The Deluminators are the Sydney branch of the not-for-profit organisation known as the 'Harry Potter Alliance' (HPA). The Deluminators was founded by Sean Landis, with the support of his two sisters, Zoe and Sasha. Sean was amazed by the work done by the HPA and was excited to join up, but to his dismay found there was no Sydney Chapter! So, at the start of 2014, he created the Deluminators himself, and it's been such an amazing journey since.
In the words of Andrew Slack, Harry Potter Alliance creator, co-founder and executive director, "The mission of the Harry Potter Alliance is to inspire and mobilise fans of Harry Potter to act as heroes in our world, just like in the books."
As with the function of Dumbledore's invention, 'the Deluminator', we are drawing in all the light in our own lives in order to give it to areas and people not so fortunate. We are turning on the lights in others lives in the name of Dumbledore and the world JK Rowling created. Our campaigns are drawn from the hearts and minds of our members, such as an Accio Books drive where we collected 9, 512 books for the Australian Literacy and Numeracy foundation and Sydney Footpath Library, a Yule Ball where we raised awareness and $12,000 for a new women's shelter in our local area, and a Packages4Homeless drive, where we collected and distributed 150 backpacks full of necessities to people on the streets of Sydney. There have been so many inspirational activities that our members have come up with! You can read more about about what we have done and what we're doing in the future in the 'Our Campaigns' Tab. We've had lots of wonderful support from our community, and made so many connections with different people and groups along the way. We always welcome new members and new ideas, and have recently passed over to a new leadership team, so we're very excited for our chapter's future.
The Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) is a 501c3 nonprofit that takes an outside-of-the-box approach to civic engagement by using parallels from the Harry Potter books to educate and mobilize young people across the world toward issues of literacy, equality, and human rights. Our mission is to empower our members to act like the heroes that they love by acting for a better world. By bringing together fans of blockbuster books, TV shows, movies, and YouTube celebrities we are harnessing the power of popular culture toward making our world a better place. Our goal is to make civic engagement exciting by channeling the entertainment-saturated facets of our culture toward mobilization for deep and lasting social change. - See more at: http://thehpalliance.org/what-we-do/#sthash.m874cnHm.dpuf
Our Mission
The Deluminators is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) that aims to inspire advocacy in Sydney’s youth through an accessible format. Whilst running innovative and imaginative campaigns, we aim to empower disadvantaged communities and people going through tough times, whilst at the same time empowering our members to understand their ability to make positive changes in our world.
If you are interested in more information about our organisation, please don't hesitate to use the Get Involved Tab or email us on [email protected]
In the words of Andrew Slack, Harry Potter Alliance creator, co-founder and executive director, "The mission of the Harry Potter Alliance is to inspire and mobilise fans of Harry Potter to act as heroes in our world, just like in the books."
As with the function of Dumbledore's invention, 'the Deluminator', we are drawing in all the light in our own lives in order to give it to areas and people not so fortunate. We are turning on the lights in others lives in the name of Dumbledore and the world JK Rowling created. Our campaigns are drawn from the hearts and minds of our members, such as an Accio Books drive where we collected 9, 512 books for the Australian Literacy and Numeracy foundation and Sydney Footpath Library, a Yule Ball where we raised awareness and $12,000 for a new women's shelter in our local area, and a Packages4Homeless drive, where we collected and distributed 150 backpacks full of necessities to people on the streets of Sydney. There have been so many inspirational activities that our members have come up with! You can read more about about what we have done and what we're doing in the future in the 'Our Campaigns' Tab. We've had lots of wonderful support from our community, and made so many connections with different people and groups along the way. We always welcome new members and new ideas, and have recently passed over to a new leadership team, so we're very excited for our chapter's future.
The Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) is a 501c3 nonprofit that takes an outside-of-the-box approach to civic engagement by using parallels from the Harry Potter books to educate and mobilize young people across the world toward issues of literacy, equality, and human rights. Our mission is to empower our members to act like the heroes that they love by acting for a better world. By bringing together fans of blockbuster books, TV shows, movies, and YouTube celebrities we are harnessing the power of popular culture toward making our world a better place. Our goal is to make civic engagement exciting by channeling the entertainment-saturated facets of our culture toward mobilization for deep and lasting social change. - See more at: http://thehpalliance.org/what-we-do/#sthash.m874cnHm.dpuf
Our Mission
The Deluminators is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) that aims to inspire advocacy in Sydney’s youth through an accessible format. Whilst running innovative and imaginative campaigns, we aim to empower disadvantaged communities and people going through tough times, whilst at the same time empowering our members to understand their ability to make positive changes in our world.
If you are interested in more information about our organisation, please don't hesitate to use the Get Involved Tab or email us on [email protected]