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Jessica Watson- Inspirational Young Women
Last weekend, it was inspirational to watch Jessica Watson return to Sydney Harbour and become the youngest person to sail around the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. In a world gone crazy with over protection and ‘duty of care’ paranoia, it was great to see this feat.
Instead of the normal “take care” approach, great to see family and friends say “Go for it. Take a risk”. Her own words were inspirational at her return -"I don't consider myself a hero, I'm an ordinary girl…. You don't have to be someone special to achieve something amazing, you've just got to have a dream, believe in it and work hard. I'd like to think I've proved that anything really is possible if you set your mind to it. People don't realise what young people, and what young girls are capable of, and it's amazing when you take away those expectations what you can achieve."
Jessica Watson- Inspirational Young Women
Last weekend, it was inspirational to watch Jessica Watson return to Sydney Harbour and become the youngest person to sail around the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. In a world gone crazy with over protection and ‘duty of care’ paranoia, it was great to see this feat.Instead of the normal “take care” approach, great to see family and friends say “Go for it. Take a risk”. Her own words were inspirational at her return -"I don't consider myself a hero, I'm an ordinary girl…. You don't have to be someone special to achieve something amazing, you've just got to have a dream, believe in it and work hard. I'd like to think I've proved that anything really is possible if you set your mind to it. People don't realise what young people, and what young girls are capable of, and it's amazing when you take away those expectations what you can achieve."
(Mary Nelson)
Community Conversations – Mobilizing the Ideas, Skills and Passion of Community Organisations, Governments, Businesses and People – this excellent publication by Paul Born has had rave reviews around the globe.
Click here to read what people are saying about this amazing resource. To purchase a copy please click here.
If you are aware of such initiatives or people that should be included, could you email Peter Kenyon on pk@bankofideas.com.au.
Click here to download a copy.
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During March, Green Skills Incorporated in Denmark, Western Australia, coordinated a fascinating one day Forum on recycling centres / tip shops. The focus of the day was on ways that recycling centres / tip shops can become valuable community enterprises, employing people and proving much needed services to their communities.Peter Kenyon from Bank of I.D.E.A.S. provided a presentation illustrating examples from around Australia and New Zealand. A great highlight of the day was a special music concert held at the Denmark Tip Shop during the venting that involved a variety of south coast musicians, including some utilising instruments from recycled materials.
For more details on the outcome of the forum, contact Basil Schur at Green Skills at bschur@greenskills.org
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The conference will take place in New Orleans, LA, USA starting on July 24-28, 2010 with a schedule including over 100 presenters, 48 concurrent sessions, and enough time for attendees to get a taste of New Orleans’ flavour! Participants will witness how exciting and innovative community and economic development has played in rebuilding and reconnecting the community of New Orleans.
Click here to view the conference schedule of events and discover registration details. Participants can start the conference a day early and volunteer to work with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and help build houses for low income families.
The annual Communities in Control Conference is certainly is one of the key Australian community development conferences. It is convened by Centacare and Our Community. Occurring 31 May-1 June, 2010 in Melbourne, this event is entitled
“Power Up ! – Who has the power? How to get it? How communities can use it?”.Click here for more details on program and registration.
- The Changing Nature of Australia’s Towns – edited by MF Rogers and DR Jones, cost $33.95,
available from VYRRN Press, University of Ballarat, email: cric@ballarat.edu.au
- The Future of Australia’s Country Towns – edited by MF Rogers and YM Collins, cost $36.45, available from the Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities, La Trobe University, email: ccsrc@latrobe.edu.au.
More information, email seenandheard@eftel.net.au.
Six successful community enterprises will now share $5million.
Click here to read more, and view You Tube presentations of the successful businesses like the Taste Tideswill and the Barge Inn in the respective villages of Tideswill and Honeystreet.
In this issue two new features are
introduced: the first is a column titled ‘Peak news’, which, as its name suggests, provides updates on the activities of state and national youth peak organisations. The second column, titled ‘Youth matters’, contains items chosen from ACYS’s daily news service and from
their free monthly newsletter, Youth Field Xpress, for their relevance to the research contained in the journal.Click here to subscribe.
Bank of I.D.E.A.S. are great fans of the services of Our Community. Click here for a copy of their impressive 2010 training Program being held in most Australian capital cities.
Given the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela, some of his great quotes are worth reflecting on. This is one of our favourites.
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.”
This is the name of a very exciting resource designed to be visual aids for Aboriginal people to share their stories. In the words of Steve Harkins of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Childcare (one of the groups responsible for their production) –
“these cards are designed to help us to focus on what we, as Aboriginal people have done to remain proud, resilient and strong. They recognise and honour the underlying teachings of our many cultures that bind us and make us proud”.For a copy of the kit contact Innovative Resources – the publishing arm of St Luke’s Anglicare in Bendigo.
- It has short exercises and explanatory notes to help the team develop their skills on-the-job.
- You don’t need to be a trainer to use it and there is a manager and coaches guide to make things easy.
- You only download, print and issue one module at a time giving out information in bite sized chunks. The team get a few days to digest it, do a couple of practical exercises then meet up with you ready to discuss what they’ve learnt and how it relates to your store – 15 to 20 minutes of discussion with them each week and you’ll see great results.
- Exercises often require them to discuss points with other staff members so each time someone new is going through the program, it’s a refresher for your more experienced team members... without taking them off-the-job.
- Because people learn in different ways there are cartoons highlighting key points and supporting audio files for each module.
- There’s an open helpline to the Terrific Trading team without the consultancy charges this would otherwise incur.
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Peter Kenyon had the privilege of working with Ruth McLeod and Rachel Jones of the Newcastle 2030 Strategy Team. They are instigating a very creative community consultation and planning process using the simple five questions from the Oregon model, namely:
- Where are we now?
- Where are we going?
- Where do we want to be?
- How will we get there?
- How will we know we are on track?
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Click here for a great example from the Mansfield Council in Victoria, Australia. Their Charter aims to guide both Council's interaction with their communities, and communities' interaction with Council. It sets out a cooperative approach and acknowledges the shared roles and responsibilities of both Council and the community.
Mansfield has also produced a wonderful Youth Charter document click here to view a copy.
The Bank of IDEAS website now contains three additional presentations by Peter entitled:- Community Engagement : Making it Fun & Effective
- Community Building: Some Observations from a Faith-based Social Capitalist and Community Enthusiast
- What We Focus On becomes Our Reality: Demystifying ABCD
Click here to download these and other useful resources from the website.
Click on the following links for more details, a website of a functioning group, or for a copy of the Do-It-Yourself –Timebank Kit.
Click here to see other useful ABCD resources including the best publication on ABCD, order a copy of Mike Green's wonderful publication - "ABCD in Action - When People Care Enough to Act"
A great example of a pub contributing to the process!!
This important Summit combines the 6th Australian Family and Community Strengths Conference and the 2nd ABCD Asia Pacific Conference. The Family Action Centre (FAC), University of Newcastle, in partnership with the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Asia Pacific Network and the Centre for Child Community Health (CCCH), Victoria, is convening the Strengths and Assets Summit.
- When: 30th November-3rd December, 2010
- Where: The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
The Strengths and Assets Summit will allow delegates to move between the two conferences in a seamless way, providing greater choices and networking opportunities. Keep an eye on THE FAC website for up to date information.
This year, the ILO's Sustainable Enterprise Academy has a special focus on youth entrepreneurship and strategies for governments and donor agencies to tackle the problem of creating new jobs.
The facilitating team will include leading ILO experts, renowned academics, partner UN organizations like UNIDO and international consultants specialised in entrepreneurship, value chains, enterprise restructuring, business development services, local development, creative industries, women’s entrepreneurship development, and other topics.
The ILO's Sustainable Enterprise academy is a great networking opportunity for professional working on enterprise development and is a multilingual event with courses in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
To register and for more information, click here.
Click here to read this exciting document that emanated from an exciting partnership between the Coleambally Community and a range of organisations, including the Bank of I.D.E.A.S.The Plan evolved out of a Community Conversations Week facilitated by 23 students and 3 staff from the University of Wollongong. Their passion, commitment, professionalism and use of creative conversation activities resulted in an incredible range of ideas and possibilities which are now captured in this Plan.
According to Lyn Stuckings, Chair of the local Organising Committee- 'the combination of student energy, fresh eyes and the wisdom and experiences of locals was a truly powerful combination.'
Congratulations to our great New Zealand colleague and friend on the opening of this amazing community heritage tourism and living history enterprise. On 23 May, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Keys will officially open this initiative. David and his fellow members of the Oamaru Ordinary Cycle Club (OOCC) have been working on this initiative for 5 years.
The OOCC have as their mission statement - em>"Bringing New Zealand and Oamaru cycling heritage alive, promoting the restoration and riding of early cycles, and encouraging cycling as part of modern living." The Club and its new enterprise are wonderful examples of the power of heritage tourism in building community and local economy.
Click here for more details or email David at heritage.futures@xtra.co.nz.
For details on organising such events in your community, contact Peter on pk@bankofideas.com.au.
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- Shifting Focus: Alternative Pathways for Communities and Economies-a Resource Kit
- Building Again North Dakota (BAND)
- Making Headway-Building Your community- an Asset Based Community Development Tool Kit
The theme of this event is "Diversity in Action- resilient rural communities". It is being held in Oamaru from 24-27 May 2010.Click here for a copy of the brochure and details. Bank of I.D.E.A.S. is contributing to the panel that elaborates on the the Conference theme.
Congratulations to the Rangitikei District Council, in organising an exceptional event that enabled the residents of six rural communities to come together to identify priorities and determine practical projects. The day resulted in a commitment to 37 initiatives.For more information, on the process and outcomes, contact Leanne Roberts, Policy Analyst at the Council at leanner@rangitikei.govt.nz or visit their website.
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