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Puppeteer & Performer with Larrikin Puppets

Elissa is a children's entertainer, puppeteer and educator with popular puppetry arts company Larrikin Puppets.

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Digital Publisher, Journalist & Creative Writer

Elissa is the publisher of and a journalist with Sustainability Hackers. She's also a scriptwriter, songwriter and poet.

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Environment & Human Rights Campaigner

In November 2013 Elissa was named one of YWCA Queensland's 125 Leading Women - as a woman who has made a significant contribution to her community and modelled leadership through her actions and words.

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Wide-eyed Wonderer

Elissa's mission is to bring wide-eyed wonder to as many people as possible, particularly vulnerable children in communities across Australia and the world.

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18Jul/15

If I met a feminist basher IRL, I would beat them with my words.

18/7/2015GeneralElissa

There’s so much feminist hate and feminist bashing online that I just happen to come across in my roamings. I feel it’s increasing. The cartoons and the memes are awful and hatefulRead More…

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06Jul/15
Cost of SEO Content Writing - Average Sucks.

Dodgy Things I Read On Outsourcing Sites

6/7/2015GeneralElissa

Impressive, engaging, grammatically correct, culturally relevant web content – whether it’s SEO optimised content, evergreen content, product descriptions, blogs or social media copy – costs between AU 18c and 50c per word or $45-$125Read More…

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02Jul/15
Joss Whedon Meme - PR Coach - SEO Content Writer - Social Media Manager - Blogger

Goodbye academia, hello entrepreneurship

2/7/2015GeneralElissa

I am no longer doing a PhD! I decided to drop out of that a few months ago with a view to setting up my own start-up social enterprise rather than simplyRead More…

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01Jul/15
Elissa Jenkins - Greens Candidate For Moreton

I am not preselecting for Moreton

1/7/2015GeneralElissa

It is with much difficulty and regret that I make the decision today not to preselect to be the Greens candidate for the seat of Moreton at the next federal election, despiteRead More…

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08May/15

Chemical smell is back in Salisbury Moorooka

8/5/2015GeneralElissa

The smell is back. I’ve lived in the area for 9 years and am more than happy to live next to the industrial area. All sorts of smells and noises come outRead More…

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05May/15

New Facebook scheduler not showing scheduled posts

5/5/2015GeneralElissa

Just sent this question to Facebook. I’ll post the answer as soon as I find it out. I am scheduling posts in Facebook and they’re not showing up in the scheduler list.Read More…

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04May/15
Ethical Wedding - Brett And Elissa

10 Ways To Make An Ethical Wedding Possible

4/5/2015GeneralElissa

On June 13 I am marrying the love of my life Brett Hansen. Brett is a gentle, kind, creative, patient, talented man who I look forward to spending the rest of myRead More…

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14Apr/15
Elissa Jenkins - Wicked Campers - Wicked Pickets - Rally - Feminist

Wicked Pickets Rally Speech

14/4/2015GeneralElissa

Wicked Pickets is a community action to remove the sexist, racist and homophobic slogans on Wicked Vans. You can like the Wicked Pickets Facebook page. This particular protest group is based in Brisbane.Read More…

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27Mar/15
Web & SEO Content Writer - Studio Theatre And Cafe - Morningside

Working Globally Helps Me Live Locally

27/3/2015GeneralElissa

I love globalisation. There. I said it. Globalisation’s focus on unfettered economic growth rather unfettered good has given the word a bad name, is all. I think globalisation can be done much betterRead More…

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27Sep/14

Fed up residents call for relocation of odour emitting industry after 9 months of government neglect

27/9/2014Human RightsElissa

Fed up residents of Salisbury and Moorooka, who have lived with a noxious industrial odour for 9 months, are calling for the relocation of industrial surface coating on plastic away from theRead More…

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16Sep/14

Noxious odour action group alarmed at bizarre extension given by Council to EGR

16/9/2014Human RightsElissa

As odour continues to overwhelm the Moorooka and Salisbury suburbs, local noxious odour action group is alarmed at the bizarre extension that’s been given by Council to EGR. The Salisbury Moorooka NoxiousRead More…

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21Jul/14

Newly formed Noxious Odour Action Group calls public meeting

21/7/2014Human RightsElissa

This week a group of concerned Moorooka residents formed the Salisbury Moorooka Noxious Odour Action Group (SM-NOAG) to demand action to stop the solvent odour overpowering the local area. SM-NOAG spokesperson CecRead More…

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18Feb/14

My naive and sappy open letter to Tony Abbott

18/2/2014Campaigning, GeneralElissa

Today I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia for the very first time. You can too at http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm. Dear Mr Abbott, I am 37 and have been voting for almostRead More…

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12Feb/14

It’s like, it’s just I got kinda distracted!

12/2/2014GeneralElissa

“It’s like, it’s just I got kinda distracted.” Ahhh just channelling some Ani Difranco banter circa Living in Clip. The end of a federal election is always hard. As a Greens candidate,Read More…

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05Nov/13

Dear LNP. Don’t ban Green Eggs & Ham! From G20 Sam.

5/11/2013Campaigning, GeneralElissa

Dear LNP, What? During the G20 you’re banning: Kites? Canoes? Face paint? Big placards? Green Eggs & Ham? “You would not like them here or there. You would not like them anywhere!!”Read More…

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28Oct/13

Coles, don’t force your plastic bags on me.

28/10/2013GeneralElissa

Today I visited the Coles Woolloongabba store near my workplace to purchase a free-range chicken and some salad items for lunch. At the counter I presented my green bag. Instead of usingRead More…

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10Sep/13
Moreton 2013 - Thanks For Your Support

Thanks for your support.

10/9/2013GeneralElissa

Thank you for your support (I thought this photo I took today was very apt!)!! On September 7, 2013 a record number of volunteers supported the Yeerongpilly Greens branch in the seat of Moreton.Read More…

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04Sep/13

Appalling fundamentalism hits Moreton households

4/9/2013GeneralElissa

I am absolutely appalled to have discovered that this flyer has been circulating in the Moreton electorate. On his facebook page Malcolm is denying involvement and suggesting people ‘take up any complaintsRead More…

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22Aug/13

Save Nyanda.

22/8/2013GeneralElissa

Liberal Party apparatchik (my assumption given the constant raucous applause for everything Malcolm Cole said) were an absolute disgrace in the audience tonight at the Powerhouse forum. A group behind me sighedRead More…

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19Aug/13

Farewell Norma Nord, peace activist and greens stalwart

19/8/2013GeneralElissa

All my love to Norma Nord’s family. The amazing Norma passed away last week – aged 98? Norma was a member of the Bayside Branch with me when I first joined theRead More…

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Elissa Jenkins

"You gotta be good. You gotta be strong. You gotta be 2000 places at once."

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