ABOUT
Who is the Social Change Collective?
The Social Change Collective is a platform that connects young people to action social and environmental change.
The Social Change Collective was formed in 2017 by a group of young Wellingtonians who wanted to be more informed of social issues and wanted to work together to create actionable solutions. We see the potential in our peers to engage with the range of issues facing the world today.
How do we operate?
We run bi-monthly events on a range of social and environmental issues, ending with a list of “actions” for attendees to sign up to. Our events aim to cultivate engagement, understanding, and action.
We also support young people to participate in governance across Aotearoa. See the Youth Governance page to learn more and get involved.
TE WHANGAUNI-A-TARA
Ethan Reille
Brock Stobbs
Chair
Research & Communications Advisor, NZ Parliament
Youth Governance Trustee
Policy Analyst, Ministry for Primary Industries
Adriana Bird
Engagement Trustee
Analyst, Ministry for the Environment
Hope Lan
Finance and Impact Trustee
Analyst, DPMC
Josh Finegan
Event Manager
Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry for the Environment
Liv Mckenzie
Event Manager
Commercial Senior Associate,
BNZ
Anastasia Reid
Event Manager
Student, Victoria University of Wellington
TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
Saeyavan Sitsabesan
Engagement Trustee
Senior Analyst, Commerce Commission
Ogonna Nweke
Finance and Impact Trustee
Consultant, EY
ADVISORY BOARD
Alice Linton
Event Manager
Consultant, SenateSHJ
Yeajin Im
Event Manager
Event Manager and Stage Manager; Student, University of Auckland
Fatima Imran
Youth Governance Trustee
Institutional Banking Graduate, ANZ
TE WHANGAUNI-A-TARA
Pat Shepherd
Founder and Chief Doer of Things, One Percent Collective
Pat is originally from Scotland, having followed his love of skiing to Wanaka for three seasons before ending up in Wellington. He worked as a freelance photographer and graphic design tutor, developed the fundraising project The Good Karma Project, and eventually this led to the development of the Little Lotus Project. He founded the One Percent Collective in 2010, after reading work from philosopher Peter Singer, to encourage the growth of generosity by asking people to donate 1% of their earnings to charity. Pat always aims to inspire community members to join the generosity movement.
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Teri O'Neill
Councillor, Te Motukairangi Eastern Ward – Wellington City Council
Teri holds a diverse background in governance and strategy. Presently, Teri is the chairperson of the Kōrau Mātinitini Social, Cultural and Economic Committee at Wellington City Council and board member of Zealandia. Outside of mahi, Teri has worked on a range of campaigns and education programs across the motu and is passionate about empowering young people to engage with te taiao, climate, social, and political issues.
Jim Scully
Founding Partner, ThinkPlace
Jim has successfully led design thinking in the New Zealand public sector throughout his career. He is all about unleashing people’s innovation potential to create positive change in the world. In addition to his role as founding partner of ThinkPlace, who help leaders to tackle complex challenges, Jim sits on the UN Development Programme’s Innovation/Design panel and New Zealand’s Better by Design panel.
CONTACT
We'd love to hear from you!
Get in touch with the team in your city if you'd like to know more or have questions about getting involved.
POLICIES
Safer Spaces Policy
SCC strives to ensure that we create and uphold supportive, non-threatening environments that encourage open-mindedness, respect, a willingness to learn from others, as well as physical and mental safety.
If you have any concerns for yourself or other attendees, please refer to our Safer Spaces Policy and reporting routes to help us uphold the values of our spaces.