Australian Study Circles Network

Fashioned after the successful poverty fighting efforts of the Horizons initiative in the nation’s northwest region, Turning the Tide on Poverty seeks to involve a wide range of community members in seeking a “place-based” solution to poverty grounded in local talents and concerns, and led by local voices. Beginning with a five-week Study Circles process, [...]

Australian Study Circles Network has created a study circle discussion guide, Building a Stronger Community, especially for our community. The Guide is not meant just for reading; it’s meant for you to use. Here’s the basic outline of the discussion sessions in this guide: Session 1 gives you a chance to talk about your connections [...]

The Issue Guide Exchange is a free, online resource available to anyone who is interested in broad-based, inclusive dialogue leading to community action. It is a place for people to share, create, and discuss dialogue materials. The Issue Guide Exchange was created and is maintained by Everyday Democracy. The Issue Guide Exchange, or IGX has [...]

The government of Bangladesh is committed to primary education and removal of illiteracy from the country. The government has taken up this commitment as a matter of constitutional obligation and has allocated a large amount of fund for the development of the primary education sector. There is a great deal of concern regarding the use [...]

Bangladesh has an age-old history of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The term “Alternative Dispute Resolution” or “ADR” is often used to describe a wide variety of dispute resolution mechanisms, which fall short of, or is alternative to, full-scale court proceedings. It is applied in different situations in different ways, both formally and informally.  

Issues of racism and race relations are critical in our country and in our communities. Today, a growing number of people are recognizing the importance of public dialogue as a critical step in making progress on those issues. This discussion guide is designed to help you engage in the kind of dialogue about racism and [...]

  Objectives for this study circle: • To build a unified group of diverse parents, teachers, and students that understand the challenges and benefits of a diverse school. • To create personal and group action steps that address racial and ethnic barriers to student achievement. • To encourage an environment in which racial and ethnic [...]

The Natural Step for Communities study circle is a program developed by Sustain Dane. The inspiration for this study circle came from the experience of Swedish eco-municipalities, communities that have successfully offered similar study circles as a tool for beginning education and community conversation related to sustainability community topics.

Today’s learning circle activity is an opportunity to actively participate with other members of the Australian community and for a short time reflect and comment on a series of questions which will help us to understand and appreciate what other Australian citizens consider when asked the question ‘What the Governance of Australia means to us‘.

From the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation