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Harmony Day – Do you feel like you belong in Australia?
Sue Ellson | March 21, 2014Today is Harmony Day, and the motto is ‘Everyone Belongs’. Sue Ellson from the Newcomers Network invites us to get off our chair, say hello and smile to someone we don’t know in order to celebrate Harmony Day every day.
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It’s not too late to be brave and shave
Alys Holz | March 19, 2014The impact of blood cancer is immense for the person diagnosed and their loved ones. Alys Holz from the Leukaemia Foundation invites everyone to get involved even after the World’s Greatest Shave campaign.
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Art Month goodness
Mel Thatcher | March 17, 2014Art Month Sydney celebrates the diversity of contemporary art in Sydney this March. Mel Thatcher has ventured out to galleries and art studios and shares what she has discovered so far.
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My word is my bond
Bill Macartney | March 17, 2014Being true to your word is a powerful, yet highly subjective thing. Bill Macartney reflects on integrity and truth in business.
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Intersections and Parallels
Open Forum | March 17, 2014Art Month Sydney is a not-for-profit festival of contemporary art. Every year in March Art Month Sydney celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary art in Sydney by opening gallery doors and presenting over 200 exhibitions and events.
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Be brave and shave
Open Forum | March 13, 2014Everyone is invited to get sponsored to shave their hair between 13-16 March and help people with blood cancer. If you are not quite brave enough, you can always colour your hair.
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Let’s cut back on the F-word
Leicester Warburton | March 13, 2014There is music and abundance in the English language. Leicester Warburton wonders why so many people then are fixated on one limited adjective.
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Inquiries and witch hunts
Sheenal Singh | March 11, 2014Tony Abbott has announced a Royal Commission into union corruption. Sheenal Singh says it’s not the first time the far-reaching powers of a Royal Commission have touched the union movement.
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How to do more of what we love.
Michal Bodi | March 11, 2014No matter what you do in life, it’s always a good idea to talk to people who have already done it or at least are willing to listen to your experience. Michal Bodi has started Sydney Artist Collective to unite creative souls online and form a community of like-minded people to share and connect.
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A chat amongst women
Holly Miller | March 11, 2014Last week ActionAid Australia organised an evening to bring women together for an exchange of ideas on issues of women’s rights in a global context. Holly Miller from ActionAid stresses the importance of meeting and chatting to create change for women here and internationally.
In our action oriented society, there’s almost a stigma against sitting around talking. But there’s real power in having a chat. Particularly a chat amongst women.
In the lead up to International Women’s Day last week, ActionAid Australia hosted an event that sought to bring women – and the men that support us – together. The aim of the evening was simply to provide a forum for a bit of a… chat, really, about issues of women’s rights in the global context.
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Are times a-changing or has commerce got a tin ear?
Malcolm Crompton | March 9, 2014Along with iappANZ Board members Julie Inman Grant, Peter Leonard and esteemed Chair Emma Hossack, I have just been to the annual IAPP Summit in Washington DC.
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Meet the makers
Open Forum | March 7, 2014Arts Open happens for the second time this weekend (8-10 March) to present an inside view to some extraordinary art studio workings. 70 artists across Castlemaine and the Mt Alexander Shire in Central Victoria will open their studios to discuss their artwork and techniques and allow a glimpse into their personal creative space.