Collaboration …or not
August 11, 2013
After ten year’s of renovation, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum/State Museum was re-opened to the public in April 2013. Advertising Agency JWT Amsterdam came up with the promo idea of a flashmob version of Rembrandt’s enormous 1642 painting ‘The Night Watch’ brought to […]
August 8, 2013
The annual Australian Community Sector Survey of over 500 agencies shows that frontline agencies are under enormous strain and unable to meet the growing demand for help. What’s The Greatest Need? Housing availability and affordability is the greatest unmet need […]
July 31, 2013
SecondBite is the new Pin & Win Charity Partner for the 2013 Melbourne Cup Carnival. All money raised from the campaign will help feed hungry Australians doing it tough. What Is Pin & Win? Pin & Win is an annual […]
July 30, 2013
Even in the most remote communities in the Central Western Desert Ngaanyatjarrra Lands footy is greatly loved. Often the dusty oval is a community hub and when the footy season is on, families of cars head off to neighbouring communities […]
July 30, 2013
There is currently circulating an invitation ‘from volunteers for volunteers’ to join an incorporated association, recently formed in Adelaide, called ‘The Voice of Australia’s Volunteers’. The aim is to give voice to Australia’s 6.4 million volunteers and 665,00 voluntary community […]
July 24, 2013
PWF has received this alert about a group of female lawmakers and activists in Afghanistan who are hoping to promote and enhance women’s rights through Islam in a joint campaign with their religious leaders. The Fears Despite the hard-fought gains […]
July 24, 2013
A recent rally in Shepparton to help save SPC Ardmona and the Central Victorian Goulburn Valley fruit industry saw a crowd of around 1000 rallying behind a ‘Buy Australian, buy local and toss a tin in your trolley’ chant. Uniting […]
July 14, 2013
A striking black and white image portraying a family arriving in a small boat with the lights of Melbourne’s Carlton Housing Estate illuminating the background was a finalist and highly recommended in the Heartlands Refugee Art Prize recently. The Photographer […]
July 13, 2013
In these times of ongoing electioneering, claim and counterclaim, just how can you tell who is right or who is bending the truth? There are now two websites giving an ongoing assessment of our pollies’ claims – Politifact Australia and […]
July 7, 2013
Some teaching systems – such as Montessori – teach broad concepts to very young students (like my grand-daughter )and I see that ‘Social Economy’ will be part of the school curriculum in France. What if we also taught ‘World Religions […]
June 21, 2013
Grassroots people in NE Victoria are gathering to support independent federal candidate Cathy McGowan after a series of ‘kitchen table conversations’ and last Wednesday evening, at bankmecu Melbourne, around 20 people interested in social change enjoyed a glass of wine, […]
June 18, 2013
Back in 2008 PWF wrote about Dr Maggie Broom and her business Grey Horse Growth And Learning. In Australia Maggie has been trialling Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) for some years, a therapy already well established in the US and Europe, […]