Interfaith Collective trivia night sparks strong connections
The Interfaith Collective movement continues to move from strength to strength after its recent event, a trivia night on 20 May 2021. 60 young people between the ages of 17-28 years from eight different denominations of churches participated in the Interfaith Collective’s (Interfaith) trivia night. Held at The Cause Collective in Manukau, the trivia night […]
It takes a village: Meet the Women putting community first
It was a foggy Saturday morning when the Te Mahia Community Village Manager Maxine rose at 4.30am on ANZAC weekend. Normally reserved for relaxing and remembrance, the day ahead would be a whirlwind of planning, activity and most importantly, community with the first Community Play Streets for Tāmaki Makaurau or “Play Streets” pilot in South […]
Social Change: Trust The Process
Two months into my role we had a whole team meeting in which we discussed transformational change as part of achieving social change. It became apparent that in order to reach the goal of social change we needed to completely turn things in on its head, because how do you change things if you can’t […]
Neighbourhood input sought for ‘Play Streets’ initiative
Playing on the street with fellow neighbours is a pastime that was once a common sight in many South Auckland communities in generations gone by. The street or road, whilst primarily the domain for vehicles, was also used by people as a place to connect with neighbours while playing a game of cricket, touch rugby, […]
Laumata Lauano: Understanding Social Change
In the time before working at The Cause Collective (TCC) my view and understanding of social change was rather straightforward- almost ‘textbook’. So ‘textbook’ that copying and pasting the Wikipedia definition seems apt: “Social change, in sociology, the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure, characterised by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behaviour, social […]
Four companies join workplace wellbeing initiative
Four large South Auckland-based companies have joined the 2021 Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Workplace Wellbeing Ecology initiative. Independent Traffic Control Limited (iTraffic), Asmuss Steel & Flow Control (Asmuss), Armourguard, and Briscoe Group are all large companies with more than 200 employees, many with a high number of Pacific and Māori workforce. The ACC Workplace Wellbeing […]
One Love South Auckland: Back to school event gives kids a strong start
https://youtu.be/YUerd2rE1iI The Cause Collective’s One Love South Auckland initiative is centred on building a social infrastructure in South Auckland neighbourhoods. The goal is to enable residents to become active participants in the social and economic uplift of the area. Having started in Mangere four years ago, the initiative has grown to include Te Wirihana (Wiri), Takanini […]
In the Neighbourhood newsletter: December 2020
Annual Report 2020
Do Good, Feel Good’s production encourages youth to use their voice for change
Encouraging young people to be changemakers was the focus of a new production by Do Good, Feel Good (DGFG) at the Māngere Arts Centre on the 4th and 5th of December. The ‘We are one, We are many’ showcase was written by DGFG members and told the story of social change from a youth perspective. […]
