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THE POWER OF COMMUNITY (VI) — CHILD PROTECTION

It’s Friday night, I am sitting on the train from Broadmeadows to Essendon. Somewhere near Glenroy the train stops. I have my book but I…

Mar 30

An image of the Broadmeadows Train Station at night

Mar 30

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

The power of community (V) — Heroin

A few months ago, in the middle of one of Melbourne’s lockdowns, a couple of colleagues and I responded to a suspected heroin overdose at…

Dec 27, 2021

The power of community (V) — Heroin

Dec 27, 2021

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

The power of community (IV) — Fragments

As Lou Cozzolino puts it, a teacher’s heart propels a student’s mind

Dec 18, 2021

The power of community (IV) — Fragments

Dec 18, 2021

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

Learning as the practice of freedom

“To calm a frightened child, you must feel calm yourself” — Bruce Perry

Nov 13, 2019

Learning as the practice of freedom

Nov 13, 2019

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

On the murder of Eurydice Dixon

When I was twelve years old my mum was beaten to death. Her killer was never found. From one moment to the next, without any apparent…

Oct 5, 2019

Oct 5, 2019

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

The power of community (III) — vicarious trauma: a big ripple in a small pond

Getting older really sucks, but several aspects of my job have become easier the longer I have been at it. While I miss the computing…

Aug 8, 2019

The power of community (III) — vicarious trauma: a big ripple in a small pond

Aug 8, 2019

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

The Power of Community (II): the day we almost lost a child

Please meet David: mid-seventies, retired army general, extremely decent bloke with a heart bigger than he gives himself credit for.

Jul 24, 2019

The Power of Community (II): the day we almost lost a child

Jul 24, 2019

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

Nameer’s shop

Since the post-Election Day depression I have been compelled to find hope in my immediate environment, and while I could not find any in…

Jun 4, 2019

Nameer’s shop

Jun 4, 2019

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

Jaime de Loma-Osorio Ricon

Community worker in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. Interests: science, politics & languages. Recovering community radio presenter. www.banksiagardens.org.au

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