What is the Value of Community?
By: Russ Matthews
I was watching Trolls Band Together and an unexpected thing stood out to me — the value of community. Read more
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Yes, It is Still Possible to Disagree Well
By: Ben McEachen
A few seconds online reveals how hard it is to discuss different opinions. Read more
Creating Safe Neighbourhoods Starts With a Single Word
By: Georgia Free
When I was a child, I remember spending my weekends playing in the street, from dawn until dusk, knowing that if I needed anything I could run across the road to Penny and Phil – my neighbours- turned-adopted grandparents. Read more
Building a Sisterhood for Women to Support Each Other
By: Michelle Nortje
We know that women’s mental health can be impacted by several risk factors to health, such as hormonal fluctuations, lifestyle choices, genetics, and body image, to name a few. Read more
National Volunteer Week: “A Way to Give Back”
By: Mike Crooks
For Australian teacher Liz O’Sullivan, moving to Thailand for nearly two years to use her skills has been a rewarding experience. Read more
“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society
By: City Bible Forum
On Monday morning I decided that I would take to all of our indoor plants with weed killer. Actually I didn’t decide that. I decided to feed all of the plants with liquid fertilizer, but inadvertently took the wrong bottle out of the cupboard and gave them all a liberal dose of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Read more
Here’s Why We All Need Community
Here’s a reality check. You can’t love on your own. Any attempt to love on your own isn’t an expression of love but of its opposite: self-centredness. To love, you need community. As the saying goes, “It takes two to tango.” Read more
Finding Hope: A Young Man Improving Lives Through Science Textbooks
By: Georgia Free
Corey Tutt lives and breathes his passion for science. A proud Indigenous man, 29-year-old Corey has worked among animals since he was 16 – as a zookeeper, alpaca shearer and an animal technician. He’s also the founder of Deadly Science – an initiative which has seen 16,000 science books sent to remote Indigenous schools across Australia. Read more
Empowering Our Kids For Community
By: Robert Garrett
Empowerment is a concept synonymous with our times. We hear a lot about the empowerment of women, teens, and other groups in society. But I’m not entirely sure we all share the same understanding of what empowerment means. Read more
