Design projects promoting social healing, growth, connection and justice.
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CREATIVE ADVOCACY
Using creative practice to advocate with communities experiencing injustice. This work is happening within the Creative Advocacy Partnership - a collective of designers, artists, humanitarians and community leaders. Our approach builds on Re-authoring Design as well as the diverse practices of other folks involved in the collective.
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THE CAP APPROACH
Combining the components of creative practice, advocacy and partnerships
TWO CROWS IN KUTUPALONG
A bamboo story panel that celebrates Rohingya folktales in Kutupalong refugee camp
ROHINGYA SOCIAL
Food, storytelling and craft night to connect the public to Rohingya situation
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RE-AUTHORING DESIGN
A practice I've developed over the past decade approaching Social Design as collaborative storywork, to shift the stories that define people and place.
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MY PLATE YOUR PLATE
Food carts that connect refugee and host communities to share food and stories
TAPESTRY COUCH (CALLAN PARK)
Celebrating the lesser known stories of refugee communities in Australia
TAPESTRY COUCH (AUBURN)
Celebrating the lesser known stories of refugee communities in Australia
WILCANNIA MEN'S HUB
Storytelling and collaborative making with a Barkindji Men's group
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SYSTEMS INNOVATION + PLACE BASED REGENERATION
Larger initiatives at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation. As a community practice lead at TACSI I collaborate with an incredible group of Social Innovators and community leaders on long term projects that re-imagine the systems in and around communities.
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WILTO WILLO
Strengthening a system of Aboriginal-led child protection
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OUR TOWN
A network of regional towns improving mental health and wellbeing
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NATIONAL FUTURES
Strengthening the country's capacity to imagine the future
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FIRE TO FLOURISH
Supporting holistic and Community-led disaster responses
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SOCIAL DESIGN IN TOWN
Projects in an around my neighbourhood.
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JOIN THE DOTS
A creative space for experimentation, community and activism
WILDEBEEST WORKSHOP
Portable woodworking wagons for community projects and skill sharing
PLAY UP
Props for humour therapy in dementia care
THE ANALOGUE CRUSADER
Pop up book and animation built with poems from community workshops
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SOCIAL DESIGN IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Promoting humanity and social justice in prisons, courts and legal spaces.
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INTENSIVE LEARNING CENTRE IN KEMPSY PRISON
A space for folks to be learners, not inmates
SPACES AND EQUIPMENT FOR VIDEO COURT APPEARANCES
Improving interaction, dignity and equity
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SOCIAL DESIGN IN REMOTE HOUSING
Improving environmental health in remote housing
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COLLECTION OF PROJECTS IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Research and design detailing
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TICKLES
Small projects that poke fun and make us think
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MARRICKVILLE MERCH
A range of merch poking fun at developers
SINKING ISLAND
Costume at the historic climate school strikes in 2019.
This piece was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum
LANDFILL BARBIE
Jumping on the marketing bandwagon that accompanied the new Barbie film
WEARABLE STICKER MACHINE
Turning placards into stickers at rallies
