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The Second Disaster

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Thoughts about post disaster recovery by, and for, people working with communities affected by disasters. Shared by @shonawhitton

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AIDR@AIDR_News21 Feb 2020
Young people are integral to disaster #resilience. If you’re aged between 10-24, take Australia’s largest disaster risk and climate change survey of young people to inform the 2020 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. bit.ly/399qUNS @WVAnews
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@NSWRFS6 Jan 2020
Good news from @BegaValleyShire for the residents of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Bermagui and villages to the north and south, with news that they can now return. With areas of active fire still around, residents need to monitor conditions and travel with care #nswrfs
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Psychosocial Centre@IFRC_PS_Centre12 Dec 2019
Today 196 states and 192 National Societies affirmed that early and sustained mental health and psychosocial support is essential in all humanitarian response efforts. We have worked towards this for 25 years and we are so proud. #MentalHealthMatters #RCRC19
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton14 Oct 2019
Always excited to hang out with @the_possum #communityrecovery
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FRRR@FRRR_Oz6 Oct 2019
Tackling Tough Times Together grants provide flexible funding to support community-based activities that both help to relieve current stressors and symptoms of the #drought, + most importantly, build capacity + resilience for the future. Apply now: ow.ly/ETNZ50wE8aU #TTTT
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AIDR@AIDR_News25 Sep 2019
It’s Disaster Preparedness Week at @RedCrossAU! Download the ‘Get Prepared’ app and create a plan to avoid an emergency from becoming a disaster. To find out more, visit redcross.org.au/prepare
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Psychosocial Centre@IFRC_PS_Centre24 Sep 2019
Just imagine if all volunteers were trained in Psychological First Aid! Our Director, @NanaWiedemann and @LeslieMSnider from the @MHPSSCollabora1 discussing how to roll out #PFAforALL volunteers across the #RedCross and #RedCrescent Movement #MHPSS
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton2 Sep 2019
The museum on my skin - BBC News bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-…

Why Brazilian people are getting a tattoo of a museum

How staff and students from Brazil's National Museum are coping with the loss of the building after fire destroyed it last year.

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AIDR@AIDR_News28 Aug 2019
'If you come into a community to help, you help everyone regardless of what they've lost...listen to what they want then find ways and work through the red tape' - hearing the community perspective from Ange Gordon on the #recovery panel at #ADRC19
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Indigenous peoples see land as family which ensures protection and care. Claire Coleman @artshousemelb #ADRC19 – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Amanda Lamont@amalamo22 Aug 2019
Funding for women’s leadership in Australian local government A pool of scholarships are currently available for women working in local government to participate in a range of leadership courses. The grants are allocated with the…lnkd.in/fawQEFj lnkd.in/fpQTrXf
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@MindframeMedia5 Aug 2019
*Media Alert* We remind #Aus #media to be cautious when using or repeating overseas commentary & coverage linking recent mass shootings in #ElPaso to mental illness. Please refer to the full media alert: ow.ly/p8Jv50vnud3
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton23 Jul 2019
A memorial to the first #glacier lost to the #climatecrisis will be dedicated in August. The Okjökull glacier, in Iceland, has shrunk to less than 1 sq km and lost its status as a glacier. 📷riceuniversity via… instagram.com/p/B0PvjKwnEc1/…
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Australian Red Cross@RedCrossAU14 Jan 2019
#AnyOrdinaryDay by @leighsales is a good read & shows the resilience of people after shocking trauma, natural disasters & brushes with death. We agree, there’s huge amounts of kindness & decency in most people. Thnx 4 the nod to our work in collective trauma & to @ShonaWhitton
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton14 Jan 2019
2018...no, LIFE highlight to be referenced by the wonderful @leighsales in her brilliant book #AnyOrdinaryDay #fangirlgoals ☺️
Australian Red Cross (@RedCrossAU) profile pictureAustralian Red Cross@RedCrossAU14 Jan 2019
#AnyOrdinaryDay by @leighsales is a good read & shows the resilience of people after shocking trauma, natural disasters & brushes with death. We agree, there’s huge amounts of kindness & decency in most people. Thnx 4 the nod to our work in collective trauma & to @ShonaWhitton
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton20 Sep 2018
Case study 3: #Brussels #temporarymemorials #SpontaneousMemorials #disastermemorials
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton20 Sep 2018
Case study 2: #Nice Amazing 3D photo of the #temporarymemorial #spontaneousmemorials #disastermemorials
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton20 Sep 2018
Digital archive of the 2015 #Paris #spontaneousmemorials #temporarymemorials #disastermemorials archives.paris.fr/r/137/homm…
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton20 Sep 2018
Case study day: #Paris up first #SpontaneousMemorials #temporarymemorials #disastermemorials
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Shona Whitton@ShonaWhitton19 Sep 2018
Excited for 2 days of #disastermemorial chats!
Kostas Arvanitis (@kostis43) profile pictureKostas Arvanitis@kostis4319 Sep 2018
Looking forward to our 2-day workshop 20-21 Sept 2018 @mcrartgallery on Creating, Documenting and Using Archives of #SpontaneousMemorials, with @archivesplus @bellevuefilms @omunday @dalcubierre #McrTogetherArchive @UoMSALC @UoMICP @OfficialUoM culturalpractice.wordpress.c… 1/2
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