Sharing Stories
I Have...I Need
"I have...I Need" was the brainchild of two Melbourne women who started painting temporary fencing with blackboard paint and stencils, and providing chalk in a bucket for passers by to fill in the blanks..which they did! "It was an interesting social experiment"says Charlotte, an architect and co-concept-creator. The women received an 'Awesome foundation"award for their effort.
Bush Mechanics and the Sharehood
Dr Paul Wildman is deeply concerned about the separation of learning
and practice as well as the commercialisation and focus on school
NAPLAN scores rather than student development, which has taken place
in Australian and indeed western education systems over the past
generation. Kids and Adults Learning today is essentially play-less,
Ready Steady Share
The Sharehood loves to share! We are always keen to have a cup of tea and chat with people about the good word of strengthening neighbourhoods through sharing. Recently we held stalls at the Melbourne BioRegional Permaculture conference at the South Melbourne Commons and for Mental Health Week at Meadows Primary School in Broadmeadows.
PARKing Day
Last Friday, several citizens commandeered a parking space on Little Lonsdale Street. The idlers topped up the meter all day, but used the asphalt for nothing more than lounging around, writing letters, hula-hooping and lively conversation. When questioned, they said it was PARKing day: http://bit.ly/o5uSRj
Healthy, wealthy, happy
Listen to Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, on Radio National's show, the National Interest. He says getting to know your neighbours will help you live longer! http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2011/3198208.htm
Waterwise Garden – Grey Water Installation!
On a sunny Saturday in March some friends and neighbours came around and helped install a simple grey-water recycling system to use water wisely. Now the water runs from the house to our garden with its four thirsty vegetable patches, two raised beds and more than ten fruit trees.
Read all about the Sharehood
The Sharehood loves sharing, especially sharing the good word on neighbourhood collaborating and co-operating in communities. We were covered recently in an article in Renew magazine. You can read the full article here: http://renew.org.au/current-issue/join-the-freecycling-sharehood
The Mower Collective
See this article in The Age about some lawn-mowing sharehoodsters in Thornbury: http://theage.domain.com.au/green/share-and-share-alike-20110328-1ccev.html
Does sharing come naturally to kids?
Here's an article from Shareable: "Humans ... seem to possess a strong propensity for fairness that encourages them to cooperate rather than compete over limited resources, trusting that they’ll benefit in the end."
http://www.shareable.net/blog/does-sharing-come-naturally-to-kids
Share the Love!
Do you love the Sharehood? Then Share the Love this Valentine's Day. We know how great sharing with your neighbours and building community can be. Don't you wish more people were doing it too? We can make it happen - by "Sharing the love" this Valentine's Day!
