Change is coming, so how do we shape it for peace? Australia reMADE Chair Louise Tarrant shares her thoughts for the UN’s International Peace Day.

From street parties, to community visioning, to town hall meetings and more…. The most effective examples of community stepping up are when people connect their local work to systems and institutions of power so that these institutions too are changed.

Goosebumps. They’re one of my favourite parts of this job. The moment when I’m chatting to some inspiring person and they tell me a small anecdote that brings to life the beauty and the humanness of the work that they do.

A vision is like a kite, high up in the sky. But what tethers it to earth – to people and their lived experiences; and to our collective sense of power and agency? If the vision is the kite, where is the string?

One weekend not too long ago I attended Getting Elected: The first national convention for community-minded independents. To be honest I hoped to turn up on the Friday night…

Home is a funny notion. It can be an embrace, a place or even a time. As ephemeral as a scent on an afternoon breeze or as solid as a building or tract of land…

The other night, just as we were sitting down to a quiet chat after the kids were asleep, my husband and I heard an almighty crash.

We’ve long known as people that we need more than food and shelter for a good life. We need celebration, community and purpose…

Hope is not something you have it is something you do…