Yesterday was our great
Make Poverty History Party at the Arby in very sunny Ferntree Gully, in fact it got to 30 c during the arvo, which had many people scurrying for the shade. Was a great day, with a great turnout of people, over 600 I reckon, great trade stalls, great entertainment and some great messages. We were very privilidged to have Auntie Dot, indigenous elder of the
Wurundjeri tribe come and kick us off with a
welcome to country, we felt this was a real appropriate way to start.
Stephen Said from
Tear Australia, spoke and put in plain language what the
MPH day and
MDG's were all about.
John Smith from
God's Squad gave a very short and passionate
appeal to us all to look beyond oursleves at this time of year if we are to make a difference. The music was great,
Justin Grounds, Verity Reisson, Vox Congo with their African music and dancing and
Rivertribe kept the crowd entertained and dancing for hours. There were balloons, banners, people hanging out, playing cricket, eating our organic sausages, checking out the great market stalls, stilt walking, summo wrestling, playing giant snakes and ladders, all in all it was a fantatic day of awareness raising within our community. The
vibe was brilliant, a real market day, a touch of alternative in the foothills. Thank to all who came along and supported, helped out and made the day a great success. Lets all continue with our action by doing our little bit to help make poverty history.
Yesterday was our great Make Poverty History Party at the Arby in very sunny Ferntree Gully, in fact it got to 30 c during the arvo, which had many people scurrying for the shade. Was a great day, with a great turnout of people, over 600 I reckon, great trade stalls, great entertainment and some great messages. We were very privilidged to have Auntie Dot, indigenous elder of the Wurundjeri tribe come and kick us off with a welcome to country, we felt this was a real appropriate way to start. Stephen Said from Tear Australia, spoke and put in plain language what the MPH day and MDG's were all about. John Smith from God's Squad gave a very short and passionate 
appeal to us all to look beyond oursleves at this time of year if we are to make a difference. The music was great, Justin Grounds, Verity Reisson, Vox Congo with their African music and dancing and Rivertribe kept the crowd entertained and dancing for hours. There were balloons, banners, people hanging out, playing cricket, eating our organic sausages, checking out the great market stalls, stilt walking, summo wrestling, playing giant snakes and ladders, all in all it was a fantatic day of awareness raising within our community. The
vibe was brilliant, a real market day, a touch of alternative in the foothills. Thank to all who came along and supported, helped out and made the day a great success. Lets all continue with our action by doing our little bit to help make poverty history.
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A very merry Christmas Barro! May you enjoy the season.
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