Being the Change

AUDIO: Slow, thoughtful music track.  
 
VISUAL: Pan of RMIT University, Melbourne CBD (Bowen Street). 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: Sexual harm exists in the community, even if you haven’t experienced it yourself. 
 
And everyone has a part to play in building a culture of respect. RMIT is committed to being the change we want to see in the world… 
 
VISUAL: Staff members appear on screen in succession at two second intervals. Staff members stand on Bowen Street at RMIT University, Melbourne CBD. In order of appearance: Amro Amputch, Jason Ngam, and Jade McKenna. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: And we commit 
 
VISUAL: Staff members appear on screen in succession at two second intervals on Bowen Street at RMIT University, Melbourne CBD. In order of appearance: Beatrice Co, Fiona Ellis, Hanneke Mellegrom, and Aditya Sharma. 
 
VISUAL: Jason Ngam stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To believe 
 
JASON NGAM: To believe in your lived experience. 
 
VISUAL: Darcy Keogh stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To learn 
 
DARCY KEOGH: To learning from you. 
 
VISUAL: Beatrice Co stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To ask 
 
BEATRICE CO: To asking if you’re okay. 
 
VISUAL: Fiona Ellis stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To acknowledge what’s happening 
 
FIONA ELLIS: To acknowledging what’s happening. 
 
VISUAL ON SCREEN: Ella Gvildys stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To supporting you 
 
ELLA GVILDYS: To supporting you if you speak out. 
 
VISUAL: Aditya Sharma stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To set an example 
 
ADITYA SHARMA: To setting an example in my classroom. 
 
VISUAL: Amro Amputch stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To being present to hear you and to speak out 
 
AMRO AMPUTCH: To being present to hear you and to speak out. 
 
VISUAL: Martin Bean stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To speaking up when I see disrespect 
 
MARTIN BEAN: To speaking up when I see disrespect. 
 
VISUAL: Jade McKenna stands on Bowen Street. 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: To never blaming the victim 
 
I commit to being the change 
 
JADE MCKENNA: To never blaming the victim. I commit to being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Darcy Keogh stands on Bowen Street. 
 
DARCY KEOGH: I commit to being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Jason Ngam stands on Bowen Street. 
 
JASON NGAM: Being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Beatrice Co stands on Bowen Street. 
 
BEATRICE CO: To being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Martin Bean stands on Bowen Street. 
 
MARTIN BEAN: Being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Staff members (L – R: Ella Gvildys, Fiona Ellis, Aditya Sharma, Hanneke Mallegrom, Jason Ngam, Amro Amputch, Martin Bean, Jade McKenna) appear on the screen together. 
ALL: I commit to being the change. 
 
VISUAL: Pan of RMIT University, Melbourne CBD (Bowen Street). 
 
TEXT ON SCREEN: How will you commit to change? 
 
rmit.edu.au/BETHECHANGE 
 
RMIT University