Industrial Relations demo

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As previously threatened, here is my short film I made about the November 16 IR Rally in Melbourne.

I decided that I wasn't interested in talking about the purpose of the demo, as that has been well and truly covered by others. Instead, I decided to play with portraying the size of the thing. The biggest demo I had previously been on was about 8-9 thousand people. So to be amongst approximately 200 thousand people on one protest was an amazing experience!

The music in the background is 'Free' by the Strike Boys. I haven't asked them if I could use it 'cause I've got no idea how so big ups to them for not knowingly allowing me to use it. If you haven't listened to their stuff before, I recommend you check them out. There was one of their tracks on the third Green Room album which is how I originally found them.

Enjoy, the vid, look forward to any feedback.

xox

Make Poverty History Hobart Welcome to Country

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In the weekend I had the pleasure of attending a Make Poverty History concert on the lawn of Parliament in Hobart, Tasmania. I filmed bits of it and you can see the welcome to country in this piece of footage.

Welcome to Country is an important protocol to be followed as it is an acknowledgment of the traditional owners of the land and it is usually an endorsement of the purpose of an event by the local people.

The woman featured in this video is Trudy Mallooga (apologies if I have spelt this wrong) from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Council. She gives an excellent analysis of the effects of poverty on Aboriginal people and the hypocrisy of government when it comes to dealing with these issues.

Make Poverty History Hobart

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While I was in Hobart I attended the Make Poverty History concert on the lawn of Parliament. There were lots of awesome acts but this guy stuck out for me.

Hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Hobart, Greek style

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I spent the last few days in Hobart and surrounding areas. Here's a wee mash I made of some of the sights. Mad props to the lovely busker who provided the sounds.