Stories from the Field is a space for us to share our experiences of facilitation through storytelling. Through reflection we harvest and share the implications for us and our practice.

Held online. Bring your lunch and munch while you listen.

Format:

Each Stories From the Field focuses on a particular topic or aspect of our facilitation practice.

We invite in experienced practitioners from the field to share their stories - and others are invited to contribute and reflect as well. Held online

Stories from the Field are held online via zoom.

Topic of the month:

Each month we focus on a particular theme or topic within the arena of facilitation and/or collaborative leadership.

Who is this for?

Stories from the Field is open to anyone with an interest in facilitation and collaborative leadership - or the particular topic of the month.

Free event

Stories from the Field is a free online event.

Simply register to receive the zoom link.

A World BEYOND War Australia symposium (in association with the Victorian Quaker Centre) Monday 15 June 2026 from 9:00am-1:00pm AEST (find the time in your time zone) This event will be livestreamed. Please register on this page for the Zoom link.

Between the two periods of Taliban rule (roughly 2001–2021), Afghanistan saw a dense landscape of civil society initiatives around peacebuilding, women’s rights, and gender equality, led by Afghan NGOs, informal community groups, and international partners.

Afghans who fled after August 2021 have become key actors in keeping Afghan peace, social justice and gender equality struggles alive from exile, combining direct support to people inside Afghanistan with advocacy, movement-building and institution-building abroad.

This symposium, organised by World BEYOND War Australia (the Australian chapter of the international World BEYOND War movement), will explore a number of themes related to Afghans promoting peace and social justice in new lands.

We have three impressive keynote speakers:

• Dr. Mujib Abid, a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Initiative for Peacebuilding at the University of Melbourne, is an Afghan-Australian scholar of modern Afghan history, peace studies and political theory whose current work focuses on the Afghan diaspora in Australia.
• Efat Abulfazil, a peace advocate now living in Italy, has a long history of promoting mental health, gender equality, and nonviolence in communities affected by conflict and displacement. Efat is the founder of the Malika Soraa Foundation.
• Nemat Ahangosh, a peacebuilder, poet, and activist now living in the UK. Nemat is the founder of Stretch More, a UK registered charity dedicated to empowering disabled individuals in conflict zones and disaster-prone areas.

Join our webinar: Rooftop solar and battery negotiated for houses in Point Pearce Aboriginal community

First Nations, industry and government are invited to an inspiring webinar showcasing what’s possible when First Nations communities lead their own energy future.

The Point Pearce Aboriginal Community in South Australia has successfully negotiated a rooftop solar and battery solution for households in their community and they want to share how they did it.

Led by Narungga man and Network PowerMaker Eddie Newchurch, Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation worked with local electricity retailer AGL to develop a plan for installing 6 - 7 kilowatts of rooftop solar and a 10-kilowatt-hour battery to around 40 households by mid-2026.

The result? Once installed, more affordable energy bills, with estimated electricity cost savings of $1,000 - $2,000 per household per year.

Webinar details

Date: Thursday 16 April 2026 Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (ACST - SA time) Platform: Zoom Webinar (link provided upon registration)

Speakers

Eddie Newchurch, Chairperson, Point Pearce Aboriginal Community David Russell, Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement (SA & QLD), AGL

This webinar is open to First Nations people and communities, industry and government, and anyone who wants to understand how community-led negotiation with local energy utilities can deliver affordable, reliable clean energy for mob.