Riot 1.3 - How to Pick Your Battle: Emily Mulligan, Getup!

If you’ve ever seen an issue splashed across the front page and thought “I should do something about this!” then this is the episode for you.

To help you work out how to pick your battles, we’ve checked in with one of Australias’s most seasoned social activist organisations.

Getup is an organisation dedicated to social equity with over 1 million members across Australia. In this episode, we sit down with GetUp’s Head of Campaigns, Emily Mulligan, to hear how she and her teams pick their battles.

Talking points include:

  • Using your instincts to pick the right issue

  • Scoping out the problem space

  • Testing your problem with people

  • Picking your moment

  • Committing for the long road and when to try something new

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