International Social Work Day 21 March 2023
#World #Social #Work #Day takes place on 21 March 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Respecting #diversity through joint social action’. It stems from the People’s #Charter for a #New #Eco #Social #World and recognises that change happens locally through our diverse leaderful communities. #WSWD2023 provides an #opportunity to #acknowledge how #communities can make #powerful #actions that lead to #inclusive social transformation. There are now many examples on the #IFSW website that highlight social work’s role in working with communities in…
Making New Connections
#Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange is delighted to establish a #new #connection to #promote and #sell the #beautiful things we make in our #workshops. We have just agreed an order of 50 #pens to be sold to #Northeast #Arc is a non-profit north of #Boston, MA that supports over 15,000 people with #disabilities or #autism each year. They have recently opened up a #gift #store, #parcels, that #exclusively sells items made by, or through #businesses owned by #people with disabilities or…
Halloween, All Saints, All Souls
#October 31st was an old #Celtic #festival, known as #Samhain. It was also the beginning of the #New #Year and marked the transition from summer’s end to the beginning of a long, unpredictable winter that could bring hunger and hardship. This time between years was a time of transition. Even the usual stable boundaries between the Other World and our Human World were more open on this day and the spirits of the dead could roam on earth, along with…
