Share the Dignity at Addi Road
April 10, 2024
Therese turns to everyone and speaks by rote, emphasising a phrase that means a lot to her… “To every women and girl in need, a bit of dignity.”
Tag: volunteers
The Door is Open
January 8, 2024
Addi Road Food Pantry Marrickville is open again for businesss. On a warm, drizzly Sydney day we welcome everyone as our community comes together.
One Great Gift Deserves Another
June 28, 2023
Judy is a volunteer for the new Wednesday Night Lights shift at Addi Road Food Pantry. Working in tandem with the Street Side Medics service we are seeing a new kind of customer and many people in need.
Little Birds
May 6, 2023
Addi Road Food Pantry here in Marrickville is closing for another day. A barefoot schoolboy nearby, standing behind a tree, makes high calling sounds. “Is that a bird? Is that a bird?” a couple of women call out, as if they can’t see him.
Another Rainy Day in Sydney
April 13, 2022
Backyard table; golden leaves. Addi Road autumn in Marrickville. So much rain the wood of the old table is soaked right through. More than a moment’s silence can be found here. Our hearts and minds with friends in Lismore and all those flood-affected at this time.
After the Flood
March 12, 2022
Witness a community rallying together, taking care of its own problems in the absence of larger coordinated efforts. Small charities and civil society groups have been joining in, creating solutions when they are need most: today, right now.
International Women’s Day 2022
March 12, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022. Theme: #BreaktheBias. How do we make a picture that tells this story? Simply by inviting those women nearest us on an ordinary day at Addi Road in Marrickville.
Many Make Us One
February 11, 2022
You can see here in the photo some of our Friday morning crew – from left to right: Louise, Laurie, Terry and Tanja – taking a well-earned coffee-break before things get busy with a coming delivery to the Addi Road Food Pantry…
The Soft Machine
December 16, 2021
#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…
All for One and One for All
December 9, 2021
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.