Innovation fund will support disabled people into self-employment
Diversityworks Trust has secured funding from the Ministry of Social Development's Employment Innovation Fund to support disabled people into self-employment.Disabled people wishing to become...
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Think pink to address bullying
Pink Shirt Day is coming up! On May 18th, Diversityworks Trust will join together with the Mental Health Foundation and other partner organisations to celebrate our national day of awareness and action...
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Music video challenges social labels and fear
Diversityworks Trust's Executive Director, ex-comedian Philip Patston has released his debut music video.As Love Draws Near is the first of a musical collaboration between Philip and Israeli...
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Archiving project focuses on history of New Zealand Sign Language
Media Release – 26 July 2012Diversityworks Trust in partnership with Deafradio is pleased to announce the launch of a nationally significant archiving project that focuses on preserving the history of...
View ArticleTrust celebrates seven years of diversity
Diversityworks Trust held its seventh Annual General Meeting on Thursday 22 November. Chairperson Carol Waterman said, "This has been our seventh year of operation and the best year yet. I think...
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Kids book aims to reframe disability through the lens of functional diversity
Written by Barbara Pike and Philip Patston, and illustrated by Sam Orchard, the book’s purpose is to influence children (and their parents) away from negative stereotypes, as well as portraying unique...
View ArticleExpression of interest call out: Arts Access Aotearoa Make –A –Difference...
Diversityworks Trust has partnered with Arts Access Aotearoa to seek expressions of interest from Auckland artists with unique function/experience (disability) to participate in the Make –A –Difference...
View ArticleCampaign aims to influence children (and their parents) away from negative...
You know how kids stare at people in wheelchairs and aren’t sure what to say? Well, we want to change that. We want kids to run up to people in wheelchairs and say, “Wow! You must be a superhero!” My...
View ArticleCampaign aims to get disability seen more on screen
MEDIA RELEASE25 March 2013Over the years we’ve seen heaps of great television personalities on our screens. But what we haven’t seen are the one in five New Zealanders who have a disability.These are...
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Crowd-funding pays off for kids' book fundraiser (@pledgeme)
At the beginning of March Diversityworks Trust started a PledgeMe campaign to raise $3500 to print 1000 copies of My Friend Is A Superhero. Duffy Books in Homes agreed to distribute 500 of these to...
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Superhero thanks to PledgeMe donors
As recently reported we are stoked to have received such overwhelming support of our PledgeMe campaign to print copies of “My Friend is a Superhero”, our kids' book.The campaign raised $4045 in total,...
View ArticleInternetNZ funding supports sign language archive
MEDIA RELEASE - 16 April 2013A project to preserve historic film footage of the early use and development of New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and NZ Deaf culture has been supported by a grant of...
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100 Faces of Diversity
Diversityworks Trust is entering an art and design project, starting in June, called the 100 Days Project. 100 Days was started by designer Emma Rogan, who spoke at TEDx Auckland last year, as a way to...
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Is New Zealand ready for More Diversity on Screen?
The More Diversity on Screen campaign set out to begin a new conversation with the public and media industry in New Zealand about disability and diversity on screen. The campaign was an initiative of...
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Praise for “My Friend is a Superhero”
When we raised enough money to print 1500 copies of “My Friend is a Superhero” through our PledgeMe campaign, we received an incredible amount of generous feedback.We thought we'd share it with you and...
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Spring greetings and a few interesting things from Diversityworks Trust
As spring approaches we thought we'd let you know what's been going on in the world of Diversityworks Trust. IN THIS UPDATE “My Friend is a Superhero” 100 Days Project: 100 Faces of Diversity More...
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100 Days of Diversity goes live
This morning Diversityworks Trust's Executive Director Philip Patston saw the visual representation of DPSN's "100 Days of Diversity" project safely installed in the Nathan Room in Britomart Auckland....
View Article“My Friend is a Superhero” profiled on Radio New Zealand National
Radio NZ National recently profiled “My Friend is a Superhero” on One In Five.My Friend is a Superhero”Now available through Mighty Ape.
View ArticleTrust celebrates 8 years
Trustees of Diversityworks Trust celebrated eight years of promoting diversity, creativity and social change at its Annual General Meeting last night. The Trust, founded in 2005 by Philip Patston, aims...
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MEDIA RELEASE: 'Belonging' campaign suggests reason behind suicide gender...
An online campaign about meaning and belonging has revealed an interesting connection with the difference in suicide rates between men and women.The Diversityworks Trust campaign, “You Mean A Lot To...
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