Women Who Want 2 Go Home: A few words of wisdom from Gandhi.

A few words of wisdom from Gandhi!

“We must be the change
we want to see in the
world.”

Books and resources for young people...

"Families of the World", series by Helene Tremblay, Farrar Strauss and Giroux
"A Family Is A Circle of People Who Love You" Doris Jasinek & Pamela Bell Ryan, CompCare Publishers 1988
"We Can get Along: A Child's Book of Choices", Lauren Murphy Payne, Free Spirit Publishing 1997
"Winnie the Witch", Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas, Oxford University Press 1987
"Benjamin the Lonely Dragon", Marc Craste, Lifetime Distributors 1994
"Shoes From Grandpa", Mem Fox, Orchard Books 1989
"Coat of Many Colors", Dolly Parton, Scholastic 1994
"The United Nations Family Activity Book", Robert W. Pletsch, Pembroke Publishers 1995
"My Mom Is So Unusual", Iris Loewen, Pemmican Publications 1986
"Murmel, Murmel, Murmel", Robert Munsch, Annick Press 1982
"Whoever You Are", Mem Fox, Voyager Books Harcourt 1997
"It's A Jungle In Here", Deanne Lee Bingham, Second Story Press 1995
"Mum and Dad Don't Live Together Any More", Kathy Stinson, Annick Press 1984
"Cool Cats, Calm Kids: Relaxation and Stress Management for Young People", Mary L. Williams, Impact Publishers 1996
"Liking Myself", Pat Palmer, Impact Publishers 1997
"Help For The Hard Times, Getting Through Loss", Earl Hipp, Hazelden 1995
"Change The World For Ten Bucks- 50 Actions to Change the World and Make You Feel Great" Hardie Grant Publishing, 2005
"Koala Lou", Mem Fox, Puffin Books 1988
"Feathers and Fools", Mem Fox, First Voyager Books, 2000
"Foo", Richard Thompson, Annick Press, 1988.
"I Promise I'll Find You", Heather Patricia Ward, Scholastic Inc, 1994
"The Paper Bag Princess", Robert Munsch, Annick Press 1980
"Just Because I Am: A Child's Book of Affirmation", Lauren Murphy Payne, Free Spirit Publishing 1994
"The Little Prince", Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Harcourt 1943
"Hear My Roar: A Story of Family Violence", Dr Ty Hochban, Annick Press 1994
"Cinderella The Sequel: When The Fairy Tale Ends and Real Life Begins", Amy Lew & Betty Lou Bettner, Connexions Press 1997
"Miss Rumphius", Barbara Cooney, Puffin Books 1982
"Love You Forever", Robert Munsch, Firefly Books 1986
"Stellaluna", Janelle Cannon, Scholastic Inc. 1993
"Gifts" Jo Ellen Bogart, North Winds Press 1994
"To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee, Pan Books 1974

Books & resources that have been helpful, informative, encouraging or inspired valuable questions.

"Briefing Economics and the rule of law:Order in the jungle" The Economist, March 15th, 2008 pages 83-85
"Ethics and Political Practice: Perspectives on Legislative Ethics" Noel Preston & Charles Sampford with C-A Bois, Federation Press, 1998
"Understanding Ethics" Noel Preston, Federation Press 2007
"Ethics For The Public Sector: Education and Training" Noel Preston, Federation Press 1994
"Social Intelligence: the new science" Daniel Goldman, Arrow Books 2006
"Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders & People Who Fight Back", Amy Goodman & David Goodman, Hyperion New York, 2006
"Watching Brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law & Justice" Julain Burnside Q.C., Scribe, 2007
"MeWe, Love, Humanity and Us" edited by Geoff Blackwell, Produced & originated by PQ Blackwell Ltd, in Australia by Hachette Australia, 2007
"The Making of Me: Finding myself after assault" Tegan Wagner, Pan Macmillan 2007
"90 Minutes to Success: A compelling & enlightening 90 minutes of reading which will change your life forever" Brian Kahlefeldt, Speciality Press 2004
“Crime in Rural Australia.” editors Elaine Barclay, Joseph F Donnermeyer, John Scott, Russell Hogg, The Federation Press 2007
“My Story.” Schapelle Corby with Kathryn Bonella, Pan Macmillan 2006
“Real Rape, Real Pain: Help for women sexually assaulted by male partners.” Patricia Easteal and Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Hybrid Publishers 2006
“One Red Paperclip: Or how an ordinary man achieved his dreams with the help of a simple office supply.” Kyle MacDonald, Ebury Press 2007
“Sick to Death: A manipulative surgeon and a health system in crisis – a disaster waiting to happen.” Hedley Thomas, Allen and Unwin 2007
“Since I Was a Princess: My 14-year fight to get my children back.” Jacqueline Pascarl, Harper Collins 2007
“Once I Was a Princess”, Jacqueline Pascarl, Harper Collins 2006
“Banker to the Poor: The Story of the Grameen Bank.” Muhammad Yunus, Aurum Press 1998
“The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit.” Margaret Somerville, House of Anansi Press Inc 2006
Judas Kisses: A true story of betrayal and survival.” Donna Carson with Debbie Ritchie, Hardie Grant Books 2007
“Stolen Time: The inspiring story of an innocent woman condemned to death.” Sunny Jacobs, Doubleday 2007
“One Unknown: A powerful account of survival and one woman’s inspirational journey to a new life” Gill Hicks, Rodale International 2007
“In the Name of Honour.” Mukhtar Mai (with Marie-Therese Cuny, translated by Linda Coverdale) Virago Press 2006
“The Secrets Behind My Smile”, June Dally-Watkins, Viking/Penguin Books Australia 2002
“The Weather Makers: The history and future impact of climate change.” Tim Flannery, The Text Publishing Company Australia, 2005
“Leanne Preston and the Wild Child story.” Leanne Preston, Random House Australia 2007
“Out of the Shadows: Daughters growing up with a ‘mad’ mother.” Catherine E Camden-Pratt, Finch Publishing Australia 2006.
"Broken Open", Craig Hamilton with Neill Jameson, Random House Australia 2004
"An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness", Kay Redfield Jamison, Alfred A. Knopf Inc.1995.
"Lost Voices: Women, Chronic Pain and Abuse", Nellie A. Radomsky, Harrington Park Press/The Hawthorn Press 1995.
"Fairytales in Reality: My Victory Over Manic Depression", Margo Orum, Pan Macmillan Australia 1996
"The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit". Margaret Somerville, House of Anansi Press Inc. 2006
"Gender Equity and the Judiciary: Using International Human Rights Standards to Promote the Human Rights of Women and the Girl-child at the National Level", edited by Kirstine Adams and Andrew Byrnes, Commonwealth Secretariat UK 1999
"Families of the World", series by Helene Tremblay, Farrar Strauss and Giroux
"A Leaders Guide to We Can Get Along A Child's Book of Choices", Lauren Murphy Payne & Claudia Rohling, Free Spirit Publishing1997
"A Leader's Guide to Just Because I Am A Child's Book of Affirmation", Lauren Murphy Payne & Claudia Rohling, Free Spirit Publishing 1994
"Good to Great and the Social Sectors", Jim Collins, 2005
"Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered", E.F. Schumacher, Harper Perennial 1975
"More Than A Tea Party", Jane Evershed, Harper San Francisco 1994
"Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love", Nancy Dreyfus, Celestial Arts 1993
"Woman of Dreams", Karen Adler, Printed by Bruce & Darren Dimmock, 2000. Contact Australia ph:(02) 4932 3366
"Fear Not, Thoughts on Courage", Benjamin Darling, Chronicle Books 2002
"Words on Love and Caring", Helen Exley, Exley Publications 1997
"The New Quotable Woman", Running Press 2003
"98 Things a Woman Should Do in Her Lifetime", Rebekah Shardy, Andrews McMeel Publishing 2003
"A Truly Civil Society", Eva Cox, 1995 Boyer Lectures, Australian Broadcasting Commision 1995
"In the Eyes of Anahita: An Adventure in Search of Humanity", Hugo Bonjean, Eagle Vision Publishing 2004
"It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life", Lance Armstrong, Berkley Books 2000
"The Road Less Travelled", M. Scott Peck, Simon & Schuster 1978
"A Family Is A Circle of People Who Love You" Doris Jasinek & Pamela Bell Ryan, CompCare Publishers 1988
"The Blue Day Book", Trevor Greive, Andrew McMeel Publishing 2000
"The Meaning of Life", Trevor Greive, Andrews McMeel Publishing 2002
"Pedagogy of the Oppressed", Paulo Freire, Continuum International Publishing 1970
"Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal", Belleruth Naparstek, Bantam Books 2004
"The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-In", Bob Willard, New Society Publishers 2005
"The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line", Bob Willard, New Society Publishers 2002
"Turning to one another: Simple conversations to restore hope to the future", Margaret J. Wheatley, Berret-Koehler Publishers 2002
"Three Minutes a Day, Reflections for Daily Use" Volume 30, Father John Catoir, Christopher Books 1995
"Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of Local Economies", Ernesto Sirolli, New Society Publishers 1999
"Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype", Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine Books 1992
"Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making", Allan Savory with Jody Butterfield, Island Press 1999
"Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth", Mathis Wackernagel & Willian Rees, New Society Publishers 1996
"To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee, Pan Books 1974
"A Mother's Story: The Fight To Free My Son David", Joyce Milgaard, Doubleday Canada 1999
"'The Story of Jane Doe: A Book About Rape", Jane Doe, Vintage Canada 2004
"Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap .... and Others Don't", Jim Collins, Harper Collins 2001
"The End of Equality: Work, Babies and Women's Choices in 21st Century Australia" Anne Summers, Random House 2003
"Damned Whores and God's Police" Anne Summers, Penguin Books 2002
"Coaching For Performance: GROWing People, Performance and Purpose", John Whitmore, Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2002
"Girls Like You: Four Young Girls, Six Brothers and a Cultural Timebomb", Paul Sheehan, Macmillan 2006
"Shake Hands With the Devil; the Failure of Humanity in Rwanda", Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire, Vintage Canada 2004
"'Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela", Nelson Mandela, Back Bay Books 1994
"Man's Search For Meaning" Viktor E. Frankl, Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster 1959
"Gifts" Jo Ellen Bogart, North Winds Press 1994
"Stellaluna", Janelle Cannon, Scholastic Inc. 1993
"Love You Forever", Robert Munsch, Firefly Books 1986
"Miss Rumphius", Barbara Cooney, Puffin Books 1982
"Cinderella The Sequel: When The Fairy Tale Ends and Real Life Begins", Amy Lew & Betty Lou Bettner, Connexions Press 1997
"Hear My Roar: A Story of Family Violence", Dr Ty Hochban, Annick Press 1994
"Peace is ... Women Imagine a Peaceful World", Jennifer deGroot, Mennonite Central Committee Canada 2001
"The Little Prince", Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Harcourt 1943
"A Call To Character" editors Colin Greer & Herbert Kohl, Harper Collins 1995
"Just Because I Am: A Child's Book of Affirmation", Lauren Murphy Payne, Free Spirit Publishing 1994
"We Can get Along: A Child's Book of Choices", Lauren Murphy Payne, Free Spirit Publishing 1997
"The Paper Bag Princess", Robert Munsch, Annick Press 1980
"I Promise I'll Find You", Heather Patricia Ward, Scholastic Inc, 1994
"Foo", Richard Thompson, Annick Press, 1988.
"Feathers and Fools", Mem Fox, First Voyager Books, 2000
"Koala Lou", Mem Fox, Puffin Books 1988
"Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World" Kerry Kennedy, Umbrage Editions Book Crown Publishers, 2004
"Change The World For Ten Bucks- 50 Actions to Change the World and Make You Feel Great" Hardie Grant Publishing, 2005
"Roots of Empathy: Changing the World , Child by Child", Mary Gordon, Thomas Allan Publishers 2005
"The Fight of My Life: Confessions of an Unrepentant Canadian", Maude Barlow, Harper Collins 1998
"Slavery is Alive - And We Are Not Well, How to Recognize and Escape Inter-Personal Control", Ethel F. Quiring and Hugh W. Savage, Educational Media Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1995
"Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center", bell hooks, South End Press 2000
''A Woman's Worth", Marianne Williamson, Random House 1993
"Integrative Leadership: Building a Foundation for Personal, Interpersonal and Organizational Success", Richard Hatala and Lillas Hatala, Integrative Leadership Institute, Calgary, Alberta 2005
"First Things First", Stephen R Covey, Fireside/Simon and Schuster 1994
"Women and Children Last Custody Disputes and the Family 'Justice' System", Georgina Taylor, Jan Barnsley and Penny Goldsmith, Vancouver Custody and Access Support and Advocacy Association 1996
"Race Against Time" Stephen Lewis, Anansi Press 2005
"Community Values in an Age of Globalization", edited by Marsha Hanen, Alex Barber and David Cassels, The Sheldon M. Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership 2002
"Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Rights", Charlotte Bunch and Niamh Reilly, Centre for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, New Jersey 1994
"Spousal Violence in Custody and Access Disputes: Recommendations for Reform" Nicholas M.C. Bala, Lorne D. Bertrand, Joanne J. Paetsch, Bartha Maria Knoppers, Joseph P. Hornick, Jean-Francois Noel, Lorraine Boudreau, Susan W. Miklas, Status of Women Canada 1998
"Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to the Children of Battered Women" Eined Peled, Peter G. Jaffe, Jeffre L. Edleson editors, Sage Publications 1995
"Nonviolent Communication ... A Language of Compassion" by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., PuddleDancer Press 1999
"Rights of Women A Guide to the Most Important United Nations Treaties on Women's Human Rights" Produced by the International Women's Tribune Centre 1998
"From Basic Needs to Basic Rights: Women's Claim to Human Rights" Edited by Margaret A Schuler , Women Law and Development International, Washington D.C. 1995

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