Toppling Towers of Power

Jo Cooper is an advocate, singer songwriter, author, and cultural storyteller whose journey from surviving domestic violence, systemic bullying, and abuse of power to changing the law led to her landmark legal victory in Cooper v The Owners - Strata Plan No 58068, ranked the #6 Most Influential Australian Court Case of the 21st Century. It remains the only case on the list led by an individual woman who successfully challenged an entire establishment without institutional, political, or pro bono backing.That journey began the day Jo lay injured on a street after a violent incident and not one person stopped to help. In that moment, she witnessed firsthand the silent force that sustains abuse: bystander culture. That experience ignited a mission that would shape her life's work. As Founder of The Good Warrior, Jo leads a movement focused on transforming bystander culture and challenging the systems that enable abuse, bullying, violence, and the misuse of power. Her work combines lived experience, legal reform, music, storytelling, advocacy, education, and creative disruption to drive cultural change across communities, workplaces, and institutions.A dynamic keynote speaker and performer, Jo uses both the stage and storytelling to challenge silence, confront uncomfortable truths, and empower people to believe in the power of their voice to create meaningful change. Her work spans media, music, education, law, and social impact, anchored in the belief that courage is contagious and that ordinary people have the power to reshape systems when they refuse to remain silent.Through her work, Jo Cooper demonstrates that when people stop standing by, they do not simply challenge history. They change it.