Stories of Community Resilience

Yusra Metwally, shares her experience of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.

Content Advisory: Discussion of Eating Disorder / Disoredered Eating from 16 minutes. 

For help and support contact Butterfly Foundation Australia 1800 33 46 73 

Transcript Available Here. 

Produced by Aamon Sayed: Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews within a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

Aamon's latest creative project is Untold Stories - a photography series. To get involved follow Untold Stories on Instagram. 

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

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Arian and Moh discuss communication styles, and recall anecdotes and accounts of miscommunication that due to various barriers in language. 

Arian Eskandarinejad

Arian works as a volunteer at 3ZZZ for the Iranian program, presenting a movie review show. He arrived in Australia in 2017 and after studying at high-school and then University, he earned his bachelor's degree in IT. Aside from studying, he's been working in various sectors including restaurant, tutoring and retail and business assisting.

Produced by Moh Javin. Moh first arrived to Australia as an Asylum Seeker in 2012, previously working in Iran in the film industry as a set designer, actor and dubber. Moh is also a member of the 3ZZZ radio broadcasters, and enjoys radio presenting, theatre, acting and dubbing. 

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Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.

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Content Advisory: This episode discusses mental health, suicidal ideation, & isolation. 

For help & support contact:

Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 
Kids Helpline (for under 25s) 1800 55 1800 
Headspace Australia (non-crisis support) 1800 650 890. 

Thomas discusses with Christopher several barriers he faced on his educational journey, from learning difficulties to unfortunately experiencing social isolation amongst friendship groups. Thomas reflects on his experience, shares methods of building resilience and the importance of his faith, that lead him to successfully studying to become a teacher at university. 

Produced by Christopher who adds the following note: "I'm Christopher Vasilevski, 19 years old. Growing up in a Macedonian family, I was sheltered with love and amazing culture. Taking my faith seriously later in my teenage years I have, and continue to see the impact God has over my life, specifically in the media industry through podcasting, filming, etc..." 

You can follow Christopher on LinkedIn 

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Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

To share a story of resilience, contact Rebecca at [email protected]

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.

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Ahmed Sabra, artist and art-teacher, talks about his experiences of capturing images in regions of conflict and crises. Ahmed also discuss the challenges of pursuing of art as a career and as a means to make a living. 

About Ahmed 

Ahmad Sabra is a Lebanese Australian Muslim artist and an art teacher based in Naarm. His current art practice challenges the complex terrain of nationality, loyalty and faith. Ahmad offers his unique perspective on the world around him and the challenges he encounters daily in understanding a sense of place and belonging. He explores the life of Australian Muslims, tackling stereotypes and biased views that isolates this community as outsiders and highlighting trends in societal and political influences that is fueled through fear and panic. www.ahmadsabra.com.au

Produced by Aamon Sayed 

Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

Aamon's latest creative project is Untold Stories a photography series. To get involved follow Untold Stories on Instagram. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here. 

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

 

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

 

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Fadilah reflects on her experiences navigating life, study, and the industry of design & art as a woman of colour, and establishing herself as a digital artist over the past decade.  

About Fadilah: 

Fadilah is a Digital Artist based in Sydney, Australia and has been practicing her craft for over 10 years. Her work is a window into her experience as a female, muslim first-generation migrant living in suburban Australia. First and foremost, she is inspired by community. 

Her work explores the intersectionality of faith, culture and gender through a predominantly western lens. The emergence of the "third culture" is a recurring theme in her art as it explores the dichotomy of the East and West and how it has influenced her upbringing and her art.

She strives to use her work to give a voice to people in marginalised communities such as herself and many of her generation who share her experiences.

Website: fadilah.art
IG handle: @fadilahmah

Produced by Aamon Sayed 

Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

Aamon's latest creative project is Untold Stories a photography series. To get involved follow Untold Stories on Instagram. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here. 

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

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Peter and Aamon discuss the challenging and rewarding process of establishing a start-up business. Peter talks about the value of having mentors along the business journey, and how his strategic design consulting firm used a reframing approach to overcome business challenges during the pandemic. 

Transcript available here.

Mentioned in the episode: 

reframing a problem into a design solution 
The Hard Thing About Hard Things 

How I Built This 

About Peter:

Peter Gould leads a strategic design consulting firm based in Sydney, Dubai & Jakarta. Gould Studio advocates for Heart-Centered Design to create meaningful brands, cross-cultural understanding and transformative change.
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Over 20 years his engagements have included Apple, Google, United Nations, Greenpeace, Dubai Culture and a diverse portfolio from senior government projects to $300m start-ups.

He is a recipient of the Stanford Certificate of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and has lectured Design Thinking at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Peter’s personal journey has been a major influence on his creative vision for a globally-connected, like-hearted community.
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His contributions to design have resulted in international acclaim, including a major award from the UAE Vice-President.
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In 2020, Peter was appointed as an Australia for UNHCR Ambassador in recognition of his efforts supporting refugees.

At the intersection of design, spirituality & entrepreneurship, Peter aims to inspire a global heart-centered design movement for a bright, shared future.

You can follow Peter's projects 

LinkedIn

Instagram

Produced by Aamon Sayed 

Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

Aamon's latest creative project is Untold Stories a photography series. To get involved follow Untold Stories on Instagram. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here. 

To share your story, contact Rebecca at [email protected] 

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

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Musician, creative producer and film-enthusiast Sereen Omran also known as Sereen Sounds amassed a great following online for her talented musician skills with guitar and production work. On this episode, Sereen speaks with Aamon about navigating creative expression and the sometimes unpleasant interactions that can occur in online spaces, as well as the positive experiences that can help artistry. 

Transcript Available Here: 

Sereen's latest release is Honeybee ft. Moe Omran and you can follow all her creative projects here. 

Produced by Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here: 

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

 Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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Mahdi Gholami works as a volunteer at 3ZZZ 92.3fm for the Iranian Radio Program. Arriving to Australia in 2015, Mahdi studied IT whilst helping with his family business - first a restaurant, and then transforming into a transport company.

Mahdi now works as an IT technician, and enjoys helping people, not only with technology but also with navigating migration to Australia. This episode discusses changing careers, and field of study and how this was influenced by migration and the pandemic and the challenges of visas and migration processes. 

Produced by Moh Javin. Moh first arrived to Australia as an Asylum Seeker in 2012, previously working in Iran in the film industry as a set designer, actor and dubber.

Moh is also a member of the 3ZZZ broadcasters, and enjoys radio presenting, theatre, acting and dubbing. 

Transcript available here:

To share your story, email Rebecca at [email protected]

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

3ZZZ Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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Professional photographer Tom Toby recounts his story of creating a documentary photography project that evolved into capturing 114,000 portraits of the religious pilgrimage Karbala in Iraq. 

You can follow Tom's stunning array of photography work on Facebook and his via his portfolio Website. 

Transcript Available Here: 

Produced by Aamon Sayed. Aamon has worked within the Social Work sector since 2012. His work experience adds sensitivity to interviews to create them in a culturally safe setting. As a podcast producer, Aamon explores the human condition, and how to make the world a more positive place through his podcast series AddLOVE. 

For insightful conversation follow @aamon_basha and subscribe to the AddLove podcast here: 

To share your story, contact Rebecca at [email protected]

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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Angeline is a young person with a big heart, and strong passion for helping others in many different communities. Angeline currently studies Youth Work at RMIT, and spends her time volunteering with many community focused programs covering multicultural youth, homelessness and support for newly arrived people to Australia.

In 2020, deep into lockdown, Angeline was inspired by listening to a podcast series The Authentic Me podcast by Mel Yu that prompted self-reflection and prompted her to volunteer for a variety of causes.

Angeline says "I honestly feel truly blessed to live the life I do and my journey is just beginning. I have had the opportunity to meet the most amazing people through all the work I get to do and am really excited for the future."

Episode Transcript available here.

The Authentic Me: Hosted by Mel Yu: Living a life of service, finding your purpose & tackling homelessness | Roseanne Rofaeel | Ep 3

Christmas on Streets is a non-profit organization in Melbourne that works to help break the stigma of homelessness, with the phrase: 'Homeless,not hopeless'. 

UCan2 a partnership between the Centre for Multicultural Youth are looking for volunteers for their upcoming semester program. Register your interest here.

Produced by Rebecca Maakasa. 

Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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