[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.33,0:00:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the summer of 2017, Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.40,0:00:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a woman was murdered\Nby her partner in Sofia. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.67,0:00:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woman, let's call her "V," Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.82,0:00:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was beaten for over 50 minutes Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.14,0:00:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before she died. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.48,0:00:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The morning after, Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.22,0:00:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her neighbors told the press\Nthat they heard her screams, Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.94,0:00:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they didn't intervene. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.77,0:00:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, in Bulgaria\Nand many other societies, Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.75,0:00:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,domestic violence is typically seen\Nas a private matter. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.03,0:00:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neighbors, however, are quick to react\Nto any other kind of noise. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.40,0:00:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to expose and affect\Nthe absurdity of this. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.89,0:00:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we designed an experiment. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.22,0:00:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We rented the apartment\Njust below V's for one night. Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.02,0:00:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at 10pm, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.61,0:00:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maksim, the artist in our group, Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.46,0:01:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sat on the drum set\Nwe had assembled in the living room Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.44,0:01:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started beating it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.42,0:01:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.91,0:01:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thirty seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.29,0:01:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifty seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.92,0:01:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A minute. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.10,0:01:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A light came on in the hallway. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.35,0:01:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and 20 seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.30,0:01:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man was standing at the door,\Nhesitant to press the bell. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.03,0:01:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and 52 seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.15,0:01:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doorbell rang, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.100,0:01:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a ring that could have saved a life. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.40,0:01:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Beat." is our project exploring\Nthe ominous silence Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.84,0:01:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounding domestic violence. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.11,0:01:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We filmed the experiment,\Nand it became instantly viral. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.73,0:01:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our campaign amplified\Nthe voices of survivors Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.06,0:01:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who shared similar stories online. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.67,0:01:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It equipped neighbors\Nwith specific advice, Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.81,0:01:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many committed to taking action. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.63,0:01:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a country where every other week, Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.39,0:02:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ground quietly embraces\Nthe body of a woman Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.40,0:02:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,murdered by a partner or a relative, Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.21,0:02:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were loud, Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.03,0:02:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were heard. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.63,0:02:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am an activist, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.74,0:02:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passionate about human rights innovation. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.96,0:02:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lead a global organization\Nfor socially engaged creative solutions. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.91,0:02:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my work, I think about\Nhow to make people care and act. Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.79,0:02:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am here to tell you\Nthat creative actions can save the world, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.98,0:02:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creative actions and play. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.58,0:02:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know it is weird to talk about play\Nand human rights in the same sentence, Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.75,0:02:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but here is why it's important. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.04,0:02:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More and more, we fear\Nthat we can't win this. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.50,0:02:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campaigns feel dull, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.29,0:02:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,messages drown, Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.27,0:02:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people break. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.08,0:02:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Numerous studies, including a recent one\Npublished by Columbia University, Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.08,0:03:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show that burnout and depression\Nare widespread amongst activists. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.42,0:03:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I myself was burned out. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.18,0:03:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world of endless ways forward,\NI felt at my final stop. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.60,0:03:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what melts fear or dullness or gloom? Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.79,0:03:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.47,0:03:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this very stage, psychiatrist\Nand play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.75,0:03:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said that nothing\Nlights up the brain like play, Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.58,0:03:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the opposite of play is not work, Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.77,0:03:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's depression. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.73,0:03:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to pull out of my own burnout, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.12,0:03:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to turn my activism\Ninto what I call today "play-tivism." Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.16,0:03:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.34,0:03:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, others want to join. Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.24,0:03:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, my playground\Nis filled with artists, Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.74,0:03:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,techies and scientists. Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.85,0:03:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fuse disciplines\Nin radical collaboration. Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.66,0:03:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we seek new ways\Nto empower activism. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.35,0:03:59.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our outcomes are not meant to be playful, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.06,0:04:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our process is. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.83,0:04:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To us, play is an act of resistance. Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.20,0:04:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, "Beat.,"\Nthe project I talked about earlier, Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.68,0:04:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a concept developed by a drummer\Nand a software engineer Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.93,0:04:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who didn't know each other\Ntwo days before they pitched the idea. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.16,0:04:21.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Beat." is the first winner\Nin our lab series Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.85,0:04:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we pair artists and technologists\Nto work on human rights issues. Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.78,0:04:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other winning concepts\Ninclude a pop-up bakery Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.20,0:04:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that teaches about fake news through\Nbeautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.53,0:04:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.41,0:04:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a board game that puts you\Nin the shoes of a dictator Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.30,0:04:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you get to really grasp the range\Nof tools and tactics of oppression. Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.38,0:04:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did our first lab\Njust to test the idea, Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.67,0:04:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see where it cracks\Nand if we can make it better. Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.45,0:04:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we are so in love with the format\Nthat we put it all online Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.73,0:04:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anyone to implement. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.15,0:05:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot overstate the value\Nof experimentation in activism. Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.31,0:05:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can only win\Nif we are not afraid to lose. Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.25,0:05:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we learn. Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.33,0:05:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A recent study published\Nby Stanford University Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.100,0:05:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the science\Nof what makes people care Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.09,0:05:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reconfirms what we have\Nbeen hearing for years: Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.29,0:05:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opinions are changed\Nnot from more information Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.98,0:05:25.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but through empathy-inducing experiences. Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.02,0:05:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So learning from science and art, Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.84,0:05:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we saw that we can talk about\Nglobal armed conflict through light bulbs, Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.14,0:05:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or address racial inequality in the US Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.02,0:05:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through postcards, Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.32,0:05:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or tackle the lack of even\None single monument of a woman in Sofia Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.94,0:05:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by flooding the city with them, Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.66,0:05:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, with all these works, Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.86,0:05:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to trigger dialogue,\Nunderstanding and direct action. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.53,0:05:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, when I talk about\Ntaking risks and trying and failing Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.82,0:06:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the context of human rights, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.61,0:06:02.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I meet raised eyebrows, Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.64,0:06:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eyebrows that say, "How irresponsible," Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.90,0:06:08.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, "How insensitive." Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.57,0:06:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People often mistake play for negligence. Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.32,0:06:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.22,0:06:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play doesn't just grow our armies stronger\Nor spark better ideas. Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.74,0:06:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In times of painful injustice, Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.20,0:06:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play brings the levity we need\Nto be able to breathe. Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.85,0:06:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we live. Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.91,0:06:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in a time Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.23,0:06:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when all play was forbidden. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.39,0:06:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family's lives were crushed\Nby a communist dictatorship. Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.92,0:06:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For my aunt, my grandfather, my father, Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we always held two funerals: Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.24,0:06:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one for their bodies, Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.64,0:06:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, years before that, Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.21,0:06:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one for their dreams. Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.66,0:06:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of my biggest dreams are nightmares. Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.68,0:07:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare that one day\Nall the past will be forgotten Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.98,0:07:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new clothes will be dripping\Nthe blood of past mistakes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.55,0:07:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one day the lighthouses\Nof our humanity will crumble, Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.05,0:07:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corroded by acid waves of hate. Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.30,0:07:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But way more than that, Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.93,0:07:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have hope. Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.17,0:07:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our fights for justice and freedom, Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.51,0:07:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that we play, Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.20,0:07:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we see the joy\Nand beauty of us playing together. Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.63,0:07:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we win. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.06,0:07:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.86,0:07:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)