inclusion – Onewa Christian Community

Building compassionate communities

Building Compassionate Communities is a project we started in 2023 with support from the Justice-Compassion Trust. We have run a number of public workshops on ‘Better conversations’ and ‘Restorative thinking’ – see the newsletters below. Contact us if these are not accessible to you. The next series of workshops will focus on Building Compassionate Communities. […]

Great workshops!

In April, Onewa Christian Community hosted two excellent workshops as part of the series on better conversations and restorative thinking. Talking about emotions Baruk Jacob facilitated a session using the Emotional Culture Deck as a conversation starter. Participants selected words that enabled them to identify pleasant and unpleasant emotions that they were comfortable discussing with […]

Birkenhead Pride ’24

Rhion Munro (he/they) spoke at one of the Birkenhead Pride events hosted by Onewa Christian Community. Rhi is a founding member of The Joyful Movement. He shared experiences that led his younger self from a childhood love of dance to give up dancing … and then return to joyous movement in his 30s. He offered […]

Better conversations update

Read our first newsletter on Better conversations – restorative thinking and action. This gives a background to the initiative and invites you to get involved. You may download it also – which might be necessary to view the newsletter on a tablet or phone. Follow the links in the newsletter to get more background info. […]

Thursday group welcomes you

Thursday group is open to anyone. If you know of any adults who are differently abled and would like to come along for a few hours of companionship, learning new skills and sharing existing ones, encourage them to come and meet us. People chat, play games, do puzzles, learn some crafts and eat their lunch […]

Navigating challenging conversations

On 6 December we hosted another of our restorative thinking workshops, this one a bespoke session entitled ‘Navigating Challenging Conversations.’ The presenter was Erica Fairbank. Once again, a diverse range of people attended and generously brought their experience and spirit of enquiry to the occasion. This hands-on workshop encouraged conversations and sharing. It covered topics […]

Restorative thinking workshop

On 20 October, a diverse group of 22 people gathered for a four-hour workshop hosted by Greg Morgan (Onewa Christian Community) and kindly supported by ANCAD. Meeting costs were met from a grant Onewa Christian Community received from the Justice-Compassion Trust. The workshop was a chance to get a discussion going and to test possibilities […]

Co-created ageing research

At our community breakfast on 15 October, Professor Burholt spoke about a new centre at the University of Auckland that has the mission to focus on developing co-created ageing research. Research must address the needs and aspirations of older people for improved health, wellbeing and human flourishing. Involving older people in the research at every […]

All about Neighbourhood Support

Rebecca Smith, the North Shore and Waitākere coordinator for Neighbourhood Support, spoke to at our community breakfast on 18 June. It was our pleasure to welcome Rebecca and the guests who came to hear her. The talk began with Rebecca introducing herself and her journey into Neighbourhood Support from a background in teaching and leading […]

Digital Seniors all go

Read about the success of Digital Seniors on the Shore. Onewa Christian Community has been part of the initiative since it came to Auckland. More volunteers are welcome. Go directly to Digital Seniors or ask us.

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