I’m entering my 11th year at La Trobe University, and I’m halfway through a PhD. 2021 also marks my 11th year of living with an invisible illness. My illness, multiple chemical sensitivities, impedes my access to most buildings, though the implementation of a Learning Access Plan (LAP) devised by the AccessAbility Hub (formerly Equity and[…]
I have had the good fortune of living with the Orang Asli, Malaysia’s Aborigines, who are renowned as forest Indigenes. They are remarkable storytellers and from them, I learned that telling a good story is an effective way of conveying one’s thoughts or ideas. As humans, we are hardwired to communicate through stories. A[…]
DEEP Germany, also known as DEEP Deutschland e.V., kicked off a new project called DEEP Events in January 2021. The aim of DEEP Events is to create a place to come together to share ideas, skills and information through platforms like Zoom (for now…) and includes workshops, discussions and interviews with guests from a wide[…]
27 January 2021 @18:00 CET (7-week yoga course every Wednesday) Facilitator: Lini Westerman “Yoga4Peace” Register here: https://forms.gle/QX2nKfB6CQjbTGyE6
Hello Deepsters, It’s been a while. I hope everyone is healthy and in a good place. The new year is underway and DEEP Germany is excited to share with you our new project, DEEP Events, including DEEP Yoga, DEEP Talks and other future formats. Under the umbrella of Peace and Conflict Studies, DEEP Events aims[…]
The DEEP Network is pleased to announce that Ikfina Maufuriyah, who has set up a DEEP circle in Jepara, Indonesia, has been successful in securing a grant from the Australia Award Indonesia to support her circle’s project entitled “Raising awareness of the importance of dyslexia early detection and early intervention among parents and teachers in[…]
In the past few weeks, the Global Coordinating Circle deliberated on a proposal to improve DEEP’s organizational structure in order to harness more effectively the incredible talent and expertise in our network, to enhance inclusiveness and transnational collaborations, and to share coordinating responsibilities in a more equitable and efficient way, among other things. A distinctive[…]
The Feminists and Degrowth Alliance (FADA) produced an important statement on the Covid 19 Pandemic. One of the forty FADA members that authored this document is Marisol Bock, a member of the DEEP Global Coordinating Circle. Marisol is currently writing her doctoral thesis on feminisms and degrowth in the Peace Studies Program at Jaume I[…]