Palestine Cultural Festival & Jafra Dabke - Amin Abbas

Director at Jafra Dabke & President of Palestine Cultural Festival, Amin Abbas joins Rebecca on Stories of Community Resilience. The origins of Dabke folk dancing, trace back to the levant region originally as a group dance performed on land.  Still performed at many celebratory occasions across th…

Music & Resilience - Ahmad Atwawneh AKA DJ Matab

With a contagious and distinctive laughter, Ahmad has been illuminating the air waves of Melbourne, with Arab beats, deep cuts, and music that samples familiar beats in new ways! These beats have reached around the world - with collaborations like Radio Al-Hara based in Bethlehem, Palestine. Joinin…

The Salt Choir - Veronica Greene

Amy Wooller and Veronica Greene from SYN  discuss a choir that is inclusive and welcoming. The Salt Choir is aiming to be an all-disability choir and a way for people with disabilities or equivalent to experience music. Information about upcoming sessions can found @the_salt_foundation contact Cho…

Pursuing an Acting Career and Living with Disability - Ethan Symon

SYN media maker Darcy, interviews Ethan Symon. Ethan is a young disabled person who has been an aspiring actor for some time now he is is most well known for his work as a participant at Bus Stop Films, an all abilities filmmaking program. Ethan has starred in two films most notably - Ratbag (2023)…

Public Speaking About Mental Health: Hadeel Alshuraymi

Hadeel wears many hats - motivational speaker, coach, advocate and Mum are some of her many roles. Today Hadeel speaks about her role as a speaker and advocate - bringing attention to mental health and breaking down stigmas in the community.   Follow Hadeel: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn  Interv…

Spoken Word Poetry: Awale Ahmed

Awale is a multilingual storyteller born in Somalia and raised in Saudi Arabia after having to leave Somalia due to the Civil War. Well known for his spoken word poetry, Awale has performed on stages all over the world. Awale also has a strong passion for advocating for the rights of refugees, and …

Stories of Community Resilience - Trailer

Stories of Community Resilience podcast is produced at youth broadcaster 3MDR (from 2026), by emerging media makers. Supported by a project coordinator, the series highlights topics and issues impacting Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities and celebrates the achievements of culturally di…

Navigating Expression of Culture From The Other Side of The World: Maggie Zhou - Content Creator & Speaker MC

Louis Harrison chats with Maggie Zhou about her experience connecting with culture from the other side of the world, the way she communicates with others and her experience developing resilience despite microaggressions and prejudice in society. Maggie Zhou wears many hats. She’s a writer, editor,…

Politics, people, & polyglots: Jamal Hakim

Ruhee Meghani, founder of Allied Collective - Australia's first inclusive facilitation and wellbeing agency, interviews Jamal Hakim - City of Melbourne Councillor and Lord Mayor Candidate. Together they discuss Jamal's professional background, the importance of community values, and principle based…

Dealing and Healing With Emotional Generosity, Across Generations: Romayne Perera

Advertising and marketing thought leader, Romayne Perera, speaks with Ruhee Meghani. Reflecting on Romayne's life experiences - of migration, self-care, and community healing Ruhee & Romayne discuss the impacts of community on collective healing and intergenerational trauma.  Episode Transcript Av…