Indigenous Communities
May 3, 2010
John Mendoza, a senior health advisor and Chair of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health, today voices his concern at the neglect of mental health. As GetUp says, there can be no health reform without mental health reform. Mental […]
April 30, 2010
ProBono Australia, summarising the new Forester’s research, Financing Social Enterprise: Understanding Needs And Realities , reports that social enterprises should not rely on grant funding and should adopt sustainable business operations. The report that finds: “Social enterprise is not a […]
April 15, 2010
For me, the expression ‘Weasel Words’ captures exactly “the powerlessness and frustration we feel when confronted by meaningless words delivered with authority. Los Angeles Times about Don Watson’s www.weaselwords.com.au Although we all KNOW how words become faddish we keep on […]
March 28, 2010
“We must bring money back down to earth” says Woody Tasch on his Slow Money website. Last Century, Fast Money And NOW Woody continues saying: There is such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too […]
March 23, 2010
Australian business leaders came together last Friday to launch the GenerationOne campaign which aims to address the problems faced by Indigenous communities. This campaign, hopefully, will have the power to go beyond politics. Perhaps it will be able to ‘lead’ […]
March 12, 2010
The Kinglake Action Network & Development Organisation, KANDO – PWF can relate to this acronym! – is running a water Expo this weekend at trhe Kinglake Temporary Village Community Centre. It’s FREE. RSVP Please Everyone is welcome but could you […]
March 5, 2010
Below is an addition to the Draft National Indigenous Policy received from the Indigenous Stock Exchange (ISX) via their email update system. Nuclear Family Vs Extended Sharing Family? J. S Mill’s self enhancing individual ‘who saves for himself and herself […]
February 17, 2010
Bryan Johnston is chasing info for a project he is developing – a website which is a major networking link for those interested in purchasing from, supporting, or learning more about aboriginal co-operatives or similar like-minded sustainable groups which either […]
January 20, 2010
Four of Australia’s leading enviro groups are launching the Transition Decade at the Melbourne Town Hall, Sunday 14 February 2010. The power of collaboration in the quest for a safe climate future has become evident and will be seen again […]
November 9, 2009
PWF has received a request from Bryan Johnston who is struggling to find links and contacts to develop an Indigenous network portal. The website will cover and provide links to: “Aboriginal co-ops (farming, business development, art, cultural and language diversity […]
November 1, 2009
Over the past week I have been impressed with what I’ve read about two ‘not-so-new’ teaching approaches that are helping ‘low-progress’ students – (1) Multilit and (2) Explicit Instruction. 1. The MULTILIT Reading Program Multilit ‘making up for lost time‘ […]
October 24, 2009
In the following article Peter Botsman asks us – we the inhabitants of prosperous Australia – about justice and a hand-up for Indigenous Australians who do not enjoy our privileges. Government funding of Indigenous communities is the opposite of the […]