Resources for engaging with the vision

“It always seems impossible until it’s done”.

Nelson Mandela

At our heart, Australia reMADE is both an idea: for the society we want to be (the Vision), and a community of practice for fellow changemakers: people who are tired of just fighting the old, and ready to build the new.

These are resources we’ve collected along the way, to help professionals and other interested reMAKERS carry these ideas and tools into their own work.

Things you can do

Endorse the vision

  • Sign up and endorse Australia reMADE! By publicly putting your name to this vision and committing to work towards Australia reMADE you help to show how large our community is and how normal this dream is.

  • Get others to sign up. The more the merrier! Get your workplace, parents group, badminton club, or community organisation to agree that Australia reMADE is the world we want to live in.

Messaging guide

Use Australia reMADE as a way to talk about the things that you want

  • While lots of individuals share the dream of Australia reMADE, making it a reality will be difficult unless we start talking about it. But it’s not just having the conversation that is important, the WAY we talk about the issues can make the difference between continuing on a path we don’t want and actually achieving an Australia reMADE. Download the messaging guide or tips on how to change the conversation.

Reflection questions

Reflect on how your organisation can work for an Australia reMADE

  • Inspire: Tell a compelling and realistic story about our vision for tomorrow grounded in our values and collectively told by multiple people, in a multitude of ways

  • Unmask: Make the invisible visible though our understanding of how we got into this mess, the levers of power and the shifts in power required

  • Connect: Effectively collaborate across our movements and issues as we work together to change the systems that hold all of us back.

Discussion questions

Be in the world in a way that is consistent with Australia Remade

  • Reflect: personally, in your family or among your friends, in the organisation where you work or volunteer, in your community. Check out these questions if you want help getting started.

  • Celebrate what you are already doing that is consistent with the ideals in Australia reMADE and do more of it.

  • Reflect on what can you do differently tomorrow. Then take action to live more of the vision of Australia reMADE now.

Host a conversation

Run an event inspired by Australia reMADE

  • Host a conversation about Australia reMADE.

  • Organise other events or groups inspired by Australia reMADE: a reading group exploring books and articles relevant to the vision; a get together with other artists to create (and show) artwork inspired by Australia reMADE; host speakers or a movie screening on a topic of relevance; contact us to request someone to talk to your group about Australia reMADE.

  • Call us to talk about your ideas or if you would like assistance shaping them.

  • And, don’t forget to email us your success stories. We are collecting stories and ideas now and will post these to inspire and help others.

Support or volunteer

Support those organisations who have helped create Australia reMADE

“Let us use whatever power and influence we have, working with whatever resources are already available, mobilizing the people who are with us to work for what they care about”.

Margaret Wheatley, What this world needs

General resources

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