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Category Archives: Isolation
THX 4 THE MEMORIES – Avonside photographic exhibition now online.
The 22nd of August 2013 was the official opening of the Avonside photography project Thx 4 the Memories exhibited along Worcester Street. It consisted of photographs of Avonside people by Bridgit Anderson and Tim Veling along with snippets of their … Continue reading
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CCC – Communications audit
You may recall there have been concerns about the quality of communications within the Council, and between the Council and various agencies, groups, and communities. The Council is seeking feedback as part of it’s audit of how well it has communicated. … Continue reading
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Earthquake seminars – Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC)
The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre and the University of Canterbury have joined together to offer free earthquake seminars. The seminars will provide an opportunity to: Learn strategies to manage uncertainties and challenges Develop skills to enhance and support … Continue reading
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CERA video: Your Health – Advice from the experts
Over the weekend CERA ran a programme, Your Health – Advice from the experts, on Maori TV. For 29 minutes a panel discussion led by Roger Sutton covered: how the health system is managing with damaged resources the impact of the … Continue reading
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The problems that plague us: Japan and Christchurch
The following is a quote about Japan from Annelise Riles, a professor of Law in Far East Legal Studies and a professor of Anthropology at Cornell University. “Sadly, the recovery is plagued by a number of serious political problems.” “They include … Continue reading
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CCC Inflexibility a Disaster for Quake Hit Avonside
Sam Johnston of the Student Volunteer Army and the Farmy Army’s John Hartnell have stated that the inflexible attitude of Christchurch City Council staff got in the way of volunteers wanting to help quake damaged communities. Our resident’s group had … Continue reading
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Fun day at Holy Trinity
A bit of early warning. Holy Trinity Avonside is organising a fun day for Sunday, March the 18th. Running from 2-4 pm everything is free and aimed at being just fun. Check out the flyer below.
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Addington Action – newsletter
One of the best organised of community groups, Addington Action, have put out another newsletter. It is very good example of a community supporting itself. The newsletter: Hi people Addington Action is a working committee made up of a resident from each street, … Continue reading
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Support availability for the holiday period
During the Christmas shut-down period some support services will still be available if required. The following is from the CERA web site, and a list of support services is available here. Canterbury Support Line The Canterbury Support Line for services such as … Continue reading
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Is this depression?
The Ministry of Health have a website called Depression. Featuring John Kirwan, the website is designed to help people analyse how they feel and what they are going through, and determine if they are experiencing depression. From the website: Most people … Continue reading
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