Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres
April 18, 2010
For centuries local economies have been strengthened by cooperative alliances and in March Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Cooperative Alliance visited to launch Social Business Australia (SBA) at Parliament House in Canberra. We all like to feel that […]
March 10, 2010
If you’re in Melbourne on the weekend of March 20-21, 2010, Transition Town Maroondah invites you to attend a workshop about creating a local sustainable community beyond oil dependency. Transition Town Maroondah (TTM) is a grassroots initiative working to make […]
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
Infoxchange Australia’s email Community Infocast is reporting that its now officially launched Digital Inclusion Initiative (DII) has benefits calculated to be worth $12 million over the projects’ first five years. Some Detail Infoxchange Australia is actively involved in grassroots activities […]
September 25, 2009
“Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a process of empathy and honesty, and is sometimes described as ‘the language of the heart.'” When first I heard the term Nonviolent Communication (NVC) I automatically thought it related to self defense… but no, Judith […]
September 10, 2009
South Australian visitor Maggie Beer – well-known co-host in the ABC’s The Cook and the Chef – plus marathon legend Steve Monaghetti will be an inspirational as well as informational attractions at this year’s Business Week run by Maroondah City […]
September 9, 2009
The Neighbourhood Centre in historic Beechworth in Victoria’s NE will host a Dialogue to Change Orientation Workshop. What Actually Happens In A Dialogue To Change Workshop? ‘Dialogue’ and ‘deliberation’ are used to explore issues of concern and to develop solutions […]
September 7, 2009
Melbourne’s Xris Reardon from Third-Way Theatre reminds us about the up and coming 3-day workshop on the Art of Peace starting Friday 18 September. The workshop will be run jointly by Xris and Richard Barber from Makhampon, Thailand. About The […]
September 6, 2009
Big Picture founder Elliot Washor says “There is no teaching, only learning. You have to focus on the learning. That’s what you’re there for.” Education is fundamentally about “kids pursuing their passions, and kids finding their interests, it drives the […]
September 4, 2009
Windows of the World is an amazing sounding event that will run in Melbourne’s Fed Square 12,13 and 19 September. It will “provide a window through which we can see other cultures and they can see us. Understanding and appreciating […]
August 23, 2009
Silence allows the suffering of our Indigenous communities to continue writes Ernest Hunter, a psychiatrist who has worked for many years in remote Queensland. A ‘Frozen Mass Of Lessons Not Learned’ Ernest speaks of hundreds if not thousands of failed […]
August 12, 2009
Genevieve Gannon writing in The Melbourne Times 5.08.09 reports that the State Government will donate $2 for every single dollar raised by Melbourne’s Inner North Community Foundation – up to $100,000. It has also committed $100,000 ‘upfront’ – a potential […]