Deconstructing The Weight of Hate

Last night at Benevolenceaustralia’s ‘Conversations’ series, I facilitated the salient topic, “Islamophobia: Making Sense of the Senseless”. All of us were grateful to BA for providing a safe space in which to explore reactions &...

Adventurous Minds with TED in the Shed

This season’s #TEDxMelbourne at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, aka, The Jeff Shed, was themed #AdventurousMinds. And expectations were met with an array of speakers bringing new ideas about in breaking convention with the way we think.  A warm and...

The Captn. Shindy’s Ship of Cool

Met with Capt. Mona Shindy of the Royal Australian Navy, guest speaking at #CrescentInstitute tonight. Regaling her tomboyish youth, right through to a professional career strewn with impressive academic accolades and awards, Cpt. Shindy shared her thoughts candidly....

A Legal Iftar that Raises the Bar

Tonight I presented a keynote address at the Maurice Blackburn Iftar speaking to the importance of organisations reaching out beyond the singular event to their diverse community consumers.  MB demonstrate a proactive approach to engagement. Both their staffing...

Hurdles & Highlights

Today I gave a keynote presentation to a student conference for the course for ‘Working & Managing in International Contexts’ as part of the Bachelor of Arts International Studies, RMIT.  I spoke to a cohort of switched on students about my...

Transforming Leaders through the ‘Other’ Lens

A pleasure to present with Karen Jackson today at the Department of Justice training session on ‘ Transformational Leadership’. Along with Mary Crooks from the Victorian Women’s Trust, we covered the white saviour complex, cultural hegemony of male...