ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Corbett - Craftivist
Sarah Corbett does activism in a quiet, humble and intriguing way using handicrafts.

Why you should listen

Sarah Corbett is a craftivist who teaches her "gentle protest" approach to individuals and organizations around the world. She also makes craftivism (craft + activism) projects and DIY kits for people who want to do a quieter, kinder and more beautiful form of effective activism than what is sometimes traditionally offered.

Growing up in a low-income area of the UK, Corbett has been involved in activism since she was three years old and has worked for more than a decade in the UK charity sector as a professional campaigner focusing on international development. But in 2008 she burnt out as an activist and introvert and wanted to find an effective way of campaigning that fitted her skills and ethics and personality. She set up the Craftivist Collective social enterprise in 2009 after people wanted to join in her new form of activism. Now there are craftivists around the world who take part in social change using handicrafts.

Corbett won the Sheila McKechnie award for Economic Justice campaigner of the Year 2016. Craftivist Collective won an Innovation Award from Care2 Impact Award 2016. She works with charities, arts institutions, universities and has exhibited her solo exhibition, "Gentle Protest," in Stockholm, Helsinki and London. She lives in East London and works worldwide.

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Sarah Corbett: Activism needs introverts

莎菈.柯比特: 行動主義需要內向者

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對於我們當中的內向者而言,傳統形式的行動主義,像遊行、示威抗議、挨家挨戶拜訪遊說,是很令人生畏且有壓力的。相信莎菈.柯比特,她過去是職業的社會運動者,且自稱是內向者。她向我們介紹了「手工藝主義」,是種更安靜的行動主義,用手工藝來讓人們緩下來,對面臨的議題做深思,同時用更溫和的方式讓大眾參與。誰說繡花手帕無法改變世界?
- Craftivist
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A few少數 years年份 ago, about seven years年份 ago,
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幾年前,大約七年前,
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I found發現 myself hiding
in a festival toilet廁所,
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我躲在一個節慶現場的廁所中,
00:18
a music音樂 festival toilet廁所,
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一個音樂節活動現場的廁所,
00:20
and if anyone's任何人的 been to a music音樂 festival,
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如果你有去過音樂節,
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yeah, you'll你會 know that by the third第三 day,
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是的,你就會知道,到了第三天,
00:27
it's pretty漂亮 nasty討厭.
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廁所很噁心。
00:29
I was standing常設 in the toilet廁所
because I couldn't不能 even sit down,
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我站在廁所裡,
因為我甚至無法坐下,
00:32
because the toilet廁所 roll had run out,
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因為已經沒有捲筒衛生紙了,
00:35
there was mud everywhere到處,
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到處都是泥巴,
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and it smelled pretty漂亮 bad.
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氣味非常難聞。
00:38
And I stood站在 there thinking思維,
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我站在那裡,心想:
00:39
"What am I doing?
I don't even need the toilet廁所."
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「我在幹嘛?
我根本不想上廁所。」
00:42
But the reason原因 I went
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但我去廁所的理由
00:44
was because I was volunteering志願服務
for a large charity慈善機構 on climate氣候 justice正義,
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是因為我自願參與一個
關於氣候公義的大型慈善活動,
00:48
and it was seven years年份 ago,
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那是七年前,
00:50
when lots of people didn't believe
in climate氣候 change更改,
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那時很多人不相信氣候變遷,
00:53
people were very cynical憤世嫉俗的 about activism行動,
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人們對於行動主義冷嘲熱諷,
00:55
and my role角色, with all of my teammates隊友,
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而我和我的隊友的角色,
00:57
was to get people to sign標誌 petitions請願書
on climate氣候 justice正義
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是要讓大家簽氣候公義的請願書,
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and educate教育 them
a bit more about the issue問題.
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並教育他們,讓他們了解這個議題。
01:02
And I cared照顧 deeply about climate氣候 change更改
and lots of inequality不等式,
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我非常在乎氣候變遷
以及許多不平等之事,
01:06
so I'd go and I'd talk to lots of people,
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所以我去和很多人交談,
01:08
which哪一個 made製作 me nervous緊張
and drained倒掉 me of energy能源,
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那讓我很緊張,耗盡我的精力,
01:11
but I did it because I cared照顧,
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但我還是因為在乎而去做了,
01:13
but I would hide隱藏 in the toilets洗手間,
because I'd be exhausted,
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但我會躲在廁所裡,
是因為我累壞了,
01:17
and I didn't want my teammates隊友
doubting my commitment承諾 to the cause原因,
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我不希望我的隊友
懷疑我對理想的承諾,
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thinking思維 that I was slacking消極怠工.
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覺得我在偷懶。
01:23
And we'd星期三 go and meet遇到
at the end結束 of our shift轉移,
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我們會在輪班時段結束時碰面,
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and we'd星期三 count計數 how many許多 petitions請願書
had been signed,
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然後計算簽了多少份請願書,
01:28
and often經常 I'd win贏得 the amount
of petitions請願書 signed
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通常我取得的簽名請願書都最多,
01:30
even though雖然 I had
my little breaks休息 in the toilet廁所.
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雖然我有在廁所中小歇。
01:33
But I was always very jealous
of the other activists活動家,
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但我總是非常嫉妒其他行動主義者,
01:36
because either they had
the same相同 amount of energy能源
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因為從輪班時段開始,
請大家簽請願書,
01:38
as they had when they began開始 the shift轉移
of getting得到 people to sign標誌 petitions請願書,
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一直到輪班時段結束,
他們的精力都不變。
01:43
or often經常 they had more energy能源,
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甚至有人的精力還更旺盛了,
01:45
and they'd他們會 be really excited興奮 about
going to watch the bands in the evening晚間
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他們會很興奮地去看晚上的樂團演出
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and having a dance舞蹈.
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並跳跳舞。
01:49
And even if I loved喜愛 the bands,
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就算我喜歡那些樂團,
01:51
all I wanted to do was to go back
to my tent帳篷 and have a sleep睡覺,
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我想做的也只有回到帳篷倒頭大睡,
01:55
because I'd just feel
completely全然 wiped out,
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因為我完全精疲力竭了,
01:57
and I was really jealous of people
that had the energy能源
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我很嫉妒有那種有精力
02:00
to go and party派對 hard at the festivals節日.
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去節慶狂歡的人。
02:03
But it also made製作 me really angry憤怒,
as well, inside.
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而我內心也感到很憤怒,
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I thought, "This isn't fair公平,
I'm an introvert性格內向,
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我心想:「這不公平,
我是內向的人,
02:09
and all of the offline離線 campaigning競選
seems似乎 to be favoring有利於 extroverts外向的人."
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所有的非線上活動
似乎都偏袒外向的人。」
02:15
I would go on marches遊行 which哪一個 drained倒掉 me.
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我會去讓我覺得很累的遊行。
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That was the other option選項.
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那是另一個選項。
02:18
Or I'd go and join加入 campaigns活動
outside embassies使館 or shops商店.
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或是我會去參與
大使館外或商店外的活動。
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The only thing that was on offer提供
was around lots of people,
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唯一提供的,就是一堆人,
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it was very loud activism行動,
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那是很大聲且招搖的行動主義,
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it always involved參與 lots of people,
it was performing執行.
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總是會涉及很多人,這也是種表演。
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None沒有 of it was for introverts內向的人,
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沒有什麼是適合內向者的,
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and I not only thought
that that wasn't fair公平,
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我不僅僅覺得那很不公平,
02:35
because a third第三 to a half
of the world's世界 population人口 are introverts內向的人,
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因為世界上有三分之一
到二分之一的人是內向的人,
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which哪一個 isn't fair公平 on them,
because we burn燒傷 out,
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對他們不公平,
因為我們若不是筋疲力竭,
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or we'd星期三 be put off
by activism行動 and not do it,
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不然就是對行動主義冷感
而不想去做,
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and everyone大家 needs需求 to be
an activist活動家 in this world世界.
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而在這個世界上每個人
都需要成為行動主義者。
02:50
And also, I didn't think
it was particularly尤其 clever聰明,
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此外,雖然我不覺得這點特別聰明,
02:53
but I could see that a lot
of the activism行動 that worked工作
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但我可以看到,許多成功的行動主義
02:56
wasn't only extrovert個性外向的 activism行動.
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都不只是外向的行動主義。
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It wasn't only the loud stuff東東.
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不只是很大聲很招搖的。
03:00
It wasn't about people
performing執行 all the time.
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重點並不是要人們總是在表演。
03:03
A lot of the work that was needed需要
was in the background背景,
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很多必要的功夫都在背後,
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was hidden, wasn't seen看到.
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是隱藏的、沒被看見的。
03:09
And when I ended結束 up
just being存在 a campaigner活動家,
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當我最後成為一個從事社會運動者,
03:11
because it's the only job工作
I can do, really --
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因為其實那是我唯一能做的工作──
03:13
I was campaigning競選 at university大學,
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我大學時就在從事社會運動,
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and for the last 10 years年份,
I've been a professional專業的 campaigner活動家
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過去十年來,我的職業一直是在做
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for large charities慈善機構,
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大型慈善運動,
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and now I'm a creative創作的 campaigner活動家
consultant顧問 for different不同 charities慈善機構
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現在我在不同慈善團體
以及我其他工作中擔任
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as well as other work I do --
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社會運動創意顧問──
03:25
but I knew知道 that there were other forms形式
of activism行動 that were needed需要.
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但我知道還需要有
其他形式的行動主義。
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I started開始 tinkering修修補補 about seven years年份 ago
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大約七年前,我開始瞎忙,
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to see what quieter安靜 forms形式 of activism行動
I could engage從事 with
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想了解我能參與哪些
比較安靜式的行動主義,
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so I didn't burn燒傷 out as an activist活動家,
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才不會覺得當行動主義者很累人,
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but also to look at some of the issues問題
I was concerned關心 about in campaigning競選.
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且能去探究在做社會運動時
我會在乎的那些議題。
我非常幸運,當我為樂施會
及其他大型慈善團體工作時,
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I was very lucky幸運 that, when I worked工作
for Oxfam樂施會 and other big charities慈善機構,
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I could read lots of big reports報告
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我可以閱讀許多大型報告,
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on what influenced影響
politicians政治家 and businesses企業
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內容是關於什麼會影響政客、企業、
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and the general一般 public上市,
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一般大眾,
03:53
what campaigns活動 worked工作 really well,
which哪一個 ones那些 didn't.
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什麼運動非常成功、
什麼沒有用等等。
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And I'm a bit of a geek極客,
so I look at all of that stuff東東,
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我算是個怪胎,
所以我會看所有這些東西,
03:59
and I wanted to tinker修補匠 around
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我喜歡什麼都試試,
04:00
to see how I could engage從事 people
in social社會 change更改 in a different不同 way,
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看我能如何用不同的方式
讓人們去參與社會變遷,
04:04
because I think if we want the world世界
to be more beautiful美麗, kind and just,
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因為我認為如果我想要
讓世界更美麗、仁慈、公正,
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then our activism行動
should be beautiful美麗, kind and just,
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那麼我們的行動主義就應該
是美麗、仁慈、公正的,
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and often經常 it's not.
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但通常卻不是。
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And today今天, I just want to talk
about three ways方法
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今天,我只想要談我認為行動主義
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that I think activism行動 needs需求 introverts內向的人.
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需要內向者的三個原因。
04:19
I think there's lot of other ways方法,
but I'm just going to talk about three.
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我認為有許多原因,
但我只想談其中三個。
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And the first one is:
activism行動 is often經常 very quick,
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第一,行動主義通常很快速,
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and it's about doing,
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它的重點是去做,
04:29
so extroverts外向的人, often經常 their immediate即時
response響應 to injustice不公正 is,
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通常外向者對於
不公平的立即反應就是,
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we've我們已經 got to do stuff東東 now,
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我們現在就得行動,
04:33
we've我們已經 got to react應對 really quickly很快 --
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我們得要非常快速地因應──
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and yes, we do need to react應對,
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是的,我們的確需要因應,
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but we need to be strategic戰略
in our campaigning競選,
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但我們在從事社會運動時
得要有策略,
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and if we just act法案 on anger憤怒,
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如果只因為憤怒就行動,
04:41
often經常 we do the wrong錯誤 things.
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通常我們會做錯事。
04:44
I use craft手藝, like needlework針線活 --
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我會用手工藝,像縫紉──
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like this guy behind背後 me is doing --
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就像我身後這個人在做的──
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as a way to not only slow down
those extrovert個性外向的 doers實干家,
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來當作讓那些外向者
緩下來的一種方式,
04:52
but also to bring帶來 in nervous緊張,
quiet安靜 introverts內向的人 into activism行動.
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同時也可以把緊張、安靜的
內向者帶入行動主義。
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By doing repetitive重複 actions行動,
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透過進行重覆性的動作,
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like handicraft手工業, you can't do it fast快速,
you have to do it slowly慢慢地.
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比如手工藝,你不能做很快,
你得要慢慢做。
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And those repetitive重複 stitches
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重覆的一針又一針,
05:06
help you meditate幽思 on the big,
complex複雜, messy social社會 change更改 issues問題
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能協助你去調解大型、複雜、
混亂的社會變遷議題,
05:10
and figure數字 out what we can do
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並想出我們身為
05:12
as a citizen公民, as a consumer消費者,
as a constituent組分,
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公民、消費者、選民等等角色時,
05:18
and all of those different不同 things.
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能做的是什麼。
05:20
It helps幫助 you think critically危重
while you're stitching拼接 away,
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它能協助你一邊縫紉
一邊做批判性思考,
05:23
and it helps幫助 you be more mindful銘記
of what are your motives動機.
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它也能協助你更留心你的動機。
05:26
Are you that Barbie芭比 aid援助 worker工人
that was mentioned提到 before?
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你是先前提到的芭比
人道救助人員嗎?
05:29
Are you about joining加盟
people in solidarity團結,
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你是否即將要加入人們,團結一心,
05:32
or do you want to be the savior救主,
which哪一個 often經常 isn't very ethical合乎道德的?
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還是你想要當
通常不太道德的救星?
05:35
But doing needle work together一起, as well,
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但一起做縫紉,也能夠讓
05:38
extroverts外向的人 and introverts內向的人 and ambivertambivert --
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外向者、內向者、外向又內向者──
05:41
everyone's大家的 on the scale規模
in different不同 places地方 --
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來自光譜上任何一個區段的人──
05:44
because it's a quiet安靜,
slow form形成 of activism行動,
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因為它是行動主義的
一種安靜緩慢的形式,
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it really helps幫助 introverts內向的人 be heard聽說
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它真的能協助內向者,
在通常聽不見他們聲音的
領域中被聽見。
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in other areas, where
they are often經常 not heard聽說.
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05:55
It sounds聲音 odd,
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這聽起來很奇怪,
05:58
but while you're stitching拼接,
you don't need eye contact聯繫 with people.
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但當你在縫紉時,你不需要
和別人做眼神接觸。
06:01
So, for nervous緊張 introverts內向的人,
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所以,對於緊張的內向者而言,
06:04
it means手段 that you can stitch away
next下一個 to someone有人 or a group of people
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這就意味著你可以在
一個人或一群人旁邊縫紉,
06:08
and ask questions問題 that you're thinking思維
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並問出你腦中的問題,
06:10
that often經常 you don't
get time to ask people,
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那些你通常沒有時間
去問別人的問題,
或是在眼神接觸時你就會
緊張到問不出來的問題。
06:13
or you're too nervous緊張 to ask
if you give them eye contact聯繫.
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06:16
So you can get introverts內向的人,
who are those big, deep thinkers思想家,
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所以你可以讓那些
深思熟慮的內向者說:
06:19
saying, "That's really interesting有趣
that you want to do
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「很有意思的是你想要做那種
06:22
that extrovert個性外向的 form形成 of activism行動
that's about shaming羞辱 people
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重點是讓人感到羞恥或是
很快要跑去哪個地方的
06:25
or quickly很快 going out somewhere某處,
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外向式行動主義,
但你試圖瞄準的目標
是什麼人?你要怎麼做?
06:27
but who are you trying to target目標 and how,
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06:29
and is that the best最好 way to do it?"
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那是最好的做法嗎?」
06:31
So it means手段 you could have
these discussions討論 in a very slow way,
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那意味著你得用非常慢的
方式來進行這些討論,
06:34
which哪一個 is great for the extrovert個性外向的
to slow down and think deeply,
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對於外向者而言,
能慢下來深思是好事,
06:37
but it's really good
for the introvert性格內向 as well,
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但這也對內向者很好,
06:40
to be heard聽說 and to feel
part部分 of that movement運動 for change更改,
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能被聽見,感覺有參與
造成改變的社會運動,
06:43
in a good way.
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用一種好的方式。
06:44
Some ways方法 we do it is stitch cards
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我們的一些做法是縫紉卡片,
06:47
about what values we thread
through通過 our activism行動,
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用針線描繪出我們行動主義的價值,
06:50
and making製造 sure that we don't
just react應對 in unethical不道德的 ways方法.
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且能確保我們不會
用不道德的方式來因應。
有時,我們會和藝術機構合作,
06:53
One, sometimes有時 we work
with art藝術 institutions機構
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我們能在維多利亞與艾伯特博物館
聚集超過 150 人,
06:56
where we will get
over 150 people at the V&amp功放;A
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who can come for hours小時,
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他們能來數小時,
07:01
sit and stitch together一起
on a particular特定 issue問題,
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坐下來一起針對特定的議題做縫紉,
07:03
and then tweet鳴叫 what they're thinking思維
or how it went, like this one.
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然後用推特分享他們的想法
或過程狀況,就像這個。
07:07
Also, I always think
that activism行動 needs需求 introverts內向的人
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此外,我總是認為
行動主義需要內向者,
07:10
because we're really good
at intimate親密 activism行動.
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因為我們非常擅長親密的行動主義。
07:14
So we're good at slow activism行動,
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我們擅長緩慢的行動主義,
07:15
and we're really good
at intimate親密 activism行動,
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我們也很擅長親密的行動主義,
07:17
and if this year has told us anything,
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如果在這一年我們學到什麼,
07:19
it's told us that we need to,
when we're engaging power功率 holders持有人,
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那就是當我們遇到掌權人的時候,
07:23
we need to engage從事 them by listening
to people we disagree不同意 with,
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我們要用的方式是
去傾聽我們不認同的人,
07:27
by building建造 bridges橋樑 not walls牆壁 --
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要建立橋樑而非圍牆──
07:29
walls牆壁 or wars戰爭 --
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圍牆(walls)或戰爭(wars)──
07:31
and by being存在 critical危急 friends朋友,
not aggressive侵略性 enemies敵人.
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要成為批判性的朋友,
而非好鬥的敵人。
07:35
And one example
that I do a lot with introverts內向的人,
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舉一個例子,我常和內向者這樣做,
07:38
but with lots of people,
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和很多人都這樣做,
07:39
is make gifts禮品 for people in power功率,
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就是為當權者做禮物,
07:41
so not be outside screaming尖叫 at them,
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不是在外面對著他們吼叫,
07:44
but to give them something
like a bespoke定制 handkerchief手帕
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而是給他們某件東西,
比如訂製的手帕,
上面寫:「別搞砸它。
07:47
saying, "Don't blow打擊 it.
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把你的權力用在好的地方。
07:48
Use your power功率 for good.
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07:50
We know you've got a difficult job工作
in your position位置 of power功率.
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我們知道你在這個有權力的位置,
工作是很困難的。
我們能如何協助你?」
07:53
How can we help you?"
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很棒的是,對於內向者,
07:54
And what's great is, for the introverts內向的人,
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我們能一邊做這些禮物,一邊寫信,
07:57
we can write letters
while we're making製造 these gifts禮品,
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08:00
so for us, Marks分數 and Spencer斯賓塞,
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所以對我們而言,馬莎百貨,
08:02
we tried試著 to campaign運動 to get them
to implement實行 the living活的 wage工資.
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我們試著發起運動,
讓他們採用最低維生薪資。
08:06
So we made製作 all the 14 board members會員
bespoke定制 handkerchiefs手帕.
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所以我們為 14 位董事
通通做了訂製的手帕。
08:11
We wrote them letters, we boxed盒裝 them up,
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我們寫信給他們,我們把信裝箱,
08:13
and we went to the AGM大會
to hand-deliver手交付 our gifts禮品
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我們跑去股東年會,
親手送我們的禮物,
08:16
and to have that form形成 of intimate親密 activism行動
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進行那種親密式的行動主義,
08:18
where we had discussions討論 with them.
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並得以和他們進行討論。
08:21
And what was brilliant輝煌
was that the chair椅子 of the board
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很棒的是,董事長告訴我們
08:24
told us how amazing驚人 our campaign運動 was,
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我們的運動有多不可思議,
08:26
how heartfelt衷心 it was.
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以及多麼窩心。
08:28
The board members會員, like Martha瑪莎 Lane車道 Fox狐狸,
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而董事們,如瑪莎.蓮恩.福克斯,
08:30
who has hundreds數以百計 of thousands數千
of followers追隨者 on Twitter推特,
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在推特上有數十萬的追隨者,
08:33
and highly高度 influential有影響 in business商業,
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且對商業的影響力也相當高,
08:35
tweeted啾啾 how impressed印象深刻 she was,
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她在推特上說她的印象有多麼深刻,
08:37
and within 10 months個月,
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在十個月內,
08:39
we'd星期三 had meetings會議 with Marks分數 and Spencer斯賓塞
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我們和馬莎百貨開了會議,
然後告訴他們:
08:41
to say, "We know this is difficult
to be a living活的 wage工資 employer雇主,
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「我們知道身為最低
維生薪資的僱主是很困難的,
08:45
but if you can be one,
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但如果你們能做到,
08:46
the rest休息 of the sector扇形 will look at it,
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這一行的其他人也都會看見,
08:48
and it's not right that some of your
amazing驚人 workers工人 are working加工 full充分 time
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而且有些很棒的全職員工
仍然無法支付他們的帳單,
08:53
and still can't pay工資 their bills票據.
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這樣是不對的。
08:54
And we love Marks分數 and Spencer斯賓塞.
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我們愛馬莎百貨。
08:56
How can you be the role角色 model模型
that we want you to be?"
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你們要如何成為我們
期望的那個典範呢?」
08:59
So that was that intimate親密
form形成 of activism行動.
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那就是親密式的行動主 義。
09:01
We had lots of meetings會議 with them.
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我們和他們開了很多場會議,
09:04
We then gave them Christmas聖誕 cards
and Valentine's情人節 cards to say,
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聖誕節和情人節我們都
送卡片給他們,寫著:
09:08
"We really want to encourage鼓勵 you
to implement實行 the living活的 wage工資,
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「我們真的很想要鼓勵你們
採用最低維生薪資。」
09:12
and within 10 months個月,
they'd他們會 announced公佈 to the media媒體
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在十個月之內,他們對媒體宣布,
09:14
that they were going to pay工資
the independent獨立 living活的 wage工資, and now --
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他們將會支付獨立的
最低維生薪資,而現在──
09:18
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
09:20
Thank you.
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謝謝。
09:21
And now we're trying
to work with them to be accredited認可,
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現在,我們在試著和他們合作,
取得正式認可,
09:25
which哪一個 is really important重要,
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這是很重要的,
09:26
and we went back to the last AGM大會 this June六月
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今年六月,我們又
去了上次的股東年會,
09:29
and we had these amazing驚人 one-to-one一到一個
discussions討論 with the board members會員,
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和董事們進行了很棒的一對一討論,
他們告訴我們,他們很愛那些手帕,
09:32
who told us how much
they loved喜愛 their hankies手帕
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09:34
and how it really moved移動 them,
what we were doing,
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我們所做的真的讓他們很感動,
09:37
and they all told us that if we were
standing常設 outside screaming尖叫 at them
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他們全都告訴我們,
如果我們的抗議方式是站在外頭
對他們大聲叫囂而不溫和,
09:41
and not being存在 gentle溫和 in our protest抗議,
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09:43
they wouldn't不會 have even listened聽了 to us,
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他們就不會傾聽我們,
09:45
never mind心神 had those discussions討論 with us.
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更不可能和我們進行討論。
09:47
And I think introverts內向的人
are really good at intimate親密 activism行動
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我認為內向者非常
擅長親密式行動主義,
09:50
because we like to listen,
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因為我們喜歡傾聽,
09:52
we like one-to-ones一個對的人,
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我們喜歡一對一,
09:53
we don't like small talks會談,
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我們不喜歡閒聊,
09:54
we like those big, juicy多汁 issues問題
to discuss討論 with people,
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我們喜歡和別人談
富有刺激性的大議題,
09:58
we don't like conflict衝突,
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我們不喜歡衝突,
所以我們會不計代價避免它,
09:59
so we avoid避免 it at all costs成本,
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10:01
which哪一個 is really important重要 when
we're trying to engage從事 power功率 holders持有人,
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當我們面對掌權人時,這點很重要,
10:05
not to be conflicting衝突的
with them all the time.
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不要總是和他們衝突。
10:08
The third第三 way I think activists活動家
are really missing失踪 out
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我認為如果行動主義者
不納入內向者,
10:13
if they don't engage從事 introverts內向的人
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他們會錯失的第三點
10:15
is that introverts內向的人, like I said,
can be half of the world's世界 population人口,
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就是我先前說的,
內向者佔世界人口的一半,
10:20
and most of us won't慣於 say
that we're introvert性格內向,
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我們大部分人都不會說自己內向,
10:23
or we get embarrassed尷尬
by saying what overwhelms淹沒 us.
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或是我們不好意思說出
是什麼讓我們不知所措。
10:26
So for me, a few少數 years年份 ago,
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所以,對我來說,幾年前,
10:28
my mom媽媽 used to send發送 me
texts文本 in capital首都 letters --
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我媽媽以前傳訊息給我時
都只會用大寫字──
10:31
and she can now do emojis表情符號
and everything, she's fine --
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現在她用表情符號之類的
都很行了──
10:34
but as soon不久 as I'd see this text文本,
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但當我看到這種訊息,
10:36
I'd winceWINCE and think, "Ooh,
it's capital首都 letters, it's too much."
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我會皺眉蹙額,心想:「喔,
都是大寫字,太過頭了。」
10:40
And I'd have to ignore忽視 it to read
the lovely可愛 text文本 she sent發送 me.
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我得要忽視這現象,才能去
閱讀她傳給我的美好文字。
10:43
And that's a bit embarrassing尷尬,
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要告訴別人說大寫字
10:45
to tell people that capital首都
letters overwhelm壓倒 you,
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讓你不知所措,
的確是會有點不好意思,
10:48
but we really need introverts內向的人
to help us do intriguing奇妙 activism行動
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但我們真的需要內向者,
來協助我們策劃出能吸引他們
10:53
that attracts吸引 them
rather than puts看跌期權 them off.
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而不是讓他們冷感的行動主義。
10:55
We're put off by big
and brash性急的 giant巨人 posters海報
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我們會冷感的包括大型的傲慢海報、
10:59
and capital首都 letters and explanation說明 marks分數
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大寫字、驚嘆號、
11:01
telling告訴 us what to do
and vying百舸爭流 for our attention注意.
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告訴我們要做什麼、
爭取我們的注意力。
11:05
So some of the things I do with people
around the world世界 who take part部分
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所以,我和世界各地
一些參與者的做法
11:09
is make small bits
of provocative挑釁 street art藝術
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是去做爭議性的小型街頭藝術,
11:11
which哪一個 are hung off eye level水平, very small,
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掛在眼睛的高度,非常小型,
11:14
and they're provocative挑釁 messages消息.
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上面是爭議性的訊息。
11:15
They're not preaching說教 at people
or telling告訴 them what to do.
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不會反覆灌輸鼓吹,
或告訴別人要怎麼做。
11:19
They're just getting得到 people
to engage從事 in different不同 ways方法,
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目的只是要讓人們
用不同的方式參與,
11:21
and think for themselves他們自己,
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並為他們自己想,
11:23
because we don't like
to be told what to do.
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因為我們不喜歡被告知要做什麼。
11:25
It might威力 be wearing穿著
a green綠色 heart on your sleeve
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可能是在你的袖子上
戴個綠色的愛心,
11:28
saying what you love
and how climate氣候 change更改 will affect影響 it,
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說說你愛的是什麼、
氣候改變會如何影響它,
11:31
and we'll wear穿 it,
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我們會戴著它,
11:32
and if people say,
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如果有人說:
11:33
"Why are you wearing穿著 a green綠色 heart
with the word 'chocolate''巧克力' on?"
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「你為什麼要戴個綠色愛心,
上面寫著『巧克力』?」
11:37
and we can have those one-to-one一到一個
intimate親密 conversations對話 and say,
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我們就能進行一對一的
親密交談,然後說:
11:40
"I love chocolate巧克力.
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「我愛巧克力。
11:41
Climate氣候 change更改 is going to affect影響 it,
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氣候變遷將會影響到它,
11:43
and I think there's lot of other things
that climate氣候 change更改 will affect影響,
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且我想氣候變遷會影響到很多東西,
11:47
and I really want to make sure I'm part部分
of the solution, not the problem問題."
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我很想要成為解決方案的一部分,
而非問題的一部分。」
11:50
And then we deflect打歪, because we don't
like to be the center中央 of attention注意,
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接著我們會把話題轉向,
因為我們不喜歡成為注意的焦點,
11:54
and say, "What do you love
and how will climate氣候 change更改 affect影響 it?"
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說:「你愛什麼?
氣候變遷會對它有什麼影響?」
11:58
Or it might威力 be shop-dropping店墜
instead代替 of shop-lifting車間升降,
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或是在店內丟下東西
而非在店內行竊,
12:00
where we'll make little mini-scrolls微型捲軸
with lovely可愛 stories故事 on
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我們會做小小的紙捲,
上面寫著美好的故事,
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about what's the story故事
behind背後 your clothes衣服.
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關於你的衣服背後的故事。
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Is it a joyful快樂 story故事 of how it's made製作,
or is it a torturous痛苦 one?
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它是個關於衣服製做的喜悅故事,
或是折磨人的故事?
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And we'll just drop下降 them
in little pockets口袋 in shops商店,
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我們會到店家內,
把紙捲放到口袋中,
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all lowercase小寫, all handwritten手寫,
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都是小寫字,都是手寫,
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with kisses and smiley笑臉 faces面孔 in ribbon色帶,
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夾帶親吻符號和笑臉,還有絲帶,
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and then people are excited興奮
that they found發現 it.
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人們發現它的時候會很興奮。
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And we often經常 drop下降 them in unethical不道德的 shops商店
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我們通常會把紙捲放在
不道德的店家中或前口袋裡,
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or in front面前 pockets口袋,
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and it's a way that we can do
offline離線 campaigning競選
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用這種方式,我們可以
以線下的方式從事運動,
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that engages嚙合 us and doesn't burn燒傷 us out,
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讓我們能參與而不會冷感,
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but also engages嚙合 other people
in an intriguing奇妙 way online線上 and offline離線.
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同時也用很有趣的方式
讓其他人在線上及線下參與。
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So I've got two calls電話 to action行動,
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我有兩項行動呼籲,
12:42
for the introverts內向的人 and for the extroverts外向的人.
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分別給內向者與外向者。
12:45
For the ambivertambivert,
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至於內向又外向者,
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you're involved參與 in all of it.
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這些通通和你有關。
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For the extroverts外向的人, I want to say
that when you're planning規劃 a campaign運動,
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對外向者,我想說的是,
當你在規劃一項運動時,
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think about introverts內向的人.
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要想想內向者。
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Think about how valuable有價值 our skills技能 are,
just as much as extroverts'外向的人“.
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想想我們的技巧,
是和外向者的技巧一樣有價值。
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We're good at slowing減緩 down
and thinking思維 deeply,
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我們很擅長放慢速度和深思,
13:02
and the detail詳情 of issues問題,
we're really good at bringing使 them out.
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且我們真的很擅長
把議題的細節點出來。
13:06
We're good at intimate親密 activism行動,
so use us in that way.
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我們擅長親密行動主義,
所以以那種方式來運用我們。
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And we're good at intriguing奇妙 people
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我們也很擅長引發別人的好奇心,
13:13
by doing strange奇怪 little things that help
create創建 conversations對話 and thought.
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我們會做奇怪的小事情
來協助創造交談和想法。
13:17
Introverts內向的人, my call to action行動 for you is,
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內向者,我給你們的呼籲是,
13:21
I know you like being存在 on your own擁有,
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我知道你喜歡靠自己,
13:22
I know you like being存在 in your head,
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我知道你喜歡自己想事情,
13:24
but activism行動 needs需求 you,
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但行動主義需要你,
13:26
so sometimes有時 you've got to get out there.
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有時你得要站出來。
13:28
It doesn't mean that you've got
to turn into an extrovert個性外向的 and burn燒傷 out,
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那並不表示你得要變成外向者,
然後筋疲力竭,
13:32
because that's no use for anyone任何人,
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因為那樣對誰都沒用,
13:33
but what it does mean
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真正的意思是,
13:34
is that you should value the skills技能
and the traits性狀 that you have
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是你應該要重視
你擁有的技巧和特質,
13:38
that activism行動 needs需求.
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行動主義需要它們。
13:40
So for everyone大家 in this room房間,
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所以,在座各位,
13:42
whether是否 you're an extrovert個性外向的
or an introvert性格內向 or an ambivertambivert,
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不論你是外向者、內向者,
或外向又內向者,
13:46
the world世界 needs需求 you now more than ever,
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現在是世界最需要你的時候,
13:49
and you've got no excuse藉口
not to get involved參與.
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你沒有藉口不參與。
13:51
Thanks謝謝.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by Marssi Draw

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Corbett - Craftivist
Sarah Corbett does activism in a quiet, humble and intriguing way using handicrafts.

Why you should listen

Sarah Corbett is a craftivist who teaches her "gentle protest" approach to individuals and organizations around the world. She also makes craftivism (craft + activism) projects and DIY kits for people who want to do a quieter, kinder and more beautiful form of effective activism than what is sometimes traditionally offered.

Growing up in a low-income area of the UK, Corbett has been involved in activism since she was three years old and has worked for more than a decade in the UK charity sector as a professional campaigner focusing on international development. But in 2008 she burnt out as an activist and introvert and wanted to find an effective way of campaigning that fitted her skills and ethics and personality. She set up the Craftivist Collective social enterprise in 2009 after people wanted to join in her new form of activism. Now there are craftivists around the world who take part in social change using handicrafts.

Corbett won the Sheila McKechnie award for Economic Justice campaigner of the Year 2016. Craftivist Collective won an Innovation Award from Care2 Impact Award 2016. She works with charities, arts institutions, universities and has exhibited her solo exhibition, "Gentle Protest," in Stockholm, Helsinki and London. She lives in East London and works worldwide.

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