<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Gidii Advocacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gidii Advocacy advances justice, equity, and healing through education, advocacy, and community-led systemic change.]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:24:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.gidii.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Is An End of Life Doula — And Why Are More People Turning Toward Them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently sat down with Helen Callanan for The Listening Project Podcast to discuss a role many people have never heard of — yet once understood, feels instinctively familiar. Helen is an end of life doula trainer. Not medical. Not clinical. Not there to replace doctors, nurses or palliative care teams. An end of life doula sits alongside that care. Someone who accompanies people and families through one of the most profound transitions in life. Someone who understands what may be unfolding...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/what-is-an-end-of-life-doula-and-why-are-more-people-turning-toward-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a069c8e7326fc782b557c87</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_f4a6ef0f1e584957b560e43d5fb414fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathie Melocco</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens When We Talk About Death More Openly?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have known Dr Kerrie Noonan for many years and was pleased she was able to make time to speak with the podcast, The Listening Project for our upcoming series on grief and loss. Kerrie has spent more than three decades working across palliative care, bereavement, research and community life. We spoke at length about what would change if we were better equipped to face death — not as a medical event, but as part of being human? Modern life has become strangely uncomfortable with death,...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/what-happens-when-we-talk-about-death-more-openly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a068e209f0dce7b59913bfc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_c01b7ea7c3964fdfadec2cdf68510431~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathie Melocco</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Sky Fell: Matthew Horder on Grief, Justice and Learning to Live After MH17]]></title><description><![CDATA[We recently interviewed Matthew Horder for our upcoming podcast - The LIstening Project. It was a beautiful discussion, honouring the memory of his parents and sharing how he has tried to find hope admidst the unimaginable tragedy that struck his family.  In July 2014 when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board — including Matthew’s parents,  Matthew and his family's lives were changed forever. We spoke with Matthew not only about...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/when-the-sky-fell-matthew-horder-on-grief-justice-and-learning-to-live-after-mh17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a067a830b9e4f37fd2374ca</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_322295e93fbe47ddb3c2c86b95da0d51~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathie Melocco</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Chloé Zhao Coming to Australia Feels Bigger Than Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Vivid Chloé Zhao coming to Australia as part of Vivid Sydney 2026 feels bigger than a film conversation. It feels like a sign of where culture itself is moving. We are all craving so much more. At a time when modern life feels accelerated, transactional and emotionally fragmented, Zhao’s work has found global resonance because it returns audiences to something slower and more human: grief, belonging, tenderness, loneliness, memory and the fragile ways people continue loving one...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/why-chlo%C3%A9-zhao-coming-to-australia-feels-bigger-than-film</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0660699f0dce7b5990d32d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:05:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_8e4d577dc82a4822950db3b6480c8d49~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kathie Melocco</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIDII Announces New Feature Documentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call the Doula In Pre-Production We prepare for birth. Why don’t we prepare for end of life? This is not a film about death. It is a film about love. Pre-production has commenced on our next feature documentary, Call the Doula, a careful exploration of end-of-life accompaniment and the growing role of end-of-life doulas. Across cultures and generations, dying was once held more visibly within families and communities — supported by ritual, continuity, and shared understanding. Today, many...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/gidii-advocacy-announces-new-feature-documentary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699759a04c11d313e898ac72</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:51:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_f629e05b748546218b2fc3101c328e74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>GIDII Advocacy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Formal Processes End — Where Does Human Repair Begin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[GIDII Advocacy Thought Leadership | Carriageworks, January 2026 In January, the GIDII Advocacy team met and filmed the founders of Conflictorium  during its presentation at Carriageworks as part of Sydney Festival. What we encountered was not simply an exhibition about conflict. It was a structured civic experiment in something many modern systems still struggle to provide: a place for human repair after formal processes have run their course. And that distinction matters. YSK PRERANA,...]]></description><link>https://www.gidii.com.au/post/when-formal-processes-end-where-does-human-repair-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699665bba3167d4912295f23</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:47:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9cc7b_60d4ead26eca4b36ad78a9e4672bf3de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>GIDII Advocacy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>