Reality on the Ground
July 15, 2021
Addi Road CEO Rosanna Barbero talks about community hopes and fears as the lockdown in Sydney continues. And what our community is doing to answer the challenges.
Tag: Marrickville
The Volunteer Family
July 8, 2021
You can feel isolated at home, frustrated, a little unable to find yourself clearly in the disempowering blur of lockdown days. Working at Addi Road Food Pantry has a meaningful value. It lifts the spirits. It’s especially inspiring to volunteer and hear everybody’s stories as they come for food.
We Bleed the Same
June 15, 2021
Inspired by the #RacismNOTWelcome campaign, journalist and filmmaker Liz Deep-Jones has joined forces with top Australian photographer Tim Bauer to present an exhibition exploring racism and diversity in Australia through the lens of immigrants, refugees and First Nations people … questioning and demonstrating who we are as a nation.
Here Comes the Sun – Addi Road has a brand new e-van charged from solar power
June 4, 2021
Addi Road has moved another step closer to a green future with the arrival of our e-van. Funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), our brand-new Renault EV Kangoo will be used to stop food from going into landfill by collecting food donations and providing it for those in need.
‘What Are You Doing Mother?’
June 2, 2021
Two rather grand-looking women are sitting patiently on chairs outside the Addi Road Food Pantry in Marrickville. One has a floral shopping trolley; the other, a few carry bags at her feet overflowing with food. It’s impossible not to want to take a photo of them. But they wave away the opportunity. Then they summon the photographer back to explain why they’d rather not have their picture taken.
Australia Talks about Racism
June 1, 2021
Australians are familiar with racism. Three in four Australians say there is ‘a lot of it’ here.
Addi Road WORD ON THE STREET Poetry Slam on film
May 25, 2021
Sarah Saleh (left) with Emily Radford and Cocoa the Conscious at our Addi Road ‘Word on the Street’ Poetry Slam from Youth Week. You can watch a video of the night here.
Addi Road Volunteers Acknowledged at Awards
May 21, 2021
Addison Road Community Organisation is very happy to see our volunteers acknowledged this week at the Inner West Council’s 2021 Amy Large Volunteer Awards.
Celebrating the History of Addison Road Early Learning Centre
May 20, 2021
Living legends of multicultural children’s services in Sydney, Vivi Germanos Koutsounadis and Judy Finlason. Photo by Vivi Martin.