Bring it to the table
A dining room table featuring a painting of veteran Brisbane vendor Raph is one of a number of artworks to be auctioned as part of the Brisbane Youth Week celebrations (28 March – 5 April).
The auction will be held on 4 April at the main stage at Reddacliff Place and will include four tables by Kimberley Lysons – each representing a charity. Money raised for the auction will go to these four charities, including The Big Issue.
The writing workshops are back!
The Big Issue’s Arts Project has returned to Melbourne again in 2009 and will focus on writing and digital storytelling with the talented folk from ACMI.
We are currently looking for a volunteer to scribe for one of the vendors participating in the workshops. If you are available from 2-4pm, every Wednesday from April 8 to May 6, have sound writing and typing skills and preferably your own laptop, then please contact Mari at The Big Issue today on mari@bigissue.org.au or 0447 679 053.
WA Big Issue Open Day
Learn how Australia’s most successful social enterprise, The Big Issue, provides creative solutions to the issue of homelessness. The Big Issue Perth will hold a morning tea on Wednesday April 1, where the public can hear first hand the stories of those that have turned their lives around by selling The Big Issue and learn how the Street Magazine enterprise operates.
What: The Big Issue Perth’s Open Day
When: Wednesday April 1, 10am – 11.30am
Where: Rear St, Brigid’s Convent, 60 John Street Northbridge, Western Australia
RSVP: Bill on (08) 9228 …
Watch Out!
Keep an eye out for the new outdoor advertising campaign to be launched in May with the support of our friends at the Outdoor Media Association (OMA) and the blue group!
For the second year in a row OMA’s members have generously kicked in to provide The Big Issue with a huge amount of outdoor advertising space at no cost. We are also pleased to announce our new partnership with the Melbourne based creative agency, the blue group, who will be working pro bono with The Big Issue on various projects …
Deputy Editor visits Big Issue Japan
Like any really good idea, The Big Issue magazine has spread – globally. Since 1994, when the first Big Issue appeared on the streets of London, around 11 different Big Issue magazines have sprung into existence – each with a unique regional flavour.
The Australian Big Issue Deputy Editor Melissa Cranenburgh recently got to see how the Big Issue worked in Japan, when she visited the magazine’s offices in Tokyo.
Melissa’s visit highlights included stretching her tourist Japanese …
Gimme Shelter
On Saturday February 21 the annual Gimme Shelter concert was held at the Fremantle Arts Centre in Western Australia.
An audience of around 2000 people enjoyed free performances by musicians such as the Spirit of the Streets Choir and headlining act John Butler.
IMAGE: WA Big Issue Vendor, Bill, with musician John Butler.
Submit to The Big Issue Fiction Edition!
The Big Issue is resurrecting its fiction edition, with a mix of emerging and well-known writers. Previous fiction editions have featured stories by writers such as Christos Tsiolkas, Michel Faber, Alexei Sayle, Shane Maloney and Cate Kennedy. To submit, send two printed (not electronic) copies of your entry (of up to 3000 words) to:
Fiction Edition
The Big Issue
GPO Box 4911VV
Melbourne VIC 3001
Please ensure your name and details are included on a removable coversheet. Entries close Monday 4 May 2009.
Head down to the Docklands for the Street Soccer State Champs!
Teams of marginalised and homeless Street Soccer players from across Victoria will unite at Waterfront City at Melbourne’s Docklands this Sunday March 22 for The Big Issue’s Street Soccer State Championships.
Players from Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Dandenong and Melbourne will compete for the state title and the chance to head to the National Championships in July. Following the Nationals a team will be selected to represent Australia at the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup. In 2008 Melbourne hosted …
Homeless Not Artless Performance Receives a Standing Ovation!
The Big issue vendors and friends presented a moving showcase performance at ACMI Cinemas after the first day of football action at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup and received a standing ovation from an emotional audience.
Playing to a packed house of 170, the performance, directed by Melbourne theatre director Adriano Cortese, began with a moving and entertaining Welcome to Country by Wurrendjeri Elder Annette Xiberras.
Master of Ceremonies for the evening was popular Big Issue vendor Adam Smith, well known for his rhyming spruik outside Myer and Flagstaff Stations. Fifteen …
Big Issue calendars on the streets for christmas
The Big Issue is getting into the festive spirit with its annual Christmas edition and calendar.
On sale 1–25 December, the 2009 calendar and Christmas edition will be available from Big Issue vendors in most capital cities across Australia and in some regional areas.
At just $5, the calendar is a great gift idea, with the added bonus that half the money goes directly into the pocket of your Big Issue vendor – sharing the gift of giving.
The …
