Month: June 2016

Brisbane speaks out for our most vulnerable

Brisbane speaks out for our most vulnerable

Posted by | Jun 8, 2016 | , , , |

Micah Projects has joined the Australian Services Union in calling for increased funding for essential community services. CEO of local not for profit group Micah Projects, Ms Karyn Walsh, will join representatives of other community groups and members of the Australian Services Union in a public rally this Thursday, 9th June, as part of a national Week of Action highlighting the impact of funding cuts to local services. The rally will take place at 10 am at the “Brisbane” sign at Southbank Parklands. “Since taking office in 2013 the Coalition Federal Government has cut over $1 billion from essential...

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Book Review: Design, When Everybody Designs

Book Review: Design, When Everybody Designs

Posted by | Jun 7, 2016 | , , |

In Design, When Everybody Designs: An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation, Ezio Manzini asks us to consider a more significant way of understanding what is meant by design. In this book, design is for social innovation, and designers are to be understood as experts who work in such a way that everybody can be involved in design, and everybody is potentially engaged in collaborative life projects. Throughout the 200 pages, Ezio maps out his theories of design in chapters imbricated with case studies that exemplify his ideas. While Ezio acknowledges his Italian heritage, by stating that he hopes...

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Emmylou puts ‘mercy in motion’

Emmylou puts ‘mercy in motion’

Posted by | Jun 7, 2016 | , , , |

“How can we see so much pain and suffering and think that it’s normal?” asks American singer Emmylou Harris about the needs of refugees across the world. Last November, on the 35th anniversary of the Jesuit Refugee Service, Pope Francis urged an organization close to his heart to put “mercy in motion.” So much is taken from those who flee their homelands for desperate reasons.” But one thing that cannot be taken away, the Jesuit pope stressed, is an education. As a result, JRS launched its Global Education Initiative in the 2016 Year of Mercy. It is gearing up...

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VOTING APP TO EMPOWER CONSTITUENTS

VOTING APP TO EMPOWER CONSTITUENTS

Posted by | Jun 7, 2016 | , , |

An Internet application able to run on a smartphone, tablet or computer has been developed by the People Decide group to inform their representatives, and can be previewed on their website. It will be ready to be used by Griffith constituents by the Federal election on 2nd July. The App will display Parliament’s legislation agenda and you will be able to download the relevant documentation. Constituents will be able to vote on the App. The representative is bound to follow the majority view in his voting in Parliament. Karel Boele is an independent candidate for the Division of Griffith....

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The West End Sessions return

The West End Sessions return

Posted by | Jun 7, 2016 | , , , |

Brewed in Ireland and distilled in Australia the Barleyshakes are a Celtic band with world music influences who combine intense energy, beautiful harmony and driving dance rhythms in their live performances. Adored throughout Australia and beyond for their “bent” Irish sound, they are winners of the Queensland Music Award for World Music, and popular regulars at Woodford Folk Festival. “The tradition of Irish music is long, deep and wide and remarkably brilliant. That the Barleyshakes manage to hold hands with this awesome history while simultaneously infusing it with a fresh and contemporary spirit is remarkable. Their latest album “Fringe...

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