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We have parents starving
to feed their children.

Enough is enough!

Salmon farming is a fucking
environmental catastrophe.

Throughout this series,

we've been following a team
of international activists.

We have to speak out.
You have to use your voice,

you have to be courageous,
and you have to be brave.

Nobody should be
abandoned to die.

We can save many lives
if we act.

Not through hatred,
violence, or division.

Our team have
traveled the world

to inspire the work
of local campaigners...

Now we face
a threat of extinction

of everything we know and love.

...who've been coming
together to make their voices
heard.

The laws that are being put out
now, it's purely out of hatred.

Stand up! Fight back!

But real change only happens
if we all work together.

If we don't stand together,

we cannot have
this country we want.

Do not think
this will not affect you.

So now it's your turn
to find out

how we can all get involved.

What are the moments
that have politicized you?

I feel, like,
this deep fire inside me.

How can I contribute
to solving this problem?

Here are the Changemakers's
five key principles

so that you too
can make a difference.

Whether white, whether Black,
we all have to team up.

Y'all ready? Y'all ready?

Stand up, fight back!

With so much injustice
in the world today,

how do you know where to
start?

For me, what got me outraged,

which was my key to activism,

was just knowing that
people are literally drowning

in the Mediterranean

because of policies
that are happening in my name.

That is an outrage,
and that is not okay.

And so the one way that
I can challenge that

is by being an activist

and going to volunteer
to try and help them.

In my line of work
in search and rescue--

'Cause, I mean,
I'm not sure I told you this,

I'm facing imprisonment.

I have a trial coming up
in January.

- You are lying?
- No, no, I'm telling you.

This is why I've been
invited to be here,

'cause I have experience
in activism as well.

And...

I face 20 years imprisonment
for search and rescue work

that I did
in the Mediterranean Sea.

I'm getting emotional
at the fact that...

you've sacrificed yourself
for something that is right.

When is our fight going to
stop?

My work into activism
started similar to Séan.

Number one, because I was
being directly impacted.

Number two, because the people
around me were being impacted

in ways that were causing them
to want to hurt themselves.

And even as a 21-year-old,

I thought that
that was bullshit.

Yeah, I think lived experience

is not necessarily a condition,
in my view.

But it helps that, in a way,

that you can relate to
those people a little bit more.

Are there experiences from
your own life that you can
draw on?

For Oleg in Lithuania,

it's something deeply
personal that's inspired his
activism.

I tried to kill myself. It was
maybe seven, eight years ago.

My-- my main feeling was guilt.

After that,
you are feeling, thinking,

"Okay,
if my life started like this,

"it's going to be
worse and worse,

"so maybe I just
need to kill myself."

How is that you became
what you're doing now?

I just ask for help,
for professionals,

and I started-- I quit
drinking, quit for five years.

Did you make, like--
You did this call for help?

Yeah, I call for help, 'cause
I'm in the very bad situation.

I don't want to be here.

I want to fix my mistakes, and
I-- I fixing it. I'm doing
this.

I'm realizing that
he's such a great activist

because he didn't plan to be.

He's, like, putting at the
service of others his process,

and in that-- in that
intention,

he's also healing himself.

My activism started
as grassroot,

when I was living in Chester
and talking to the local
community.

So I resonate very much with
the people who start in
grassroot,

and I think that's how
you can create an impact.

It is so important to not think
that activism

is something that
happens over there.

Activism happens in my
community with my neighbors.

We can all do something.
We all should do something.

In London, it's the
local community themselves

who have set up food banks

to help each other during
the cost of living crisis.

What's your name, lovely?

- Brianna.
- Brianna.

Okay,
so one adult, three children.

The cost of living is high.

If they've already
got a hot meal here,

then they don't need to think
about whether they're gonna eat

or whether they're gonna top
up.

Right now everyone's poor,

regardless of whether
you're working or not.

Do you understand
what I'm saying?

So everyone is
going through a crisis.

Even myself.
I go through it myself.

I volunteer here
when I use here.

It's really important, I think,

that we match our activism
to our skill set.

I, for example, am not a
doctor, and so I shouldn't be

volunteering in a clinic
to help patients.

What I can do is I can work
at the shoreline and out at sea

because I am
a trained rescue diver.

The way I approach work is
actually from a position that

I want to learn, understand the
people, understand the problem.

And then once I've
learned enough, then I see,

is there anything I can bring?

There are various factors
that play on my mind.

I'm a male, I'm not Black,

going into this Black
community, Black women's world.

So I'm very much aware of that.

But I think there are
ways I can help.

Waheed thinks his experience

may be able to help Jamarah
expand her networks

supporting expectant
Black and brown mothers.

My main interest
is telemedicine.

So my technological platforms

can really help
somebody like Jamarah.

- How are you?
- More relaxed today.

I was just saying
this morning to the team

when we were doing our debrief,

I said, "I'm gonna
have to really think about

"how we're gonna be
sustainable, because it takes
so much."

I was thinking
about your expansion

in terms of the follow-up of
the clients that you'll be
seeing.

- Mm-hmm. - And in my head, I
thought that

it would be amazing
if you used a video call.

You could really
filter the clients.

These are the ones we follow up
through telehealth.

- Yeah.
- And the other ones who

need to be seen,
instead of going all the way

to the community for
the second or third visit.

- I love it.
- You love it?

I love it. It's brilliant.

Well, I'm glad that
we found our partnership.

- Yeah!
- Whoo! Did it.

Waheed's suggestion
just made total sense.

It's a way to bring in
collaborative providers,

such as physicians,
mental health providers,

and I think building more
infrastructure and capacity

behind that telehealth
aspect of our work

would make everything more
sustainable and accessible.

- Bye, Jamarah.
- Take care!

Regardless of
who's collaborating,

you look for ways how you
connect with each other

as human beings, and then
you complement your strengths.

So I can bring my strengths
in terms of innovation,

in terms of how to scale
an organization from grassroot

to make it national and global.

But I'm not coming with that
those preconceptions.

That's the wrong attitude.

What I don't want people to
walk away is thinking that

you have to be directly
impacted by something to care.

I think one of the most
important starting points is

just to know that something is
happening, and I think this is

often one of the biggest
challenges, to know that

something is happening and then
see your own role within that,

and to feel confident
that you can do something.

Finding your purpose

is the first step to
challenging injustice.

Lived experience and working
within your own community

aren't essential, but could
be a helpful starting point

to making a difference.

We are always--
as activists, are at the risk

of talking within each other.

Getting out of the box is,
like, a real challenge for
activists

in order to reach
a more general public.

Once you've found your
purpose,

what are the most effective
ways to raise awareness?

We're gonna have a lot of
people going hungry this
winter.

These people will die.

But don't walk past here
with your noses up.

We collect food every day,
every night,

seven days a week, voluntarily.

I think the idea of trying to
stand out as a campaign

is an important one
to make sure that we are heard

and that our important message
is being received.

Jean is trying to
generate support

for her campaign to oppose
the multi-billion pound

Scottish salmon
farming industry.

I think for Jean's campaign
to be successful,

we need that "Get Brexit Done"
style phrase

that people can immediately go,
"I understand what you mean."

Okay. Who wants to know about

the Great Scottish
Salmon Scandal?

You can get
all the information here.

We're willing to share.
Thank you very much.

I-- I don't think
I'll be eating that.

Did you know that those farmed
salmon, about one in four,

25%, die before they
ever make it to the plate?

- Yeah. - Oh, that's-- that's
atrocious.

Gone better than I expected,
actually.

They've been shocked about what
the salmon farming industry

does here in Scotland, and
that's what we wanted to do.

This is what we learned
previously, is that we weren't

reaching out to the-- to the
wider public about this issue,

that we weren't using the
kind of shocking or disgusting

or fear-inducing imagery
and narratives,

and that's what we're
trying to do here today,

and it's clearly
proved effective.

I think some of my strongest
pieces of media or output

are the memes that I make
that try to make light of

or understand
a situation through humor

while still drawing
attention to something

that's really,
frankly, depressing.

I think that's important
because it's a way of making

the entry barrier to having
a conversation that bit easier.

In the age of social media,

getting your message out
has never been easier.

I don't understand why
French people are so mad

at the pensions reform when

I have to work
until 67, 70, or more.

Well, don't worry. I'm here
to explain everything to you.

I think what we're
seeing is that this era

and this millennium
of young people

are really not
fucking having it.

We have things
like social media.

We have TikTok, where people
are actually understanding

political issues
in less than two minutes.

Trigger warning.
Guys, trigger warning.

If you don't like
horrific stories, go, now.

They used a double-sided razor,
right?

And she cut...

her clitoris.

She cut her labia minora.

And she cut her labia majora.

But that is female
genital mutilation.

I think the next plan
would be for you talk about

- this holiday on camera.
- Yeah.

And I would love to
put it on social media.

- So what do you think?
- Yeah. I think so.

I think we should tag everyone.

Haya and Waheed know that
making this video could be

crucial in attracting
attention to their campaign
in Denmark.

Okay.

So, hello, everyone.

If you're looking to
a new holiday,

I have a special experience,
if you would like to try it.

The Danish government
is offering

an all-inclusive, indefinite
stay at Kaershovedgaård.

If you're asking
what is Kaershovedgaård,

it's basically
a deportation center.

If you need to escape conflict,
persecution, or torture,

you have to be very careful,
because we have

some terms and condition
you need to be aware about.

There is no ledger, no future,
no routines, no cooking,

no place for religious
practice.

The dream holiday
in Kaershovedgaård.

We would like to invite
everyone

to come and see
the conditions by themselves

and see if they can
live in such places.

If you wanna know more, please
contact the Danish government.

- Thank you a lot.
- Bang on.

If you can get a video right,

then you have
a chance to reach out

to half a million,
one million people

through one short video,
which grabs their attention.

But it is important, I think,
to be able to resonate

or appeal to people directly,
in person.

Social media can target
a large audience,

but appealing
to people face-to-face

can humanize your message.

Hey, you guys! I would like
to stop you in your tracks

for a sec if you're--
We wanna tell you about this,

- or are you good?
- No, thanks.

- Okay, you're good.
- Y'all have a nice one.

DaQuon and Zuriel are
trying to gather support

for their campaign against

the new anti-trans bills
in Alabama.

Um, so my name's DaQuon.

I'm a Prep Navigator
for TKO Society.

- What is it?
- A one-pager about

the anti-trans legislation that

went into effect
earlier this year.

As I grew up,
where I'm, like, 38 years old,

so I grew up
in the, like, '90s for real.

I don't know if I can fully
support what you're saying,

'cause I think it's a slippery
slope, in my opinion.

That's probably why
I wouldn't support,

you know what I'm saying?
If that makes sense.

It's not rhetoric that
we haven't heard before.

Because of, you know,
how he grew up or whatever,

he's very resistant.

- It's okay.
- I'm just like, well, okay.

And they will, but they heard
you, and they can remember

what you said,
even if they don't like it.

And that means
we're generating conversation.

- Exactly.
- Right.

That's how change happens.

Hey, y'all.

You actually have to speak out.
You have to use your voice,

you have to be courageous,
and you have to be brave

in order to shift anything,
because if you don't do that,

if nothing is interrupted,
right, nothing will change.

A lot of people forget, like,
you know, gender-affirming care

is healthcare,
and it's life-saving.

We already, as a community,
have higher rates of, like,

depression and anxiety, so
without gender-affirming care,

those rates are
going to rise, you know?

- I'm not educated enough--
- Right.

Um, so I'm gonna go home
and tell my family about this.

Would you like a candy cane?

Sure. Thank you.

- You have a nice one.
- Change will happen.

- Exactly.
- It's gonna happen.

And I wish you guys
the best of luck.

I'll definitely be sure
to check y'all out.

The bills aren't
being passed by, like,

the people that it's
gonna effect.

I think everybody should be
treated equally. I always have.

- Bye-bye.
- All right,

you have a nice one.
Thank you for listening.

How do we inspire middle-class
white from big cities

who are those that needs to
mobilize

in terms of gathering the mass
mobilization numbers we need?

Activists often talk about
changing the world,

but what is the world
but a collection of people,

of groups,
of the environment, of animals?

And if we aren't able to
bring all those on board,

then we don't get
to change the world,

because the change only happens

when the people in the world
and everything in it change.

How can you best gather
support for your cause?

What method of communication
will be most effective?

Choosing how to
broadcast your message

is crucial for your campaign.

When I work with communities
and local activists

and small organizations,
that is where the power is.

None of our Changemakers
work alone.

You can be more impactful

if you connect with
other activists.

If you're organizing alone,

then you're not an organizer,
right? You're not an activist.

If our activism is not
connected, right,

across borders
and across spaces,

then we actually,
like, won't win.

In Ghana, the local fishermen
know that global action

is needed in order to address
the plastic problem

that their community
is dealing with.

Okay.

Which is very, very bad.
Which is very, very bad.

- Come on.
- Pull up.

Plastics!
Instead of fish, plastics!

You can see it.

- Plastics! Plastics!
- Yeah. No fish.

- As I tell you, plastics.
- No fish.

- No fish. Plastics.
- No fish.

Instead of fish, it's plastics!

How long has this
been happening?

For many years.
It, for us, kills us.

- It's killing us.
- Kill Africans.

People have to come and help.

Whether white, whether Black,
we all have to team up and
help.

I think it's
a collective effort.

And it's a very long road,

and the more people
that are standing next to you,

the easier it is
to stay on that path.

And I think together,
we can affect change.

There may be
other groups like yours

fighting a similar battle.

Séan and Jean are visiting
another island close by

who are also opposing
the Scottish salmon industry.

Catherine and I have--
excuse the emotion,

but people are quite
passionate about this--

we have spent,
over the last year,

living and breathing this
proposed site at East Moclett.

And I really do feel the power
is amongst the people, you
know?

And we can make a difference.

But this is not
just a Papa problem.

This is a Scotland problem.

I live on the Isle of Bute,

and-- and I've been working
with

anti-open cage fish farmers
for quite a while.

It's insidious,
and-- and it has to be stopped.

There has to be a better way.

Jean clearly understands
the-- the barriers

and the challenges
we've come up against.

Hopefully, as communities,
we can all come together,

because we all
need to come together

so we're heard
and we're listened to.

You have to start somewhere.

You have to start
somewhere small,

build a team around you,

add people who are
like-minded to help you.

People can't do things
on their own.

I think that the best place
to learn is, like,

directly in the field,
in a community,

with folks that are
being directly impacted.

I think I have a very complex
understanding of what the world

looks like and what it means
to be a marginalized person,

and that has helped me
understand what it means

to be able to support
people where they are.

Connecting with people who
have experience with the
issues

you are trying to change
can provide vital support.

I actually have
a friend named Bronzie.

She's a legend,
and she's done a lot of work

for Black queer communities
and building confidence.

So I think it'll be really
dope to connect them.

- Bronzie!
- Hey!

- I'm here with Shawn.
- Come on back, honey.

- Well, hi, Shawn. How are you?
- She's getting ready.

Well, all right, baby. Come on,
sit down and talk to me, now.

What are you
struggling with the most?

Probably...
with me, it's my look.

With your look?

It make me feel down.

Well,
we don't want you feeling down.

Have you done
your makeup before?

A little bit. Basic.

I've never seen myself made up.

Well, baby, you're fixin'
to see yourself now.

We're gonna get you to the
point that you gonna be all
right.

Just believe me when I say
that.

All you gotta do is say you can
do it, honey. And you can do
it.

You can do anything
you put your mind to.

In life, remember that.

Carry that with you
everywhere you go.

You can be happy, honey.

You can be
anything you wanna be.

Remember that.

I gotta get outta Shawn. I
gotta let Lakeisha come out,
chile.

And that's who came out, chile.
Lakeisha!

Ladies and gentlemen,
make some noise.

Let's make some noise.

Let's give them
a little bit more.

I'm going to
remember this for a long time.

My new drag sister,
Miss Lakeisha.

We welcome
to the LGBTQIA+ family.

You got a family now, hon.
You have a family.

I have learned so much
from people

that I have worked with,
lived with.

That camaraderie, that
teamwork, knowing that people
are on side

I find really, really
supportive and fortifying.

I don't think you can
change the world on your own.

It has taken me a very
long time to realize it.

You can find unlikely allies.

There are different roads
to collaboration.

I fully agree with that.

Support might come
from places you don't expect.

In London, Michelle and Séan
are reaching out

to a local
Michelin-starred restaurant

in the hope that they can
help.

A lot of hackney
is going hungry in essence.

Obviously Michelle's work in
the community is going to be,

I think, more difficult

- as this winter really sets
in. - Yeah.

If your customers are paying
a bill at the end of the night,

we'll round it up.

And we can say it's going to
the Hackney Community Food Hub.

They might say yeah to that.

I-- I don't see why
anyone would have an issue.

What I would love to do
and what I want to do

is add on a pound to every
bill.

I can just directly send
that money over every month.

That little bit there
when it all collates together

- is gonna be amazing.
- Yeah.

So that's what
we kind of looking for.

Well, because, like,
I've lived around here for...

a very long time, so, like,

family in the area
and stuff like that.

So it would mean a lot
to, like, help out.

So, you know. This is great.

He's real.

And he's put his money
where his mouth is.

- Cheers.
- Oh, yes. I love a hug.

Thank you so much.
That was good.

That was good. And I got a hug.

You got a Michelin star hug
right there.

Oh, wow.

When you see successful
revolutions through history,

they always had this
intersectional component in it.

It is not enough
to just fight for race.

It's not enough to
fight just for class, right?

Or gender.

When we actually
are in solidarity,

right, across borders,
is when we're most powerful

and when we're most strong.

I suppose a learning point
for me is that

people can come to an issue
by different roads.

When I was in prison,
I received a letter

from a convent full of nuns
who told me that they were

praying on my behalf every
single day and that they were

getting involved in this topic
based on my imprisonment.

But I never thought that,
you know,

what I should be doing
is going to convents

and speaking to nuns
about this issue

and getting
my petition signed there.

The only way to bring about
change is if we work
together.

You can find
allies across borders,

generations, and in
the most unlikely of places.

What makes you radical, right,
is when people understand

the ways that their experiences
as marginalized people

have been created by systems

which makes them
more prone to harm.

And you confront those
systems to make change.

Understanding
the political structure

that enables injustice

is essential when you are
trying to create change.

To my mind,
it is important to understand

what is the context of what
you're trying to achieve.

You gotta understand
how they operate,

how they make decisions.

If we're talking about
planning direct action,

where does the mayor hang out?

Is it recess time in the
summer?

Are people largely gonna be
in some type of assembly?

How do we have contact
with those folks?

So it is about
being willing to do work.

When I was with
Michelle at the food hub,

something that a lot of people
who use the food hub mentioned

is that the culprit, the person
at fault are the policy makers.

And I think that's true.

But strangely, a person like
that can also be the helper.

And it's interesting
that people can occupy

those two spaces
at the same time.

Nice to meet you.

What's happening is
that volunteers are tired, Joe.

- Yeah.
- Okay? They're exhausted.

So they've not got paid,
they've been affected

by the cost of living as well.

We need money to help
the volunteers

with their mental health
because again,

when we're serving
the clients and the public,

the horror stories
that we get coming in,

we're women and we're human
and we're empathetic

and we can't just say, "Here's
your food bag and goodbye."

We take on that.
And so it affects us as well.

So unless you give us that,

then we are not gonna be able
to provide the service

that we've been providing, and
then what you guys gonna do?

'Cause you guys
are gonna just leave it.

Well, I mean
there's grants available

from the council,
but it can't do everything

and we haven't got
infinite money either.

So it's really got to be
partnership driven.

- It's got to be--
- Partnership driven

where you guys
get paid and we don't.

At the end of the day,
it's not our responsibility

to care for the community.
We've decided to take it on.

It's the council's
responsibility.

I would love to have
one of the councilors

in one of our hubs
serving our clients.

'Cause the clients would like
to see a member of their
council

in the same spot that
they're in and not up there.

'Cause that's what
we're doing right about now.

You guys are up here and we're
down here and we're struggling

and we're suffering and we just
need you guys to meet us here

so that we know that
you're in this fight with us.

We're fighting by ourselves
right about now, Joe.

Something that Michelle
has continuously said is that

she has felt marginalized
or ignored by politicians.

- Great.
- Can you cook?

I can cook.

So having a Hackney local
counselor come down and speak

and listen to her has been
really fortifying I think.

We can do this together.

All right. Thank you so much.

I think activists and
advocates,

they have got different ways
of working.

Some are completely
opposing politicians

but there are others
who take a different route.

For me, even though a lot
of the times I disagree

with the leader or the
minister, I continue to work

with regional governments,
with local authorities

to make life better
for immigrants and refugees.

I think that's
a fairly controversial point

and I wonder if even,
you know, folks in this panel

would have
different views on this.

Decision makers
and people in power

may not always be
receptive to change.

But depending on your
campaign,

it might still be worth
trying to get them to engage.

Tavish, you have lost
this year over 25% of salmon.

That's an extraordinary number.

So what's the answer to losing
that amount of salmon?

We don't want any losses.

Why would any business
want any losses?

And when you operate in the
sea,

then you have all the naturally
occurring organisms

that live in the sea
and that can affect our fish.

These very small micro
jellyfish that affect the fish
gills.

So spent an inordinate
amount of money and time

on better science, on
veterinary advice to reduce
those losses.

Come on. Come on. You know--

Well, I could say
come on to you.

I'm not sure
your arguments stack up

to any kind
of proper assessment.

Should we then
focus on antibiotics?

I know this is brought up
as a comparison

that different
to terrestrial farming,

sea farming has an increased
use of antibiotics,

whereas the others
have a decline in it.

Well, first of all,
we publish antibiotic figures.

The other sectors
don't publish them.

So with great respect,
you can't say

they're going up or down
because no one knows.

You can refer to
the research done on this.

No, but government
doesn't collect statistics

from any terrestrial farming.

Any antibiotic we use,
and it's a very small use

compared to
terrestrial land farming.

How can you know that if you
don't-- if the terrestrial--

That's why
I'm referring to the numbers

you-- we just see published.

- But I--
- So you agree that--

- so you also refer to figures?
- No.

How does that link
with your previous arguments?

- Sorry, I don't understand.
- Well, the only figures

I can go on is those that
you've just referred to.

That indicate that they have--

Because you people--
because you attack us.

Who's you people, I'm sorry?

Some I think believe
and would say that

it's really important to engage
with any possible stakeholder

because any possible
stakeholder is a potential
ally.

And others, I think, would say
that there is no point
engaging,

no point being part of a system
that is ultimately the problem.

And you have
to fight from the outside.

Culture has to shift in order
for policy to change.

People's attitudes,
perceptions and behavior

they have to change
to inform elected officials.

So organizing work
and activism work,

literally all
of our lives depend on it.

When the people in power
don't listen,

there are other ways you can
change people's minds.

I believe in direct action
because it works.

And I'm a big fan of history.

And when we study
the big successes in the world

in order to gain rights,

direct action
has been always there.

So the risk of participating
in any direct action, right,

or any activism,
of course, is violence.

Direct action means to
intervene in business as usual.

So I'm excited.

But of course
I'm always concerned

because people are literally
putting their bodies

on the line,
you are making a risk.

And it is a risk
that you are willing to take.

And it's important that
you know the potential outcomes

and typically,
you should be prepared.

Social media can be
a great source of information

if you're preparing
for direct action.

Come with me to get arrested
on Capitol Hill

for abortion access.

In any act
of civil disobedience,

there is always risk, but risk
is not always shared equally.

We have to think about
our identities, our race,

our class,
our documentation status,

and make the decision
that's right for us.

Ultimately, I decided risking
arrest was right for me.

I had the privilege to do it.

I was arrested
about half an hour in,

but our last protester
was out there holding

the intersection
for about an hour.

I still face
two decades imprisonment.

We're trying to criminalize
search and rescue.

This experience has
made me much more active,

much angrier,
and at the same time,

it's also, I think, made my
activism a bit more cautious.

And so I think
my worldview or the things

that I am willing to do
are specific to my context.

A specific and very
important role on direct action

is taking care of the people
who are putting at risk.

There is no point
on every of us blocking roads.

At the same time, we need
to understand that we all have

different qualities and gifts
to put at the service of the
cost.

The folks that, like,
largely have kept us fed

and have largely
kept us clothed,

kept us hydrated, right, in the
middle of direct actions.

The people that are
providing the support,

there's a role for everyone
in our movements.

Is it best for your cause

to work within or outside
the political system?

Either way,
knowing how the system works

is key to creating change.

Remember that some types
of direct action

can be a powerful tool for
change, but it is important

to always stay on
the right side of the law.

At this point,
I believe that mental health

is behind many
of the problems we have.

If we are not healthy
in a complete way,

how can we fight
against oppression?

And mental health is like in
the very basis of the crisis.

Activism can sometimes be
hard,

so looking after yourself
should be a priority.

There were times
that actually I was on a verge

of another breakdown,
actually doing the work

that I'm doing and I realized

that I couldn't handle it
any longer.

My colleagues told me
and my wife actually

pointed that to me as well.

I had to take
a little bit of time,

reflect on things,
and develop systems.

In London, Michelle is
starting

to feel the strain of
running the food hub.

- Hiya, Séan.
- Good morning. How are you?

We've got some issues
going on right about now.

I'm beginning
to think to myself,

maybe I should stop
because the government

are just thinking
it's quite easy just to keep

putting the pressure on
Michelle and other people like
myself.

It just doesn't
seem sustainable, right?

The separation between work,
the hub, and your home

is-- I mean, there's no
separation really, is there?

No.

Michelle is a mother of four

and uses her family home

to store
excess food for the hub.

Is this your living room?

But where do you switch off?

Where are you just
Michelle and just relaxing

and where are you at home?

It seems like you're not sure
if you can keep going.

And what does that mean
for people who need that food?

They'll die. And I say that
with conviction. They will die.

It's so wonderful that Michelle
has this food hub,

but unfortunately,
the need for it has grown

so much that it's expanded
to every aspect of her life.

I think
that's an important point.

I felt the weight
and through working,

for example, with migrants
or people suffering

from mental health traumas,
there are many moments

that I've actually felt
the trauma myself in some way.

Or-- and that is actually,
in a way, a double-edged sword.

I'm still struggling to find
that balance to really
identify,

you know,
how far I can go or I can't go.

I was hearing Waheed and
I kept thinking how important

it is to know our own
boundaries in terms of not
burning out

in your fifth day of activism,

but also how crucial is

to have
other shoulders to lean on

when you are not recognizing

that you are, like,
burning out yourself.

If you do start to
feel burnt out,

sharing your experience
with a friend

or support group can help.

Most organizations
that you learn of,

they're formed because
comrades have become family.

And oftentimes the folks
who you're fighting alongside

are your family
and those are the people

that you're
counting on to survive.

Hi.

- Hi, Jamarah.
- Hey.

- So lovely to see you.
- I'm cold.

Usually, we do these groups
just to encourage bonding

and sharing of stories.

So people will talk about
their experiences of pregnancy

and giving birth, some
challenges they may have faced,

fears, and then talk about
the future, what they envision.

All right, y'all. Welcome.

Tam, Anna,
and Carmen all of you have had,

and myself too,
hospital birth experiences.

Carmen,
did you wanna share a story?

Sure. Every hospital birth
I had, it was chaotic.

Not much was explained to me,
especially with my first.

I was told when I was in triage

to shut up
because I was screaming.

It was my first baby,
so I didn't understand.

Yeah, unfortunately.

So it gave me
that trauma of being told

to shut up when
I went for my next one.

And that's my experience.

I think that's one thing
that activists need to do,

actually, is to try and seek
the kind of emotional support

and the openness to talking
about their feelings.

And it's something
that I struggle with.

I have a great
network of support.

My family, my friends,
and that helps a lot.

The network,
the entrenched network

of people supporting
activists in general,

I think it's crucial
not to burn out specifically.

It is our chosen family who
understands our experiences.

It our chosen family
who listens,

who feeds, who clothes us.

And is largely our chosen
family who keeps us alive.

Creating bonds
and supporting each other

can be one of the most
special aspects of activism.

And it's important to
celebrate your progress
together

in order to stay in it
for the long haul.

I think we tend to think
of social change

as happening or hoping
it happens overnight.

And, of course, it doesn't.
It's a long, long road

and so we need to take pit
stops

and enjoy
the small successes we have.

So all those small wins
are part of a bigger win.

I agree
with what Séan just said.

I think remembering
small wins is really crucial.

That's how our reward system
and the brain works as well.

And that's where
the dopamine release happens.

You need that cortisol,
that excitement.

You need to remember
what it felt like

to be there, to see that,
right, to continue.

Activism is not
always being, like, angry

and shouting at each other.

And it's a very optimistic
path.

I mean, I feel more alive than
ever since I do these things.

We're raising a glass to
the Black mamas of Overtown.

This is the birthplace
of Birth Justice.

So when you see
Birth Justice out there

getting the glow up,
just know where the roots are.

They're planted right here
in Miami with all of you

amazing Black doulas,
midwives, doctors, activists.

We deserve to have our lives.

We deserve to have
sacredness in our births.

We deserve to have
consensual pregnancies

and we deserve to have
the support that we need.

And that's what this
represents. So thank you,
everyone.

I'm toasting. I'm toasting.

Pour it up, pour it up.

I remember when I was
volunteering a lot

and one person who left sent me
a message saying

they can't enjoy themselves
because they feel so much guilt

that they have such privileges
and others they've helped
don't.

To my mind,
that's the wrong attitude.

Helping doesn't have
to mean that you suffer

or to place yourself
as a victim.

The important thing is that

we're in it for the long haul.

By finding support networks
and looking after yourself,

you can make sure your
journey into activism is
sustainable.

Remember that change
starts with all of us,

however big or small.

Activism in my view
has various shapes and forms,

but I think we have
to really simplify things.

If there is an injustice
and if there is an equality,

anybody can get involved
to make a difference.

Whether you use your hands,
your skills,

you use your advocacy, talking,
or whether you have innovation.

Basically, all you're doing

is you are making life better
for other people.

I think saying
that one is born an activist

is a bit of a cliche.

We all have to do something.

Society is about activism.

Society is about helping people

and we can't just sit back

and watch
some people do that work.

Anybody can
and should be an activist.

Activists are important because

we want to live in a society
that is just,

we want to live
in an environment

that hasn't been destroyed.

We want to live in a world
where peace and equity

are everywhere,
and that is how we get there.

Because if you
don't do anything,

then simply what has happened
will continue.

Thank you.

We have no choice
but to save the world.

We live here.
What else are we going to do?