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Yesterday, I hosted the August Bright Sparks workshop on Anti-Oppressive Reflective Practice, and I suggested that one needs to take a blended heterodox social justice perspective rather than claiming any single social justice-orientated model as the complete truth or the ‘one  method, model, or framework suitable for working in majority-world communities. I suggested a heterodox approach involving and incorporating the strengths of various critical approaches creates the greatest vibrancy and potential to deliver emancipatory theory and practice. Today's #Reflexivepractice question is, "What worldview and approaches are you practising implicitly or explicitly? #GEDSI #socialinclusion #internationaldevelopment #communitydevelopment #aid

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It's Friday, #reflexivepractice day, and today, I am continuing the theme of climate change. While it is wonderful that there is an increasing focus on climate change and climate justice, there is also a rising amount of greenwashing. Is your organisation focused on climate justice, or is it part of the greenwashing culture? Is climate justice a part of your organisational culture or an add-on at the end of the project design? Does your organisation implement environmental safeguarding assessments within projects? I hope these self-reflexive questions help you think about your current and future development practices.

It's World Humanitarian Day, and a question to ask is, who does the humanitarian sector support and serve? I have had the honour of working on the inclusion of people with diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities and Expressions (SOGIE) in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and humanitarian response. Two primary pieces of work are; Down By The River: Addressing the Rights, Needs and Strengths of Fijian Sexual and Gender Minorities in Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response https://lnkd.in/gB_BGC7a and the follow on research Rainbow Resilience - Leaving No Fijian Behind: Giving soli for more inclusive climate and disaster response https://lnkd.in/gnq4QhBC Both pieces of research and reports were when I was with Edge Effect, which has more work on the inclusion of people with diverse SOGIE in humanitarian contexts. If you have not read these reports, now is the time! #SOGIESC #LGBTIQ+ #humanitarian #disasterriskreduction #DRR

At least half of all new DFAT bilateral and regional investments valued at more than $3 million will now have a climate change objective, reaching 80% of all investments by 2028-29. This means that projects, programmes, and organisations should have a policy outlining their position on climate change, what it means to them, and the types of actions they should take. This begs the question(s): what do you mean by climate change? What objectives do you consider important when working in developing communities that often don't have access to the resources and technologies they have and often use unrenewable energy sources to develop? How are we being accountable for our national and organisational climate policies? Are we developing the climate change objectives alongside the communities we are working with? or are we enforcing our policies and objectives on those without the privileges and resources we have? There's lots to reflect on there! #GEDSI #communitydevelopment #internationaldevelopment #climatechange #climatejustice #locallyled

I have been thinking a lot about climate justice, and this article came up in my morning The Guardian page. 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency... https://lnkd.in/e33e-SjD

I am pretty excited to share this Body Mapping workshop coming up in September? I love using Participatory Arts methods to work with under-represented communities, as they are so inclusive. Join me in learning about Body Mapping! When: Saturday 21st September 2024 Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm AEDT Where: Melbourne City  Cost: $250.00 / $212.50 + BF

This September, I will be holding a one-day Body Mapping workshop for community development practitioners. The benefits of body mapping as a participatory and collaborative activity in projects are: - working with participatory arts-focused methods with communities - supporting communities in identifying and sharing their lived experiences - focusing on strength and resilience - great for empowering and disseminating participants' voices Body mapping is a great way to work with marginalised groups typically excluded from community development. We will also spend some time unpacking how to undertake Body Mapping using a trauma informed approach. Join us: When: Saturday 21st September 2024 Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm AEDT Where: Melbourne City  Cost: $250.00 / $212.50 + BF Accessibility information is here: https://lnkd.in/g6fHKDdJ #GEDSI #participatoryarts #communitydevelopment #internationaldevelopment #socialinclusion https://lnkd.in/gYBrKppw

#Reflexivepractice friday~ Are you reflecting on your practice? What about your organisations practice?

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