Help In Trying Times

I think we can all agree that the news has been rubbish all round locally, interstate and globally. Not going to lie, my guts are feeling well and truly kicked and agree with everyone saying it's ok to feel all the feelings.

For me, my thoughts always switch to 'help' mode in these situations. It's the 'glass half full' mode that can either be useful or annoying as hell. Hopefully it's the former. Anyway, I've been doing my search to find ways to help us, our local communities and global compadres and this is what I've gathered. I hope it helps.

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PERSONAL

𝑴𝒐𝒕𝑯𝒔 π‘ͺ𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒆 / π‘Ίπ’•π’Šπ’•π’„π’‰ / π‘Ύπ’Šπ’π’† / π‘©π’‚π’ƒπ’š / π‘·π’“π’†π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’• / π‘Άπ’π’π’Šπ’π’† '𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒔'

This is my way of jazzing up the old online catch up. I thought a Shed would sound more interesting (maybe...?). To be fair it is the people you meet in the shed that will be more interesting than the name. In addition to activity based 'sheds', I want to have specific group meets as well including:

  • those currently pregnant;

  • those with newborns, and;

  • those with teenage kids.

π‘Ύπ’†π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’‚π’“ 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’ƒπ’š π‘«π’‚π’—π’Šπ’… π’€π’π’–π’π’ˆπ’†π’“

Saturday, 21 August | 10:30 AM

Yarra Ranges Council is hosting a free webinar with Clinical Psychologist, David Younger, an expert on natural disasters and emergencies for those experiencing feelings of stress, fatigue, and anxiety following the events of the severe storms in June.

https://www.facebook.com/yrcouncil/posts/197869349049942

𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 π‘ͺ𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔

Saturday, 21 August | 9:15 AM

For The Love Of Dance is providing free dance party and dance games via zoom. Follow the link to find out more.

https://www.facebook.com/for.the.love.of.dance.fitness

LOCALLY

π‘©π’–π’š π‘³π’π’„π’‚π’π’π’š

This is the name of the game. MotHs is helping where we can: We have an army of people helping post and promote local business updates to our the Yarra Ranges Local Business Facebook page. Businesses: The MotHs website is offering several months free to promote your business too.

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GLOBALLY

π˜Όπ™›π™œπ™π™–π™£π™žπ™¨π™©π™–π™£

The situation in Afghanistan is absolutely appalling. I can try but couldn't possibly grasp the level of fear Afghan women and girls and the LGBTQIA community would especially be feeling right now. Thank you to Jess Nabb for this shortened version of ways to help.

Listen to Afghani Voices:

@ArianaDelawari, @Miss.Eli___ , @Omar.Haidari , @Currently_GoingOn , @TheAfghan, @AfghansEmpowered, @HodaKatebi, @ShamsiaHassani, @Gulwali_Passarlay, @UnicefAfghanistan, @MiddleEastMatters

ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT ($)

Women for Afghan Women - https://womenforafghanwomen.networkforgood.com/.../123748...

Friends of Aschiana - Supporting Street Kids in Afghanistan - https://friendsofaschiana.org.uk/...

Children Without Borders - https://www.gofundme.com/f/afghanistanrelief2021

Emergency Relief Afghanistan - https://www.gofundme.com/f/idprelief

Care Australia - https://my.care.org/.../Donation2;jsessionid=00000000...

For further ideas, please follow this link: https://liberatedparenthood.org/tangible-ways-to.../...

π‘―π’‚π’Šπ’•π’Š π‘¬π’‚π’“π’•π’‰π’’π’–π’‚π’Œπ’†

Last month, their President was assassinated, and now a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, during a pandemic.

ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT ($)

Care - https://www.care.org/

Hope for Haiti - https://hopeforhaiti.com/

UNICEF - https://www.unicef.org/.../massive-earthquake-devastation...

Medicin sans Frontiers (Medicine without Borders) - https://www.msf.org/

𝑺𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒍 π‘Ήπ’†π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’ π‘―π’–π’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’‚π’“π’Šπ’‚π’ π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’”

ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT ($)

Medicin sans Frontiers (Medicine without Borders) - https://www.msf.org/

United Nations Crisis Relief - https://crisisrelief.un.org/

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Seeking Help

This is a just a tiny snap shot of things we can actively do to help ourselves, our community and those desperately in need elsewhere. Please reach out if you need help or call friends and family who may not be doing ok.

Alternatively:

Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

headspace: 1800 650 890

https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/

Lifeline: 13 11 14

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/phone-and.../

Above all, stay kind to yourself and to others. x

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