I love Japan, but there are challenges to the society and the culture that must be spoken about. Just like Australia. Just like America. We can’t stay silent on what is uncomfortable, because otherwise those who are held back from achieving their goals because they are different will never get a chance. ** There areContinue reading “Aya Kamikawa”
Category Archives: Education
Weekend Read: How do we stop inviting the trauma in?
This is not an anti-social media post. This is a PRO-self investment post! Get on the comment feed and tell me what you do to reengage with the world and reconnect with yourself – I can’t wait to hear from you! Happy reading! ** [If I asked you “what brings you joy?” what would youContinue reading “Weekend Read: How do we stop inviting the trauma in?”
Kiran Bedi
Let’s dive straight into Kiran Bedi – the first woman to join the Indian police force. Here is a quick summary of Kiran’s life: Kiran was one of four daughters. Growing up, her father disobeyed traditional expectation and educated all four daughters. She has an undergraduate degree in English, a master’s degree in political science,Continue reading “Kiran Bedi”
Guest Post – An Open Letter: Why we are more powerful than the problems we face.
Thank you to my beautiful friend for writing this entry. You are a kind, clever and inspirational human and the things we are going to achieve knows no bounds. ** An open letter to the change-makers, to the hopeful souls and to the perpetually afraid. Dear human, I guess it’s about time we came clean.Continue reading “Guest Post – An Open Letter: Why we are more powerful than the problems we face.”
Karen Dolva
I love hearing about entrepreneurs and how people have taken a simple concept or a “gap” in their market to achieve fabulous things. Please leave me a comment if you have a link to a start up or fabulous individual making positive waves in their community through their clever thinking and proactive attitude! Happy reading!Continue reading “Karen Dolva”
Beth Chatto
Leave me a comment about what your passion is, and how you let it contribute to your “legacy“. Read on to find out more! I am turning my attention this week to a topic that I am so attracted to but, like so many others, tend to fail miserably at: gardening. But what brought meContinue reading “Beth Chatto”
Sister Ellen Savage
I know so many selfless, helpful, kind, and generous people. They work as social workers, psychologists, doctors, emergency services personnel, policy writers, carers – the list goes on. I love all of these people and try to emulate their unwavering efforts to help others in my own work and daily life. The nurses I haveContinue reading “Sister Ellen Savage”
Martha Abari Bartholomew
It has taken nearly 10 years but I am slowly coming to realise that it truly is small business, entrepreneurs, social activists and industry experts with business and marketing savvy who possess the greatest ability to ‘agitate’ for the change they desire. Martha Abari Bartholomew is a South Sudanese entrepreneur and I will use herContinue reading “Martha Abari Bartholomew”
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
This week we are swinging all the way back to the 1860’s to meet Henrietta Swan Leavitt – an American astronomer ‘known for her discovery of the relationship between period and luminosity in Cepheid variables, pulsating stars that vary regularly in brightness in periods ranging from a few days to several months’ (source). … IfContinue reading “Henrietta Swan Leavitt”
Sadia Khatri
It’s time to meet Sadia Khatri! Sadia is pushing against the entrenched problems of sexual violence in Pakistan through her initiative ‘Girls of Dhabas‘. To quote directly from their Facebook page: ‘Girls at Dhabas is an open community of women and non-binary folks who wish to occupy public spaces on their own terms and whims,Continue reading “Sadia Khatri”
Ingrid van Beek
You can be the most forward-thinking, inclusive human being on this planet and still find yourself clutching your bag closer when a man who looks drug-affected sits next to you on the train, or averting your eyes to the homeless person sitting on the street because you’re worried he’ll be aggressive to you for noContinue reading “Ingrid van Beek”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If you can bring me to tears through the written word then you have my respect. It is a genuine skill to convey the energy and feeling required to evoke such sadness, elation or relief out of your words. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one such author that does this for me every time I readContinue reading “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie”
Bonus post: International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day 2018! This is a quick shout out to all of the fabulous women in my life and to express my gratitude to each and every one of them. In my immediate family I have women who I absolutely adore. Firstly, how lucky am I? Secondly, these women have shown me thatContinue reading “Bonus post: International Women’s Day”
Iby Knill
I would like to introduce you to Iby Knill. Iby is a Jewish Czechoslovakian national who survived Nazi Germany. In her adult life Iby became an active public speaker on her experience and advocates the need to encourage tolerance and acceptance of others. Iby, originally from Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, grew up in a well off andContinue reading “Iby Knill”
Jackie French
If you grew up in Australia with a mum and/or dad who like to read to you at night, you were most likely read one if not many of Jackie French’s children books. They are quirky, loving and beautifully written (and illustrated). The woman behind these books is just as quirky, loving and beautiful asContinue reading “Jackie French”
Ruby Bridges
The story of Ruby Bridges shows us that even changes to the law do not mean immediate change to public opinion or social acceptance. It also, however, shows how the actions of one person can (slowly) change our world and our experience. Ruby Bridges highlights to us that while it may take time, persistence andContinue reading “Ruby Bridges”
