Tag Archives: Video

The rich get richer – the gap is widening

Posted on 20 January 2017 by

What type of world do we want to live in? Do we really want to live in a world where the eight richest people in the world (all men) own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world? … Continue reading →

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Retelling the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott (Paul Schmitz)

Posted on 6 October 2016 by

At the recent Connecting Communities conference, one of the highlights was Paul Schmitz retelling the story of Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is the woman whose arrest after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man … Continue reading →

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6 characteristics of an urban village

Posted on 6 September 2016 by

Urban design plays a vital role in community building and promoting horizontal community engagement. This video and an associated report, New London Villages: Creating community, (Scanlon, Sagor, Whitehead and Mossa, 2016) explore the concept of villages within the city of … Continue reading →

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Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration

Posted on 20 July 2016 by

I’ve decided to make this  entertaining and surprising TEDx talk, by Luis von Ahn, required watching in an online undergraduate course (or subject) I teach on community engagement (HLSC2241). Although the course is online, I haven’t included much material about … Continue reading →

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Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

Posted on 21 April 2016 by

An interesting short (7:05 mins) TEDx talk about barriers to community engagement. Dave Meslin suggests apathy isn’t the reason people aren’t involved in community engagement initiatives; it is because they are actively discouraged from becoming involved. He gives a number … Continue reading →

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Prescription strength nature – an ad

Posted on 29 February 2016 by

Getting out in nature really can help. This is a clever ad promoting its benefits based on prescription medicine advertising. You can find out more and see other videos at http://www.nature-rx.org/. If you liked this post please follow my blog … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Lock the Gate!

Posted on 10 February 2016 by

AGL, an Australian gas and electricity company, recently announced that it was abandoning a controversial coal seam project in Gloucester (just north of Newcastle). The Gloucester Gas Project had plans for over 300 gas wells and was facing fierce opposition. … Continue reading →

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A song for Sunday – This Machine

Posted on 7 February 2016 by

This is the first Song for Sunday in ages – but it is a great one, and one you probably haven’t heard; it’s had under 6000 views on YouTube.  Over Christmas/New Year we went to the Woodford Folk Festival (a … Continue reading →

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A very British way of explaining sexual consent

Posted on 4 February 2016 by

This is so simple, so clear, and so clever! What a wonderful way of explaining consent. If you liked this post please follow my blog (top right-hand corner of the blog), and you might like to look at: Parenting for … Continue reading →

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Stan Grant “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream”

Posted on 25 January 2016 by

In the lead up to Australia Day this is a passionate reminder that we have much to do before we can be proud of our history, particularly in relation to the original inhabitants of the land.

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