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As an immigrant from a different background, I found Centre for Stories very different from mainstream writing organisations in Perth. I wandered dismally from one to another in the first two years of settling in Perth. The inclusive approach and professional team who are friendly and helpful have made the mentorship experience beyond joy. And now approaching the end of the mentorship project, I feel I am heard and I know this is the beginning of a long journey ahead. – Elham Mohammadnejad, writer

Growing up my story was one I did very much try to hide, and to come to a point of being able to share it so publicly, and more importantly, proudly is testament to the growth I have made within my personal life but also growth I would not have been able to achieve without the Centre for Stories’ assistance. I could not speak more highly of the organisation and its employees who bring such an energy and understanding to their work. They have made and ensured all my experiences and involvement through multiple projects over the years have been so wonderful and rewarding. – Daniel Bacon, storyteller

We became supporters of the Centre for Stories because of the extraordinary vitality and space it provides for enabling valuable conversations about diverse lived experience. We have witnessed how transformative the work of the Centre can be, where voice and writing are brought together into compelling illuminations of empathy, creativity and sharing. We consider the Centre to be a unique community organisation forging new worlds of agency; it develops, nurtures and sustains the deep story of our human diversity through activating dignity, critical conversation and respect, together with the creative impulse. – John Ryan, Christopher Macfarlane and Baden Offord (Major Donors)

Supporting Centre for Stories through an annual donation has been a joy and a priority for me. As a writer, I am acutely aware of how difficult it is to have one’s voice heard, and this is even more so the case for voices traditionally marginalised. Centre for Stories truly amplifies those voices, giving them space, opportunity, education and platforms. It celebrates writing and storytelling by those we need to hear from to progress as a diverse society – in terms of gender, sex, age, background, race, colour and all the magnificence of our human rainbow. Perth is deeply fortunate to have Centre for Stories, and I am honoured to be able to continue to support it. – Michelle Johnston (Story Supporter)

I am privileged to be a member of the Board and a supporter of Centre for Stories. With the face of our society changing, it’s vital for that to be reflected in the voices that are welcomed and heard, and the stories that are told. We support Centre for Stories because ‘diversity and inclusion’ is not something that the Centre does, because it is required. It is what the Centre is. It is its very essence. – Neil and Stephanie Fernandes (Story Supporters)