Memorial meeting says farewell to Left leader

October 25, 2015 Memoir

A FINE, mild Saturday afternoon in October 2015 was a suitable day to remember the late John Percy. As 4pm approached, the building at Addison Road Community Centre…

Kim Stanley Robinson: Our post-capitalist future

October 21, 2015 Journal

Economic systems, like everything else, evolve. So, what lies beyond capitalism? For speculative science fiction writer, Kim Stanley Robinson, traces of our post-capitalist future are already visible in…

The Community Food Movement: Save your own, says Jane

October 20, 2015 The alt.food movement

All the way from Sydney's Inner West Seedsavers she came, all the way to the Randwick Sustainability Hub to lead a workshop in saving seeds. For those gathered…

The Community Food Movement: Review: Fair Food – the Documentary

October 18, 2015 The alt.food movement

It is difficult to write a review of a film the content of which you agree with but the production of which you think could have been a…

The Community Food Movement: Time to treat food security as national security

October 18, 2015 The alt.food movement

Our food security should be regarded as part of our national security and included in planning around that…

The OM1 — a photographic tool for the mountain walker

October 5, 2015 Citizen journalism

Twice now, Olympus has solved the camera weight and bulk issue for bushwalking photographers…