Australia/South Pacific

ccd.net is an internet resource for communities, artists and organisations working in the field of community cultural development. Its assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, and by the South Australian Government through Arts SA.

The guide is the summary of the author's work in Australia over 6 months consulting more than 30 Community Cultural Development workers, young people, youth workers, counsellors, teachers, academics and advocates in order to develop a framework for good practice when working with young people from a refugee background.

A review of the CCD's (Community Cultural Development) work, including project examples and application tips. Chapters: What is Community Cultural Development, Project Examples (communities employing artists, artists engaging with communities, individual activity, recent strategic initiatives), Community Cultural Development Board Support (project grant categories, infrastructure grant categories, Ros Bower Award), Application Tips, Resources.

hands up! and be counted looks at some of the projects funded by the Community Cultural Development Board that have been produced by communities with migrant or refugee backgrounds. The 'how to apply' section is a simple outline of the steps involved in developing a proposal and applying for project funding.

A collection of case studies and a general discussion of the role of art in the lives of disadvantaged youth, also arguing for the powerfulness of the participants work.

A follow up to the 'Risking Art - Art For Survival' publication, focusing on the work of the Artful Dodgers Studio in Australia, dealing with marginalised and disadvantaged youth and what the studio has offered them in developmental and creative terms.

A Book of Strategies (Nationwide Informance Tour on Violence Against Women in the Family). Philippine Educational Theater Association members go on a nationwide tour of “Tumawag kay Libby Manaoag,” and meet various women from government and non-government organizations and the community folk who share what they’ve been doing to avert domestic violence.

In educational contexts language is the most important means of communication. This base is not very often questioned. But language does have dramatic effects on how you work with a group. This became obvious in the multilingual setting of the International Network Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance. The insight underlined the experiences of the 10 Network members in Brazil, Chile, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa and the USA. This is why the Network decided to develop, compile and test activities that can be used by facilitators to make people aware of the impact of language. The activities show how closely related language is to such fundamental questions as culture, identity and power structure. By tracing these links, facilitators can make the essential connection between language and human rights, tolerance and democracy. The manual also presents insights into the situation of language and power in the institutions of the member countries and suggests sample workshops for using the material. (also available in Dutch)

Library: PETA library houses an extensive collection of books and other reading materials on Philippine, world and Asian theater and literature. Library hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-Frid. Archives: PETA has accumulated a wealth of experience and opens its body of work (publications, playscripts, production books and video tapes) to local and international students, researchers, scholars and artists