Seven years ago, I stood in this very room on a similar stage at the Triennial and International Settlement Conference. I was there to share about the launch of Welcoming Cities and…
The Stories We Prefer To Tell
Speech delivered on 28 October, by Aleem Ali, at a QUT Faculty of Creative Industries,…
Learning to Walk Behind
”We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for…
Number Five, I’m Alive
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since I resolved to overhaul my…
A Vote for Belonging
It’s easy to vote in self-interest, but what might it look like to vote in…
It Takes a Child to Raise a Village
Kids Can Be Entrepreneurs: do’s and don’ts of engaging children in social enterprise
Shifting Power in Practice
Organisations all over the world are engaging in a long overdue self-analysis and reflection of…
Undone
I am undone by I.The I of ideologythat pits itself against the other.Believing it is…
Three years & counting
Three years ago, I was not in a great place. My veneer said otherwise, but the black dog was nipping at my heels.
First things first: effective leadership in local government
Effective leaders should pose and seek to answer the question “who do we want to…
How Will We Continue?
It’s now seven weeks since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. We are all grappling…
2020: My Year of Hands Open
“Generous leaders are servant leaders. They always come with open hands and an open heart.”
Two years of exercise & better eating
Yesterday marked 2 years of consistent exercise and better eating, and I’m starting to reap the benefits.
New Power, Old Church
Shared with the FOUND community on February 3, 2019
More Evidence, Less Alarm
Advancing the work of welcoming and inclusion in 2019 In our line of work, misinformation…
On Ramadan, Reconciliation and Being Right
I recently attended a local Iftar dinner at which close to 400 people participated in…
Farewell Facebook. I’m Opting Out, For Good.
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Facebook for many years. On occasion, I’ve deactivated my…
Maybe
maybe there is life for us after death maybe our final breath is just that…
There’s a crack, a crack in everything
This time last year I suggested that a new world is on her way. I…
Welcome to the Age of Choose Your Own Theology
In my pre-teen years, I was an avid consumer of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure‘ novels.…