A photograph from the All Right? Start With a Smile campaign. Start With A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph of shells on a beach arranged to spell out the word 'smile' and a smiley face.
A video of Ciaran Fox from All Right? discussing the easiest way to give yourself and others a boost - smiling. Fox talks about the importance and effects of smiling, while another All Right? staff member and an 'All Rightie' travel around Christchurch making people smile. The video was uploaded to the All Right? YouTube channel on 1 October 2014. The description includes links to talks and articles that go into more detail about the science behind the benefits of smiling.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "CTV memorial fence".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "CTV memorial fence".
A photograph of Terry Chung's project 'Smile for Christchurch'. The project consists of hundreds of photographs of people smiling. The photographs are stuck to a painted blue wall in Re:START Mall.
A photograph of background information on Terry Chung's project 'Smile for Christchurch' on a painted wall in Re:START mall.
A cake at the Lyttelton Petanque Club where the stitching of felt hearts is taking place. The message on the cake says "still smiling".
A photograph of a smiling child with Captain America's shield at Christchurch Hospital childrens' ward. Captain America was there as part of 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Superhero Surprise', which involved people dressed as superheroes surprising children at Christchurch Hospital with gifts and entertainment. All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 2 July 2014 at 12:43pm with the caption, "The smiles that made it all worthwhile...".
A sign tied to the security fence surrounding Shands Emporium shows a heart made up of photographs of faces, and the words "Share your smile, share your love".
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Marcia, the baker of the cake at the Lyttelton Petanque Club where the stitching of felt hearts is taking place. The message on the cake says "still smiling".
A poem written on Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. The poem reads, "With gap-tooth smiles, still she stands, with eyes still open, a lovers glance. Michelle".
An image used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Your smile is life changing." All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 13 January 2014 at 10:09pm.
A photograph submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "I work for Neighbourhood Trust in Mairehau/Shirley. In April 2011 a group of people from Liberty Church came down to Christchurch to gift 100s of Easter boxes to residents – lots of treats to bring a smile.".
An image from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign, used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Your smile is life changing." All Right? posted the image to their Facebook page on 10 September 2014 at 11:26am.
An image from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign, for the CDHB website. The image reads, "Your smile is life changing. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The image also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
A PDF copy of a billboard design from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign. The billboard reads, "Your smile is life-changing. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The design also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
A photograph of an 'All Rightie' hugging a teacher at the Winter Survival Kit launch at Shirley Intermediate School. Another teacher is to the left of the 'All Rightie'. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 25 July 2014 at 4:02pm with the caption, "And you'll make them smile...".
A PDF copy of an image created for the 2015 Summer Starter. The image features an All Right? 'tip of the week', which reads, "Share a smile along the way! The little things we do can make a big difference to the people around us." The image was published in The Press in the lead-up to the 2015 Summer Starter.
A PDF copy of an advertisement for the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Christchurch Star on 3 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "Your smile is life changing. Canterbury's been through a lot. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page.
Messages on the "I hope Christchurch will..." blackboard on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets. Members of the public were invited to fill in the gaps with what they would like to see in the rebuilt city. Messages can be seen, such as, "Smile!", "Be filled with art and culture!", "Cater and be fun for all ages", "Always be positive" and "Wake up".
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "Your smile is life changing. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A photograph of paper hearts pegged on the cordon fence around the Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. Quotes on the hearts read, "'Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me.' Psalm 23", "'We can do no great things; only small things with great love.' Mother Teresa, and, "'Peace begins with a smile,' Mother Teresa". In the background, the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church can be seen. The wall of the gable has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the grass below.
A video of a presentation by Thomas Petschner during the Resilience and Response Stream of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Medical Clowning in Disaster Zones".The abstract for this presentation reads as follows: To be in a crisis caused by different kinds of natural disasters (as well as a man made incidents), dealing with ongoing increase of problems and frequent confrontation with very bad news isn't something that many people can easily cope with. This applies obviously to affected people but also to the members of SAR teams, doctors in the field and the experienced humanitarians too. The appropriate use of humour in crisis situations and dis-functional environments is a great tool to make those difficult moments more bearable for everyone. It helps injured and traumatised people cope with what they're facing, and can help them to recover more quickly too. At the same time humorous thinking can help to solve some of the complex problems emergency responders face. This is in addition to emergency and medical only reactions - allowing for a more holistic human perspective, which can provide a positive lasting effect. The ability to laugh is hardwired into our systems bringing a huge variety of physical, mental and social benefits. Even a simple smile can cultivate optimism and hope, while laughter can boost a hormone cocktail - which helps to cope with pain, enhance the immune system, reduce stress, re-focus, connect and unite people during difficult times. Humour as an element of psychological response in crisis situations is increasingly understood in a much wider sense: as the human capacity to plan and achieve desired outcomes with less stress, thus resulting in more 'predictable' work in unpredictable situations. So, if we approach certain problems in the same way Medical Clowns do, we may find a more positive solution. Everyone knows that laughter is an essential component of a healthy, happy life. The delivery of 'permission to laugh' into disaster zones makes a big difference to the quality of life for everyone, even if it's for a very short, but important period of time. And it's crucial to get it right as there is no second chance for the first response.