John McKnight [1931 – 2024] Traveling Ohioan & ABCD Institute Co-Founder

John’s service is set for Saturday, December 14th at 10:00am in Evanston, Chicago, IL, USA.  You can read John’s beautiful obituary and share your thoughts and memories here: https://www.donnellanfuneral.com/obituaries/John-McKnight?obId=33633851#/obituaryInfo   A Tribute by Dee Brooks, Jeder Institute “How do you know what you need, if you don’t know what you have?” — John McKnight On the 2nd of November,…

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Jeder Gathering Nov 2023

Download Jeder Institute’s Biennial Gathering Wisemans Ferry: https://www.wisemans.com.au 8th and 9th of Nov 2023   Calling Question: Where to now? Rebirth, Connection, Direction We met on the lands of the Dharug Aboriginal people. Core Team Sahar, Harley, Luke, Kaeleen, Drew, Chontelle, Vic  Dee (process and design support, not attending)  Welcome to Wisemans Ferry!  People started…

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Jeder Gathering May 2024

Download Jeder Institute’s Annual Gathering Champlung Mas, Legian, Bali, Indonesia: https://www.champlungmaslegian.com   Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that we were located on the rich cultural lands of the Balinese people who follow Hinduism fused with ancestor cults, and local spiritual beliefs. Your Hosts Your Hosting Team was Dee Brooks, Vic Tyler, Chontelle Jannese, Tess…

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Navigating Crisis with Compassion

Navigating Crisis with Compassion: The Case for Person-Centred Emergency Planning in Local Government In times of crisis, the effectiveness of emergency planning can be the difference between chaos and resilience. Local Governments play a pivotal role in preparing communities for emergencies and disasters, yet there’s a growing recognition that a one-size-fits-all approach falls short in…

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Chatting with Tess!

Drew Rogers, a member of our Creative Jedi, caught up with Tess Pollard from our Behaviour Support team…   What led you to study psychology?   Well, 1) I wanted to better understand mine and others’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. And 2) I could not find anything more fulfilling in life than helping others (although…

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What is behaviour support?

“Behaviour support focuses on evidence-based strategies and person-centred supports that address the needs of the person with disability and the underlying causes of behaviours of concern, while safeguarding the dignity and quality of life of people with disability who require specialist behaviour support’ (NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission).   What does behaviour support include? A…

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Queer Community Building

Download Queer Community Building – Creating opportunities for people and communities to connect to their gifts and strengths Queer Community building is a highly immersive program providing provide practical tools, processes and ideas of how individuals, community organisations and businesses can positively impact their communities, building communities from the inside out by tapping into the…

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That 70’s Wobble

Are you here for a job or to build a business? There’s some foundational rumblings happening in Jeder’s Membership lately and some of us have noticed significant changes in Member’s contribution and participation as they “step back” or away from uncomfortable situations, witnessed (or been part of) challenges and grievances which often stay as low-key…

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