New Community in Hawthorn, Victoria | Political organisation

New Community

Locality: Hawthorn, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9819 3239

Address: 2 Minona St 3023 Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.community.borderlands.org.au

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23.01.2022 ------ Call For Articles ------ Topic: LGBTIQ & Community Development Submissions Due: April 18 2016 The Australian people have indicated a desire for equal marriage rights for the lesbian and gay community members. Several governments across the world have adopted laws to create equal access to marriage, de-facto status, social security, life insurance and superannuation rights. The Australian federal government is yet to pass laws that grant fair and equal rights.... While progress is being made in some areas, some groups within our communities are left out of the discussion on social justice. In Australia, silence prevails over justice matters concerning transsexual and intersex community members. What community initiatives are active in seeking justice for LGBTIQ community members? How have the numerous endeavors to challenge injustices to these communities already made progress both locally and globally? What is motivating the attitude changes across the world? We invite you to critically investigate and write on the LGBTIQ movement; the intersection between community development and social justice for LGBTIQ-identifying citizens. Submit your article to the Managing Editor, Mish Colla: [email protected] ** Remember to look at the Article Guidelines on the website at www.community.borderlands.org.au

20.01.2022 Introductory and Intermediate Community Development courses facilitated by Jim Ife and Jacques Boulet Nov 9th & 10th - Intro to CD Nov 11th & 12th - Intermediate CD... http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/insitute-of-community-develo

19.01.2022 CALL FOR ARTICLES Volume 15, #3, Issue 59 Submissions due: July 25 2017 Community Political Activism... Political activists have led the way in some of our most important social changes; the advent of the social media and IT capabilities has certainly deeply changed approaches and methods used to mobilise people for social change. Increased research and literature about modes and modalities of and for social change give activists considerable knowledge and know-how to empower the change movements. This issue of New Community hopes to explore some of the current social movements from a CD perspective: How have the movements grown and how have they maintained their momentum? What research underlies our approaches and how can we best use these to strengthen our movements? Which new methods of social activism are emerging and how effective are they in reaching their intentions? And how do locally-based community actions contribute to larger social movements?

15.01.2022 Cheep tickets available for the Local Lives Global Matters conference: http://locallivesglobalmatters.org/register/

13.01.2022 Write for us! Do you have a community focused perspective on contemporary social justice issues? We are open for new writers to submit to our 2016 Call For Articles. Both opinion pieces and formal refereed articles are welcome.... Here's the topics and due dates for 2016: The Economics of Happiness: new forms of economics Submissions by February 15 2016 LGBTI & Community Development Submissions by April 18 2016 Education & De-Schooling Date: TBA Masculinity Date: TBA Article guidelines are available online in the 'writing for us' tab. Or get in contact... Mish Colla Managing Editor New Community Journal [email protected] au 03 9819 3239 www.community.borderlands.org.au

12.01.2022 We're looking for people to write about the movements of divestment, de-growth and the social economy. Do you know people or organisations that are undertaking some great in these areas? -------- Call For Articles ------ Topic: The Social Economy: De-growth, Divestment & the Economics of HappinessSubmissions due: February 15 2016... Across the globe, the desire for a high level of wealth and material goods is largely a cultural standard. The vast majority of governments focus their economic policies on increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP), using the underlying assumption that increased wealth and materialism is good for societies. In contrast to this global trend, a movement is growing that counters the focus on materialism and unabated economic growth. The ‘inherent good’ of economic growth is being questioned and the social and environmental consequences of our collective materialism are being scrutinised. We are finally interrogating our mega-structures and economic models. We are designing new models that bring social and environmental justice into the equation. Welcome to the age of de-growth, divestment and social-economies; where communities include the ‘economics of happiness’ and sustainability into our new designs of economic structures. We welcome you to critically investigate and write on the new forms of economic justice. Large or small, what projects exist that stretch us into the new paradigm of social and environmental justice-focussed economic exchanges? How have you seen communities change their ways of engaging with the economy to new models? What theories and principles underlay this transformation? Submit your article to the Managing Editor, Mish Colla: [email protected] ** Remember to look at the Article Guidelines on the website at www.community.borderlands.org.au

12.01.2022 Almost at postboxes. Order your copy now

09.01.2022 To subscribe to New Community journal or to order a single issue, head to www.community.borderlands.org.au/index.php/home-3

09.01.2022 Out now! Fantastic issue on Mental Health, with particular focus on the Indigenous Nyoongar ways of working. To order, go to www.community.borderlands.org.au

08.01.2022 CALL FOR ARTICLES Volume 15, #2, Issue 58 Submissions due: April 18 2017 Health: Community responses to caring, carers and community health... Australians’ health remains in a state of contradictions; we enjoy one of the world’s highest life expectancies and live more years free of disability; our apparently sophisticated, innovative and ever more specialised care for those who are sick contrasts with great disparities in access to services (the scandalous ‘gap’ in the health conditions and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples being the litmus test). Further, most deaths result from chronic conditions rather than ‘acute’ illnesses, mostly a consequence of changes in our lifestyle. The State is caught between accusations of being a ‘nanny’ and of ‘not doing enough’; neo-liberalism wants the state ‘out’ and markets ‘in’; prevention is part of personal responsibility, but stresses on our health are induced by economic and ecological realities and impositions. Where does that leave ‘community health care’? What does it take to create and maintain healthy communities? What effect has the neo-liberal paradigm shift had on community health? Where has the community stepped in when the government has stepped out? What community responses are already in place to care for our citizens, especially the most vulnerable? What do our best-practice models look like? And what place, value and support do carers have in our health system?

07.01.2022 CALL FOR ARTICLES Volume 15, #1, Issue 57 Submissions due: February 30 2017 New Community Journal 15 Years Celebration: The past and future of Community Development... New Community journal has been a repository for community development over the last 15 years. Help us celebrate! For this edition we are seeking articles that: Give an overview of the history of community development in Australia (or beyond) Provide a history of a particular area within community development (for example, how community development has influenced change in areas of social justice, such as people seeking asylum, gender equality, etc) Highlight areas for celebration of the contribution of community development practices to social justice Provide a projection into the future of Community Development

06.01.2022 To subscribe to New Community journal, or to order a single issue, head to www.community.borderlands.org.au/index.php/home-3

06.01.2022 We are looking for artworks / deigns for our upcoming issues on: 1) Peace 2) The Economics of Happiness: new forms of economics 3) LGBTIQ 4) Education & De-Schooling... 5) Masculinity We are looking for artworks / graphic design pieces to go alongside our articles, or even on the front page. Your work will be in the eyes of universities, bookstores, cooperatives, community development agencies and individuals both locally and internationally. Issue 52 (Peace) cover design submissions due: 14 December Specifications: Minimum 300dpi resolution JPEG or PDF format CMYK colour processing preferred (but not essential - front page only. Internal artworks are printed in black & white). Email us at [email protected] with the subject heading 'Journal Cover Design' with: Your contact details The name of the work The theme of the work if required (eg, ‘peace’) Copyright: Copyright of published artworks will be held by New Community Ass., but artists are free to copy, or use any part of the artists material in subsequent art-pieces and publications. All artworks submitted will be considered for both the front cover and internal art supporting journal articles. Please specify if you do not want to be considered for both art-piece locations. Internal pieces (article supporting) will be published in black and white. The cover image will be published in CMYK colour. New Community reserves the right to make changes to the artwork, such as adding text and logos for publishing purposes. NCQ is a non-profit 99% voluntary run journal - the writers, the editors, the designers, the administrators, the referees and the board all volunteer their time to support community development through our journal. We would LOVE to pay everyone for their time and amazing efforts, but alas, we do not have the funds to do so. We really do rely on our wonderful volunteers to keep our journal active, contemporary and alive. Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you: Contact Mish, Managing Editor 03 9819 3239 [email protected]

05.01.2022 Community Development Book Available... Anthill: A place of knowledge about community work & community management Order online at www.cd.borderlands.org.au... About the book: There is a continuous emerging of communities and a continuous dying of communities. Each emergence is its own singularity. Some, perhaps many, emergent communities have been and are seen by part or all of contemporary society as unwelcome transgressions, even monstrous, something to be limited, tamed, even done away with. What will be the landscape of community work in the ‘not yet’ time? We don’t know. But there will be rupture in the relationship between the state and newly emergent communities and reshaped emergent communities of our now time. Control will be transgressed. We can be certain of that. There is already rupture communities emerging, resistant to colonisation by government, Anthill prefigures that time.

03.01.2022 ------- Call For Articles ------ Topic: LGBTIQ & Community Development Submissions Due: April 18 2016... The Australian people have indicated a desire for equal marriage rights for the lesbian and gay community members. Several governments across the world have adopted laws to create equal access to marriage, de-facto status, social security, life insurance and superannuation rights. The Australian federal government is yet to pass laws that grant fair and equal rights. While progress is being made in some areas, some groups within our communities are left out of the discussion on social justice. In Australia, silence prevails over justice matters concerning transsexual and intersex community members. What community initiatives are active in seeking justice for LGBTIQ community members? How have the numerous endeavors to challenge injustices to these communities already made progress both locally and globally? What is motivating the attitude changes across the world? We invite you to critically investigate and write on the LGBTIQ movement; the intersection between community development and social justice for LGBTIQ-identifying citizens. Submit your article to the Managing Editor, Mish Colla: [email protected] ** Remember to look at the Article Guidelines on the website at www.community.borderlands.org.au

03.01.2022 CALL FOR ARTICLES Volume 15, #4, Issue 60 Submissions due: October 24 2017 Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Community supports and political pressures... Australia has been repeatedly reprimanded by the United Nations for asylum seeker policies violating the letter and spirit of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. These reproaches seemingly have had little effect on the approach that consecutive governments have taken towards the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. Indeed, reports of abhorrent treatment and systematic cruelty and violence creating untold trauma continue to shock that part of the Australian public that has maintained a trace of humanity and compassion. However, we also see communities attempting to protest and resist the imposed policies and procedures; people gather to welcome refugees, finding ways to alleviate the consequences of their ill-treatment. Citizens endeavour to re-humanise those in detention centres and bring their stories to the wider communities. We invite stories about community initiatives working with refugees and asylum seekers: What is effective and what are the pressures and pitfalls, as well as the strategies? What community groups are pushing for systemic change and what kind of effect are they having? Where are refugees and asylum seekers being welcomed into the community, so that we can share these experiences? And what happens once people have been granted an Australian visa - what opportunities and community supports are available and how do they operate and sustain themselves?

03.01.2022 ------ Call For Articles ------ Topic: Masculinity Submissions Due: July 25 2016... The polarisation of men and women into two distinct groups has plagued human history. Although some major changes on role expectations have occurred in the last half-century, many men are still bound to rigid concepts of masculinity. The socially-defined and normative expectancies on men can limit their life experiences. Expected masculine traits of courage, independence, power-holding and assertiveness encourage men to hold thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that compete against community connectedness. Yet there are voices in our communities seeking to loosen the bounds placed on men. What roles do we need to play as a wider community to engage men in a more diverse narrative of masculinity? How can we challenge and change the expectations placed upon men worldwide? What initiatives are occurring in your communities that support positive changes in this area? Submit your article to the Managing Editor, Mish Colla: [email protected] ** Remember to look at the Article Guidelines on the website at www.community.borderlands.org.au