With the generous support of philanthropic donors, we actually made the film!
Like My Brother premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival, following on with screenings at Cinefest Oz (WA), Darwin International Film Festival and a screening at the Garma Festival in NT and in cinemas around Australia in from 17 October 2024.
BUT, our work is not yet finished!
As part of our education impact outreach strategy, we are collaborating with Cool.org, founded by Jason Kimberley, to develop a suite of 10 lessons aligned with the current English curriculum for Year 9 and Year 10 students. These lessons aim to bridge gaps, open minds, and spark conversations that will resonate both today and in the future.
Cool.org has a remarkable reach with access to 175,000 teachers across the country. Teachers play a pivotal role in student learning, yet they often need support to provide high-quality, meaningful education to all students, regardless of geographical or socio-economic barriers.
Thanks to current funding, we’ve been able to develop and launch the first three lessons, which delve into the realities of life in remote Indigenous communities and the challenges of access and equity. Our goal is to expand this to a full set of 10 modules by the end of 2024.
175,000 teachers across the country will be able to access the education resources via the Cool.org website. https://cool.org/like-my-brother-education-resources
Teachers play a pivotal role in student learning, yet they often need support to provide high-quality, meaningful education to all students, regardless of geographical or socio-economic barriers. We will provide those resources.
We are excited to launch PanGaia Project in partnership with collaborative partners with a vision to create one of the largest rewilding projects on the planet, right here in Australia with our Indigenous partners.
Rewilding outback Australia to its original savannah is a holistic and collaborative endeavour. By combining traditional knowledge, scientific research, community engagement and sustainable practices, we can start to restore this vast, unique ecosystem. Our pioneering approach combines new tools and technologies with nature-based solutions with Indigenous principles to help dying lands flourish again.
We are living in a time of extreme weather events with urgent action required for audacious, large-scale solutions to mitigate climate change and environmental catastrophes.
Over 52 million hectares of Australia are degraded, costing the nation $224 billion in lost productive capacity. Nearly 50% of Australia’s forest cover has been cleared in the last two centuries and we have the worst mammal extinction rate in the world.
Australia has a unique opportunity to be a global leader in rehabilitating degraded lands, sequestering CO2 both in the soil and in the biomass on a scale that dwarfs any current sequestration methodology and will do so based on real verifiable data, not guesses from a computer model. Ultimately, the automation of the simplest ecological process has the potential to have the most profound and positive effect on mitigating the effects of climate change while restoring the country.
FLOW is seeking funding to carry out a pilot program to test that automating bioturbation using Mars style rovers, historically done by now extinct marsupials, has a positive effect on soil health. We are not researching the rover but the ecosystem services provided by the missing fauna. The pilot will provide evidence that doesn’t currently exist.
Josh Wilson MP spoke to Parliament on the Nature Repair Bill and called for new, rigorous, urgent and in many ways, uncompromising efforts to protect Australia’s environment and remarkable, but endangered biodiversity.
Everyone benefits from rewilding.
For the Love of Wildlife (FLOW) has spearheaded several international campaigns to combat wildlife extinction and promote ethical conservation practices. Our collaborative efforts with governments, NGOs, tourism and global conservation networks have amplified the impact of our work, fostering cross-border cooperation in the preservation of wildlife.
Our Mission
To stay immobilised and silent whilst our natural world is under siege is a crime against nature. It seems that humans have lost their connection to the environment and the planet. If we’re to change the demise we have to be courageous to face ourselves, get real about what is happening and act from a place of deep compassion. It is no longer acceptable to “turn a blind eye”…we are all in this together and it’s our job to make a change, however small.
Our Aim
It is our vision to raise Australia’s presence to not only step up, but lead the world when it comes to our relationship with animals and wildlife.
Through leading the human animal relationship we can inspire the planet to live harmoniously, respectfully and in unity with all living beings.
Enrise is an Australian Registered Charity established in 2020 and delivering technology based supported education programs to Indigenous, vulnerable and at-risk children and youth.
We do this through our strong partnerships and collaborations, improving life outcomes and creating better futures by delivering critical education support and digital device donations for our most vulnerable children and youth.
Enrise understands that education is the most powerful tool we have to combat disadvantage and poverty.
Programs include ongoing online tutoring delivered by qualified teachers and tutors through regular sessions. Enrise also donates devices free of charge to enable online learning.
Enrise integrates emerging technologies, supporting vulnerable and at risk children on their individual challenges.
Our vision is to harness potential and close the gap, providing better and brighter futures through our supported programs.
Our remote tutoring programs are designed to educate, engage and empower those who experience difficulty obtaining learning support; tackling one of the the most fundamental social problems experienced by our youngest living in remote and rural communities. Through our intensive, individualised and targeted tutoring we see decreased anxiety and increased confidence, improved academic results, higher school attendance and an overall positive impact on mental well-being and self-worth.
Many children in Australia are unable to learn remotely due to the affordability of devices and lack of access to obtain one. This became particularly apparent during 2020 when COVID-19 exacerbated the digital divide that exists. Our projects donates refurbished, pre-loved devices to children in need.
This project will provide ongoing tutoring for Indigenous children who are in the OOHC (Out of Home Care) sector. It will also provide free devices to these children if required.
The funding will be directed directly to providing weekly, ongoing the tutoring sessions and refurbished computers (if required) to Indigenous and vulnerable children, delivered by qualified Teachers and Tutors.
By providing the tutoring services, we see the empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and teens, allowing them to achieve their full academic potential and pursue better future opportunities and life outcomes.
The Gymea Bay Public School Parents and Citizens Association is a proactive non-profit supporting our local primary school. We prioritize student well-being, advocacy, educational enhancement, parental involvement, cultural enrichment, and school facility enhancement. Our 14-member committee, backed by over 100 volunteers, collaborates closely with school staff and student representatives. Current initiatives include uniform support, inclusion and diversity programs, well-being programs, neuro-diversity awareness, ethics education, book clubs, health education, after hours care, community events, and fundraisers.
We’re excited to establish a yarning circle to create a space for students to gather, converse, share, and listen without interruption or judgment. Our goal is to embrace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural values, create a supportive peer environment, and instil healthy mental habits while enhancing communication, emotional regulation, and personal development skills.
We aim to enhance cultural connection, promote storytelling and sharing, strengthen ties to the land, facilitate healing and support, fortify school community bonds, offer alternatives for conflict resolution, empower the student body, and bolster resilience and communication abilities.
Including the Yarning Circle within our school facilities and programs will foster cultural identification among our 17 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, promote cultural integration, and pass on traditional practices to our wider community.
We plan to partner with Phoenix Community Project Inc., who will provide garden implementation services through their supported employment garden services, offering learning opportunities to neurodivergent youth in both gardening and cultural aspects.