Positive Powerful Parents in partnership with Community Living Association in Queensland and Queenslanders with Disability Network held an event for parents with intellectual disability on May 15th at the Mercure Spring Hill Brisbane.
The event was a success with parents sharing information about Self Advocacy, the groups they are connected to and why it is important to have groups for parents to connect.
Well done Crystal, Michelle and Romeo for sharing the MC role of this event!
Parents and supporters also created some strong Self Advocacy Art Work. See pictures below.
In 2025 PPP will be running a monthly Friday Friendship Group in Melbourne, a monthly Friday Friendship Group in Moe at the Library and a monthly an Online Group Chat via zoom.
Please see times and dates below, we will also post individual flyers. Keep checking our Facebook page for other updates.
Please note, all of our groups are for people aged 18+
The zoom link for the Online Group Chat will be posted to the Parents Rights Facebook Group.
Romeo at the basketball watching the Utah Jazz vs the Milwaukee Bucks
As you might know Positive Powerful Parents won the judges choice award at the Focus on Ability Film Festival in 2024. The prize was 2 return flights to the USA Salt Lake City to attend the Sundance Film Festival where the Compare the Parents short film was to be played…. Unfortunately the film didn’t get played 🙁 BUT Romeo was part of a panel discussion talking about the film and was able to share information about PPP and ways of watching the film. Also while is the USA Romeo went to the basketball and ice hockey! Romeo caught trains through Salt Lake City and was able to see a lot of the area in a short amount of time.
Congratulationsto all of the parents who created the Compare the Parents Short Film, we WON the Judges Choice Award for Short Film at the Focus on Ability Film Festival!!
It’s such a powerful film and will now be shared far and wide.
BIG THANK YOU to Romeo and Jess for going up to Sydney to represent PPP.
Shout out to the parents in the film:
Romeo, Melanie, Susan, Lauren, Andrew and Susanne. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Also, thank you to Neon Sheep Films for working with PPP to create this short film. ??
Thank you to the Focus on Ability Film Festival for having a space that supports the creativity and passion of people with disability that can also be a platform for raising awareness.
Positive Powerful Parents acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.
The prize for this category is a return trip for 2 to the USA attending the Sundance Film Festival where the Compare the Parents short film will be played and then being part of a panel discussion as well as film industry mentoring!!! ??
We are all beyond thrilled with the opportunity!
Link to the Focus on Ability Film Festival web site and PPP’s shorter version of the Compare the Parents short film.
