Founding History of Social Transforming Action |
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From Antiquity (1000s of years) The Natural Nurturer Tradition Nurturing social cohesion; caring for and respecting others and all life INMA (in/of/from the mother) |
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Nurturer networks within and between villages and along and between Clan lines – Pacific East Asia Australasia Region |
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Dr Neville Yeomans founding Fraser House Therapeutic Community, Sydney Evolving community networking Processes 1959-68 |
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1950s Percival A Yeomans Evolving of Keyline with sons Neville, Allan and Ken for Water Harvesting & New Soil Generation |
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Evolving Natural Nurturer Networks In Pacific East Asia Region 1950s to Now |
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La Parouse Indigenous Networks Linking up East Coast Australia 1960’s |
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Gatherings and Networking 1968 – 2008 (estimated attendances)
Watsons Bay 2,500 Paddington 1,300 Centennial Park 15,000 Campbelltown 520 Aquarius 10000 ConFest Bredbo 12,000 Cooktown 2,500 ConFest Cotter 15,300 Mt Oak 15,000
Continually till now |
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Small Therapeutic Community Houses Mackay Townsville Cairns Atherton Tablelands Darwin
Links to Fraser House & Petford Community Farm |
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Gatherings of the Natural Nurturer Networks Along East Coast Australia 1970 Onwards:
Armidale NSW - 1970-1972 Grafton NSW - 1973 Alice Springs - 1973 Katherine - 1973 1973 onwards - Indigenous Networks emerging across Australia Top End 1977 - Cooktown Arts Festival Gathering
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Re-invigorating Well-being Networking around Sydney During 1980’s Documenting Oral History of the Natural Nurturer networking; engages in Action Research and involved in enabling all associated gatherings from 1985.
1988-89 Healing Sunday Gatherings in Bondi Junction |
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International Natural Nurturer Networking
Linking up Indigenous Natural Nurturers through Pacific East Asia Linking through UNPO Linking through UN Indigenous Working Groups Informal Networks spreading through the Region Gatherings - Small Minorities in China |
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International Gatherings in the Top End
Developing Aboriginal and Islander Therapeutic Communities Gathering 1992 Tinaroo Relational Mediation Gathering 1993 UN Funded Small Island Coastal & Estuarine Gathering 1994 (Pre-Conference to UN Small Island Conference in the Caribbean) Star of the Oceans Gathering 1994 Small Island Anniversary Gatherings 1998-2001
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1974 On Global Reform – The Next 350 Years Three-stage transition process (T1-T3) (where T1, T2, and T3 signify three transition processes): Tl = Consciousness-raising in national Arenas T2 = Mobilization in Transnational Arenas T3 = Transformation in Global Arenas
Co-existing with later T1 activity is a relatively brief consciousness raising program with the more reformist humanitarian members of the national community, i.e. largely based on self-selected members of the helping and caring professions plus equivalent other volunteers. However their consciousness raising is mainly aimed at realizing the supportive and protective role they can play nationally, in guaranteeing the survival of the Inma beyond their own lifetimes, rather than trying to persuade them actually to join it by migration (1974) |
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2002 UN Study Group in Thailand commences Action Research on Grassroots Natural Nurturer Networks 2003 UN-Inma person appointed by UN as consultant to evolve a Rapid Response capacity in the Pacific SE Asia providing Psychosocial Support following Large Scale Emergencies 2003-2005 Psychnet formed as a Psychosocial Support Network through eleven countries in the Region with its secretariat at Philippines University, Quezon City. 2005 Eleven-Country Gathering in Tagaytay in the Philippines. 2005 Field Trip to Post Conflict Context in Pikit and Takipan in Mindanao, Philippines |
T2 Mobilizing Transnationals – Visits to ConFest & Follow-on
1994: Marj Lesina - Aboriginal – Hosted 1994 Small Island Gathering 1994: Cecilia Davern – PNG Islander – Hosted Star of the Seas Gathering 1995: Alex Dawia, Bougainville Islander – Small Island Aniv Gatherings 1995: Michael Laimo - Bougainville Islander – Small Island Aniv Gathering 1995:Chris Nero Bougainville Islander – Small Island Aniv Gathering 1996: Aboriginal women around Australia invited to ConFest – Grp attend 1998: Geof Guest – Aboriginal – Petford Gathering 2003: Chan To – Cambodian – Planning Ankor Wat Gathering 2005: Violeta Bautista – Philippino – Tagatay & Manilla Gatherings 2005: Marco Puzin – Philippino – Takipan & Pikit Gatherings (Mindanao) DTE Visits:1994: DTE funds 3 members experienced in site set up to visit Atherton 1996: Visit by Raitaku – Bougainville Islander – Linking to DTE 1996: DTE people visit Aboriginal Elder NSW who Links through SE Asia |