Bicycles for Humanity

Got an old mountain of hybrid bike want to give to a good cause?

Then donate it to Bicycles for Humanity (www.bicyclesforhumanity.com) this Sunday 29th March from 1-5pm at 170 Edward Street, East Brunswick.

Your bike will be sent to Namibia where our partner BEN Namibia receives it. The shipping container becomes a Bicycle Empowerment Centre - a shipping container bike workshop. Clever, huh? It will provide skills training, business opportunities and employment for the community in which it is placed. Your bike will remove the tyranny of distance for the HIV aids remote care workers, amongst others, to whom the bicycles are distributed.

If you can’t get to Brunswick, get in touch with Andy at info@bicyclesforhumanity.com to arrange drop off to their Caulfield drop site.

You can tag your bike so that the recipient in Namibia can get in touch and let you know how you’ve changed their life. How good will that feel?

Nurtured - Runway Shows

We are proud to present our dsigners who will take part in Nurtured at the Rose St. Artists' Market as part of The L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. Runway shows start at 11.30am until 3.30pm on Saturday 21st March 2009 at The Rose St. Artists' Market 60 Rose Street Fitzroy. Please come down and check out Melbourne's youngest and freshest fashion design talent!

Handmade Nation

In the world of crafters, artists and designers, there has never been such an anticipated indie documentary. The Stitches & Craft Show is presenting the exclusive Australian Premiere of Handmade Nation.

Handmade Nation documents a movement of artists, crafters and designers who work with traditional and contemporary techniques. Faythe Levine is a pillar of the do-it-yourself movement and the passionate creative behind Handmade Nation, the book and now the film.

Faythe travelled 19,000 miles throughout the USA to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture and the D.I.Y ethos. This film reflects the new economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination and networking.

Faythe will be in attendance at the Melbourne show to talk about how she captured the essence of our globally tight-knit crafting community so go and say hi!

Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th - Screenings at 6:30pm and 8:00pm at the Stitches and Craft Show. Cost is $10 for movie.