Fieldwork Cafe
Fieldwork in the inner Western suburbs. An excellent site visit at a health services provider, and interview with a service manager on how to support vulnerable people. We sat in the sun and chatted for a few hours. I then typed up my fieldwork notes in this cafe. Continue reading Fieldwork Cafe
Challenges and Outcomes in Social Policy
A challenging day that ended well. My day started with an executive meeting where we presented a case to save one project from political inertia (stakeholder relations outside my domain – but we did it!).
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Public Talks and Visual Sociology of New Zealand
Most of my trip in New Zealand was spent at the University of Auckland. I gave a talk on intersectionality and the March for Science as well as attending various meetings providing advice and listening to progress and thinking on inclusion in science.
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New Zealand Visit
My trip to New Zealand Aotearoa was lovely. I was a guest of the Women in Science group, the New Zealand Association of Scientists and various other partner and sponsor agencies.
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Community Learning
Community learning addresses the socio-economic outcomes of community members through a long-term, life-long education program. This includes strengthening skills and knowledge of community members, by addressing shifting employment needs as the economy changes; strengthening social cohesion; and improving quality of life and general fulfilment of individuals, families and local groups.
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Finalising Fieldwork Interviews
This week ended on a hectic note, but much was achieved!
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Visual Sociology for Social Policy
Completed the design for a mock up brochure and a client paper explaining the social science behind the design.
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Marriage Equality
I marched at the Marriage Equality rally in Sydney this afternoon among with 30,000 people! It’s the biggest LGBTQIA protest in Australian history and also the biggest rally ever in Sydney.
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Engaging Hard-To-Reach Communities
I attended excellent presentations from justice practitioners in Sydney.
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Education Project
Tuesdays are a massive day of back to back meetings. Managed to make good progress on an education project focusing on communicating change.
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Social Science Insights 