by Welcome Dinner Project | Feb 20, 2017 | News, Stories
Since 2014, hundreds of newly arrived and established Victorians have shared their homes, their food and their stories as part of the Welcome Dinner Project. On Sunday 12 February we ran a story sharing event where guests who had attended one or more Welcome...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Jan 15, 2017 | News, Stories
In the second half of 2016 we held three home Welcome Dinners and attended numerous festivals and workshops to raise awareness about the project. In the process we made some incredible connections: 10 June – Our work with Digital Storytellers began in June at...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Jan 15, 2017 | News, Stories
2017 brings with it many changes, including the resignation of our wonderful Queensland Welcome Dinner State Coordinator, Libby Blom, who has decided to step back a bit to spend more time with her growing family. Due to Libby’s leadership over the past 18...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 29, 2016 | News
All Welcome Dinners are lead by two trained facilitators to ensure the evening runs smoothly and that dinners are always in a safe and welcoming environment for all. We couldn’t host dinners without these special volunteers! This year we had new facilitators...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 29, 2016 | News, Stories
The Toowoomba chapter of the Welcome Dinner Project hit the ground running with the first home dinner on 19th March 2016. Toowoomba’s WDP Coordinators Emily and Darren worked tirelessly to ensure the inaugural Welcome Dinner was a huge success and a wonderful...
by Welcome Dinner Project | Dec 29, 2016 | News
In these turbulent times it is easy to feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in our world and the human bias toward aggression and destruction. In response to this the world needs movements dedicated to loving kindness and care of the earth for the generations to...
