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Its origins are in Brisbane in Australia and it has evolved from a number of successful projects and partnerships between local city councils, Social agencies such as Lifeline Community Development and communities in need such as the refugee claimants centreand the Down Syndrome Association of Queensland. From these kinds of projects within communities an approach to using music and creative activity evolved into a series of successful projects and an approach to using these processes to assist in transformational change in the community or amplify the voices of the unheard. From these beginnings Sweetfreedom has widened its partnerships within communities to include empirical research partnerships with National and International agencies such as the International Society for Music Education Community Music Activities Commission and local universities interested in evaluating and seeking ethical ways of proceeding with using creative techniques for social change. Here are some examples of Sweetfreedom projects:
Zillmere State School: From Little things Big things Grow
Down Syndrome Association of Queensland; My Life My Voice