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Politics and Poverty

by Mark Mordue | Sep 29, 2021

Jenny Leong is down in Marrickville packing hampers at Addi Road Food Relief Hub. Only a hundred more to go from the volunteer team she has joined and they can get another pallet of food out the door. Vans and cars are waiting outside to take the hampers all over the...

Disruption, Idealism and Promise – Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2021

by Mark Mordue | May 12, 2021

The inaugural Addi Road Writers’ Festival announced itself as ‘An Unruly Idea’. Our slogan captured an undercurrent of idealistic disruption that charged the day with energy, marking out the nature of what will now be an annual event. Festival t-shirts sold like hot...

Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2021

by Mark Mordue | Apr 17, 2021

‘An Unruly Idea’ Saturday, 1st May, 12-6pm Gumbramorra Hall, Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville The Addi Road Writers’ Festival 2021 marks the first step towards an annual literary and storytelling event in...

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Saturday March 27th

by Mark Mordue | Mar 18, 2021

All over the world, March 21st is marked by a United Nations supported event known as ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’. Only in Australia has it been rebranded as ‘Harmony Day’, diluting its relevance. Addison Road Community...