Malala to Teach MasterClass on Creating Change

<p><span class&equals;"xn-location"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi;<&sol;span>&&num;8211&semi; <u>MasterClass<&sol;u>&comma; a streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world&&num;8217&semi;s best across a wide range of subjects&comma; &bsol;announced that the world&&num;8217&semi;s youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate and award-winning author and activist <span class&equals;"xn-person">Malala Yousafzai<&sol;span> will teach a class on creating change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With powerful stories from her personal journey of becoming an activist&comma; Malala will share tactics&comma; tools and her four-stage framework for advocacy with members who are looking to forge their own path toward impactful change in society&period; The class is now available exclusively on <u>MasterClass<&sol;u>&comma; where subscribers get unlimited access to all 150&plus; instructors with an annual membership&period; A standard membership with MasterClass costs &dollar;360 per year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1">&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner&comma; Malala has fought for and brought global attention to the issue of girls&&num;8217&semi; rights to education&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">David Rogier<&sol;span>&comma; founder and CEO of MasterClass&period; &&num;8220&semi;Her class brings social activism to the ground level and empowers members to work within local systems to push forward changes that benefit communities today and in the future&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1">&NewLine;<p>In her class&comma; Malala will share her four-stage advocacy cycle—research&comma; strategy&comma; action and impact—that she has used throughout her career to carry out campaigns&comma; as well as the various ways in which members can get involved with social movements and daily activism practices&comma; from deciphering information for causes to supporting organizations at a local level&period; Malala will be joined by two fellow activists—Lewis Iwu of Purpose Union and <span class&equals;"xn-person">Amika George<&sol;span> from the &num;FreePeriods campaign—who will share their experiences and journeys of fighting for change&comma; offering additional perspectives on researching issues&comma; building and enacting a strategy&comma; making speeches&comma; connecting with officials and assessing impact&period; MasterClass members will walk away from Malala&&num;8217&semi;s class with the tools needed to begin their advocacy journey and inspired to become changemakers in their own right&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;An advocate is someone who sees an injustice and doesn&&num;8217&semi;t ignore it&comma; but wants to take action&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Malala said&period; &&num;8220&semi;My goal is to leverage the MasterClass platform as a vehicle to reach and instill courage in those who want to find their voice—and to help those positioned to play a supporting role in moving their cause forward&period; I am excited to share my story and strategies and skills to help others tackle issues in their communities&comma; as we all work together to create real change in the world&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A role model for creating impactful change around the world&comma; Malala first brought global attention to the issue of girls&&num;8217&semi; rights to education when she was 11 years old&comma; blogging for the BBC from <span class&equals;"xn-location">Pakistan<&sol;span>&period; She was a teenager when she was shot by the Taliban&comma; and has remained an activist and a powerful voice for change ever since&period; In 2013&comma; she published a bestselling memoir&comma; <i>I Am Malala<&sol;i>&comma; and founded Malala Fund&comma; an international nonprofit advocating for girls&&num;8217&semi; education&period; A year later&comma; she became the world&&num;8217&semi;s youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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