On Purpose podcast

Bank Australia podcast: real stories that impact social change

Bank Australia podcast: real stories that impact social change

  • 21 minutes 36 seconds
    #28 Changing the negative perception of disability
    Moe Life Skills provides support to people with disabilities by making them feel like a part of the broader community through inclusive programs. CEO, Carole Broxham joins Olga Klepova to share their successful practises used in the regional Victoria.
    8 October 2018, 8:56 am
  • 22 minutes 49 seconds
    #27 Social change through lounge discussions
    A Melbourne based organisation Climate for Change uses an unconventional approach to raise awareness in Australia about effective action on global warming. We sit down with the founder of Climate for Change, Katerina Gaita to find out how these discussions work.
    16 July 2018, 9:35 pm
  • 29 minutes 16 seconds
    #26 Human Rights Watch: a tale of the refugee crisis
    On this episode, Olga Klepova meets with Human Rights Watch Australia director Elaine Pearson on the eve of World Refugee Day to discuss the pressing issues of their local and global work.
    20 June 2018, 6:53 am
  • 29 minutes 53 seconds
    #25 ‘Don’t keep history a mystery’
    The week of May 27 to June 3 marks National Reconciliation Week in Australia. Multiple events take place across the country to raise awareness and understanding about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, and to explore the role of institutions and individuals in working towards achieving reconciliation. In this episode Olga Klepova sits down with Erin McKinnon from Reconciliation Victoria to unpack the term ‘reconciliation’ and discuss the need to acknowledge the past in order to move forward.
    30 May 2018, 7:00 am
  • 22 minutes 1 second
    #24 Gender equality: Untold stories from Australia’s music industry
    Our guest for this episode of On Purpose is a young filmmaker Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore. Together with photographer Michelle Grace Hunder, Claudia interviewed over 40 Australian women working in the music industry and compiled their stories into a new documentary: Her Sound, Her Story. A documentary that provides a unique perspective on gender inequality and celebrates women’s achievements in the music industry. Our host Olga Klepova sat down Claudia before the film premiered at Human Rights and Arts Film Festival (HRAFF) in Melbourne.
    22 May 2018, 10:40 am
  • 21 minutes 28 seconds
    #23 Divestment at the core to resisting global warming
    In this episode, Olga Klepova interviews the founder of the environmental organisation 350.org, Bill McKibben. They catch up during his global campaign Accelerate Climate Action. They discuss global trends in divestment that are helping create a sustainable future, Bill’s retreat to Alaska and contemporary activism.
    8 May 2018, 2:00 am
  • 23 minutes 22 seconds
    #22 How climate change affects the Pacific region
    Climates is an organisation that helps communities affected by climate change in the Australia-Pacific region. Olga Klepova meets with its co-founder Jarrod Troutbeck to learn about the peril placed on local communities and discuss how Climates are raising public awareness.
    30 April 2018, 5:43 am
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