women and girls employment ad 1969

I found a newspaper from 20 July 1969. 

I'd kept it because of the moon landing.

The newspaper was the Daily News, printed each afternoon in Perth, before the days of "instant access" to news and information.
There was also a morning newspaper.

narrative notes

Recently when tidying up my resources, came across some notes I made at some narrative training at the Dulwich Centre a couple of years ago. I believe that I intended to print these out and keep them close by in practice. I'd like to share some of my notes:

• Active listening is not enough: move people to places of change and be accountable.
• Discover what is not known and familiar.
• The ideas of "norms" can be diminishing: who established them anyway?
• Consider the politics of people's lives: culture, gender, class... away from the individual.
• A good story is about a number of events strung together over time.
• Research different stories other than the dominant story.
• Look at "the problem" rather than be defined by /as "the problem."
• Relationships are multi-storied.
• When people come to us "in consultation," they come with or are accompanied by problem-saturated stories.
• Be a supportive audience rather than empathic.
• Empathic responses come from "the expert."
• Be invitational rather than interpretive.
• Be curious & inquisitive!

Ah, this continues to be inspiring stuff for me and keeps me alert to the way I try to work with people.

lanie

human rights day

Human Rights Day – 10^th December 2012

Human Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere.

This year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people — women, youth, minorities, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, the poor and marginalized — to make their voices heard in se human rights — the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to peaceful assembly and association, and to take part in government (articles 19, 20 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) have been at the centre of the historic changes in the Arab world over the past two years, in which millions have taken to the streets to demand change. In other parts of the world, the “99%” made their voices heard through the global Occupy movement protesting economic, political and social inequality.

Make your voice count!

Share your thoughts about the right to participate in public life and political decision-making, using #VoiceCount.

Take part in a series of four Goolge+ Hangouts between 22 November and 10 December to engage with senior UN officials and leading experts on the rights of minorities, persons with disabilities, the impact of business on human rights, and beyond.

And, starting on 1 December, send us your questions using#AskRights. Selected questions will be answered by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, at a Human Rights Day Google+ Hangout.

http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/

http://humanrights.gov.au/

Disability

www.idpwd.com.au