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Tag: #Inside-out #socialchange

  • Designing for the Bump

    Designing for the Bump

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    I keep coming back to this idea lately: the power and beauty of the small. Don’t get me wrong. We need the big stuff too. Better systems, better policy, better services, better places, more investment. Absolutely. But while we’re trying to change all of that, what can we do now, with what’s already around us?…

  • From Passion to Action: Growing a Community of Cooks River Changemakers

    From Passion to Action: Growing a Community of Cooks River Changemakers

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    What happens when you bring together people who care deeply about a place — not to tell them what needs fixing, but to discover what they already have and what they might create together? In 2019, Soulgen founder Dimitrios Papalexis was contracted by the Cooks River Alliance to facilitate a series of workshops for the…

  • 🌿 Beyond Empowerment: How ABCD Activates Youth & Community Potential

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    Across councils, youth services, libraries, neighbourhood centres and community organisations, one aspiration is repeated again and again: “We want meaningful youth participation. We want community engagement, we want empowerment. We want youth-led practice.” But in the rush to “empower” young people, our sector often relies on approaches that are important yet incomplete: Rights-Based, Participation-Based, and…

  • 🌿 Here We Are: When Relationships Became the Practice

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    A reflection from a session I ran recently at the Youth Work Conference – when relational practice came to life in the most unexpected way. When the Threads Came Together Last week, I had one of those moments where what I’ve been sensing, championing and practising for years finally came to life – threads coming…

  • 🌿 Starting from the Inside Out

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    Often, people refer to me as one of the go-to people for ABCD (and youth practice) in NSW, which is both humbling and affirming. Of course, I stand on the shoulders of giants – too many to name here – but over time I’ve brought my own style and flavour to it. What I offer…