Author Archives for Taslim Oladoja I was delighted when I got news of the contract. I ran home to tell my parents that I’d been selected. A two-year football contract at age 16. Football was my avenue out of the council estate that I grew up in. It was my way to get rid of... Read More
365 days ago, I was a few weeks into my gig as Co-CEO and I had the opportunity to talk about AIME on radio for the first time. It was Hottest 100 Day and I was excited to take part, mainly because this time, things were different. The Hottest 100... Read More
This Christmas, I received the ultimate gift. Thanks to the kindness of a stranger, my son Philip is still with me. Philip, 14, is kind, wise and a budding artist. My gorgeous boy also feels everything, very deeply. He’s so sensitive, so complicated, and suffers from a mood disorder and... Read More
Your moments of kindness experienced in 2018. Let’s start 2019 together. 💌 While I was travelling overseas, my beautiful grandfather passed away. It was so hard to be away and I missed my family very much. When I flew back into Australia and walked through the arrival gates, my Mum... Read More
What does kindness mean to you? For the last 226 days I’ve had the opportunity to learn what kindness means to many people. Being AIME’s Sunday Kindness editor, I’ve seen stories of kindness come across my desk each week, each story revealing that one person’s experience of kindness is unlike... Read More
My name is Pej. I run a cafe around the corner from AIME’s office in Redfern called Hunter’s Corner and I believe in kindness. I believe random acts of kindness happen every single day. It’s not always a huge gesture but more in the smaller details – a compliment or... Read More
Last Thursday, we released our 2017 results with a small group of people in Sydney. We asked them to commit to being kind. In return, they would take home a copy of A Year of Kindness, a compilation of a year of our SundayKindness stories with the results and impact... Read More
Last Sunday, AIME’s Deputy CEO, Ben Abbatangelo shared a story about his random act of generosity and set a challenge to see how far the waves of kindness could spread. It turns out simple acts create big impact. Here’s how a $50 note sparked a movement of kindness around the... Read More
Last Thursday morning, I woke before my alarm and jumped out of bed with a massive smile because I knew I was about to deliver an act that was going to kick off a bunch of strangers days with a smile. I was ready to make Thursday my own and... Read More
I am Jody Barney. I am a Birri-Gubba/Urangan woman from South East Queensland. I am Aboriginal, I am Deaf, I am gay, and currently I am living in rural Victoria Australia. I’m not yet 50, but I have been doing my work for exactly 30 years. As a Deaf kid... Read More