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Refugee camps – a home that isn’t a home

by on 18. Apr, 2011 in Africa, Aid and development, Human rights, Migration, My life, Photography, Refugees

Before working in the aid sector, I had very little understanding about refugee camps, thinking they were simply makeshift shelters set up temporarily for people fleeing conflict or disasters. Perhaps for the most fortunate of the unfortunate who find themselves in a camp this is the case. But as this powerful photo essay commemorating the [...]

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Sustainable living – old news for migrant communities

by on 05. Apr, 2011 in Culture, Environment, Ethnicity, Food, Local community, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Refugees

Yesterday I attended a workshop by Environment Victoria focusing on communicating sustainability to CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) communities.   Often migrants and even our own indigenous communities are not targeted in the communications of the large Australian environmental groups.  Some of the reasons for this is that they are not identified as being key target [...]

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Social business alive and kicking in Melbourne

by on 30. Mar, 2011 in Fashion, Food, Local community, Migration, Refugees, Social enterprise

Recently I have been devoting time to researching and learning about social businesses and social enterprises, which are effectively not-for-profit – or sometimes profit – businesses set up to address a social issue.   One of the pioneers of social business is Professor Muhammad Yunus, who established the Noble Peace prize winning Grameen Bank in [...]

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Looking in the mirror at the other

by on 16. Mar, 2011 in Anthropology, Culture, Migration, Multiculturalism, My life, Refugees, Travel

Welcome to my first blog post! This is both exciting and daunting for me all at once. How do I sum up all that has inspired me to ‘put pen to paper’ to discuss this strange planet we occupy and the even stranger human race that is found on it? From as early as I [...]

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