User:Sc jh/Turnstyle (social space)

Turnstyle Community Hub is a collectively run social space located in urban Highgate Hill, Queensland, Australia. Turnstyle provides resources for people and groups working on projects that benefit the community and/or for activist social change.

Features

Turnstyle is located underneath two neighbouring homes who co-operate via a common living vision: sharing space, resources, effort and values. Turnstyle is a space distinct from the living areas of the residents. It has been made possible by the tenants in an effort to support and stimulate local initiatives, and to demonstrate effective use of space for individual and collective growth.

The resources of the space include:

• A meeting, presentation and event space;
• A library;
• Strong Bearings Bike Collective - community bicycle workshop;
• A home brew kitchen;
• A cob oven bakery; and
• Art and prop-making space.

Many events are held at Turnstyle including fundraisers, presentations, movie and documentary screenings, bicycle workshops, various classes and a food co-operative. Notable fundraising events include a night to raise funds for Wind Mountains Trust which included a performance by singer Dana Lyons.

A Collective is a group of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective. Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. A project is a collaborative enterprise planned and designed to achieve an aim. Some projects at Turnstyle take a day and others can take months, but all should be defined, doable and enjoyed through collective agreement and participation.

Turnstyle aims to be an inclusive safer space for all species. They hope that everyone is able to feel part of and be active in the Turnstyle community.

Engagement and Support

People can engage with Turnstyle in two ways: 1) by starting and/or helping with one of the many collectives or events; and 2) by coming and participating in collectives or events. Turnstyle's website has a calendar of events and they produce a mailing list.

Turnstyle runs on a not-for-profit basis. All things at Turnstyle are sustained by donation and by the support of friendly folks who volunteer their time and effort.

External links

• Turnstyle official website
• Home Festival at Kangaroo Point - workshops

Category:Community Category:Activism