Stories
Valerie’s Story: Now I can say, “Wow, I’m great as a migrant!”
12 Days of life-changing stories from The Welcome Dinner Project... This Christmas season, we wanted to look back on the past 5 years of The Welcome Dinner Project and reflect on how much it has grown and impacted people's lives. From small...
WDP Victoria Retreat Reflections
Retreat Reflection by James Seow I had some time to reflect on the volunteers' retreat we attended last weekend and feel compelled to share my thoughts with you. 🙂 It's heartwarming and reassuring to see volunteers and staff - people in my community - so passionate,...
How businesses can thrive
Thrivability in Business workshop -Â Melbourne University's Thrive Research Hub, August 2017 Written by James Seow I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Thrivability in Business workshop organised by Melbourne University's Thrive Research Hub in August 2017....
Join in the fun this month with #WelcomeYourWay
You may have seen that The Welcome Dinner Project team have been busy bees on our social media channels lately. This is because, on November 1st, we launched our campaign with a difference! We took on your advice from our previous crowd-funding campaigns and decided...
Unlocking the power of your neighbourhood – a Jim Diers workshop
 By Michelle Kiernan - Welcome Dinner Project Victoria South East Hub Member One of the best things about volunteering with the Welcome Dinner Project is the opportunities for professional development. I was fortunate enough to avail of one of these opportunities...
U Lab: Leading From the Emerging Future
  Reflections on being a U Lab learner by Wafaa Beaini - Welcome Dinner Project Victoria South East Hub Member Wafaa is currently part of a small group of WDP Victoria volunteers who are learning about Otto Scharmer's Theory U as part of the 2017 MOOC U Lab. What...
Learning how to deal with challenging encounters
By Amir and Saya – Welcome Dinner Project facilitators in Victoria As Welcome Dinner Project facilitators, we all have a keen interest in learning and honing skills for wonderful events. We are well looked after, with a calendar of interesting and valuable training...
Welcome Dinners are building an Economy of Trust!
Welcome Dinners are free to attend but we are still tapping into the local economy, not the one based on consumption but rather one based on sharing - the economy of community, where the exchange is in the form of goodwill and trust. Last week, two of us from the...
Having brave conversations around the dinner table
By Rachel Clark Every season, Welcome Dinner Project volunteers gather for a free ‘professional development’ training session. The aim of these trainings is to give us the knowledge, skills and questions to go deeper in serving the vision and values of the Welcome...
Community Welcome Dinner in Eastlakes, Sydney
On Friday 2nd of June, a Community Welcome Dinner was hosted at Eastlakes Community Centre in Sydney. 90 people came along to share food and stories. On the day before, eventbrite tickets were all gone and everyone was quite excited about preparing the food they will...
