A letter to my nine-month-old daughter
Using stories of marginalised people as future life-lessons for her daughter, Ashleigh Donnelly urges us all to look behind the masks we wear to appreciate the person behind the covering.
Eighteen and homeless
Never did I fear turning 18, writes Ashleigh Green. For Tenille, who I met two years ago, the thought of turning 18 made her stomach tighten and ache.
From strangers to cousins
It shouldn’t be a shock to see a Catholic school girl from Pymble share a meal with Muslim school girls from Prestons. But it is, writes Ashleigh Green.
Pilgrimage: opening ourselves to a new energy
The greatest awakening of my World Youth Day pilgrimage took place when I got back home, writes Ashleigh Green.
House, but not home: youth residential care
For Australian children in residential care, living in a building with a bed, a fridge and a television does not constitute a home. A home can be a slum or...
Anti-Muslim sentiment on our own soil
When we take the time to get to know a Muslim person and engage with them face-to-face, the stereotypes and preconceived ideas begin to break down, writes Ashleigh Green.
Difference: No barrier to harmony
Outside a lepers’ colony in Navi Mumbai, India, is a small chapel. The diversity that exists amongst its visitors is what makes the chapel such a special place, writes Ashleigh...