Weaving a community for change

Weaving a community for change

The hundredth Turruk workshop/yarning circle, Weaving Stories of Change gathering on 29 October with 90 people in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, had both an air of celebration and sombre reality to it. The celebration was in recognition of Turruk’s reach and impact...
Fresh thinking from the Top End

Fresh thinking from the Top End

Drawn by the ancient yet alive energy of the Top End, six friends who have been at the core of the team in Melbourne facilitating IofC Australia’s ‘Trustbuilding through truth-telling’ program made a memorable self-funded trip to Darwin to connect with First...
In Hope for Fairer World

In Hope for Fairer World

At the recent ‘Weaving Three Stories’ workshop at Fishermen’s Bend in the Port of Melbourne, 95 year-old Jim Beggs spoke from his 41 years of working in the Port, starting as a 19 year old wharfie, and then stepping up till he was elected President of the National...
Weaving Three Stories

Weaving Three Stories

From May – July the IofCA Trustbuilding project Turruk in collaboration with FB IDEAs organised Weaving Three Stories – a project consisting of three yarning and weaving workshops led by First Peoples. The project aims to create an ongoing sense of...
Candlelight Yarn – A Taste of Turruk

Candlelight Yarn – A Taste of Turruk

On Friday 28 June over 50 people gathered in the Armagh ballroom for a ‘Candlelight Yarn – a Taste of Turruk’ as part of the Initiatives of Change Australia National Gathering. This session of the annual gathering was to give the interstate network of IofCA a ‘taster’...