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SUMMARY:Building Community through Collaboration Online Forum
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Day of People with the Victorian Inclusive Community Development Network\nPieces in the Jigsaw: Building Community through Collaboration \nWednesday\, December 1st 2021 \n9.30am – 1.00pm \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpc-2orz0vEtXM88QAja7NH2O8lcqF-vQss \nAs a lead up to International Day Celebrations\, VALID and the Victorian Inclusive Community Development Network invites you to the Pieces in the Jigsaw Online Forum. If you would like to join us please click on the link above to register. (After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting). \nPieces in the Jigsaw will examine strategies for building stronger collaboration and partnerships between key organisations and stakeholders in local communities to build opportunities for meaningful social participation and community membership by people with disability. \nOur Program \n9.30                           Welcome \n9.45                           Keynote Address – Professor Bruce Bonyhady\, Melbourne Disability Institute\, University of Melbourne \n10.15                         Panel Discussion (See Details Below) \n11.15                                     Break \n11.30                         Workshop Discussion \n12.20                         Workshop Feedback \n12.45                         Where to from here? \n1.00                            Close \nThe aim forum aim is to facilitate links between peer to peer work\, specialist support services and mainstream community organisations to enable us to draw on the wisdom of whole communities to promote people with disabilities as active and engaged citizens. We believe that by providing opportunities for people with disability to engage as active citizens their insights and lived experience will be more central to community building and planning activities. But how do we collaborate to make this happen? \n  \nThe forum is conducted in the spirit of Article 19 of the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disability which states that: \n‘all persons with disabilities have the equal right to live in the community\, with choices equal to others\, and that we shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community.’
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/building-community-through-collaboration-online-forum/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210922T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210922T153000
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SUMMARY:Victorian Inclusive Community Development Network 2021  Online Forum Series
DESCRIPTION:The Inclusive Community Development Network (ICDN) was set up to bring people with a disability and organisations together who are interested in sharing knowledge and information about their community development practice and the ways they are building more inclusive communities. The Network is supported and facilitated by the Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with a Disability (VALID). \nThe ICDN meets to share information about issues and aspirations and to work on community development projects and campaigns\, including the development of pathways to community leadership and influence. \nThe Network aims to link people to a broader community of practice to help build some common understandings about the power of community development to position people with disabilities as leaders of social change. \nICDN introduces 4 ONLINE events from August to December 2021\nThese 2 hour events will be hosted as part of the ICDN network meetings on August 11th\, September 22nd and November 3rd.  We are also planning a full day forum on December 1st to celebrate International Day of People with a Disability. \nStrong Foundations – Political Literacy as a Building Block for Change  \nWednesday September 22\, 2021 \n1.30 – 3.30pm \nEmily Bieber\, Dept of Social Work\, Latrobe University \nLucie Holden\, Manager\, Watsonia Neighbourhood House \nVALID Peer Action Group Leaders. \nTo register please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvceiqrT4oEtV3MXh9ZNz9XcB0mTPpzpgs \nDOWNLOAD FLYER
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/victorian-inclusive-community-development-network-2021-online-forum-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210616
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SUMMARY:Two Day Online Conference
DESCRIPTION:With the COVID outbreak we reluctantly have postponed The Having a Say conference from June to February 2022.\nWe are not willing to let this keep us down\, even though Having a Say is not happening next week we are running an online conference on the 16th and 17th June and we would really like to have you join us for the – \n  \nWe Can’t Be Beaten!\nTwo Day Online Conference\nRegistration:\nYou will need to register\nfor both days on to the following links:\nZoom link day 1: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdOyoqTspGNEPIPod85O7ddXKW4EDNJvN\nZoom link day 2: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAufuiupz4rHdDmbKnjUvJG7x_-b0Ks7M1R\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting and a program/information booklet.\nFor more information email: info@valid.org.au \nDownload the flyer here\nShare on facebook\nFacebook\nShare on twitter\nTwitter\nShare on linkedin\nLinkedIn
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/two-day-online-conference/2021-06-16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210513T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210513T120000
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:Peer Action Groups provide peer support and encouragement for people with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve personal goals and become more able to make decisions and choices\nCreate relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence\nIncrease opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation\nDevelop self-advocacy skills and learn to access independent advocacy support when needed\nDo projects together to improve and promote more inclusive communities for everyone\n\nContact Annette 0407 375 633 or annette@valid.org.au\nShare on facebook\nFacebook\nShare on twitter\nTwitter\nShare on linkedin\nLinkedIn
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-peer-action-group-4/2021-05-13/
LOCATION:The Hub\, 27 Dalmahoy Street\, Bairnsdale.
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210420T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210420T130000
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:Peer Action Groups provide peer support and encouragement for people with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve personal goals and become more able to make decisions and choices\nCreate relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence\nIncrease opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation\nDevelop self-advocacy skills and learn to access independent advocacy support when needed\nDo projects together to improve and promote more inclusive communities for everyone\n\nFor more information please contact Annette Axen at VALID on: 0407 375 633 annette@valid.org.au \nDOWNLOAD FLYER
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-peer-action-group-3/2021-04-20/
LOCATION:GDAI office\,\, 210 Main Street\, Bairnsdale\, VIC\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210413T130000
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Families Peer Group
DESCRIPTION:Peer Family Groups provide peer support and encouragement for families who have a person with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve the personal goals of their family member and to empower the family member to make more decisions and choices\nExplore ways their family member can make relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence\nExplore ways to increase opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation for their family member\n\nFor more information please contact Annette Axen at VALID on: 0407 375 633 annette@valid.org.au \nDOWNLOAD FLYER
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-families-peer-group/2021-04-13/
LOCATION:Bairnsdale Hub\, 27 Dalmahoy Street\, Bairnsdale\, Vic\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210209T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210209T100000
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:VALID and Gippsland Disability Victoria invite you to join the Bairnsdale Peer Action Group. \neer Action Groups provide peer support and encouragement for people with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve personal goals and become more able to make decisions and choices\nCreate relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence\nIncrease opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation\nDevelop self-advocacy skills and learn to access independent advocacy support when needed\nDo projects together to improve and promote more inclusive communities for everyone\n\nFor more information please contact Annette Axen at VALID on: 0407 375 633 or annette@valid.org.au \nDOWNLOAD FLYER HERE \n 
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-peer-action-group-2/
LOCATION:The Hub\, 27 Dalmahoy Street\, Bairnsdale.
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210119T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210119T120000
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:VALID and Gippsland Disability Victoria invite you to join the Bairnsdale Peer Action Group. \neer Action Groups provide peer support and encouragement for people with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve personal goals and become more able to make decisions and choices\nCreate relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence\nIncrease opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation\nDevelop self-advocacy skills and learn to access independent advocacy support when needed\nDo projects together to improve and promote more inclusive communities for everyone\n\nFor more information please contact Annette Axen at VALID on: 0407 375 633 or annette@valid.org.au \nDOWNLOAD FLYER HERE \n 
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-peer-action-group/
LOCATION:The Hub\, 27 Dalmahoy Street\, Bairnsdale.
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201203T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201128T055136Z
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SUMMARY:International Day of People with Disability Celebration
DESCRIPTION:For International Day of People with disability\,  Ballarat Working Together\, Western Online PAG\, Bellarine PAG\, and Geelong PAG are getting together online to celebrate! \nIt’s open to everyone to celebrate our collective achievements\, hardwork and talent. \nThis is planned to be held via Zoom this year on Thursday 3rd of December 2020 at 1pm.\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84939339318?pwd=NWdOZjFMOU9VdDVpZS9KWktOOGdNUT09\nMeeting ID: 849 3933 9318\nPasscode: 5648\n 
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/international-day-of-people-with-disability-celebration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201202T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20201126T011600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201126T011837Z
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SUMMARY:Fantastic Flicks
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Day of People with a Disability with a Zoom screening of Fantastic Flicks. Short films made by and about people with disability. \nPresented by VALID and the Banyule/Darebin Peer Action Group in partnership with Jika Jika Community Centre and Watsonia Neighbourhood House. The screening of these films is made possible by our filmmakers and producers from City of Port Phillip\, Arts Access Victoria\, the Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU) and MOJO Films. \nIf you would like to attend\, just click on the Zoom link \nDOWNLOAD FLYER
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/fantastic-flicks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201201T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20201125T042841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201125T225231Z
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SUMMARY:Bairnsdale Peer Action Group Launch
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the online launch of the Bairnsdale Peer Action Group in honour of International Dy of People with Disability. \nPeer Action Groups provide peer support and encouragement for people with disability to: \n\nNetwork with other people experiencing the same situations\, needs and issues.\nLearn to make NDIS supports work to achieve personal goals and become more able to make decisions and choices\nCreate relationships and friendships that empower and create confidence • Increase opportunities for recreation\, work\, and community participation\nDevelop self-advocacy skills and learn to access independent advocacy support when needed\nDo projects together to improve and promote more inclusive communities for everyone\n\nWe hope you can come and celebrate with us. \nFor more information and RSVP: Contact Annette annette@valid.org.au or 0407 375 633 \nSEE FLYER FOR MORE INFO
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/bairnsdale-peer-action-group-launch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201112T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201112T114500
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20201102T045608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T045608Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Dulcie Stone Writers Competition Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend the 2020 Dulcie Stone Writers Award Ceremony where our winners will be announced\, and all writers will be presented with certificates. Our winners will also read selections from their work. So\, come along and join us to celebrate the work of the 2020 Dulcie Stone Writers Competition entrants. \nThe theme for the 2020 Competition was: A Good Life: Are we there yet? \nThe Dulcie Stone Writers Competition is an annual writing prize open to people with intellectual disability. The Competition is designed to showcase the voices of people with intellectual disability and recognises the lifetime contribution of Dulcie Stone to services for people with intellectual disability and writing. \nOn Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82998303380?pwd=RzBSM1RUem5ueVJvOVdTRTFZMFIxZz0 \nPlease RSVP to Heather or Paul at VALID by the 9th of November\, 2020 \nEmail: heather@valid.org.au or paul@valid.org.au
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/2020-dulcie-stone-writers-competition-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201029T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20201022T044753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201022T044901Z
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SUMMARY:Inclusive Community Development Network Online Forum
DESCRIPTION:“Whose community is it anyway – building on peer support to shift power towards neighbourhood democracy.”\nThe Inclusive Community Development Network ICDN invites you to this exciting  online forum to hear Simon Duffy from the Centre for Welfare Reform in UK share his insights and experience in building disability power in communities\, both locally and nationally. \nThis event is online and you can join by pressing the LINK \nMeeting ID: 819 4575 2348\nPasscode: 855936 \nAbout Simon Duffy   \nSimon Duffy is the founder and Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform ( https://www.centreforwelfarereform.org )  and the international coordinator of Citizen Network. Simon is best known for inventing personal budgets and for designing systems of self-directed support and works as a consultant and researcher with local social innovators and national governments. \nSimon began work in the NHS and then went to work with Choice Support\, where he led innovative work in social care on individualised funding and brokerage. After being a Harkness Fellow in 1994\, Simon went on to found Inclusion Glasgow in 1996 and\, following this\, he helped establish several new organisations in Scotland\, including Partners for Inclusion and Altrum. \nFrom 1999 Simon began to develop self-directed support\, as a system to reform the organisation of social care In 2003 he led the development of individual budgets and self-directed support in England as CEO of In Control. This work led to significant changes in social policy in England and Scotland\, and in 2008 he was awarded RSA’s Prince Albert Medal\, and in 2011 the SPA Award for outstanding contribution to social policy. \nSimon has written extensively on moral\, political and social issues. Some of his key publications include Unlocking the Imagination (1996)\, Keys to Citizenship (2003) Women at the Centre (2011) A Fair Income (2011) and Peer Power (2012) and The Unmaking of Man (2013). Simon is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Health Service Management Centre.
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/inclusive-community-development-network-online-forum/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201009T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20201009T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20201005T043154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T233341Z
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SUMMARY:VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:The VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group presents:\n10 @ 10\n10 Questions at 10 0’clock is an opportunity for people who have a passion for performing to hear from people about their experience and love of being a performer or creator in the performing arts industry. Over the next few months we will be inviting leading actors\, performers\, singers\, musicians and theatre industry professionals to join us for an in depth and very personal look at the performing arts across a diverse range of theatre and performing arts groups and organisations. \nOur inside stories from leading professionals will aim to inspire a love for the art and craft of performing. \nThe presentations are also designed to help inspire a more inclusive performing arts community while we dream our way out of isolation. \nWe are excited to announce that our next guest speaker is Aria award winner Deborah Conway. \nDOWNLOAD FLYER \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82365483187?pwd=d21QaVU4WWI5Qk1QR0haVk14SHhpUT09\nPasscode: 499047
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/valid-performing-arts-peer-action-group-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200828T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200828T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20200820T045333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T045333Z
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SUMMARY:VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:The VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group presents: \n10 @ 10 \n10 Questions at 10 0’clock is an opportunity for people who have a passion for performing to hear from people about their experience and love of being a performer or creator in the performing arts industry. Over the next few months we will be inviting leading actors\, performers\, singers\, musicians and theatre industry professionals to join us for an in depth and very personal look at the performing arts across a diverse range of theatre and performing arts groups and organisations. \nOur inside stories from leading professionals will aim to inspire a love for the art and craft of performing. \nThe presentations are also designed to help inspire a more inclusive performing arts community while we dream our way out of isolation. \nMelissa Slaviero\, Clem Baade and Nilgün Guven from FOG Theatre will be answering your questions. \n10@10 FOG Flyer \nZoom link \n 
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/valid-performing-arts-peer-action-group/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200820T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200820T103000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20200811T041308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T041238Z
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SUMMARY:Inclusive Community Development Network Webinar
DESCRIPTION:For our last online network meeting in April we had Peter Kenyon from Bank of Ideas as a speaker.    Peter addressed the topic – How Can We Build Community Capacity for Inclusion and Connection During and Beyond COVID-19? An edited recording of this meeting will soon be available to all who are interested in catching up on this presentation. \nFor our second online meeting we are really pleased to have Carol Blessing from Cornell University speak to us about the challenges of supporting people with disabilities to move from clientship to strong and dynamic roles in citizen leadership. \nCarol Blessing\, LMSW has over 30 years in the field of disability services in both direct practice and management capacities.  In 2000\, she joined the faculty at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in the ILR School at Cornell University where she leads system’s impact projects aimed at supporting the full inclusion of people with disabilities in typical community life.  Throughout her career she has worked with individuals living with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities\, including those incarcerated in New York maximum security prisons and with individuals living with psychiatric disabilities in state institutions. \nCarol developed the landmark Citizen-Centered Leadership online series (www.cclds.org)\, an international leadership development theory-to-practice program.   She is the author of several publications\, including co-authoring Conversations on Citizenship and Person-Centered Work (2011).  Carol co-designed the Framework for Planning©\, a person-centered planning approach to supporting people in finding positive pathways into their future through employment and other valued social roles. \nIf you are planning to attend please RSVP to david@valid.org.au to give us some idea of numbers for the day. \nJoin Zoom meeting \n 
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/inclusive-community-development-network-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200807T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200807T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T173737
CREATED:20200615T062856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T013627Z
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SUMMARY:VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group
DESCRIPTION:The VALID Performing Arts Peer Action Group presents: \n10 @ 10 \n10 Questions at 10 0’clock is an opportunity for people who have a passion for performing to hear from people about their experience and love of being a performer or creator in the performing arts industry. Over the next few months we will be inviting leading actors\, performers\, singers\, musicians and theatre industry professionals to join us for an in depth and very personal look at the performing arts across a diverse range of theatre and performing arts groups and organisations. \nOur inside stories from leading professionals will aim to inspire a love for the art and craft of performing. \nThe presentations are also designed to help inspire a more inclusive performing arts community while we dream our way out of isolation. \nThis session we are excited to have Annie Bourke – Producer Malthouse Theatre to join us and share her experiences and knowledge within the industry. \n10@10 EMAIL Malthouse flyer \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nZoom Link
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/10-at-10/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200725
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SUMMARY:Dulcie Stone Writers Competition
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 21 years of Having a Say the theme for the 2020 competition is: A Good Life. Are We There Yet? \nWhat does it really mean to live the good life? \nNow is the chance to tell your story about what life really means to you. \nThe Dulcie Stone Writers Competition is open to people with intellectual disability. It is designed to showcase the voices of people with intellectual disability and recognises the lifetime contribution of Dulcie Stone to services for people with intellectual disability and writing. \nFull details about the Competition including timelines\, criteria\, prizes and entry forms\nare available from VALID and Writers Victoria. \nWorks can be of any length up to a maximum of 1\,000 words or a storyboard of up to 3 x A4 pages of drawing. \n\nTwo ways to send your Application Form\nEmail your application to heather@valid.org.au\nPost or drop off your application in person (during business hours 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday) to VALID\, 130 Cremorne Street Richmond\, 3121\n\nCompetition entries close at 5pm\, Friday 24 July\, 2020. \n  \nFurther information and application \n\nReturn to Home
URL:https://valid.org.au/event/dulcie-stone-writers-competition/
CATEGORIES:Building Community
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