Fef M
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In general, people listen to my advice (regarding fitness) as I’m a qualified personal trainer. When it really does work though, is when they know that I care about them and their progress, when I message to check up on them, when I send them an article or piece of advice unsolicitedly: when someone who’s not them cares about their health, it pushes them to...
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It's amazing how a simple conversation had such a deep influence and elicited such a positive change for your friend! And so interesting to see we can impact people without us even knowing about it.
I think this can be the case both positively and negatively though, which is one more reason to always try and be compassionate and understanding with other... -
@JulieI agreed, there's a lot of confusion these days, and I think that quite a few powerful people and institutions prefer it that way: we often struggle to know what to believe, and the news are not a reliable form of information (that's not always the case of course!). That's why I'm trying to educate myself through all media possible, including this!...
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I'll share one of my answers, the rest is way too long and I don't want to bore you guys:
4) The things I’m weak in / need to work on: knowledge of the subject I’m trying to change (it is a very vast one, therefore it will be a constant learning curve), knowledge of my rights, courage to start something/follow a movement. I list this last one not because I...
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@PatriciaBenvenuti my experience of collective work (albeit not in change making) is also not great, so I empathise and agree with your view. I can imagine how someone who's convinced all they want is to do good can have a sense of moral superiority to others, and therefore the belief that they are the best person to lead: that's how dictatorships are born. We...
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The sheer power of numbers is a very strong weapon: democracy is based on numbers, so the more people believe in an idea, a politician, a party etc, the more that idea will eventually be implemented.
I believe having several people / organisations backing an idea is very important, as it helps solidifying it (more brains think better than one), promoting and... -
@MaggieWilliamsRichmond have a look, let me know if you find anything interesting! Good luck!
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@SaraPetizzi I think they do to an extent, not so much because they "pay to see me", but because they want to listen, I guess. If they didn't want to listen, then I guess I'd have much less power, at least over them. But I wouldn't' lose my power (within) to speak my mind and express myself, that is not in any way dependant on anybody but me. To quote (I...
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@SaraPetizzi emotivist is a very interesting word, and a concept I strongly agree with. I feel like most media sources now know that emotions are our main ruler and only do news to take us on a journey rather than to neutrally inform us of what's happening. This is, of course, terrible practice on their behalf.
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It was a relief for me to see that an official source of information like this (futurelearn) speaks of hidden power, something that is often confined to “conspiracy theories” in the standard narrative we get in the news (I’m looking at you, BBC. But definitely not just you).
Apart from this, defining power in the 3 simple categories of visible, hidden and... -
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MY PROBLEM: LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS AND WILL TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD
VISIBLE POWER: The governments and their representatives.
HIDDEN POWER: Lobbies and large companies who invest in governments and influence their policies.
INVISIBLE POWER: beliefs and ideologies such as: lack of faith in politics, only caring about oneself, thinking that... -
@OlgaG. Maybe the government could give some monetary incentives to, for example, buy a bicycle; or cycle to work schemes; I know they have them in the U.K. and they seem to be working, although more needs to be done. Building a solid infrastructure (namely cycling lanes, bridges etc) is also an investment for governments; plus you have to see whether they...
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Gee Maggie, I hope you are! I think there is no age for having good morals and caring for our planet. If anything your age has brought you knowledge and energy to take action! Keep it up! One thing I'd like to say though is that many proportional systems can be equally as crooked (if not more) as the one we have here in the U.K.; some successful examples can...
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Fef M replied to Kate Tansley
I think this is awesome and very well put Kate, a very difficult system of beliefs to handle indeed. We have lived with an economic model that (apart from some edits) is well over 200 years old. GDP, growth etc cannot be held front back and centre anymore, not with a planet whose resources we've been depleting, with billions of people that live in poverty and...
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Fef M replied to Gerda Sanchez
@GerdaSanchez leading by example, with coherence, is so important, I 100% agree. I wish all people in decision making positions like yours had the humility and the courage to empower the men and women they lead. Instead, many choose to cling onto their power and to never let go! Glad to see you're leading a way to a more encompassing approach in your team....
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Fef M replied to Emma Mendes da Costa
I think it's very refreshing that you don't expect to speak for everyone, I feel that's something I can struggle with sometimes in my rush to help others. I do agree that learning from others is vital to understand as many people as possible, thus contributing towards the change that most people need.
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I’m an actor, and being on stage can feel extremely empowering: after all, people have come to see what you your production have to say, so they’re granting you a voice and a platform to make them feel/think something, to be changed, to transcend. Even when they just want to be entertained, they’re giving you leave to do so.
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The most coincise definition I can come up with is: power is the ability to influence someone or something. This influence can be positive or negative, and with or without the consent of the people and/or institutions involved.
I think I have power like everyone else has, any person who’s ever changed or contributed to change the course of history was and...
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thanks @EllaE, hopefully that's the way towards more honest politics.
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@NaanaNkansahAgyekum thank you, and thank you for clarifying.
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A world where more people are engaged in, and aware of, the political discourse and where political figures are held accountable for their actions, or lack thereof.
I’d like to start an online community that spreads awareness regarding politics, the environment and the creases of our economic system, and gives voice to qualified people from all sides to...
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With the farming issue in Ghana, I think it was clearly a problem many individuals have been reckoning with for a long time (informal individual). As the campaign was initiated by civili societies, there was indeed a change in people’s awareness (formal individual change) as TV, radio, forums, rallies etc expanded the number of people who knew about the issue...
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In all three cases change started from one person/organisation and then expanded in a ripple effect, gaining momentum and involving more people, particularly with the #metoo movement, which is still strong in the international community. In a sense all three quickly became a collective action, apart from Miriam’s campaign, which she still seems to be very much...
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@PHILBATEMAN yep, completely agree. I'm glad to see there's such a number of people that feels this urge to change things. Hopefully one or indeed more of us will have some good and innovative ideas to tackle that.
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There are so many changes I would like to see, but if I really had to point one out, I’d say the biggest one is the economic system we’re adopting, this crazy, mutated version of capitalism that’s destroying our planet, our compassion and our humanity. It is of course an issue of gigantic proportions, and even trying to understand where to start can be...
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@PHILBATEMAN I've thought too, for years, that universal income is possibly the answer to the injustice in our society and the ever growing gap between the rich and the poor. Recently, listening to a podcast with Candace Owens (with whom I usually largely disagree), I heard a few interesting points like this one: giving excessive power to the government (with...
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Fef M replied to Joe Nendza
I feel very similarly regarding the reason to join the course and changes in our society, there are just so many things that need improvement, and I think when I try and figure out what the underlying issue for all of them is....I get a scorching headache! My guess is that our economic system privileges the pursuit of personal power over the power of...
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Forgot about the final part of the question. Living in London, and in general in the West, change is often resisted by large companies, which unfortunately control our very own political life. As stated above, some change is beneficial for some and not for others; these corporations often feel threatened by certain types of change, I think of environmental...
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In the simplest way possible, for me change is a mutation in circumstances, for good or for bad, as specified above. It can for be a person, a community, a gender, the human race etc.
I think it’s important to remember that change doesn’t happen overnight (usually), and we may think that it’s not actually happening while in fact there’s lots of smaller...
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Change is made by people. Equally, the lack of change is caused by people. We will always be dealing with people, humans, from all walks of life, genders, religious beliefs, cultures and ideals. We have to understand and empathise with them if we want to create a discussion that all parties are willing and excited to take part in.
I strongly believe that...