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Tag Archives: Video
Zero Gravity by Kate Millder-Heidke (A Song for Sunday)
A song for Sunday: Kate Miller-Heidke’s amazing performance of Zero Gravity. Continue reading
Special (Song for Sunday)
I’ve decided to get back to my blog more seriously and as a way of easing my way in, decided to find a great song to warm me up. I recently came across Special by LP (Laura Pergolizzi) when a … Continue reading
At your door: a climate change artwork
This is a video of my daughter’s HSC (final year high school) visual art work: At your door. It’s an acrylic painting on an old door supported by a soundscape. I admit I’m totally biased, but I think it’s very … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental sustainability, Personal
Tagged Art, Climate change, Environmental sustainability, Video
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Song for Sunday – Sing Gently
The actual song is under 3.5 minutes, but the video is over 10 minutes. Most of it is listing the 17,572 singers from 129 countries who come together to perform Eric Whitacre’s “Sing Gently”. If you liked this post please … Continue reading
Song for Sunday – Heal Together
It’s been over four years since I posted a song for Sunday so one is well over due. I’m in the process of updating a couple of online courses I teach and I’m wanting to have a greater focus on … Continue reading
SNUG: retreats connecting families
A brief video and a bit of an overview of SNUG: retreats connection families caring for a child with a rare health condition. Continue reading
Upcycle Newcastle – video
A short video about Upcycle Newcastle. Continue reading
Dear Mister Prime Minister: Are you listening?
Here is the powerful speech given by Alexa Stuart at the Newcastle Global Climate Strike attended by around 10,000 people. Continue reading
Posted in Environmental sustainability
Tagged Climate change, Environmental sustainability, Personal, Video
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An introduction to strengths-based practice (a video lecture)
An introductory lecture on strengths-based practice I prepared for students in a course on engaging families and communities. In it I outline 8 principles of strengths-based practice. Continue reading
A video introducing asset-based community development (ABCD)
This is a brief introduction to ABCD—asset-based community development (or asset-based community-led development)—produced by The Calabash Trust in South Africa. I like how it discusses the idea that the health of our minds and hearts affect our material well-being. Too much … Continue reading