May Day spirit

May Day spirit

Today is May Day. Also known as Labour Day and Eight Hour Day. Of course, the phrase “may day” has echoes of the famous call for help, signalling some emergency going down, but that’s only a coincidence of the date.   May Day is actually an historic celebration...
The Man With No Face

The Man With No Face

“What’s going on here?” a middle-aged man asks. He stands at the table set up by Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) outside Addi Road’s Food Pantry Marrickville. I tell him we are helping put together Christmas cards from people who are unemployed and...
Sending Out A Message

Sending Out A Message

The Australian Council of Social Service have come down to Addi Road today to set up a table outside our Food Pantry and encourage people to send a few Christmas cards to our politicians. It may not be a card they like to get. But every one them is certainly...
Friends Will Come Round

Friends Will Come Round

Coco has come down to the Addison Road Community Organisation’s Food Pantry today for the first time. She and her two friends are looking for food. “Everywhere is cleared out,” she says, “because of the panic buying at the supermarkets.” “It’s a little bit scary,...