Past Programs
Community and Society - 2008
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Transient Tales
13/07/2008
Tonight, while many of us are tucked snugly in our beds, countless numbers will be seeking refuge under a car, a railway station bench, or a public park. These are the people with no fixed address, learning to live on the streets.
In this program we hear tales from the homeless. Ex-military men explain how they ended up without shelter, while another individual reveals that his family have no idea that he has dropped out of the rental market.
Jhyimy makes the cliffs of Bondi his home. He shares his stories of surviving without charity. We hear how he feeds himself and his seagull companions, and why a set of golf clubs can be the most important possession in the world.
- Watch a short film Bondi Beach dweller, Jhyimy.
Simple Pleasures Happen Here
16/03/2008
Holidaying in New South Wales, Bill Johnstone had a chance encounter with a men's community shed in Nambucca. He was struck by the potential a community shed might have in his own home town, the historic port town of Fremantle, Western Australia -- particularly as Fremantle's property boom has squeezed out many a backyard workshop.
Two years later, the Fremantle Men's Community Shed measures its success by an ever-increasing membership of guys who take pride in sharing their skills and passing them on to the wider Fremantle community.
Left: The Jook Joint Band.
Right: The Fremantle Men's Community Shed.
The Sycamore Tree
13/01/2008
Fiona was randomly and violently sexually assaulted at the age of seven; Helen was sexually abused by her father, and later her stepfather, from the age of three. Both are sick and tired of sleepless nights and living in fear, so have turned to the Sycamore Tree Project in an attempt to move on.
The Sycamore Tree Project is a faith based, restorative justice program where victims visit unrelated offenders in prison over a period of months to discuss crime and its ongoing effect on victims. Victims are given a platform to describe their pain, fear and loss. Offenders are encouraged to share their stories, to accept responsibility for their crime and to consider ways in which they might make restitution to their particular victims.
