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Welcome to the stories of Australia reMADE!
Consider this a source of ideas and inspiration, behind the scenes reflections and insights, as we work together to create the Australia of our dreams. These are the stories about how we can and are working together to create the best version of us: a country defined by courage and compassion, where people and planet come first.
We are the people we’ve been waiting for: How to answer the question, ‘but what can I do?’
“I want to help. I know we need solutions that are transformative, not tokenistic. But I have no idea where to start.” - Almost every person alive and paying attention today
We’re asked this question regularly so we’ve decided to write down some of our answers…
Vision - why bother?
We recently sat down with Mark Zirnsak, a Senior Social Justice Advocate with the Uniting Church of Australia (UCA) in Victoria and Tasmania and an early supporter of Australia reMADE. We asked Mark about the thinking that sparked the UCA’s new vision, how they wrote it, how they’re using it; and how people who share a common vision can continue to work together better for the world we want…
Listening in: using the election results to create a better Australia
What if we made it an actual, resourced-priority to listen deeply to local communities and those we disagree with from a distance, in order to build common ground? What if we found new ways to compromise? In other words, what does it mean to work together for the common good of our country?
Demand to be seen for who we really are at this election
Research repeatedly finds most Australians are not nearly as angry or divided as the mainstream political narrative might have us believe, especially at election time. We all have circles of influence, people we talk to, work we do. In the final days of this campaign, let’s use our voices to remind each other about who we really are, what really matters, and why…
Elevation: make it about the vision this election
We know that within Australia reMADE’s networks are people of passion and influence, people who believe that a vision matters at election time, and every other day of the year. As we get to the pointy end of this election, let’s use our voices to elevate the debate…
The practical means for a decent life
“We just need a bunch of single mothers to do the government budget - there’d be enough for everyone...”
The makings of a vision
In 2017 we went on a national listening expedition, connecting with hundreds of people representing communities around Australia. We asked them to dream out loud about the Australia they truly want, and to think about how such a transformation might happen…