ENTERTAINMENT ARIES: If stimulating Leo north node E
hasn’t kicked in for you yet, don’t fret;
s r a t S with Lilith
MIDWEEK LEO MOON SELF-PUBLICISES. LATE-WEEK VIRGO MOON TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS. WEEKEND LIBRA MOON PARTIES. EARLY-WEEK SCORPIO MOON HANDLES DAMAGE CONTROL…
it should start fermenting by the end of this week. When that vibrant kaleidoscope of ideas, insights and inspirations starts downloading, it’s important to express yourself carefully, and not offend any of those promising new connections.
F T AURUS: With the cosmic current
continuing its accent on a few of your favourite things – such as assets, profits and funding – you’ll get best value from this week by consulting financial experts if necessary, then wholeheartedly spruiking your talents, product or services. Trade outdated strategies for more contemporary technologies in tune with the times.
H C ANCER: After this vivid, busy week,
you’ll know how to make the most of weekend lunar moonbeams: by cozying up at home or inviting friends over. If out and about, make it with homies rather than unknowns. Let others fray their neurons with hectic socialising; your personal course is heading towards introspective hibernation.
I L EO: Your Majesty’s mantra this week?
Ego-exfoliation. Because during the usual jockeying for top dog, a humble approach will work best; after all, a monarch’s duty is to serve before being served. Consider the wolf-pack model of dominance: they choose the most playful, with the lowest heart rate and greatest charisma.
EMINI: The energetic coupling of Sun G G VIRGO: There may be much about this and Mars in your sign signifies the force J week that’s hard to take, but don’t let
is with you, Twins. Soon Venus will be too, so start thinking presentational makeovers. Do your research before spending so you’re assured of quality merchandise, especially if it’s on essentials. Rushed purchases, especially online buying, aren’t recommended this week.
GO GET UNFUCKED!
this goad you into showdowns. Approach problems without your usual success/fail rating: just have a go, enjoy the process, see what works. Around late-week Virgo moon, only make feelgood promises that are easy to honour.
1. Is the World Actually FUCKED? I mean, was there a time when it wasn’t FUCKED? The process continues; to quote Keating, the world is being done slowly. It’s not very erotic. Not my kinda thing at all. Seriously? We’re a violent, brutal, greedy species. If history – or breakfast television – is any guide. But it’s pretty intense right now. Consumer capitalism gives us great toys but we’re at odds with the planet and each other. Aren’t we? Something’s gotta give. 2. Who FUCKED it? The details have been redacted by Peter Dutton, Henry Kissinger and the stepgranddaughter of Pol Pot. So I’m not sure, and if I’ve learnt anything from five years in the northern rivers, it’s so terribly important not to be judgmental.
MARK SWIVEL IS THE HOST OF THE BYRON SHIRE’S UNFUCK THE WORLD EVENT. He spoke with The Echo about the whole fucking thing.
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Alternatively, I would consider blaming the people who brought us Wall Street Militarism, profit-maximising capitalism, the security state, climate-change denial, border control and a generalised contempt for learning, thinking, love, art and life in nearly all its forms. 3. Can the world be UNFUCKED, or are we doomed to dwindle to our deaths in a dystopian future?
LIBRA: This week’s test of your Libran K
genius for uniting polarised positions? Saturn loves routine and rhythm, while Uranus likes to experiment, so begin with spritzing up your regular regimes and you could end up who knows where? With current air-sign activity on the upswing, clear communication’s a must and teamwork’s well worth the effort. L S CORPIO: This week’s people could promise the moon one minute, forget all about it the next – so not calculated to enhance your tolerance levels. On the other hand, recent retrogrades have clarified core values and honed your skills in discussion, negotiation, debate, arguing, bargaining, taking it back to the drawing board and brokering a deal. M S AGITTARIUS: While Saturn deepens your focus on long-term goals, the north node’s move to a fellow fire sign perks up your energy and prospects. But a caution: jumping to conclusions often means misjudging or miscalculating. With this week emphasising cooperation, alliances and credibility, make sure you’re accurately informed before taking action or going public.
If alliteration doesn’t kill us first, there is hope. Nothing is inevitable, beyond the sun exploding one day and malfunctioning parking meters when you’re late for a meeting (in a part of the world where no-one is on time). Honestly, the shift to the right, to the market (not the farmers market), to bigotry, to the politics of screaming at each other is a ‘choice’. As a society we jumped the wrong way. It might be painful but we can jump again – and jump better. In my opinion, better jumping is key to unfucking. 4. How would you UNFUCK the world? I’m flattered by this question but it’s so not about me. I struggle to get my messages across at the family dinner table. But since you asked: We need to restore faith in government itself (driven by public service and fair taxation); invest again in community enterprise (banking, energy, telco, transport, the arts); change our basic ideas about work, property and value… and I would start with the beautifully tiny projects featured at our upcoming event. 5. What is the whole global UNFUCK The World thing anyway? So glad you asked. Positive local action. It’s
MULLUM OPEN MIC
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P P ISCES: With mutable energy in
ascendancy, clear communication’s the number-one necessity on this week’s agenda. Too much mind changing and plan rearranging will drive others nuts. Gossip’s likely to be misleading or distorted, so ascertain it’s accurate and above all examine your own motives before passing it on.
THE UNFUCKING STARTS AT THE MULLUM CIVIC HALL ON JUNE 10 FROM NOON UNTIL 5PM.
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this week percolates with diverse activities and charismatic characters as you lead others down the road less travelled in your own inimitable, Pied Piper style. Question is: to what ends are you going to use all this attention coming your way?
The ‘contestants’ – or Unfuckers as I call them – benefit from getting community exposure, input into their ideas from an expert panel, and prizes. Three Unfuckers pitch their killer ideas to an expert panel featuring people such as Simon Richardson, Alison Crook and Aiden Ricketts. The audience votes. And the winner takes the money raised on the day. A pot of gold, to be sure! Projects in the final eight include schemes to tackle homelessness, protect water quality and detox from neoliberalism! You can vote for your favourite projects here to help them make the final Unfucking 3: https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/DSZ6S8W.
Friday 16 at Nimbin Bush Theatre. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Tix $25 womenlikeus.com. au or at the venue. Enquiries to 6689 0095 / 0418 824 598 or call 0422 701 680.
Women Like Us comedians Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are different from your usual comedians. For a start they’re women. They’re mothers. They’re middle aged and they are country girls. And, they’re from Mullumbimby. Women Like Us is two hours of standup comedy – an hour apiece. This isn’t your regular standup comedy show. This is, as one review described it, ‘a two tena pad show’. These are untold laugh-outloud women’s stories, smack bang centre stage. Small-town showgirls, there are few sacred cows that Briggs and Nolan shy away from milking.
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6. Will any actual UNFUCKING be taking place? How do organisations benefit?
‘We want to make you laugh, but most of all we want you to go home feeling good about yourself. Women spend too much time not liking themselves, beating themselves up for being too old, too fat, a bad parent, a terrible cook, but we just say, hey, it’s what makes us human! Celebrate Your Imperfection!’
WOMEN LIKE US IN NIMBIN!
stability – this week’s shifting sands tilt every which way. There are plenty of interesting offers and exciting ideas, but follow-through might be unreliable. If you can stay satisfied with ordinary pleasures, small successes and modest gains, an unexpected, though in no way undeserved, windfall might bring surprise delights.
about turning talk about solutions into action, creating viable projects and enterprises in the local community. The event will be a bit like the Shark Tank but not as greedy or cheesy. For more, see http://unfucktheworld.net/about/ the-movement/. It’s happening all over Europe, North and South America, even Joburg!
With seven children and thirty-five years’ stage time between them, their ‘failure to parent’ is the focus of their material, along with the beauty industry, getting older, getting fatter, strange surgeries, weird CONTINUED FROM P33 TV shows, obsessions, frustrations and, at the end of the day, who unpacks the dishwasher.
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POETRY SLAM Byron’s iconic Writers at the Rails will be back for its winter show with special feature, current winner of the Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup, Gold Coast poetry entrepreneur mover and shaker, poet/muso Josh Holms. The afternoon show will also include invited readings from near and far, and the ever-popular Poetry Slam. Show starts around 2pm. Free entry.
SIZE DOES MATTER PAN is a locally based artists’ network committed to visual arts in the Byron Shire. Their latest exhibition Size Does Matter features more than 30 artists with works covering diverse narratives. At the Lone Goat Gallery in Byron Bay daily.
There’s no better way to celebrate the first day of winter than with a good warm laugh. For a night of comedy with some brandnew emerging comics on the mic, come to the Court House Hotel in Mullumbimby for open mic on Thursday 1 June at 8pm! Free! Heading up the night is Mandy Nolan, just a few days before she hits the road with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. ‘I love open mic,’ says Mandy. ‘It gives me a chance to try some new jokes as well. There’s always this feeling that anything can happen, and as someone who has been in the game for 30 years, I have to say that’s exciting!’
JARRYD VAN DEN HEUVEL SUMMER, ONE OF THE WORKS ON SHOW FOR PAN AT LONE GOAT GALLERY AS PART OF SIZE DOES MATTER
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