The article discusses two papers that focus on community cultural development for social change. The first paper, 'Community Cultural Development for Social Change,' presents a program of work that uses community arts practice to promote participation, empowerment, and network development in rural Western Australian communities. The second paper, 'Linking Social Change and Developmental Change,' proposes a new theory of social change associated with human development, which highlights the impact of socio-demographic trends on values and learning environments.