The Big Issue Challenge
The Big Issue Challenge If you’re after a highly interactive team-building activity, explore The Big Issue Challenge. This half-day (2-3 hours) corporate experience combines a powerful lived experience presentation with an opportunity to partner with a Big Issue Vendor and experience magazine selling firsthand. Working in teams, participants gain a deeper understanding of homelessness and disadvantage […]
Disadvantage And Disability
This workshop features a personal story of disability and outlines The Big Issue’s work opportunities for people experiencing disability. In this session we define disability, discuss factors that can create barriers for those living with a disability, and discuss the importance of inclusion. This workshop works well both as an introduction to a unit of […]
The Health Impacts Of Homelessness
Exploring the dimensions of health, this workshop focuses on the various forms homelessness can take, and their impact on the social, physical and mental health of different groups of people. Featuring the story of someone who has experienced homelessness, this workshop works well both as an introduction to a unit of study or as a […]
A Case for Social Enterprise
The Big Issue is a leader in Australia’s social enterprise sector, providing employment opportunities people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. In this workshop, students explore the role social enterprises such as The Big Issue can play in alleviating disadvantage and offering sustainable solutions to pressing social issues. Students are encouraged to think about their role as […]
Discussions About Homelessness and Disadvantage
Featuring the story of a guest speaker who has experienced homelessness, this workshop engages students through discussion and activities. The session challenges stereotypes about homelessness, and prompts students to consider their own choices and the support available to them in the community. All students and teachers who participate in a workshop will receive access to […]
Social Impact Project: Immersion In Social Enterprise
The Social Impact Project is designed for students who are looking to enhance their employability through a real-life social enterprise learning experience. Students are challenged to develop a concept and plan for a project or business that will create positive social or environmental change. Along the way, students are guided with exclusive resources, advice and feedback […]
Speaker Series: Broadening Perspectives Through Real-Life Stories
The Big Issue’s Speaker Series is designed to help students understand how disadvantage and marginalisation impacts the customers and clients they may encounter in their careers. The Speaker Series is a unique, real-world learning opportunity, suitable for a variety of student cohorts. Led by a skilled facilitator, students will learn of the causes and impacts […]
Stories with Impact: Understanding hardship through lived
experiences
Stories with Impact is a brand-new program by The Big Issue, designed for businesses to creatively educate staff and improve their confidence in interacting with clients or customers experiencing hardship and disadvantage. Participants will learn of the causes and impacts of homelessness and disadvantage in Australia, and how to consider these things when working with […]
Finding Belonging: Explorations of Homelessness and Disadvantage
Students will hear from a specially-trained guest speaker who has experienced homelessness and subsequently found employment at The Big Issue. Students will also participate in a tower-building game to learn about homelessness and marginalisation in Australia. Each student who attends one of our face-to-face workshops will receive a Big Issue sticker sheet. Teachers will receive […]
Josh’s Story: the Impact of Choices
In this workshop, students participate in a tower-building game and a storybook reading to learn about homelessness and marginalisation in an age-appropriate format. Each student who attends one of our face-to-face workshops will receive a Big Issue sticker sheet. Teachers will receive a complimentary copy of The Big Issue magazine and access to our follow-up […]