#RandomActsofKindnessDay

 

There is some irony in the hashtag. Today is

#RandomActsofKindnessDay

On this day, we tweet and we post.

Hashtags to flaunt, kindness to boast.

A day to be kind, as if it's a task.

"Do good deeds," our social feeds ask.

But why, oh why, do we need  reminders?

Is kindness so rare, that we wear blinders?

Shouldn't it weave through our daily thread,

Not just on days when hashtags are spread?

Should kindness not be our everyday quest?

Compassion the core of our heart's daily vest.

Lives have worth, without the #sign.

Kindness not staged for a digital reaction.

But the essence of our daily interaction.

Creative Consultant for a Play on Autism

"Helping Hands" is an Australian play on the idea of "help" when it comes to autism. It highlights the irony that sometimes "well-intentional" does not always translate into "help."

I'm a creative consultant for the play as there is a non-speaking character. 
Had a lot of fun with this project. 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qWouzRAUVg81vQjZmCvBZgWkJMFk250q/view?usp=sharing

https://www.pozible.com/project/helping-hands

Trailer. https://vimeo.com/341543299


In the next video, co-director Hannah Aroni talks about some principles in social work that influenced this play. A quick recap
1. Reflective Practice - be aware that you bring your own implicit biases when you try to "help" those with autism.
2. Arnstein Ladder of Citizen Control which ranges from full partnership (self-determination) to manipulation. Sadly, "help" with respect to Autism seems to fall more in the latter.
3. Person Environment Misfits. The societal helpe focus seems more on "help" change the person and less "help" change the environment when it comes to Autism. 

https://vimeo.com/344483747

I can so relate with much of the above. Thank you Hannah.