THINK+DO TANK FOUNDATION: TEN YEARS OF CONNECTION

TEN YEARS IN PICTURES

2013 - 2018: The Motion Room - an exploration of community visions in 2168 Green Valley Postcode Area

2016 - present: Creative Programming at
LOST IN BOOKS Multilingual Kids’ Bookshop and
Think+DO Tank Community House

Think+DO Tank Foundation - Producers of multilingual arts

 

2017 - 2021: Wandering Books Schools Outreach Program

To Your Door Outreach Programming 2022 - present

OUR TEAM & SUPPORTERS

Team Members

2013 - Jane Stratton, Founder and CEO

We began hiring team members in 2017.
Afaf Al-Shammari, Lead Community Connector/Wellbeing Coordinator; Yvonne Lam, Manager, LOST IN BOOKS; Awatef Elkhateeb, Site Manager; Mohammed Hivroun Matini, Labourer; Aladdin Muttlak, Labourer; Claudia Chidiac, Creative Producer, LOST IN BOOKS; Annie McKinnon, Creative Producer; Alyx Dennison, Creative Producer; Ginan Yelda, Retail Assistant/Community Connector; Thanaa Sharif, Hospitality; Danni Townsend, Communicator-in-Chief; Aghasan Saleem, Retail Assistant; Aseel Khalaf, Retail Assistant; Mary Andaryous, Arabic Educator; Intesar Al-Zuhairi, Arabic Educator; Ehoud Al-Hazzah, Retail Manager; Elizabeth Allen, Captain of Commerce; Ailsa Liu, Trainee Manager; Laura Luna-Zamora, Creative Producer; Alison Williams, Collection & Operations Manager; Eden Sarkis - Children’s Bookseller; Aphrodite Delaguaido - Marketing & Creative Lead; Huy Nguyen - Designer; Afaf Haydar - Community Connector (Arabic); Grace Dulawan - Volunteer Coordinator; Alex Travers - Creative Producer; Kiri Zakinthinos - Creative Producer (Music); Cathy Nisbet - National Sales Manager; Hoi Yi Clare Shiu - Bookseller, LOST IN BOOKS ; Iman Etri - Bookseller, LOST IN BOOKS; Fatemeh El Chebib - Community Connector (Arabic); Shahad Alsaad - Programs Assistant/Arabic Educator; Niaz Kork - Lead Arabic Educator; Marian Abboud - Creative Educator; Director, Multilingual Programming; Bernadette Heard - Director of Operations; Jennifer Jones - Programs Manager; Natalia Bragaru, Consultant Book Buyer, LOST IN BOOKS; Jonathon Kelley, Collection & Distribution Manager, LOST IN BOOKS; Najla Sbei - Community Manager; Fatemeh Abbasi - Lead Community Connector (Farsi); Helen Guliana - Programs Assistant; Afrah Al-Hakeem - Community Connector (Arabic); Clarissa Mei - Creative Producer (Outreach); Dion Brooks - Events Producer; Minh Hang Cherry Do - Community Connector (Vietnamese); Omar Sakr - Marketing & Development.

Drivers: Ahmed Gad, Jacky Turano, Fadia Samia.

Cleaners: FastMax, Amany El-Said.

Thanks to Take Care of Books, our external finance team (Renan San Jose, Hasan Chowdhury of Take Care of Books).

Partners

Liverpool Women’s Resource Centre; Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre/Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre; South West Sydney Local Health District; Community Greening, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust; TAFE Miller; Miller Technology High School; Ashcroft Public School; Royal Wolf; CHETRE, University of New South Wales; Western Sydney Community Forum; powerhouse youth theatre, Fairfield; New Horizons; Sydney College of the Arts; Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre; dLux MediaArts; Liverpool Plaza; School for Social Entrepreneurs; Strong Supportive Aboriginal Women’s Group; Reece Smithfield; Dulux; EC Carpets; Word Travels; Liverpool West Public School; Marsden Park Public School; Hoxton Park Public School; Liverpool Public School; Fairfield Public School; Fairfield High School Intensive English Centre; Lindfield Learning Village; Australian Iraqi University Graduates Association (Al Muntada); Settlement Services International; CORE Community Services; STARTTS; Liverpool City Council; Fairfield City Council; Campbelltown Arts Centre; University of Technology, Sydney; Western Sydney University; Bonnie Support Services; Uniting Care; Hack Sounds, 107 Projects; IBBY Australia; Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation; Refugee Legal Service, Legal Aid Commission NSW; nbnCo; Wester’ly Digital Inclusion Collective partners (including Jesuit Social Services, ACCAN, Digital Literacy Foundation, Western Sydney University); Social Traders; Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT; Western Sydney Arts Alliance; Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Sydney Design Week; BookPeople; Writing NSW; Scribble Kids Books; Allen & Unwin; Walker Books; Google; Good360; University of Tasmania; Fairfield City Museum & Gallery; LIANZA; YCollab; and these generous individuals: Aunty Wendy Morgan; Aunty Jacinta Tobin; Aunty Kerrie Kenton; Annie McKinnon; Nikki Tighe; Dr Rachael Jacobs; Dr Zoe Sadokierski; Joey Ruigrok van der Werven; The Showoff Person (David Sell), Maria Tumarkin, and Svitlana Yakovenko.

Funders

Australia Council for the Arts; English Family Foundation; StartSomeGood Crowdfunding; Create NSW; Scanlon Foundation; Mercy Foundation; Dusseldorp Forum; Multicultural NSW; Department of Premier & Cabinet, NSW Government; Department of Communities & Justice, NSW Government; Office for the Arts, Federal Government; St George Foundation; Johnston Family Foundation; SSI Innovation Fund; Bennelong Foundation; Crown Resorts Foundation; Packer Family Foundation; Liverpool City Council; Fairfield City Council; Mounties Group; Cultural Fund, Copyright Agency; Department of Home Affairs, Federal Government; Department of Social Services, Federal Government; Stronger Communities Program, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications & the Arts; NSW Reconstruction Authority.

We extend heartfelt thanks to all the individual donors who support our work.

Abdul Gafur Sk, Adrian Ryan, Afaf Al-Shammari, Afaf Haydar, Aghasan Saleem, Aiyah Merheb, Alisson Castro Caero, Alexander Lee, Amaris Kirkwood, Amen Mansur, Amy Nguyen, Andrea Lam, Angela Khamo, Angela Roan, Anna Zhang, Annie McKinnon, Asmaa Yousif, Asmar Al-Najjar, Awataf Elkkateeb, Badiaa Arida, Bassam Said, Bessan Muthaher, Bianca Chau, Boghos Keleshian, Boi Helary Ngo, Bradd Johnson, Brian Macgeorge, Buu Nhi Tipper Chang, Camila Gonzalez Martinez, Cassandra Chu, Catherine Bouris, Chantelle Rafoo, Christina Lauw, Christine Macgeorge, Christy Tran, Cindy Nguyen, Clotilde Lancereau, Deborah Hirshman, Denton Nguyen, Diana Bolandparvaz, Dorcas Tang, Dunya Zaitoon, Duyen Wendy Tran, Dylan Chapman, Eenas Asedi, Ehoud Al-Hazzah, Elda Esho, Eleni Christou, Eilish Sweeney, Elizabeth Hanley, Elizabeth Hayes, Ella Skilbeck-Porter, Ellery Joyce, Evan Yousif, Fahad Al-Hazzah, Fatma Alobaydey, Farqan Al Gharbawi, Fatemeh Abbasi Torkamani, Fatma Alobaydey, Felicity Blake, Ferhat Balande, Francis Dagostino, George Mamo, Georgie Read, Georgina Ding, Gerard Ryan, Ghadeer Theyab, Gillian Antonio, Ginan Yelda, Giovanna Giusti, Ginny Wong, Gloria Guo, Hamsa Al-Jazrawi, Harold Legaspi, Hazim Zoori, Helen Gravina, Hevi Abdulla, Ho wan An, Intesar Alzuhairi , Jade Ng, Jamie Creswell, Jananee Sundarakumar, Jane Awad, Jasmine Abdo, Jasmine Baker, Jasmine Baker, Jennifer Qian, Jennifer Wang, Jenny Jane Verzosa Wee, Jessica Bineth, Jessica Nguyen, Jihan Alsamane, Jinjin Joyce Guo, John Kaye, Jouliana Lattash, Kate Hendy, Katia Sanabili, Kelly Onato, Khitam Alidd, Khulood Alabdullah, Kimya Kianian, Laila Heilaneh, Laknuwan Grero, Leena Saini, Leticia Centrone, Lily Reynolds, Linda Tran, Linh Ngo, Lka Aufi, Lorecca Fernandez, Louise Williams, Lucy Stone, Luis Pereira, Lydia Qarra, Mabel Trong, Maggie Thompson, Mahsa Shirmo Hammadi-Seysan, Majedeh Doraji, Malkia Malula, Mansour Al-Hazzah, Manuel Harold Wilson Vargas, Maria Del Mar Barahona Monge, Maria Saad, Mariam David, Mariam Mansoor, Mariana Elias, Marie Antonio, Mariko Yagi, Marina Oraha, Marta Paredes Andia, Martha Bjo, Mary Andaryous, Maryam Alsamane, Maryam Mansoor, Mayssoun Said, Meg Clune, Melissa O'Donnell, Meriana Naddo, Meriana Naddo, Michelle Guo, Michelle Thai, Minh Hang Cherry Do, Minh Le, Mohanad El-Sabah, Monica Keo, Monique Dam, Morgan Drum, Mugdha Dileep Mugdha Sadhale, Muthaher Ibrahim, Nada Adams, Nada Salman, Nadia Ali Nariman, Nadia Hooton, Nahlah Zaitoon, Nakita Dass, Naya Makhoul Lattash, Neha Arghode, Nicole Chunaue, Noora Al-Dahan, Nora Farhan, Payam Gouya, Penny Stratton, Ramina Roael, Rebecca Lam, Reda Hasan, Reuben Mardan, Rita Rafooqa, Rosario Lazaro Igoa, Sahar  Dawad , Sahar Dawad, Samira Adams, Sanaa Kamil, Sandy Ajjo, Sanna Hirmiz, Sara Alsaaour, Sarah Abdo, Sarah Bellingham, Sarah Gilbert, Sarah Stratton, Sarah Tang, Shahad Alsaad, Shamiram Hanna, Sibilla Beccari, Sofya Yalda, Sonia Kassis, Sophie Nguyen, Souha Alzohairi, Sundus Yousif, Susan Abboud, Suzanna Mau, Tarini Pathak, The Yen Cao, Thomas Ohm, Tiffany Fung, Tu Thanh Marie Do, Tylira Miller-Crispe, Valentina Yousif, Venus Ishaia, Victor Ly, Wafaa Yousef, Xia Lisa Li, Yara Ibrahim, Yara Ibrahim, Yousif Alsamaani, Yvonne An.

Volunteers

Board Members

Siobhán McCann, Anne McNevin, Melanie Tully, Anisha Travis, Cassandra Goldie, Sera Mirzabegian, Amy Denmeade, Maria Herminia Graterol, Kalpana Gee, Jane Stratton.

Artists & Collaborators

Abbie Blatchford, Adeeb Razeek, Adem Yilmaz, Adnan Barzanji, Afaf Al-Shammari, Afeif Ismail, Afsaneh Khoramshahi, Agnes Wilson, Agnes Wilson, Aksen Ilhan , Alexandra Crosby, Alice Kswani, Alisa Croft, Alister Hill, Ally Gil, Alyx Dennison, Alyx Dennison, Amrin Shaikh , Andrea Lim, Andy Ko, Anita Patel, Anna Nguyen, Anne Louise Dadak, Annie McKinnon, Annukina Warda, Antoine Mouawad, Antoine Razeek, Antonia Gauci, Ariel Blum, Armadeo Marquez-Perez, Asefeh Zeainalabedini, Aśka, Asmaa Yousif, Audrey Villafaña, Aunty Jacinta Tobin, Aunty Wendy Morgan, Awad Ali, Awad Khudair, Basma Ibrahim, Beryl La, Bonnie Stewart, Brittany Fong , Can Yalçinkaya, Carrie Hou, Cat-Thao Nguyen, Chandani Basnet, Chanika Desilva, Cicilly Ponnor, Cindy Laws , Clarissa Mei, Claudia Chidiac, Daad Samia, David Capra, David Hawkes, David Sell, Davina Bell, Diego Murilllo, Dinalie Dabarera, Dominique Hage, Donna Burgeth, Zoe Sadokierski, Duyen Tran, Eda Gunaydin, Eileen Chong, Elizabeth Jigalin, Emele Ugavule, Emily Yang, Emma Claire Longden, Emmanuel Asante, Erika Zhu, Evelyn Araluen, Fadia Abboud, Faith Chaza, Felicity Castagna, Feras Sheheen, Fiona Suriaty, Frances An, Frances Dagostino, Freda Chiu, Gemma Navarette, Georgina Andreadis, Gloria Kolya, Guy Ivison, Hakima Touali, Harri Harding, Harry Ly, Heidi Sahi, Helen Guliana, Hekmat Homsi, Hira Durrani, Ho Won An, Huey Choong, Hussein Kahil, Hussein Nabeel, Huy Nguyen, Idam Sondhi, Idil Abdulhalli, Ika Kusuma, Jasmine Baker, Jemma Armstrong, Jenny Jane Wee, Jess Dunn, Jessica Jade, Jie Yu, Joannie Lee, Joey Ruigrok van der Werven, Joo Young Lee, Joshua Santospirito, JP Mattos, Jullian Lataquin, Karina Palomita, Karmelan Arabo, Kathryn Morgan, Katie Green, Katie Han, Khaled Sabsabi, Khalil Al Hilli, Kieu Lan Anh Nguyen, Kim Siew, Laila Ali, Laura Pike, Leon Kannangara, Lili Hayeri Yazdi, Liliana Occhuito, Lillian Rodrigues-Pang, Lima Maula, Liverpool Girls High Writers, Louise Wakeling, Mabel Zuo, Maddie Gibbs, Majedeh Doraji, Maki Riveros, Marcus Whale, Margaret Bradstock, Maria Del Mar Barahona Monge, Maria Tran, Maria Tumarkin, Mariam Latifi, Marian Abboud, Marta Fossemale, Masako Fukui, Masoud Ardahi, Masoumeh Pashaeinejad, Matt Playford, Mayra Rodríguez, Mehdi Farokhseresht, Melanie Gillbank, Michelle Cheng, Michelle Munzone, Milan Ring, Milly Guo, Minh Hang (Cherry) Do, Miriam Rosenbloom, Mohammed Lelo, Mona Marokel, Monica Kumar, Monica Sadiv, Monikka Eliah, Monique Dam, My Hang Lam, Nabilah Chalanko, Nada Salman, Nga Le, Nicole Barakat, Nicole Curby, Niehmah Al Masri, Noora Al-Dahan, Oliver Phommavanh, Olivia (Ida) Warhol, Olivia Stambouliah, Parvin Shabahi , Patrick Lingat, Paula Ewing, Paz Wav, Pei Kwang, Peter Polites, Pia Larsen, Priyanka Bromhead, Rachel bin Salleh, Rainbow Chan, Randa Sayed, Rawah Arja, Rebecca Lim, Refugee Art Project, Rhyan Clapham, Roml Bhe, Rubi Schott, Sabah Rafei, Sabrina D'Angelo, Safdar Ahmed, Sajia Faiz, Samantha Barahona, Sanaa Hirmiz, Sandra May, Sarmad Amir, Sawsan Nassif, Sepora Mulitalo, Shahad Alsaad, Sheila Ngọc Phạm , Sher Rill Ng, Siddhi Khushalani, Sirine Demachkie, Sonia Fadlallah, Stella Ho, Stella Hong, Stephanie Martei, Stephanie Barahona, Supriya Cherian, Susan Stewart, Svitlana Yakovenko, Tahlia Akyereko, Tareq Abu Kwaik, Thomas Sandberg, Tina Tran, Tipper Chang, Trisha Lynch, Uma Jeyaseelan, Ursula Dubosarsky, Vesna Cvjeticanin, Vicki McIntyre, Vicki Wacha, Victor Ly, Vivan Le, Vivian Admo, Vulindlela Mkwananzi, Wadeah Shamekh, Waffa Yousif, Wesley Hutchinson, Wil Vargas Ojo, Winnie Dunn, Xue Ying Shan, Xuezhen Wei, Yarie Bangura, Yu Me Amy Ge, Yuanyuan (Polly) Yang, Yue (Lily) He, Yusra Metwally, Yutaro Okuda, Yvette-Marie Tziallas, Yvonne Lam, Zahra Mahde, Zarlasht Sarwari, Zaya Borosso, Zaya Youkanna, Zindzi Okenyo.

 

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