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This notice and attached newsletter comes from Katie Thomas, who is the Australia-Pacific region coordinator for the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), aka Division 27 of the American Psychological Association.
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<div>Of special interest is the plan for a one-day gathering in Perth prior to the International Community Psychology Conference in Durban, Sth Africa at the end of May - details in the attachment and further below.</div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000" size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><b>2. SCRA BARN RAISING EVENT: </b></span></font><b style="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">"Mixed
Methods for Socially Just Research."</span></b></div>
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<p class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><font color="#ff0000" size="3"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Considering that many SCRA members
will be headed to the international Community Psychology Conference in Durban we are offering a</span> one day symposium here in Perth on May 25th: for those en route to Durban. 5 Community Psychologists </span>who have significant experience working in the
field will provide a presentation and training in the most powerful techniques or resources for Community Activism/Research or Social Change they have identified over their career and some explanation of their use. </font></span><span style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, serif;">By
the end of the day participants will have garnered a "toolkit" of excellent community research tools and good understanding of their utility and value. </span><span style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: Cambria, serif;">The
cost will be minimal:</span></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana"><strong>Heather Gridley</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Honorary Fellow</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana">Victoria University</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Melbourne, Australia</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana">E: <a tabindex="0" href="mailto:heather.gridley@vu.edu.au" target="">
heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</a> </font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Ph: +61 419113731</font></p>
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<div id="divRpF177138" style="direction: ltr;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> K Thomas [blumoon.47@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 11 January 2016 12:31 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Australasian SCRA for 2016<br>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dear All,<br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Merry New Year and Happy Everything! I hope you have all had a restful and rejuvenating summer break.
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You are receiving this newsletter because you currently are, or have recently been a SCRA Australasian member. If you have let your membership lapse I hope you will consider rejoining.
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In an act of solidarity and inclusion US members decided to buffer some of the costs of membership in order to offer significantly reduced fees to non-US members. This is fantastic for us! It means:
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*Postgrad students can have a year of FREE SCRA membership!<br>
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*Student members can have TWO years for $US15 (about $A10 per annum) <br>
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*Non-students can access a full membership option for only $30.<br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">This is incredible value for any professional body let alone one that offers the resources of SCRA!
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I hope you will consider joining and/or renewing your membership. <br>
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We have good plans for 2016 to support increased networking and collaboration. We hope you will participate!<br>
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific is not a small region and the possibilities for connection are huge. We have two initiatives to foster this process:<br>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)">1. MEMBER DRIVE: </span></b><br>
We are beginning the year with a membership drive. <br>
This year there is a prize for the SCRA member who links the most new people to SCRA through membership.<br>
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There are more details in the attached newsletter.<b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"> Be in it to win it!
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Our last membership drive doubled our membership and we are hopeful this one will be even more successful.
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Please think about mentioning SCRA to your colleagues and acquaintances. Anyone with a passion for social justice will find SCRA a helpful resource.<br>
Getting a tipping point of activists in the region would be great. So...<b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">GO team!</span></b><br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19)">2. SCRA BARN RAISING EVENT:</span></b></span></font><br>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt; line-height:107%; font-family:"Cambria",serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Considering that many SCRA members
will be headed to the international Community Psychology Conference in Durban we are offering a</span></font> one day symposium here in Perth on May 25th: for those en route to Durban. 5 Community Psychologists
</span>who have significant experience working in the field will provide a presentation and training in the most powerful techniques or resources for Community Activism/Research or Social Change they have identified over their career and some explanation of
their use.<span style=""> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">By the end of the day participants will have garnered a "toolkit" of excellent community research tools and good understanding
of their utility and value. <br>
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The cost will be minimal: </span></p>
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<b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">$40 per participant and $20 for SCRA members.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">This will give great value for new members!</span><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">It represents a full return of the $A20 investment of a 2 year student membership and much return of the $30 "electronic journal"<span style="">
</span>membership for academics. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">So, these are our beginning ideas. More in the attached newsletter. We look forward to a year of momentum, connection, collaboration
and solidarity. Together we can do great things.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:"Cambria",serif">In solidarity,</span></p>
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<div><b><i><font color="#6633ff"><span style="color:rgb(53,28,117)">Dr. Katie Thomas</span><br>
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<font size="1">6-8 Antony Street, Level 1<br>
<font size="1">Palmyra WA 6157</font><br>
Ph: (08) 9339 3333<br>
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<div><b><font color="#6633ff"><font color="#000000"><font size="1"><font size="1">Fax:
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