How to Change the World
Staggering amounts of government and philanthropic money is spent on creating positive social change, but are we getting bang for our buck? Associate Professor of Māori Wellbeing and community change agent, Sacha McMeeking believes that we aren’t changing the world fast enough because we are trapped in a cycle of funding things that don’t work as well as we think they should. Drawing on examples of successful and unsuccessful social change initiatives, this talk will offer provocations for designing deeper, faster, and higher impact ways to achieve positive social change.
Bio
Wanting to make a difference and work in human rights advocacy, Sacha McMeeking studied law at UC. Years later, Sacha now brings a ‘serial entrepreneur’s’ approach to working with and for Iwi Māori. From co-founding Tū Māia, an entity specialising in Māori leadership and innovation, to instigating United Nations human rights proceedings, Sacha is a champion for the next generation of Māori scholars and business owners. An activist and advocate, she is currently the Associate Professor Māori Wellbeing and Education with the Child Wellbeing Research Institute, having served as a Head of School and senior manager at UC. Sacha won the Fulbright Harkness Fellowship in 2010 and studied at Cambridge University.
Event
Tuesday 2 May, 7.30pm @Dux Central, 144 Lichfield Street, Christchurch 8011
Also speaking at this location at 6pm is Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
