The Men of the Trees/City Farm initiative called Activate

Men of the Trees is an independent, not for profit, non-government organisation that dates back to Kenya in 1922 when Dr. Richard St Barbe Baker, a Government Forestry Officer at the time, encouraged a tribe in the highlands of Kenya to adopt tree conservation into their culture. The shifting agricultural methods of the tribe had been destroying the land. Baker convinced the people there to plant trees to replace those they had roved. Baker called for volunteers to form the 'Watu-Wa-Miti', which translated means 'Men of The Trees' and fifty men were selected. He invited th to perform a 'Dance of the Trees' and thousands gathered. There is still a branch in Kenya planting many trees each year.

Activate is tree planting with music, dancing and celebrating as a fundamental component of each event. To make the work more enjoyable, a sound syst with djs follows the planters, along with organic food supplies to keep up the energy of the crew. Workshops are run in conjunction with the day including anything from land stewardship to dynamic meditation. Music, dancing, performance and food is enjoyed at the end of the day. Activate offers neutral ground for people to be thselves, be inspired, be active in environmental solutions and be in the great company of like-minded folks.

Over the past four years the Activate crews have planted well over 220,000 trees. As always with grass root volunteer projects funding is an everpresent issue. Earthdance Perth sees this as an extrely worthwhile project that needs to be financially supported. The more trees in the ground and the more young people aware and active in environmental stewardship the better for us all. Activate is an opportunity to bring balance and vitality back to our lives, to build richer relationships with others & for the enrichment of nature and communities. Earthdance and Activate look forward to becoming a triple bottom line partnership.

St Patrick's

St Patrick’s has been in operation in the Frantle region since 1972, when Brother Hannick OMI was concerned about the number of people coming to the Church in need of food, shelter and assistance. With the support of the parish priest Father McCann OMI, Brother Hannick started a service to feed or provide otional support to those in need from the parish hall of St Patrick’s.

From these humble beginnings, St Patrick's has grown into a Non Government Organisation that does its utmost to give support to those within the Frantle community by providing the following services:

• Meals & Day Centre - open seven days a week 365 days of the year.
• Art Therapy.
• Music Program.
• ergency Relief office.
• Social Worker.
• Hands On Health clinic.
• Out Reach Worker.
• Crisis Accommodation service for single males.
• Lodging House accommodation that provides 120 beds for single males.
• Night Shelter for women only.

Through the services mentioned above, St Patrick's client group consist of fale and males who are either homeless, have mental health issues, problatic drug and alcohol issues, cannot find affordable accommodation or have become a mber of the working poor.

Imagine being a person who fits into one of these categories or fits into all of these categories, doesn't have any support of any kind, whose whole purpose in life is to survive and wonders whether they will make it through the day to see the next. Try and imagine if an agency like St Patrick's did not exist within the thriving bustling community of Frantle - imagine what would happen to those who are less fortunate than you or I?

The Sisters' Place

When we experience brokenness in our lives of hurts and loneliness, we look and search for people and places of sanctuary and healing, The Sisters' Place is such a place in our community. The mission of The Sisters' Placeis to relieve suffering and bring hope by providing dignified night accommodation to temporarily homeless women

Providing sanctuary for homeless women from their experiences of brokenness such as domestic violence, debts and low self esteem. As members of a community who share this brokenness, together we can provide places of relief from suffering and bring hope to each other. Real places to go, to shelter from sleeping out nights in the rain, sleeping behind some bushes in a garden or on a cement verandah, trying to sleep with already wet blankets from the nights before.

Know that your contribution will become a smile to a forlorn face, the comfort of conversation, a hot water bottle for the pain, and a soft bed and warm blanket for the night. Together we can make a difference because together we make our community, we share our humanity in all its brokenness and fullness. Let us remember who we are in all our uniqueness, resourcefulness and compassion. Thankyou.

Pat Thomas Memorial House Domestic Violence Services

Pat Thomas Memorial House Domestic Violence Services provides crisis accommodation, support and advocacy for single women and women with children affected by or escaping domestic violence. The service provides a 24 bed women’s refuge crisis accommodation for up to six weeks in Mandurah and two exit point houses. We provide groups for women and children’s groups to assist women and children in addressing the impact of violence in their lives and to assist in moving on.

 

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