Meeting with Greenpeace

Really interesting meeting with Laura Hazle from Greenpeace Aotearoa where we talked about the importance of their supporters in disseminating their message wider. I am passionate about working with teachers because so much can happen in the classroom that has long term impact! Laura and I will be thinking about ways we can collaborate to help their activism.

Measuring the impact of our presentations

I met Anna last December and helped her daughter get her art into an exhibition with me - the photo below shows us at the Auckland Outsider Art Fair - we are resting after an exciting opening. Anna is clearly moved by the situation and reflecting on the next actions she will take to help her daughter become a recognised artist. I shared with her my career pathway and gave her the details of the different government programmes (for instance the STAR programme) that allowed me to study partially via a distance programme at a Wellington-based art school.

...the follow on from that visit was that 2 months later Anna drove 300km and brought along her friend Sue who also has a disabled artists teenager. We spoke for 3 hours - the meeting was so full of joy and hope and we decided to meet again soon. 

When we have more data we'll be able to carry out a qualitative analysis of the impact of these encounters - and explore ways to extend the difference we make. Really looking forward to it.