‘This is where I live’ is an art exhibition opening tonight at Merge Cafe on K rd. The project is an international exchange of art created by people who have experienced homelessness. Sherry talks with the curator Clare Caldwell on the exchange of Art from different cities, the importance of showing the perspective of our Homeless community, the paradigm shifts she hopes in our dialogues around supporting them and the role of visual art.
Sherry Begins by asking Clare how she is feeling with the opening of the exhibition.
The exhibition opens tonight, Wednesday the 29th of May from 5 to 7 If anyone would like to visit the artworks, at Lifewise merge cafe on Krd. This will be running will the twelth of June, and the cafe is open from 7am to 2pm.
Last week Lillian was invited to her first iftar dinner by the owners of the Turkish cafe in Grey Lynn she visits weekly, Coffee & Durum. Hassan and Darya opened the cafe in 2016 and have since hosted public iftar dinners three years running. This year, after the terror attacks in Christchurch, there was an added layer of connection. Lillian talks to some of the other regulars who attended the dinner and explores the open-hearted kaupapa through which Hassan and Darya run the cafe.
Manioke Connoisseur takes the wheel on this weeks show, guarantee to slap 200 on your dash while thinking over your dumpling order from Eden Noodles Cafe
Olly's back, taking us for a high speed run down the Trance Highway, with a stop in at the West African clubs and breakfast at the Hardcore Cafe. Check under the seat for some old tapes, you might like what you find!
~ universal harmony ~
Oozing a grateful ora, massaging the creative mind.
For the very last installment of Hobby Goblins, Annabel is crowned the Goblin King for her Haast Eagle egg piñata. Live from Bestie Cafe in St Kevin's Arcade. Whakarongo mai nei!
At a Turning Point w / Owen Gill is a mini series about the development of Auckland, with questions emerging from his book. This episode, we start by introducing his book, him and a few initial responses to the work.
On Dear Science with AUT's Marcus Jones we are talking about a new virus that is spreading at an alarming rate, ozone-depleting gases that are heating up the Arctic, and an "agricultural revolution" in the UK.
Lillian speaks with Wellington councillor Fleur Fitzsimons about the city’s housing project that will see nurses and teachers in affordable homes.
Felix speaks with Unite Union's Mike Treen about a group of Chinese workers who were left jobless after their overseas employment agency lied to them about their visas.
And Lillian gives a mini update as to what is happening at Ihumātao with an agreement very close on the horizon.
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