BYRON BAY
FEATURING
MERCY MERCY
Formed in late 2015 by guitarist Neil Jeffs, vocalist Lindy Lou Smith, drummer Jim Lieschke and bassist John De Laurence, Mercy-Mercy play contemporary rock/blues. They bring their own tough, sometimes soulful, sometimes funky style to well-known, and not-so-wellknown classics and are currently working on material for their first release. Mercy-Mercy are energetic, good fun and do what rock/ blues has always done – make you forget about your blues. Mercy-Mercy regularly perform at The Rails in Byron Bay and all over the Northern Rivers. On Unfuck the World Day these local legends will be the House Band playing riffs and songs to keep the show pumping. Guaranteed to get your feet tapping and up dancing!”
ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARD THE WINNING COMMUNITY PROJECT IDEA THAT YOU VOTED FOR!
HOSTED BY MARK SWIVEL Mark is an artisanal humorist. His shows Dad. Joke and How Deep Is Your Love? have delighted and bemused audiences from Melbourne to Darwin over the last few years. A new show is coming soon. You can hear his radio show Banterstan on Bay FM Mondays from 10pmmidnight and pick up his podcasts on www.swiv.com.au. A reluctant lawyer, Mark is also company secretary for renewables powerhouse, Enova Energy. He is also an ambassador for the Microfinance NGO Good Return. He has been interviewed by Phillip Adams on Late Night Live and co-hosted Studio 10 with Ita. He is honoured to be MC-ing this excellent Ngara event.
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THE 5TH ANNUAL UNFUCK THE WORLD DAY
JUNE 10 2017
UNFUCK THE WORLD IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF EVERY DAY PEOPLE TAKING POSTIIVE. LOCAL. ACTIONS.
FUNDRAISER AT MULLUM CIVIC HALL NOON–5PM $15 ENTRY
A ‘ROCKWIZ’ STYLE EVENT
VOTE ONLINE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE
PROJECT IDEA!
WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN BYRON SHIRE? From the people who brought you Politics in the Pub and Beyond the Pub Discussions, Ngara presents a poll of the top 10 project ideas thought up by every day people for POSITIVE. LOCAL. ACTIONS. The top 3 will make it into the “Unfuck the World Day” June 10th fundraiser at Mullum Civic and be implemented! Voting closes 1st June. Public forum on EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS for the region- with ideas such as community projects paying a living wage ($2260.43/ month) or rail projects providing local employment etc Byron WATER PROTECTORS- help protect the Shire’s waterways using water test kits to test your favourite waterway with Dr Mary Gardener from Southern Cross University Create an ECOVERSITY- Byron tertiary education teaching resilience & sustainability Build ALLIANCES of progressive groups caring for people and the planet, documenting & sharing successful processes ‘OUR NARRATIVE’ Workshop- reframe our language and develop a narrative that uses our ‘values’ to better communicate common ground and shared purpose Create a Web DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CARE GROUPS in the region ‘DIVEST FROM THE BIG 4’ campaign- benefits of community based financial institutions ‘LAND FOR HOMELESS’ campaign- 2 acres for sheltering the homeless ‘NEOLIBERALISM DETOX’ workshop- understand our role and participation in corporate exploitation of people and the planet Local ‘SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AWARENESS’ campaign- Support local economy through supporting these enterprises of the future- who and where are they in the region eg Enova
HOLLY SOMERVILLEKNOTT Holley will be at UTW to perform, tell us about her new project & to present the winner of UTW Day! Holley is the 13 yr old CEO & Founder of The Stardust Foundation, a charity she created at age 8 to help the people, planet & animals in need. Holley is an award winning Public Speaker & Singer with a mission to spread kindness & compassion, educate & inspire people to stand up for what they believe in, unite together & co-create a sustainable & peaceful Mother Earth. Recently, she started another social enterprise Tell Someone Who Cares, driven by a product range containing a sustainable ALTERNATIVE to palm oil, aimed to disrupt the palm oil industry! Every purchase helps Reforest Borneo to save endangered wildlife, and empower Indigenous peoples.”
VOTE AT : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSZ6S8W
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18 May 31, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo
Mark Swivel
Artisanal Humorist
Shows. Podcasts. Wittering. Banterstan: Mon 10pm, Bay FM. COMING SOON: Terry O’Connor.
www.swiv.com.au Byron Shire Echo archives: www.echo.net.au/byron-echo