I love the idea of communities – of groups of people who have a common purpose and help themselves by helping the people around them. I love markets, I love events, and I love team work. Lately I’ve been lucky enough to be paid to travel to India for cricket purposes (events) and for a few months each year I’ve been living in Kolkata. For me it is almost the funnest thing … [Read more...]
Broome’s Shinju Matsuri
As Australian towns go, Broome has more than its fair share of stories and history. The Shinju Matsuri, or the Festival of the Pearl, has been celebrating the community, its history and its stories each September for 46 years. No other town or city except perhaps Darwin has more strong links between Japan, China, Malaysia, the indigenous communities and European … [Read more...]
Les ‘Yarn Bombers’ de St Etienne
There I was minding my own business on the STS tram in St Etienne and I saw a familiar but unexpected sight – a tree with a sweater. I recognised it for what it was – an attack of the Yarn Bombers. Jumping off the tram at the next stop, I ran back hoping to find a website or some other information that would provide an explanation. The first time I came across Yarn Bombers … [Read more...]
