Genevieve Lee
Art, music, and spoken-word poetry brought out a crowd of around 50 on a crisp full-moon night recently in Mullum’s industrial estate in support of positive solutions to homelessness.
Homeless charity One Roof Byron, volunteers, clients, and staff worked hard to make it happen.
The art, music, and poetry was created by the everyday people of Byron Shire to the theme The Only Way Out Is In.
This was supported by the extraordinary talents of Vaggaphonics (catch them at Tropical Bloom) and Christo Warner poet.
Tiny home completed
We also celebrated the completion of our tiny-home trailer. Thanks to the generosity of landowners in the Byron Shire, One Roof Byron (ORB) is giving people the opportunity to help build their own tiny homes while being supported to develop the skills needed to live in one place for a longer time.
The model is particularly aimed at helping those relatively new to rough sleeping who seek change.
Participants also have the opportunity to take part in permaculture and skilling activities, as well as work on resolving the factors which led them to experience homelessness in the first place.
One Roof Byron is a registered charity run by community members, some of whom have lived experience of homelessness themselves.
For more details email: [email protected] or see our FB.
♦ Genevieve Lee is from ORB.
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