The growing power of far-right authoritarianism poses many threats to charitable organisations and broader civil society. But what are the barriers to meaningful responses, and how can we address them? Join Natasha Adams, who will share research on how UK organisations are responding, as well as practical guidance on overcoming obstacles and moving towards meaningful action.

SPEAKERS

Natasha Adams (UK) (Movement Researcher & Strategist)
Natasha Adams is a movement researcher and strategist with 20 years experience working for social change - as an activist, organiser, NGO campaign manager, trainer and consultant. She is currently working on a big project to galvanise more strategic action and collaboration across the UK social change sector to meet the challenge of the moment (and the threat of the authoritarian far right). Her research and thoughts about social change can be found at https://thinkingdoingchanging.com.

Caterina Giorgi (Founder and Partner, For Purpose; Board Chair, Australian Progress)
Caterina is a not-for-profit leader with more than 15 years experience working for purpose-driven organisations. She is the Founder and Partner of For Purpose, and was previously the CEO of the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), and a Founding Member of Women in Public Health. She is an ambassador for National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (NOFASD) and has served on the boards of YMCA Canberra and Fair Agenda. She holds an honours degree in public health, was a finalist in the 2015 ACT Young Woman of the Year Awards, and is a fellow of the Centre for Australian Progress and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

DATE AND TIME

The webinar will take place on Thursday 13th August, 4pm-5pm AEST via Zoom.

COST

This webinar is free to attend.

ACCESSIBILITY

The session will be run entirely online via Zoom. Please outline any access needs during registration and to enquire about how we can help you participate, please contact us at info@australianprogress.org.au.

RECORDING

There will not be a recording available of this webinar. This is so our speakers can provide more useful insights and speak more candidly, and participants may feel more comfortable engaging with the Q&A. We strongly encourage everyone to attend live!

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