The conference she presented at was the 21st International Conference of the ISPS in Rotterdam, 28th August-1st September 2019.
The theme of the conference was "STRANGER IN THE CITY: The circular relationship between alienation and psychosis and the healing power of human reconnection".
The title of Barbara's presentation was : "Healing Power of Reconnection to the Earth".
The grant helped scope the development of the Performance project – a presentation that would highlight ‘big picture’ concepts about the future and its implications, given the physical and social boundaries of planet earth.
A solo performance work looking at the entire Human-Earth System - the whole planet as a linked system. The purpose of the show is to allow an audience to engage with the broad scale complexity of the global system ...
In 2020 NED Foundation supported Amanda King in engaging an Impact Manager to assist in promoting her film, Where the Water Starts, which launched in 2021.
Amanda worked closely with Yuin Elder, Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison and Richard Swain, the Indigenous Ambassador, who holds an honorary role for the Invasive Species Council, to understand the issues relating to brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park. Both the environmental impacts and the way in which the issue affects the Aboriginal Community and their relationship with this site of significant spiritual significance have been considered The appeal they make is for a limit to be placed on brumbies in the park rather than to remove their presence entirely. The film supports the ongoing work of Richard Swain who continues to campaign.
In 2019 NED supported Transition Towns Australia Inc to run a Convergence in Melbourne attended by 120 people from 56 local grassroots sustainability groups.
The Kuku Yalanji people of Far North Queensland have developed an ambitious plan to regenerate their language and culture and preserve both for future generations. As they told us language comes from Country and all the songs, dances, artworks, and ways in which people live are connected.
Funding support was provided for a community garden project.
The research was to evaluate the SDN workshop as a model of social development for facilitating change on a personal and community level.
The grant supported the creative development of 'Everything You Ever Wanted', exploring the science of dieting, weight loss and disordered eating.
The project entailed collecting a variety of conscientious objector stories to capture the ideas, visions and possibilities they provided as an alternative to violent warfare.
The creative project explores the removal, dispossession and 'protection' of Aboriginal people in NSW.
NED was approached by the Ngukurr Language Centre who outlined the need to preserve the Ritharrŋu/Wägilak, one of the local languages, using film made in language.
The first Men’s Table began in 2011 with twelve men who have met once a month for dinner ever since. The Men’s Table creates a unique environment for men to share openly about their lives, their challenges, their highs, and lows with a group of men who they learn to trust and respect.
Prison Fellowship Australia is a community of restoration working from multiple angles to restore the human damage of crime: prisoners, crime victims, families of prisoners are all involved.
Inspired by the Mondragon Cooperative in Spain, Earthworker was established to facilitate the establishment of worker cooperatives in Victoria. The emphasis is on creating work that is people and planet centred offering meaningful work opportunities and a real say in how things get done.
The documentary shows how colouring and conversation circles have helped many women recover from the shock and trauma of violence domestic violence.
The aim of the ride was to build relationships between young men and elders and to develop confidence and self esteem in the group.
In 2020 NED supported the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy to invigorate engagement in democratic participation. This involved further developing and improving their website to provide resources, ideas and information.