Program Day 1 | ChangeFest


Across the day	REGISTRATION & INFO DESK	SEER DATA LAB ROOM (open all day)	THE MUSEUM OF US MOB (interactive installation)	EXCHANGE PLACE (open all day)	ELDER GATHERING SPACE (open all day)	YARNING CIRCLES, CURATED COFFEE, WEAVING WORKSHOPS & MORE
Space	Outdoor gathering stage	Assembly Hall	Kimberwalli Presentation space	Kimberwalli Breakout	Henry Parkes Space	Whalan Community Action Group Space
9am	Welcome to Country
9.20am	Welcome to Kimberwalli - Lillian Gordon, Director. Welcome to ChangeFest: framing of the event- convenors & local hosts introduce purpose, principles and the road we've traveled so far. Kerry Graham, Collaboration for Impact; Matthew Cox, Logan Together; Dianne Jackson, Opportunity Child, Linda O'Brien, Griffith University, plus local hosts Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation, The Hive & Jesuit Social Services.
9.50am	Welcome to Mount Druitt Community speakers reflect on living, working and dreaming change in this place. An Elder, a child and a local worker.
10.20am	The Press Conference In 2014 the Social Revolutionaries, a group of seven teenagers living in Mt Druitt, shared their stories. Mt Druitt stories, presented through the media, tell tales of riots, failure, violence and crime. These young people held their own press conference to speak to these news articles and create a new voice for their community. The Press Conference is revisited with original and new voices. FUNPARK Coalition is PYT \| Fairfield, CuriousWorks, Blacktown Arts Centre, Learning Ground, and Bidwill Uniting. It offers ongoing creative opportunities for young people in Mount Druitt. With Daisy Montalvo, Andrew Llamas, Shaun Millwood, Savarna Russell, Robyn Hardge-Scott and Karen Therese, Director PYT Fairfield.
10.50am	MORNING TEA
11.15am	Deep Collaboration Deep Collaboration is an ongoing project focused on changing the relationship between First Nations and other Australians. This session focuses solely on the collaboration skills required to facilitate progress in the relationship between First Nations and other Australians with the purpose of positively influencing relationships and connections, power dynamics and worldviews. Led by Grant Paulson and Liz Skelton.
11.45am	Young People’s Voices in Systems Change Young people want to join the conversation. How can they help reframe systems change work to improve their future? How can we all be better ancestors? Hosted by: Kristal Kinsela with emerging local leaders and The Council Of the Future organised by Jessica Montalvo	Mount Druitt's Big Questions A facilitated conversation exploring how to address specific challenges for the Mount Druitt community. Led by Monique Perusco, JSS; Danielle Roderick, The Hive; Baabayn and the Mount Druitt community.	Pecha Kucha - News Round Pecha Kucha is a storytelling format, where community leaders from across the country will share their story with 20 slides images and fast paced commentary of their learning and progress. Communities presenting: Connected Beginnings Galiwin'ku NT Connected Beginnings Kutalayna/ Jordan River TAS Connected Beginnings Mildura VIC Connected Beginnings Ceduna SA Baptistcare Hope Street (Western Sydney) NSW Julalikari, Aboriginal Town Camps Taskforce, Tennant Creek NT Tomorrow Today Education Foundation VIC Southern Moreton Bay Islands Project QLD Wentworthville Huddle NSW Hosted by Moira Were - Collaboration for Impact	Evaluation Tools Evaluating progress and capturing learnings is critical to ensure we achieve the outcomes we're searching for. Clear Horizons will share the tools that have been developed to better evaluate place based work. Led by Skye Trudgett and Ellise Barkley		Jargon Busters (intermediate) Translating the words and concepts used in place-based work into everyday language A local will also help translate Mount Druitt for visitors. Plus how does language develop during times of big change and how can we notice? Led by Jennifer Chaplyn, Collaboration for Impact and Cassandra Jackson, Learning Ground and Rumbi Mabambe, Chain Reaction Foundation.
1pm	LUNCH
1.45pm	How To Get Started - building readiness in your place. A deep dive into how to build on existing foundations and get change happening in your community. Regardless of where you are, even if you are just thinking about starting, this session will share lessons from other places and help you create a plan for change. Led by David Lilley and Kerry Graham, Collaboration for Impact.	Healing our systems - Healing Our Way - The Ochre Healing Forums How this approach could improve systems to benefit everyone's health. Led by John Hunter with Baabayan Aboriginal Corporation and Donald Gilbert Lyons.	Righting the wrongs Showcasing the powerful work of communities across Australia tackling pathways to prison on their own terms. Led by Justice Reinvestment Network Australia.	Mentoring session. Experts from across the field will offer their time for one-to-one mentoring with delegates seeking advice and connection. Bring your burning question for some very practical support in a one on one 30 minute mentoring sessions with leading practitioners from Collaboration for Impact and across the field. Book your session in at the Collaboration For Impact Tent		Deep dive to community led change Community led projects present insight into the complex challenges of interdisciplinary & intercultural change. Presented by South Moreton Bay Island Initiative and Learning Ground, Mount Druitt. Facilitated by Lisa Ryan, Collaboration for Impact.
3.15pm	AFTERNOON TEA
3.40pm	Digital Storytellers Digital storytellers run a hands on session about how to create stories about your community on your terms and importantly, in your voice.	Bending the System - local solutions to improving early childhood outcomes in Mt Druitt Discover how The Hive partners are ‘bending the system’ for young children in Mt Druitt. Western Sydney University will share its work with local early childhood educators in the Collaboration for Learning mentoring program, and Willmot Public School will share its approach to working with children in the early years of school. This is an interactive session which will highlight local efforts to ensure that young children’s experiences of these two systems are the best they can be. Led by Danielle Roderick, The Hive; Dianne Jackson, Opportunity Child with Christine Woodrow, Western Sydney University.	The Economics of Place We will hear about a range of different financing models being used to disrupt and empower communities. Hosted by Moira Were, Collaboration for Impact with a short introduction from Tiago Piexoto of the World Bank giving a global perspective on innovations in participatory budgeting. Panelists include: Matthew Cox, Logan Together; Liz Dibbs, Greater Western Sydney Commission; Si Lappin, Department of Communities Western Australia; Lill Healy, Department of Premier and Cabinet Victoria. Guest presentation: Tiago Peixoto, World Bank	Leading questions - The role of research and evaluation in systems change How can investment and integration of research and evaluation enrich and enable longer term results? Led by Linda O'Brien, Griffith University; Sue West, Centre for Community Child Health at Royal Children’s Hospital with Michelle Locke, WSU; Dr Sara Branch, Griffith University and Nyomba Gandaŋu, The Northern Institute (NI), Charles Darwin University.	Deep Collaboration Changing the Relationship Between First Nations and other Australians This session focuses on the collaboration skills required to facilitate progress in the relationship between First Nations and other Australians with the purpose of positively influencing relationships and connections, power dynamics and worldviews. Led by Mark Yettica Paulson, The Yettica Group; Jane Martin, Collaboration for Impact.	Different Ways for Citizens to Participate and Lead An interactive session exploring different approaches to citizen engagement, participation and leadership. What is working where you are? What are some of the lessons from around the country and international movements? Led by Kate Simpson, Collaboration for Impact with panelists: Michelle Bates, Tennant Creek, Dr Ariella Helfgott, Collaboration for Impact, Julie Jarrett, Claymore Neighbourhood Action Board, Men of Bourke and Thuy Nguyen, Sydney Alliance.
Space	Outdoor gathering stage	Assembly Hall	Kimberwalli Presentation space	Kimberwalli Breakout	Henry Parkes Space	Whalan Community Action Group Space
5pm	Reflections on the day - Listeners in Residence.
5.30pm	Walk to Willmot - 4.5km through Mt Druitt (1 hour) or Shuttle bus to Mt Druitt Station and proceed to Willmot
EVENING	ABORIGINAL ASTRONOMY AT WILLMOT COMMUNITY HUB - Led by Aunty Sandra Hickey (food and refreshments provided)