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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the summer of 2017,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a woman was murdered\Nby her partner in Sofia.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woman, let's call her Vee,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was beaten for over 50 minutes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before she died.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The morning after,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her neighbors told the press\Nthat they heard her screams,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they didn't intervene.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, in Bulgaria
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many other societies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,domestic violence is typically seen\Nas a private matter.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neighbors, however, are quick to react\Nto any other kind of noise.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to expose and affect\Nthe absurdity of this,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we designed an experiment.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We rented the apartment\Njust below Vee's for one night,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at 10pm,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maxim, the artist in our group,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sat on the drum set\Nwe had assembled in the living room
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started beating it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten seconds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thirty seconds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifty seconds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A minute.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A light came on in the hallway.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and 20 seconds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man was standing at the door,\Nhesitant to press the bell.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and fifty-two seconds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doorbell rang,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a ring that could have saved a life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beat is our project exploring\Nthe ominous silence
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounding domestic violence.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We filmed the experiment\Nand it became instantly viral.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our campaign amplified\Nthe voices of survivors
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who shared similar stories online.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It equipped neighbors\Nwith specific advice,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many committed to taking action.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a country where every other week,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ground quietly embraces\Nthe body of a woman
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,murdered by a partner or a relative,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were loud and we were heard.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am an activist,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passionate about human rights innovation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lead a global organization\Nfor socially engaged creative solutions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my work, I think about\Nhow to make people care and act.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am here to tell you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that creative actions can save the world,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creative actions and play,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know it is weird to talk about play\Nand human rights in the same sentence,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but here is why it is important.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More and more, we fear\Nthat we can't win this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campaigns feel dull,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,messages drown,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people break.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Numerous studies, including a recent one\Npublished by Columbia University,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show that burnout and depression\Nare widespread amongst activists.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I myself was burned out.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world of endless ways forward,\NI felt at my final stop.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what melts fear or dullness or gloom?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this very stage, psychiatrist\Nand play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said that nothing\Nlights up the brain like play,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the opposite of play is not work,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's depression.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to pull out of my own burnout,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to turn my activism\Ninto what I call today playtivism.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, others want to join.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, my playground\Nis filled with artists,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,techies, and scientists.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fuse disciplines\Nin radical collaboration.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we seek new ways\Nto empower activism.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our outcomes are not\Nmeant to be playful,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our process is.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To us, play is an act of resistance.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Beat,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the project I talked about earlier,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a concept developed by a drummer\Nand a software engineer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who didn't know each other\Ntwo days before they pitched the idea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beat is the first winner in our lab series
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we pair artists and technologists\Nto work on human rights issues.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other winning concepts\Ninclude a pop-up bakery
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that teaches about fake news through\Nbeautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a board game that puts you\Nin the shoes of a dictator
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you get to really grasp the range\Nof tools and tactics of oppression.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did our first lab\Njust to test the idea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see where it cracks\Nand if we can make it better.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we are so in love with the format\Nthat we put it all online
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anyone to implement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot overstate the value\Nof experimentation in activism.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can only win\Nif we are not afraid to lose.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we learn.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A recent study published\Nby Stanford University
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the science\Nof what makes people care
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reconfirms what we have\Nbeen hearing for years:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opinions are changed\Nnot from more information
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but through empathy and using experiences.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So learning from science and art,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we saw that we can talk about\Nglobal armed conflict through light bulbs,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or address racial inequality in the US
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through postcards,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or tackle the lack of even\None single monument of a woman in Sofia
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by flooding the city with them,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with all these works
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to trigger dialogue,\Nunderstanding, and direct action.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, when I talk about\Ntaking risks and trying and failing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the context of human rights,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I meet raised eyebrows,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eyebrows that say, "How irresponsible,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, "How insensitive."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People often mistake play for negligence.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play doesn't just grow our armies stronger\Nor spark better ideas.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In times of painful injustice,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play brings the levity we need\Nto be able to breathe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we live.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in a time
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when all play was forbidden.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family's lives were crushed\Nby a communist dictatorship.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For my aunt, my grandfather, my father,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we always held two funerals,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one for their bodies, but,\Nyears before that, one for their dreams.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of my biggest dreams are nightmares.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare that one day\Nall the past will be forgotten
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new clothes will be dripping\Nthe blood of past mistakes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one day the lighthouses\Nof our humanity will crumble,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corroded by acid waves of hate.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But way more than that, I have hope.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our fights for justice and freedom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that we play,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we see the joy\Nand beauty of us playing together.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we win.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)