Belonging
Writer Out of Residence: Archives
I’ve been researching, investigating and writing about belonging for several years. This blog is a collection of some of my thoughts, interviews and experiences.
Enjoy. Ponder. Be Inspired.
Your stories: Eva Ruggiero
"fear is the biggest barrier to belonging" I think the concept of belonging and the word itself go two ways: there is always something you do feel...
Your stories: Aroha Liebhart & Patrick Gallagher
Aloha: My family are both foreign. We moved over here when I was about six. I’ve never really - my mum’s Maori and my dad’s Austrian - but they’ve...
Your Stories: Fred
I was born in Amsterdam and I always considered myself a citizen of the world. In the 1950s there was a guy who demonstrated in the United States....
Your Stories: Alfie
My children are my life. They’re my belonging. I don’t get to see them. Except sometimes I’ll get a photo. I’ve got four kids. I’m going to try and...
Your Stories: Steff
"I moved to Brisbane yesterday. I’m an artist in American Traditional. I’m considered a flash painter." What’s a flash painter? "Where you paint...
Your Stories: Kirra, Jake, Tayla, Jahla, and Laura
The five university students were standing and sitting around a very low sofa. I started chatting with them and found out they were all studying the...
Your Stories: Haley Kiata
"I didn’t realize community engagement was my passion until I started working at Inala Community House. We run different programs and work a lot...
Your Stories: Vicki Brunner
"Belonging? That’s why I started volunteering. It has been a turning point in my life. I've found it difficult to make friends in Brisbane and with...
Your Stories: Daisy Fay-Marie Bradford
"Now, there’s always a solution. Before, it was always hopeless. I was always lost if mentally sick or physically sick, not that I get sick a lot....
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