Alessandra Orofino's guest appearances

Alessandra Orofino

TED Talks News and Politics

Revolution of Necessity

O Tempo Virou

Rethinking Possible

Bruno Torturra

Halla Tómasdóttir

David Madden

Colette Pichon Battle

Alice Braga

Harish Hande

Esther Armah

Michael Lwin

Yarzar Minn Htoo

Claudio Sassaki

Shwe Yee Mya

Christian Happi

OwlTail

If there’s one thing Alessandra Orofino won’t accept, it’s the status quo. She believes democracies can’t be healthy and thrive unless citizens roll up their sleeves and do the hard work of upholding democratic values. To that end, she co-founded Nossas, a Brazil-based activist organization that embraces fresh and unconventional ways to help people participate in the political life of their communities. Nossas took shape in 2011 when the discovery of off-shore oil ushered money into Rio de Janeiro and the city prepared to host the World Cup and Olympics. “I was concerned that a lot of these massive projects didn’t have citizens at the center of them,” she says. A decade later, her organization’s focus has turned to the state of democracy in Brazil, which has begun to unravel under President Jair Bolsonaro. In order for everyone—across the globe—to enjoy democratic freedoms, she says the problem of inequality must be solved. “We can’t have equal representation if we don’t have more equality in the other areas of our lives.” Alessandra talks with Nguhi about learning from failures (including an app that was DOA) and what drives people to take action (spoiler alert: YouTube). It turns out that democracy protectors in formerly colonized nations have a lot to teach former colonizer nations about the fragility of democracy.For show notes and transcripts, go to https://skoll.org/2021/04/28/solvers-episode-two-alessandra-orofino-democracy-theres-no-app-for-that/On social media: @skollfoundation #solverspod Send us an email: solvers@skoll.org

If there’s one thing Alessandra Orofino won’t accept, it’s the status quo. She believes democracies can’t be healthy and thrive unless citizens roll up their sleeves and do the hard work of upholding democratic values. To that end, she co-founded Nossas, a Brazil-based activist organization that embraces fresh and unconventional ways to help people participate in the political life of their communities. Nossas took shape in 2011 when the discovery of off-shore oil ushered money into Rio de Janeiro and the city prepared to host the World Cup and Olympics. “I was concerned that a lot of these massive projects didn’t have citizens at the center of them,” she says. A decade later, her organization’s focus has turned to the state of democracy in Brazil, which has begun to unravel under President Jair Bolsonaro. In order for everyone—across the globe—to enjoy democratic freedoms, she says the problem of inequality must be solved. “We can’t have equal representation if we don’t have more equality in the other areas of our lives.” Alessandra talks with Nguhi about learning from failures (including an app that was DOA) and what drives people to take action (spoiler alert: YouTube). It turns out that democracy protectors in formerly colonized nations have a lot to teach former colonizer nations about the fragility of democracy.For show notes and transcripts, go to <a href="https://skoll.org/2021/04/28/solvers-episode-two-alessandra-orofino-democracy-theres-no-app-for-that/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://skoll.org/2021/04/28/solvers-episode-two-alessandra-orofino-democracy-theres-no-app-for-that/</a> On social media: @skollfoundation #solverspod  Send us an email: solvers@skoll.org

Alessandra Orofino: Democracy—There’s No App for That

Se você é ouvinte desse podcast, você muito provavelmente deve ser um ativista. Nesse episódio, nós convidamos a economista e ativista política Alessandra Orofino para um papo sobre o papel do ativista nos dias de hoje, principalmente nessa era da tecnologia das comunicações e em tempos de autoritarismo, obscurantismo e desinformação.

#5 Ativismo nos dias atuais - com Alessandra Orofino

Alessandra Orofino grew up straddled between the two worlds of rich and poor Rio de Janiero. An early experience with a successful human rights campaign shows her how advocacy can improve people's lives. In New York she learns about New Power and how technology can be used to mobilize people. With the World Cup and the Olympics looming, there's an opportunity to tackle issues back home, but will these tech-enabled organizing strategies work in Brazil?

Alessandra Orofino grew up straddled between the two worlds of rich and poor Rio de Janiero. An early experience with a successful human rights campaign shows her how advocacy can improve people's lives. In New York she learns about New Power and how technology can be used to mobilize people. With the World Cup and the Olympics looming, there's an opportunity to tackle issues back home, but will these tech-enabled organizing strategies work in Brazil?

Empowering the People - Meu Rio & Nossas Co-Founder Alessandra Orofino