Reflections on counselling
During the second half of 2023 and the first half of 2024, Kim provided free counselling sessions to members of the public as part of a student practicum (placement). Kim […]
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Building compassionate communities 2024
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’
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About PSN
At our May community breakfast, we heard about PSN. Dr Bonnie Robinson MNZM, CEO of Presbyterian Support Northern, spoke about its long legacy of service to Auckland. This mission organisation
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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