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Check out our newest episode, "The Unique Journey of a Disability Advocate," where our student with Soulgen Nora is interviewing Nidhi Shekaran about her experience as a disability advocate and volunteer. Nidhi talks about her own disabilities, challenges, strengths, passions, learnings, and dreams. Nidhi also highlights systemic issues and barriers for people, especially women, with disabilities...

This is a podcast about the importance of community as the safety net when it comes to mental health and suicide. It is inspired by a traumatic incident in a public setting that Dimitrios recently offered Critical Incident Consultancy for and it quotes an article in the news. It discuss first response, vicarious trauma, grief cycle, best practice, deeper conversations and community mobilising when...

This is a podcast episode with Richard Holmes, KCA passionate community builder, educator and sector leader in the UK about Asset Based Community Development and how to build compassionate, connected and inclusive communities and workplaces. Enter in contact for more info via info@soul-gen.com.au and stay tunned for part 2

This is a new series of podcasts with a special guest Ojok Ojello who following academic studies and work in various NGO and policy bodies, returned to his destroyed village and transformed it to a green town through community development, social enterprise and education! In this episode 3, we delve into how Ojok rediscovered and mobilzed a cultural asset in his village, the shea tree to launch a...

This is a new series of podcasts with a special guest Ojok Ojello who following academic studies and work in various NGO and policy bodies, returned to his destroyed village and transformed it to a green town through community development, social enterprise and education! In this episode 2, we delve into Ojok's work with his community, how he harnessed local assets to create opportunities, how he...

This is a new series of podcasts with a special guest Ojok Ojello who following academic studies and work in various NGO and policy bodies, returned to his destroyed village and transformed it to a green town through community development, social enterprise and education! In this episode 1, we delve into Ojok's past and childhood experiences that ignited his passion for social justice, his quest f...

Welcome to a special edition podcast episode for our show The PoWEr of CommUNITY! In today's episode "19 Care Homes & a Moon Boot" our guest host Bernie Garamvolgyi is interviewing our special guest Gemma Clarke, international award winning photographer, PR specialist, community builder, storyteller and all around an amazing human being. We hope you enjoy and get inspired by Bernie and Gemma's sou...

Many times doing community development work is an act of balance. Trying to understand others, ourselves, what makes people click, our gifts, their special strengths... finding creative ways to bring change, empowering others while showing evidence and outcomes... finding meaning, navigating conflict, giving and receiving... in my journey to find balance, I have found art a very loyal companion. H...

In this podcast series, we are taking a deep dive into place based approaches and community development. In episode 2 Dimitrios is exploring with David: The link between place based approaches and community development? How can CD and similar workers in the community can benefit by understanding better PBA? How can people and organisations involved in placemaking learn more about community develop...

What will it take for our collective spirit to revive?

In this podcast series, we are taking a deep dive into place based approaches and community development. In episode 1 Dimitrios is exploring with David: How can we better understand place? What are the metaphors we can use to think about place? The importance of mindset when it comes to place based approaches and engaging the community and examples of place based initiatives. Enjoy listening to th...

This is another podcast episode for the co-creative series The Power of Community with your Host Dimitrios Papalexis from Soulgen and special guests and collaborators. You submit a question about youth or community development, we co-create an answer. Our question for today's episode, submited by Andra Louie is the following: How individuals, citizens in our community can work with organisations i...

Bliss Browne is the Founder and President of Imagine Chicago, the movement that remagined Chicago and the world! In this episode Dimitrios is interviewing Bliss about her connection to Australia and the story of a hope rock travelling from an indigenous community of Australia to Chicago and then to Greece inspiring civic faith and action. Bliss also reveals her plans for the future. This is a must...

Tune in for a very inspiring podcast episode with our next guest speaker Teodora Demetra Radulescu all the way from Switcherland Europe. Teodora is part of the global ecovillages movement and she has left no stone unturned when it comes to ecovillages in Europe. A digital nomad, creative practitioner space holder, Teodora is passionate about building resilient communities, ecovillages, climate gri...

Tune in for our new podcast series All things Youth and Community Development with Dimitrios and his special guest Cosmin Luca. In this episode 3, Dimitrios and Cosmin embark on a genuine conversation about the path of a changemaker, social entrepreneurship, impact of technology and glimpses of dystopia. About our guest: Cosmin is a young person, passionate about youth and community development. B...

Bliss Browne is the Founder and President of Imagine Chicago, the movement that remagined Chicago and the world! In this episode Dimitrios is interviewing Bliss about her journey quitting her corporate job to go on a treasure hunt at the margins of community and discover an abundance of blessings; how the Imagine Chicago movement changed her city and the world. This is a must listen episode for al...

Tune in for a very inspiring podcast episode with our next guest speaker Teodora Demetra Radulescu all the way from Switzerland Europe. Teodora is part of the global ecovillages movement and she has left no stone unturned when it comes to ecovillages in Europe. A digital nomad, creative practitioner space holder, Teodora is passionate about building resilient communities, ecovillages, climate grie...

Tune in for our new podcast series All things Youth and Community Development with Dimitrios and his special guest Cosmin Luca. In this episode, Dimitrios and Cosmin embark on a genuine conversation about youth mental health and barriers for young people to access, safe spaces vs brave spaces, trauma and what a good methodology for youth and community development looks like. About our guest: Cosmi...

Bliss Browne is the Founder and President of Imagine Chicago, the movement that remagined Chicago and the world! In this episode Dimitrios is interviewing Bliss about the idea behind the movement, how it all began, a powerful youth-led intergenerational inquiry and how Bliss's brave spirit dealt with opposition and design constraints. This is a must listen episode for all community workers, practi...

Tune in for our new podcast series All things Youth and Community Development with Dimitrios and his special guest Cosmin Luca. In this episode, Dimitrios and Cosmin embark on a genuine conversation about the impact of covid for youth and community development, CD and online delivery, youth advisory groups, genuine participation, Zoomers for Change, youth consultations and the importance of a good...

This is another co-creative podcast episode for the Power of Community show. Your host Dimitrios Papalexis explores "answers " to two amazing questions submited by Roydon NG: How do we best manage tensions in community development when it comes to unifying people around a central aim and shared interest BY fostering a nnew community identity vs REFORMING existing norms and status quos? and Nicole...

What's the buzz with codesign? What value does it hold? How is it different from community development? Whats an example of good codesign? Thank you for tuning in for this co-creative podcast about codesign, its value and the difference with community development. Shout out to Hannah for contributing such an amazing question that fueled a lot of thinking and insights for me and hopefully for you t...

To any of my fellow youth or community enthusiasts out there: Im creating a new series of co-creative podcasts for my podcast show: The PoWEr of CommUNITY. I would appreciate if you could send me a question or two about youth or community development via this link? https://anchor.fm/dimitrios-papalexis/message I'm going to harvest those questions and use them to create new podcasts. Thank you so m...

Enjoy our brand new podcast episode: "The Power of Being Different" part 2 with our guest Naj Sbei joining Dimitrios for an exploration of her journey coming to Australia to pursue a better life. Who is Najla? Why challenges did she have to overcome to come to Australia? Dark nights of the soul... How does she sees herself and her identity? What helped her to accept herself and her journey? Some w...

Enjoy our brand new podcast episode: "The Power of Being Different" with our guest Naj Sbei joining Dimitrios for an exploration of her journey leaving her country to pursue a better life.  Who is Najla?  Why did she leave her country?  What sacrifices, struggles and challenges she had to face on her journey? What happened when she decided to trust her own inner voice and intuition? Dealing with c...