Category: Sydney+NSW

Interview with Sarah Thornton & Brooke Johnston {co-founders of The Finders Keepers markets}

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Yellowtrace interview Sarah Thornton & Brooke Johnston, the co-founders of The Finders Keepers markets. The Finders Keepers are independent design & art markets founded in Sydney, that supports new and emerging independent design. The Finders Keepers encourage and inspire others to harness their creativity and in turn educate communities to invest in handmade, locally produced independent design.
The Finders Keepers Markets are also coming to Melbourne for the first time: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th October at Docklands.

Act boldly for peace – We need your help to distribute The Peace Posters in your local area!

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The Peace Posters is a 32 page BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER which unfolds to 30 posters and is available for FREE … To be released very soon!
Help the crew at Breakdown Press get them out into the world. To obtain copies of this Free Broadsheet for bedroom walls, workplaces, street poles, community notice boards, shopfronts and schools, please email: distro@breakdownpress.org with your address and how many copies you wish to receive!

David Gravina: Digital Eskimo; Strategic Design Agency

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David Gravina, Duncan Underwood and Diana Mounter talk about what a strategic design agency does and the tools they use in the participatory design process. They discuss sustainability and its role in design.

Posted in Internet, Multiple Disciplinary, Sydney+NSW | Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »

HotHouse Symposium – developing models for sustainable environmental change

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July 27, 2010 to July 28, 2010

HotHouse at the Sydney Opera House, 27-28 July 2010, brings together artists, designers, curators and creative thinkers in a quest to develop models for sustainable environmental change.

The Hip Hop Approach: 14th July @ Oxford Art Factory (Sydney)

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July 14, 2010

The Hip Hop Approach is like a fresh blast of music, politics, social justice and good times – all in one.
Oxfam is delving into the local hip hop scene to kick-start some conversations on poverty and injustice in the lead up to the 2010 elections and wants as many voices heard as possible.
Check out the website here.

Posted in Calendar, Music, Party, Sydney+NSW | Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »

July GreenUps a go-go!

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July 6, 2010 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Daz from Rodriguez and his buddy Ben from Republic of Everyone talk about the Bondi Garage Sale at the next GreenUps. Sydney Green Drinks are held on the first Tuesday of the month.

Posted in Calendar, Multiple Disciplinary, Sydney+NSW | Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 | dvize melbourne | No Comments »