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Feminist Quiz Night, Saturday 11 March, Auckland Women’s Centre, Grey Lynn

Sun, 19 Feb 2017 23:00:32 +0000

Calling all keen feminists of all genders, we think you’d love being here, it will be first and foremost fun, book a seat or rally your friends and book a table.

Here are all the links you need:
• Facebook
• Book your tickets
• Poster

Ngā Mihi, Ellie Lim
Womens Services and Community Education Coordinator
Auckland Women’s Centre l Te Roopu Wahine o Tāmaki Makaurau
4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1245
09 376 3227 xtn 0

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Auckland Women’s Centre, Grey Lynn: Community Education Programme, Term 1

Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:20:06 +0000

These are the courses- go to www.awc.org.nz for more information.

• Amazing Assertiveness
• Girls Self Defence
• Building a New Life After Separation
• Aroha Dance
• Feminist Action
• Restorative Yoga
• Rainbow Women’s Social Night
• Single Mum Matters
• Single Mums On Sunday
• SKIP Single Mum’s Central East
• SKIP Single Mums Garden Project

Please also pass this on to your clients, friends and whanau. Let me know if you would like posters sent/emailed to you for any of these courses. If you have any questions or would like to enroll just email back or call us on 09 376 3227 xtn 0. Thanks so much for supporting our mahi.

Ngā Mihi, Ellie Lim
Womens Services and Community Education Coordinator
Auckland Women’s Centre l Te Roopu Wahine o Tāmaki Makaurau
4 Warnock Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1245

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A Community Garden Day this Sunday and another ICN date for your diary

Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:56:15 +0000

… Thursday 23 March, noon to 2pm, when Waitematā local board is seeking feedback from inner centre residents and organisations on the new three-year plan. It’s an open forum for anyone to attend and give their views on the future of the central city. Check back for more details soon.

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Inner City Network Meeting 23 February 2017

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:06:46 +0000

Our next meeting is kindly being hosted by Splice, with presentations by Professors from Auckland University and a community-based activist. They will be giving their thoughts on the city centre and neighbourhood in general. As well as the presentations, we’ll have time to ask questions and discuss the issues raised.

Splice is located on Level 7 of Otago House, 385 Queen St (about 100m down from K Road). The meeting will begin at noon and we’ll conclude with lunch at 1:30 so please join us to meet the presenters and enjoy a spot of networking.

We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd.

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ADCOSS workshop focuses on preventing elder abuse and neglect

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 03:28:21 +0000

The workshop discussion looked at practical actions that those in the area could put in place and these are listed in this report along with some suggested activities in support of the annual, world-wide Elder Abuse Day which will be on 15 June 2017.

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Inner City Network forum focuses on International Students

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:19:12 +0000

After speakers from Study Auckland, Education New Zealand and Youthline give their perspectives, the 50 attendees discussed key issues in small groups; they then reported back on the results. These results have been compiled into a summary report. It looks at the expectations students have of their time in New Zealand, particularly in Auckland’s inner city, and the discrimination and exclusion a number of them have to face.

Most attendees were from inner city education institutions and found it useful to share views and ideas and to network with others in a similar role. We expect to hold more forums on this complex but important topic next year.

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Community Gardens Forum October 2016

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:44:16 +0000

A very successful forum was held with a wide range of organisations, and individuals, involved with and interested in community gardens across Auckland.

You can read the full forum report here. Cissy Rock from Kai Auckland presented her organisation’s views and ideas. To see that presentation click here. We also have full transcripts of the presentations by the three feature speakers, Richard Main from Gardens4Health and Wayne Walker, Auckland City Councillor for the Albany Ward, as well as Cissy.

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10 Tips to Starting Local

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:08:44 +0000

Based on the insights from the Start Local. Seminar, Inspiring Communities has developed 10 actions to help you start local, let it happen, make it work. Sitting alongside the post seminar report the tips range from changing the mindset, to letting go the reigns, to creating safe spaces to share what works and what doesn’t. These tips outline practical steps to effect locally-led change.

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High Poverty & Inequality: a not-so-new normal

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:04:53 +0000

That is the conclusion to take from the latest poverty and inequality data released on 8th September in the Ministry of Social Development’s Household Incomes in New Zealand 2015 report. Read NZCCSS full analysis here.

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Interview with Sr Mary Foy

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 02:20:43 +0000

On MUFFIN Talk this week Beate talks with Sr Mary Foy.

Sr Mary has been very involved in housing issues – particularly in the area of affordable healthy housing as a basic right for everyone and the well-being of young people and their extended families. Sr Mary was a founding member of Monte Cecilia Housing Trust which is providing emergency housing and other affordable housing options for low-income families for more than 30 years.

Listen now

http://www.planetaudio.org.nz/muffintalk/player

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Albert Eden Community Network

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:21:59 +0000

ADCOSS has set up a new Network in Albert Eden in partnership with the Albert Eden Local Board.

In our first event we had Mike Lyndon from Street Plans come and talk about some of the projects he has been involved in in America. Information about his projects can be found below.

Tactical Urbanism Materials and Design Guide

http://www.tacticalurbanismguide.com/

Burlington, VT Demonstration Project Policy/Guide

https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/DPW/Tactical-Urbanism-and-Demonstration-Projects

Public Space Stewardship Guide

http://publicspacestewardship.org/

We also had Sally Barnett from Neighbourhood Arts come and talk about how you can access their services to support your arts project in the Albert Eden area. Her presentation.

Find the latest events for this Network

Objectives of the network

To provide purposeful collaboration which identified strengths and gaps within the community.
The provide a platform to know what is happening with the community.
To support in identifying capacity building needs, ideas and projects.
To feedback issues and systems that could be changed and improved to support the community.

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Complex Projects, Short Stories: Stringing Together Your Data To Create Narratives

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:49:11 +0000

In this webinar:

Moya Sayer-Jones explains how to present your stories in a way that inspires and engages others in order to promote your work, meet reporting requirements, and share your learnings

She will show how groups can create and use their stories to provide outcomes narratives for funders and other stakeholders.
Moya will be joined by leaders of community organisations who will share their experiences of creating and using stories to further their missions
This webinar will provide practical tools for doing this.

See the recording of this webinar now

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