2016
Presence in September Festival
A Casa Cultura stall to showcase the projects and initiatives of the organization and to run a participative activity exploring the key identity concepts and stereotypes associated with Latin America.
2016
Meet-Up 3: Adaptive Leadership
Adaptive Leadership, a practical leadership framework that helps individuals and organizations adapt and thrive in challenging environments, with a focus on new and emerging communities, which Casa Cultura is a good example. Guest speaker: Saya Lorback, coordinator of Community Programs at Leadership Victoria.
2016
Meet-Up 2: Mentorship
The second in the meet-up series, an informal gathering aimed at networking, sharing projects and ideas, kicking off collaborations and finding support in the community. This edition’s topic was artistic mentoring, why it is important and relevant and how to find it, with the participation of Tony Yap and Kathleen Read more…
2016
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A collaborative creative development program run by Claudia Escobar at the Newlands Community House with children aged 5 to 9, exploring child labour through theater. Children deal with life situations through game, but it is hard to be playful in the kind of work that deprives them from their childhood.
2016
Meet-Up 1: Social Media
The first of a series of informal community events that aim to connect people with common interests, sharing knowledge and know-how with short presentations on specific subjects, opening discussion and the exchange of ideas. The topic presented in this first event was an introduction to web marketing and Social Media Read more…
2015
2015 EOY Party with PeaceMeals
An informal gathering to celebrate a year of vibrant activity in partnership with PeaceMeals, an organization which aims to break down barriers to racial integration by nurturing the interaction of refugees, new arrivals, “minority communities” and locals in a socially cohesive Australia, with whom Casa Cultura often collaborates.
2015
Encuentro No. 3: The one among the many
An afternoon of poetry, short story, spoken word and theatre exploring themes of search and loneliness, urban magnetism and citadine anarchy, beauty and insanity.
2015
Interactive Dance Workshops at the Coburg Carnivale
A 3-part performance and interactive workshop, demonstrating and teaching the basics of traditional couples dances from different regions of Latin America, including Cueca (Chile), Merengue (Dominican Republic) and Forro (Brazil). This workshop highlighted the significance of couples dancing as a vehicle for social connectivity and a mechanism of engaging and Read more…
2015
Encuentro No. 2: A three-fold musical collaboration
Casa Cultura’s second encounter, which focused on music and was the first activity developed independently by a group of members of the organization. The evening included a showcase of emerging talent, the debut of three songs inspired by the stories of three Latin Americans living in Australia (in collaboration with Read more…
2015
Encuentro No. 1: Music, Politics and Passion
A Personal Latin American Journey by Dr. Phil West. An interactive presentation using music, photographs, personal anecdotes and historical narrative to describe a fascinating personal journey of study, travel, love and being a witness to war, poverty, struggle and hope over 25 years in Central and South America.