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  • February 9, 2021
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Case Studies – what does success look like here?

Examples of ‘From Little Things, Big Things Grow’ Change-making

Case Study 1: “Err in the direction of kindness.” – George Saunders

‘Read Along Dads’ (RAD), local library connecting fathers in prison to read with their children

  • Read Along Dads – Official Website

https://www.readalongdads.org.au/

  • ABC RN – Earshot (Article): The reading program helping dads in prison stay connected to their kids (9/7/2018)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-09/read-along-dads-helps-parents-in-prison-stay-connected-to-kids/9808020

  • ABC RN – Earshot (Audio): Bedtime stories from prison (9/7/2018; 27 minutes)

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/bedtime-stories-from-prison/9791734

Case Study 2: “Hope has never trickled down – It has always sprung up.” – Studs Terkel

‘Golden Square Pool – Here To Stay’, saving a community-led, volunteer-run local pool from closure

  • Golden Square Pool – Here To Stay – Official Website

https://www.goldensquarepool.com.au/here-to-stay.html

  • ABC Heywire – Heywire Winner/Golden Square Pool President/Bendigo’s 2019 Young Citizen of the Year – Sam Kane, ‘My community and I saved our local pool and made it our own (10/12/2019; 3 minutes)

https://www.abc.net.au/heywire/heywire-winner-sam-kane-golden-square/11687128

  • Bendigo Advertiser – Letter to the Editor: Golden Square President Sam Kane on ‘Support for Golden Square Pool’ (11/7/2020)

https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6827902/your-say-support-for-golden-square-pool/

  • Bendigo Advertiser: Golden Square Pool saved after hour-long council debate (15/7/2020)

https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/6835020/golden-square-pool-saved-after-hour-long-council-debate/

  • Make a Change Australia – Strategies to engage volunteers and community: A conversation with Sam Kane, President Golden Square Pool (23/4/2020; 22 minutes)

Case Study 3: “I am invested in illustrating the possible.” – Theaster Gates

‘Straw No More’ & ‘The Last Straw’ tackling single-use plastics to save the Great Barrier Reef

  • ABC News – 10yo girl wins straw phase-out battle; Cairns council agrees to ditch single-use plastics (11/4/2018)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-11/girl-wins-straw-phase-out-cairns-council-agree-ditch/9640522

  • Behind The News – Rookie Report: Molly’s Straw No More Campaign (2018; 3 minutes)
  • The Last Straw on the Great Barrier Reef: Official Website
The Last Straw on the Great Barrier Reef
  • ABC News – ‘The Last Straw’ for marine biologist determined to tackle plastics on the Great Barrier Reef (29/1/2019)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-29/great-barrier-reef-operators-sign-up-for-the-last-straw/9371478

Case Study 4: “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.” – Edward R. Murrow

Youth-led action on climate, from Greta Thunberg to indigenous and people of colour leaders  

  • The Conversation – A year of resistance: How youth protest shaped the discussion on climate change (20/12/2019)

https://theconversation.com/a-year-of-resistance-how-youth-protests-shaped-the-discussion-on-climate-change-129036

  • Wildscreen Festival – A conversation with Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough (21/10/2020; 36 minutes)
  • VICE – Tipping Point: 11 Young Climate Justice Activists You Need to Pay Attention To – they are all indigenous or people of colour and they’re all under 30. (1/10/2019)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xwvq3/11-young-climate-justice-activists-you-need-to-pay-attention-to-beyond-greta-thunberg

  • Vox: Meet the young activists of colour leading the charge against climate change (11/10/209)

https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/11/20904791/young-climate-activists-of-color

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