Creative Spaces NetworkAt Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2024, a dynamic panel explored how they've captured and communicated their stories to drive meaningful change.
This insightful discussion, facilitated by Victoria Crockford, Libby Hakaraia, and Sophie Handford, offered invaluable lessons on the power of storytelling to influence and inspire.
Victoria Crockford brings over 15 years of experience across Parliament, start-ups, publicly-listed companies, and community organisations. As a Director at a nationwide communications and public relations consultancy and a convenor of an organisation dedicated to ending women's homelessness, she works with clients to create self-determined futures in energy and housing. As a person with low vision navigating a changing disability, she cares deeply about ensuring better outcomes for disabled people and whanau.
Libby Hakaraia is the Managing Director and Festival Director at Māoriland Charitable Trust, with a background in journalism and documentary making. She has produced globally recognised films, including "Cousins" and "Kōkā," and led the NATIVE Slam film challenge. Libby founded the Māoriland Film Festival and the Māoriland Center of Excellence in Film and Creative Arts. She has received several awards, including the Women in Film and Television Entrepreneur award and the Mita Merata Fellowship from the Sundance Institute.
Sophie Handford is an activist and politician dedicated to creating positive change and ensuring a brighter, more abundant future for her community and the planet. Serving on the Kāpiti Coast District Council with a focus on Climate & Youth, she acts on her commitment to papatūānuku. Sophie also founded and coordinated a movement of 170,000 New Zealanders demanding climate justice, driven by her vision of flourishing nature, native wildlife, and connected communities.
