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Wrapping up Christmas
As the “silly season” concludes, and we return from a much-needed rest, we want to take the opportunity to “wrap” up our inaugural...
Vic Park Community Centre
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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Renewable energy for homes and communities
Babies and solar panels, what a combination to renew our hopes in the future! Our Centre was taken over by renewable energy talk on...
Vic Park Community Centre
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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Sow the Seed: A New Poetry and Storytelling Event!
Sow the Seed The idea came out of conversations with Daley Rangi (Te Ātiawa), an eclectic multidisciplinary Māori artist generating...
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
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Do we even have an impact?
Impact, for most people, may refer to a car crash or an asteroid hitting the Earth. But in community development, impact is the currency...
Vic Park Community Centre
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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"Restarting" the strip with great food
When it comes to diversity and great food, Vic Park is so well served! From September 20 to October 9, our Centre facilitated 4 workshops...
Vic Park Community Centre
Oct 16, 20202 min read
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Skillshare Dad's and Daughter Hair Dressing
TLDR;
Was it cute? Yes
Was it fun? Yes
Was it perfect? No
What we’d do differently:
Vic Park Community Centre
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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Being handy with a little help from our friends
Last Saturday, we were absolutely delighted to host a workshop for community members to learn a trick or two at being handy at home. You...
Vic Park Community Centre
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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An update from Emily
I am so glad to be back and writing to you all again! I hope you enjoy reading this and many more to come
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Aug 26, 20202 min read
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What's in your soil ends up in your belly!
The soil in your backyard is alive with quadrillions of micro-organisms. Chances are, if you grow veggies, that the same stuff that lives...
Vic Park Community Centre
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Meet you in the street, Carlisle!
We're out on the streets of Carlisle today to launch our newest project, Street Teams Carlisle, in collaboration with Chorus. And we...
Vic Park Community Centre
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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We're Hiring
We're Hiring
Vic Park Community Centre
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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The Smell of Rain
There is something about the change of seasons. The sense of calm when transitioning to a cooler time of year. It feels like a fresh start.
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May 6, 20202 min read
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This is all we’ve got
We can only overcome this situation and prevent further pandemics if we see our interconnection with other people, animals and nature.
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Apr 24, 20201 min read
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Little Ray of Sunshine
How many people are out there, not as fortunate as me are struggling?
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Apr 22, 20202 min read
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The kiss
Inadvertently stepping into a stolen moment between two people - extraordinarily intimate, yet by necessity, public.
Vic Park Community Centre
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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The Image Says it All
An opportunity to venture towards something we may come to love
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Apr 15, 20202 min read
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Vic Park Life & Death Cafe
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, we ran our first Death Cafe. It’s an unusual event: people get together to talk about what...
Vic Park Community Centre
Apr 14, 20202 min read
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The unacknowledged thing
There’s something that’s gone unacknowledged throughout this entire crisis. It’s actually so huge and important, it’s hard to understand how
Vic Park Community Centre
Apr 9, 20202 min read
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New Normal
What we considered normal has been thrown out the window. This time has prompted me to think about what motivates me and keeps me happy?
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Apr 8, 20202 min read
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Comfortable with uncertainty
One of my favourite books of all times is Comfortable with uncertainty by Pema Chödrön. I read that book while I was still living in my...
Vic Park Community Centre
Apr 8, 20202 min read
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