Living Streets Association Community Building, Concepts, Our Stories

Association for Learning Environments- Kelley Tanner Innovation Award

Living Streets Association | 2022 October The Association for Learning Environments has recognised Living Streets Association's Community Codesign- Bottom-Up Neighbourhood Planning Process by awarding us the Kelley Tanner Innovation Award- Most Valuable Player of 2022. Acknowledged as on of the world's most innovative, we strongly hope this codesign process can be the mitigate to widespread … Continue reading Association for Learning Environments- Kelley Tanner Innovation Award

Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Concepts, Our Stories, People

Children’s Week Youth Ambassadors

Living Streets Association | 2022 October Just a few years ago, Living Streets were the Awardees at the @act_childrens Week ceremony, but this year, we were invited to become their Youth Ambassadors! It was a great honour to host the Children’s Week Launch and Ceremony and have the chance to participate in the behind-the-scenes work. It was … Continue reading Children’s Week Youth Ambassadors

Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Community Building, Concepts, Our Stories

Children and Young People’s Commissioner’s Special Award

Living Streets Association | 2022 August The Living Streets school holiday program was proudly recognised by the Children and Young people commissioner, Jodie Griffiths-Cook with her special Children's Week ACT award last year. We were finally able to meet in person and celebrate together at the Human Rights Commission. Thanks also to the Living Streets … Continue reading Children and Young People’s Commissioner’s Special Award

Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Concepts, Events, Our Stories, Seasonal Events, Street Level Community Engagement, Volunteering and Giving, Youth Meetings

Spring Street Play Day 2022

“THIS is how consultation should be run, with clear diagrams, models and information, out on a sunny weekend with lots of the community around, and young people involved in these issues!” This sentiment was shared by many passers-by who engaged with the Living Streets Youth at the Community Consultations held at Watson shops over 2 weekends of the April school holidays.

Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Our Stories, Placemaking

Section 76 Watson: Future Regenerative Community Living

Ian Shih | 2022 July Since early 2016, the government has made many large-scale developments for the new Watson area because of housing needs. In recent years, due to the soaring population, the local infrastructure has faced the pressure of overpopulation, leading to more inconvenience and loss of quality of life becoming more and more … Continue reading Section 76 Watson: Future Regenerative Community Living

Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving

Section 76 Campaign- Community Consultations

“THIS is how consultation should be run, with clear diagrams, models and information, out on a sunny weekend with lots of the community around, and young people involved in these issues!” This sentiment was shared by many passers-by who engaged with the Living Streets Youth at the Community Consultations held at Watson shops over 2 weekends of the April school holidays.

Living Streets Association Community Building, Concepts, Our Stories, Placemaking, Play, Street Level Community Engagement

How a simple chalk drawing can create the most welcoming street

Often, a few kind words is enough to brighten someone's day, and give them a positive outlook on life. We have many different artists of all ages who like to help decorate the blackboard, and each time, neighbours and passersby will be warmly inspired. Some will walk their dog past the artwork and stop for … Continue reading How a simple chalk drawing can create the most welcoming street

Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Community Building, Concepts, Our Stories, People

It Takes a Village

Many African countries have proverbs about the shared responsibility of raising children: In Tanzania: “One knee does not bring up a child." The Swahili of East & Central Africa: “One hand does not nurse a child." Uganda: "A child does not grow up only in a single home." While chatting with Uncle M on the … Continue reading It Takes a Village

Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

The reflection during lockdown: Welcoming the new world with a whole new self

The epidemic is spreading again, suspending work, classes, and businesses. The lockdown forces us to stop everything, but the earth has still been rotating and the days have not stopped. Time has passed by, but life has not been suspended. The earth is purifying itself in change, are we also reborn along with this transformation?

Living Streets Association Community Building, Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Our Stories, People, Street Level Community Engagement, Volunteering and Giving

The Spirit Behind Mary Kitson Park

Watsoners who have been in this suburb long enough will know that many of the parks have gone through wonderful transformations. One of these parks is the Mary Kitson Park in Majura Rise, and it is all thanks to a group of silent contributors who give by example, inspiring many others to also care for the communal space.

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Together Apart – Online Youth Meeting to Brainstorm Ways to Bring Warmth During Covid-19 Restrictions

The young people from Living Streets Association held an online meeting in the autumn holidays to discuss issues about how to be healthy and happy during these uncertain times of the pandemic. due to Covid restrictions, they needed to be a little more creative to spread warmth to people.

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Autumn Playday 2021

Natalie Walker | April 2021 On the 17th of April Living Street Association ran an Autumn Playday for the children in Watson. It involved activities run by the youth members of Living Street, from games of capture the flag and fort buildings in Justice Robert Hope Park, to a Studio Ghibli Film (Howl’s Moving Castle) at the end of the day.

Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Concepts, Our Stories, People, Placemaking, Street Level Community Engagement, Volunteering and Giving

Creating a Collaborative Chalkboard

For the past few weekends, 3 teenagers on the street have worked together to upgrade the blackboard and repaint the blackboard fence. The 3 three friends are all at the age where they are starting to look for work experience, job opportunities, and ways to make their first income.

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The Three Types of Happiness

Positive psychologist Seligman has pointed out the three types of Happiness: the first type is “pleasure” happiness, when our senses are satisfied and we can enjoy daily pleasures (like eating an ice cream); the second is when we invest in an activity that we are good at to the point of forgetting the time, which is called the “engagement” or “passion” happiness (like doing sports or painting).