Yearly Archives: 2018

“We are very grateful for what Australia has done for us. When you put your foot down in Australia it felt like you were in Heaven.” Duc Hoa (pronounced h-waa), whose name means ‘flowers of spring’ was one of the precious 52 lives who arrived in Sydney on a small […]

A Refugee Love Story

18 Jun, 2018 in FEAR LESS by Joni Leimgruber

“I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask the brethren to take their feet off of their necks” Ruth Badar Ginsberg I was scrolling through Facebook and saw the trailer for the new documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg — known as ‘Notorious RBG’. “What people […]

Quiet, but sharp

16 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Mish Pope

“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise” Maya Angelou I remember the first time I heard Maya Angelou’s voice. It was my first year in college, and someone down the hall was watching a video and as I […]

From mute to poet: Maya’ Story

15 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Riyanka Panditha

Sue Leeming has donated an amazing piece of artwork to be auctioned to raise money for the Birdsnest India project this Friday night at the Kinwomen House Concert. We asked her to tell us the inspiration for her artwork that is being sold on Friday night. ‘From a Sense of […]

Sue Leeming Artwork Auction

12 Jun, 2018 in Foxglove by Amanda

“To the rebel girls of the world: You are the promise You are the force Don’t step back and everyone will move forward” Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 I am a big believer in the power of story to teach, and a current favourite in our house is […]

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

3 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Jodie McCarthy

Image from Bad Girls Throughout History I am not afraid… I was born to do this. Joan of Arc Every day as a Mother I wake in the morning ready for battle. It takes me a while to wake my sleepy heart, but my three-year-old and my six-year-old negotiate like the […]

Joan of Arc and Courage

3 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Amanda