around you you focus all those beliefs and all those observations to

beliefs and all those observations to

beliefs and all those observations to push a way forward more simply put as an

push a way forward more simply put as an

push a way forward more simply put as an advocate first you take a step in and

advocate first you take a step in and

advocate first you take a step in and then you take a few steps back and then

then you take a few steps back and then

then you take a few steps back and then you step up now many of you you may not

you step up now many of you you may not

you step up now many of you you may not need anyone to speak up for you you may

need anyone to speak up for you you may

need anyone to speak up for you you may not need anything

not need anything

not need anything to understand your perspective but if

to understand your perspective but if

to understand your perspective but if you do and you can’t find the words you

you do and you can’t find the words you

you do and you can’t find the words you don’t have the voice tell me about it

don’t have the voice tell me about it

don’t have the voice tell me about it tell somebody because we’re all

tell somebody because we’re all

tell somebody because we’re all advocates thank you