[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.51,0:00:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the summer of 2017, Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.58,0:00:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a woman was murdered\Nby her partner in Sofia. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.88,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woman, let's call her Vee, Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was beaten for over 50 minutes Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.32,0:00:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before she died. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.65,0:00:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The morning after, Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.39,0:00:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her neighbors told the press\Nthat they heard her screams, Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.11,0:00:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they didn't intervene. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.90,0:00:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, in Bulgaria Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.86,0:00:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many other societies, Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.01,0:00:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,domestic violence is typically seen\Nas a private matter. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.21,0:00:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neighbors, however, are quick to react\Nto any other kind of noise. Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.50,0:00:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to expose and affect\Nthe absurdity of this, Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.29,0:00:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we designed an experiment. Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.47,0:00:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We rented the apartment\Njust below Vee's for one night, Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.41,0:00:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at 10pm, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.89,0:00:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maxim, the artist in our group, Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.68,0:01:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sat on the drum set\Nwe had assembled in the living room Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.76,0:01:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started beating it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.61,0:01:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.08,0:01:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thirty seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.50,0:01:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifty seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.38,0:01:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A minute. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.34,0:01:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A light came on in the hallway. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.54,0:01:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and 20 seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.45,0:01:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man was standing at the door,\Nhesitant to press the bell. Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.25,0:01:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One minute and fifty-two seconds. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.39,0:01:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doorbell rang, Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.16,0:01:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a ring that could have saved a life. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.40,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beat is our project exploring\Nthe ominous silence Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounding domestic violence. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.11,0:01:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We filmed the experiment\Nand it became instantly viral. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.93,0:01:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our campaign amplified\Nthe voices of survivors Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.100,0:01:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who shared similar stories online. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.81,0:01:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It equipped neighbors\Nwith specific advice, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.08,0:01:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many committed to taking action. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.84,0:01:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a country where every other week, Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.59,0:02:01.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ground quietly embraces\Nthe body of a woman Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.69,0:02:04.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,murdered by a partner or a relative, Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.45,0:02:06.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were loud and we were heard. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.58,0:02:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am an activist, Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.40,0:02:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,passionate about human rights innovation. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.96,0:02:20.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lead a global organization\Nfor socially engaged creative solutions. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.17,0:02:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my work, I think about\Nhow to make people care and act. Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.79,0:02:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am here to tell you Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.04,0:02:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that creative actions can save the world, Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.15,0:02:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creative actions and play, Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.45,0:02:39.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know it is weird to talk about play\Nand human rights in the same sentence, Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.02,0:02:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but here is why it is important. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.22,0:02:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More and more, we fear\Nthat we can't win this. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.64,0:02:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Campaigns feel dull, Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.52,0:02:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,messages drown, Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.47,0:02:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people break. Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.32,0:02:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Numerous studies, including a recent one\Npublished by Columbia University, Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.14,0:03:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show that burnout and depression\Nare widespread amongst activists. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.43,0:03:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I myself was burned out. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.43,0:03:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world of endless ways forward,\NI felt at my final stop. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.80,0:03:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what melts fear or dullness or gloom? Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.02,0:03:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.63,0:03:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this very stage, psychiatrist\Nand play researcher Dr. Stuart Brown Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.98,0:03:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said that nothing\Nlights up the brain like play, Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.71,0:03:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the opposite of play is not work, Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.21,0:03:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's depression. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.73,0:03:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to pull out of my own burnout, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.35,0:03:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to turn my activism\Ninto what I call today playtivism. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.78,0:03:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.57,0:03:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, others want to join. Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.42,0:03:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, my playground\Nis filled with artists, Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.01,0:03:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,techies, and scientists. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.37,0:03:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fuse disciplines\Nin radical collaboration. Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.84,0:03:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we seek new ways\Nto empower activism. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.45,0:03:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our outcomes are not\Nmeant to be playful, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.28,0:04:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our process is. Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.06,0:04:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To us, play is an act of resistance. Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.33,0:04:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Beat, Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.64,0:04:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the project I talked about earlier, Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.12,0:04:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a concept developed by a drummer\Nand a software engineer Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.48,0:04:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who didn't know each other\Ntwo days before they pitched the idea. Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.35,0:04:21.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beat is the first winner in our lab series Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.91,0:04:26.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we pair artists and technologists\Nto work on human rights issues. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.01,0:04:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other winning concepts\Ninclude a pop-up bakery Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.44,0:04:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that teaches about fake news through\Nbeautiful but horrible-tasting cupcakes Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.93,0:04:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.58,0:04:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a board game that puts you\Nin the shoes of a dictator Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.94,0:04:44.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you get to really grasp the range\Nof tools and tactics of oppression. Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.63,0:04:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did our first lab\Njust to test the idea, Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.85,0:04:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see where it cracks\Nand if we can make it better. Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.61,0:04:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we are so in love with the format\Nthat we put it all online Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.60,0:04:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anyone to implement. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.35,0:05:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot overstate the value\Nof experimentation in activism. Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.38,0:05:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can only win\Nif we are not afraid to lose. Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.01,0:05:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we learn. Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.42,0:05:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A recent study published\Nby Stanford University Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.30,0:05:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the science\Nof what makes people care Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.42,0:05:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reconfirms what we have\Nbeen hearing for years: Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.50,0:05:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opinions are changed\Nnot from more information Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.19,0:05:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but through empathy and using experiences. Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.26,0:05:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So learning from science and art, Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.91,0:05:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we saw that we can talk about\Nglobal armed conflict through light bulbs, Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.14,0:05:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or address racial inequality in the US Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.42,0:05:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through postcards, Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.25,0:05:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or tackle the lack of even\None single monument of a woman in Sofia Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.12,0:05:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by flooding the city with them, Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.81,0:05:49.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with all these works Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.13,0:05:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to trigger dialogue,\Nunderstanding, and direct action. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.76,0:05:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, when I talk about\Ntaking risks and trying and failing Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.20,0:06:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the context of human rights, Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.93,0:06:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I meet raised eyebrows, Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.74,0:06:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eyebrows that say, "How irresponsible," Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.99,0:06:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, "How insensitive." Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.57,0:06:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People often mistake play for negligence. Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.50,0:06:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.36,0:06:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Play doesn't just grow our armies stronger\Nor spark better ideas. Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.90,0:06:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In times of painful injustice, Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.93,0:06:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play brings the levity we need\Nto be able to breathe. Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.11,0:06:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we play, we live. Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.35,0:06:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in a time Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.49,0:06:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when all play was forbidden. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.59,0:06:43.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family's lives were crushed\Nby a communist dictatorship. Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.100,0:06:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For my aunt, my grandfather, my father, Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.98,0:06:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we always held two funerals, Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.75,0:06:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one for their bodies, but,\Nyears before that, one for their dreams. Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.86,0:07:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of my biggest dreams are nightmares. Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.89,0:07:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare that one day\Nall the past will be forgotten Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.32,0:07:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new clothes will be dripping\Nthe blood of past mistakes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.64,0:07:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a nightmare Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one day the lighthouses\Nof our humanity will crumble, Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.68,0:07:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corroded by acid waves of hate. Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.60,0:07:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But way more than that, I have hope. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.20,0:07:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our fights for justice and freedom, Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.73,0:07:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that we play, Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.75,0:07:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we see the joy\Nand beauty of us playing together. Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.79,0:07:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we win. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.06,0:07:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.41,0:07:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)