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PERSONAL RESILIENCE

‘…this collection of little pieces by Zadie Smith will endure as a beautiful thing. Although it’s born out of the pandemic and the lockdown, it feels like a doorway into a new space for thought.'
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A Wonderful Essayist on the Lockdown

‘…this collection of little pieces by Zadie Smith will endure as a beautiful thing. Although it’s born out of the pandemic and the lockdown, it feels like a doorway into a new space for thought.'

Tara Haelle explores how understanding the concept of surge capacity can help ‘pull yourself out of despair and live your life’ ‘Surge capacity is a collection of adaptive systems — mental and physical — that humans draw on for short-term survival in acutely stressful situations, such as natural disasters. But natural disasters occur over a short period, even if recovery is long. Pandemics are different — the disaster itself stretches out indefinitely.’
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What is Surge Capacity?

Tara Haelle explores how understanding the concept of surge capacity can help ‘pull yourself out of despair and live your life’ ‘Surge capacity is a collection of adaptive systems — mental and physical — that humans draw on for short-term survival in acutely stressful situations, such as natural disasters. But natural disasters occur over a short period, even if recovery is long. Pandemics are different — the disaster itself stretches out indefinitely.’

‘Rosie is a space where young women can connect with the best web resources out there, helping them to navigate life’s tricky situations. Rosie has a range of tips, links and videos all centered around a theme of respect – for your body & mind, in your relationships, at work and for the world we live in.’
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Respect – More Than Just a Word

‘Rosie is a space where young women can connect with the best web resources out there, helping them to navigate life’s tricky situations. Rosie has a range of tips, links and videos all centered around a theme of respect – for your body & mind, in your relationships, at work and for the world we live in.’

Browse writer Oliver Burkeman’s archive of work on productivity and happiness. Writer for The Guardian, author of "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" and "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done"
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An Exploration of Happiness and Productivity

Browse writer Oliver Burkeman’s archive of work on productivity and happiness. Writer for The Guardian, author of "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" and "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done"

A collection of films gathered by the Commons Librarians with input from participants and convenors of Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia. These films tell stories of fights for social and ecological justice featuring powerful women.
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Films About Women and Social Change

A collection of films gathered by the Commons Librarians with input from participants and convenors of Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia. These films tell stories of fights for social and ecological justice featuring powerful women.

WELA is empowering, supporting and funding diverse and inspiring women’s leadership for our environment and climate action, to transform Australia’s response to these crises
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Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia Program

WELA is empowering, supporting and funding diverse and inspiring women’s leadership for our environment and climate action, to transform Australia’s response to these crises

Plan to Thrive is a project which supports and promotes the health and wellbeing of people and groups engaged in working for social and ecological justice. This collection of resources includes topics like building a resilient culture, consciousness raising, and coming down from stress.
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Plan to Thrive

Plan to Thrive is a project which supports and promotes the health and wellbeing of people and groups engaged in working for social and ecological justice. This collection of resources includes topics like building a resilient culture, consciousness raising, and coming down from stress.

This six part blog series on my approach to leadership and change has been written for people who want to work together to support the change needed to restore nature and enable all people to thrive. It is for people who want to change the world around them. People who want to change it for the better, for all of us.
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Leadership: From the Campfire to the Kitchen Table

This six part blog series on my approach to leadership and change has been written for people who want to work together to support the change needed to restore nature and enable all people to thrive. It is for people who want to change the world around them. People who want to change it for the better, for all of us.

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

‘Check your unconscious bias. Rethink your well-meaningness. Your curiosity and discomfort isn’t my burden.’ - Carley Findlay, activist September 7, 2020
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Think Before You Speak

‘Check your unconscious bias. Rethink your well-meaningness. Your curiosity and discomfort isn’t my burden.’ - Carley Findlay, activist September 7, 2020

‘The Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan provides a broad plan and practical ideas for governments, fire and land management agencies and communities to help us mitigate and adapt to worsening fire conditions. The plan’s 165 recommendations include many measures that can be implemented right now, to ensure communities are better protected.’
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Australian Bushfire & Climate Plan

‘The Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan provides a broad plan and practical ideas for governments, fire and land management agencies and communities to help us mitigate and adapt to worsening fire conditions. The plan’s 165 recommendations include many measures that can be implemented right now, to ensure communities are better protected.’

There’s never been a better time to support a local food economy. Shop for diverse, independent, and seasonal local food: https://openfoodnetwork.org.au/ A forum for practical advice and work opportunities: https://fairfoodforum.org.au/ Learn about the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance: https://afsa.org.au/
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Support Local Food Economies

There’s never been a better time to support a local food economy. Shop for diverse, independent, and seasonal local food: https://openfoodnetwork.org.au/ A forum for practical advice and work opportunities: https://fairfoodforum.org.au/ Learn about the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance: https://afsa.org.au/

This Community Resilience Framework provides guiding principles and seven community resilience characteristics that invite any individuals, communities and practitioners who play a role in emergency management to engage with community resilience. The Framework highlights the need for, and encourages us to embrace, the importance of planning for resilience, not just planning for disaster.
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Community Resilience Framework for Emergency Management

This Community Resilience Framework provides guiding principles and seven community resilience characteristics that invite any individuals, communities and practitioners who play a role in emergency management to engage with community resilience. The Framework highlights the need for, and encourages us to embrace, the importance of planning for resilience, not just planning for disaster.

Every year, Australian communities face devastating losses caused by disasters. Bushfires, floods, storms, other hazards and their associated consequences have significant impacts on communities, the economy, infrastructure and the environment. This Strategy recognises that disaster resilience is a shared responsibility for individuals, households, businesses and communities, as well as for governments. A disaster resilient community is one that works together to understand and manage the risks that it confronts.
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National Strategy for Disaster Resilience

Every year, Australian communities face devastating losses caused by disasters. Bushfires, floods, storms, other hazards and their associated consequences have significant impacts on communities, the economy, infrastructure and the environment. This Strategy recognises that disaster resilience is a shared responsibility for individuals, households, businesses and communities, as well as for governments. A disaster resilient community is one that works together to understand and manage the risks that it confronts.

In times of crisis, we are reminded of the irreplaceable value of community. The Asset Based Community Development Institute provides this list of resources, inspiring stories and tools, in order to celebrate and support the limitless capacity within communities and people everywhere.
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Asset-Based Community Building

In times of crisis, we are reminded of the irreplaceable value of community. The Asset Based Community Development Institute provides this list of resources, inspiring stories and tools, in order to celebrate and support the limitless capacity within communities and people everywhere.

Water Education
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Water Education

Online resources to educate the community on the value of water, how to use water wisely and wastewater

Choose Tap education resources help spread the word about the benefits of tap water
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Choose Tap

Choose Tap education resources help spread the word about the benefits of tap water

Strategy guide detailing four strategic directions that will help us meet future challenges and opportunities, in order to achieve our vision of Water to Live, Grow and Enjoy
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Water to Live, Grow & Enjoy

Strategy guide detailing four strategic directions that will help us meet future challenges and opportunities, in order to achieve our vision of Water to Live, Grow and Enjoy

The Australian Conservation Foundation explored how Australians understand democracy and democratic reform. Explore their findings in depth, or see the narrative guide and cheat sheet.
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How to Talk About Democratic Reform

The Australian Conservation Foundation explored how Australians understand democracy and democratic reform. Explore their findings in depth, or see the narrative guide and cheat sheet.

Australia Post has collaborated with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to produce the Tips for Successful Community Projects series to showcase key learnings from community-led grassroots projects, with the aim to build more resilient communities.
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Tips and Tools for Community Organisations

Australia Post has collaborated with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to produce the Tips for Successful Community Projects series to showcase key learnings from community-led grassroots projects, with the aim to build more resilient communities.

DIGITAL LITERACY

Futurist and author Gerd Leonhard speaks on the future of humans in a connected world December 4, 2014
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Digital Ethics

Futurist and author Gerd Leonhard speaks on the future of humans in a connected world December 4, 2014

‘Find resources to help teachers, students and families learn about digital technologies.’
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Digital Technologies Hub

‘Find resources to help teachers, students and families learn about digital technologies.’

‘Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff -- in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for our data.’ Do you agree? ‘In a passionate talk, Rushkoff urges us to stop using technology to optimize people for the market and start using it to build a future centered on our pre-digital values of connection, creativity and respect’ September 2018
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How to be ‘Team Human’ in the Digital Future

‘Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff -- in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for our data.’ Do you agree? ‘In a passionate talk, Rushkoff urges us to stop using technology to optimize people for the market and start using it to build a future centered on our pre-digital values of connection, creativity and respect’ September 2018

Theories and models of digital literacy. This post (the first of two) focuses on introducing a few models for understanding digital literacy, or as you will come to see, literacies.
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Defining and Developing Digital Literacy

Theories and models of digital literacy. This post (the first of two) focuses on introducing a few models for understanding digital literacy, or as you will come to see, literacies.

Be Connected is an Australian Government initiative committed to increasing the confidence, skills and online safety of older Australians. It aims to empower everyone to use everyday technology to thrive in our digital world. Including digital devices for loan.
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Be Connected: Helping older Australians thrive in a digital world

Be Connected is an Australian Government initiative committed to increasing the confidence, skills and online safety of older Australians. It aims to empower everyone to use everyday technology to thrive in our digital world. Including digital devices for loan.

How Australian seniors perceive and use digital devices and the internet. Reports and top-level findings covering attitudes and motivations, digital confidence, and fear of technology.
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Digital behaviours of older Australians

How Australian seniors perceive and use digital devices and the internet. Reports and top-level findings covering attitudes and motivations, digital confidence, and fear of technology.

Many older Australians are using digital technology in their everyday lives, with varying levels of proficiency and comfort. While the issue of a digital divide remains relevant, it is important to acknowledge that reductionist stereotypes of older Australians are not only harmful but also unfounded. Access the full research report.
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Senior Surfers: Diverse levels of digital literacy among older Australians

Many older Australians are using digital technology in their everyday lives, with varying levels of proficiency and comfort. While the issue of a digital divide remains relevant, it is important to acknowledge that reductionist stereotypes of older Australians are not only harmful but also unfounded. Access the full research report.

ORGANISATION VIABILITY

Business Victoria presents an up-to-date directory for marketing courses that can help your business adapt and grow.
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Upskill My Business with Marketing Courses

Business Victoria presents an up-to-date directory for marketing courses that can help your business adapt and grow.

The Commons Social Change Library is an online collection of educational resources on campaign strategy, community organising, digital campaigning, communications and media, working effectively in groups, fundraising, diversity and inclusion and much more.
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The Commons Social Change Library

The Commons Social Change Library is an online collection of educational resources on campaign strategy, community organising, digital campaigning, communications and media, working effectively in groups, fundraising, diversity and inclusion and much more.

Resources for managing team wellbeing, including topics such as diverse and inclusive teams, mental wellbeing, connected and engaged teams, and supportive leadership.
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Wellbeing toolkit: Tips, tools and activities for managing team wellbeing

Resources for managing team wellbeing, including topics such as diverse and inclusive teams, mental wellbeing, connected and engaged teams, and supportive leadership.

A ‘one-stop shop’ to guide your planning activities. We have compiled our best thinking related to how the pandemic will affect fundraising and philanthropy and identified specific elements that organisations should be examining. There are also links to a variety of other resources that you may find helpful.
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Fundraising in the era of COVID-19

A ‘one-stop shop’ to guide your planning activities. We have compiled our best thinking related to how the pandemic will affect fundraising and philanthropy and identified specific elements that organisations should be examining. There are also links to a variety of other resources that you may find helpful.

INVOLVING OTHERS

Amnesty’s Jessie Mawson shares her actionable and hard-won advice for protecting, defending, and promoting human rights in contested online spaces.
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Having better online conversations

Amnesty’s Jessie Mawson shares her actionable and hard-won advice for protecting, defending, and promoting human rights in contested online spaces.

The six key principles of a trauma-informed approach and trauma-specific interventions address trauma’s consequences and facilitate healing. A trauma-informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization, to address the consequences of trauma and to facilitate healing.
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Trauma-Informed Approach and Trauma-Specific Interventions

The six key principles of a trauma-informed approach and trauma-specific interventions address trauma’s consequences and facilitate healing. A trauma-informed approach can be implemented in any type of service setting or organization, to address the consequences of trauma and to facilitate healing.

The rebels have injected a sense of urgency and emotion back into the issue of climate change, but creating meaningful and long-lasting change requires more. A movement must reach out beyond true believers and connect with a wider base of potential supporters – wherever they might be found on the political spectrum.
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The Guardian: The Extinction Rebels have got their tactics badly wrong

The rebels have injected a sense of urgency and emotion back into the issue of climate change, but creating meaningful and long-lasting change requires more. A movement must reach out beyond true believers and connect with a wider base of potential supporters – wherever they might be found on the political spectrum.

BRINGING OTHERS ALONG

Download Common Cause's Handbook for understanding values and frames, and learn how to use them to create a better world.
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Common Cause Australia

Download Common Cause's Handbook for understanding values and frames, and learn how to use them to create a better world.

Sign up for VicHealth's guide to Healthy Persuasion for health promotion practitioners; craft values-based messages that truly persuade.
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VicHealth - Healthy Persuasion Guide

Sign up for VicHealth's guide to Healthy Persuasion for health promotion practitioners; craft values-based messages that truly persuade.

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