By Dee Brooks and Kerry Hartigan
Art of Hosting, Ballina, NSW, Australia
The Art of Coasting provided a place to “hold space” for ourselves and each other for gentle healing and catharsis and also for genuine learning and growth. As a Core Team, we all left this training feeling like we had equally contributed, we had experienced a deep learning together and we were equally valued.
I’ve been an Intentional Nomad for over 3 years now and to date, participatory co-designing of meetings, forums, conferences and events is the work that stretches me! Due to not having a physical address or community who I live amongst, I have discovered a few ways to strengthen my own global community while supporting others.
Art of Participatory Community Building – Charters Towers 2018 Date: 2nd – 4th October 2018 Location: Charters Towers, Townsville, QLD Core Team: Dee Brooks, Michelle Dunscombe, Denise Bijoux (Catalyse New Zealand) and Melanie Adams and Tamika Mihill (Prospect Services) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be…
Download Coady International Institute Occasional Paper Series, No. 9 March 2011 Gord Cunningham This paper offers a “how-to” guide for constructing and using a popular economic analysis tool called the leaky bucket. By documenting its use for community-driven monitoring of the main flows of money coming into and out of the local economy, the paper…
Art of Participatory Community Building – Bristol 2018 Date: 10th – 12th July 2018 Location: Bristol Core Team: Terry Black (Bristol City Council), Dee Brooks, Tracey Cabache (Torbay Community Development Trust), Michelle Dunscombe, Rich Holmes (Barnwood Trust), Martin Simon (Freedom Favours) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can…
It started with a lone voice in Goa, India.
In January 2017, Bernie Dolley from Ikhala Trust, stood up, in front of everyone, at the end of the ABCD Festival in Goa and announced her intention to host the next ABCD global gathering in South Africa.
