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:I feel there is a connection between Invasion Day, Aboriginal people and refugees. We are inherently connected.”
During our #HampersofHope week our donors, supporters, partner organisations and volunteers all came together as one. We hope this photo album gives you a glimpse of the camaraderie and community spirit at work at Addi Road in the lead-up to this Christmas.
#HampersofHope 2021… Bondi Sunset Music set up a bluesy jazzy groove with Craig Foster guesting on hand drums. The mood suits something more reflective and softer as everyone absorbs what is going on…
The first day of Addi Road’s #HampersofHope 2021 swings into action.
Morning tea for all our volunteers. Of course, it is pelting down raining again. So, the annual event is held under cover, appropriately enough inside our Gumbramorra Hall, better-known these days for having been converted into the Addi Road Food Relief Hub. The volunteers know this place inside out.
Things have changed for Ethan and Brad-Lee. Earlier this year Brad-Lee had a brain haemorrhage. But it was not the sad story it could have been.
These are just some words from the Inner West front of a battle that finds a beautiful edge here. An empty room and the ghosts of action.
“I think the real question you have to ask is, why is it that all this volunteer labour is providing this level of essential service and care?” Leong says, gesturing around the Addi Road Food Relief Hub.
A coalition of community organisations dedicated to the notion of a basic living wage is being discussed. With a focus on weaving an alliance over the issue with community organisations in swinging seats at the next election.
