‘We are not living through an era of change, but a change of era’. Pope Francis Philosopher Antonio Gramsci would add that we are living through an inter-regnum – a time between (inter-) reigning (regnum) – a time when there is no consensus. On the one hand we struggle with the consequences of wrong or …
Creating and supporting opportunities for human flourishing.
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Liellie’s Hopes for 2022
Liellie McLaughlan is a person with a passion for including and encouraging new arrivals to Adelaide. Maybe that is because she has first hand experience of apartheid in South Africa, and has developed the skill of seeing every person as a unique and valuable human being. I first met Liellie a few years ago, when …
Why I blog.
This week a number of folk subscribed to rootandbranches.org One was a young Muslim woman from Egypt, who writes thoughts and quotations that inspire and motivate. (https://www.lifehayat.com). I have written back to her to find out how we might share a mutual connection. Another was from a doctor who offers a self-help website, no doubt …
Leadership 101
Alex Conrad from Fox Sports January 17th, 2022 8:29 am As the Aussies began to celebrate retaining the Ashes after a 4-0 series demolition of England, Usman Khawaja was pictured scampering off the stage and away from his teammates. It’s not that he didn’t want to celebrate, quite the opposite. But Khawaja is a Muslim and his …
Change Or Else
This morning on ABC radio, there was a very interesting program about a town in country Victoria – a town that has been dying. It’s a serious situation faced by many country towns. In the early seventies, I was teaching at Gladstone High School in country South Australia. One of the big concerns in that …
‘Wow’ Music
I’ve just discovered this band of six fabulously talented musicians. Check them out! Every song they cover is taken to a new level of creativity, enthusiasm and joy. They all have so much musical fun, they’re loving every moment. To me they are a picture of how a group can work together to create something …
Leadership From ‘Below’
Nabil Elbousaadi3 December 2020The moment … Photo of the day:“The lady you see in this photo is neither to help nor to pity. She doesn’t beg more than the openness of obtuse minds and the tenderness of hearts that she stirs. That lady is Tarja Halonen. Her name means nothing to you and yet she …
New Day’s Lyrics
I love this spoken poem for 2022 by Amanda Gorman.Remember her?She came to our attention at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.I love this idea that the old spirit can come together with new lyrics.
Radical Heroes
From Desmond Tutu to Bill Crews With the passing of Desmond Tutu on the 26th of December, many of us are feeling the loss of a moral giant. He was not only at the forefront of dismantling Apartheid in South Africa, but headed up the radical response that attempted to deal with the perpetrators of …
Christmas with Verena
I first met Verena Fink when she was visiting Australia from Germany a few years ago. She returned home to Munich just as Angela Merkel opened the borders to a wave of refugees. Verena was one of the many who went to the railway station to welcome them. She has been supporting asylum seekers ever …