Donna Redmond and Casey James – on the front line for youth

IMG_0197Wellington’s amazing food rescuer’s are holding their very important annual fundraiser . So to enthuse us to start cooking up a storm, in this interview we talk to one of the 26 community groups that regularly receives surplus food from Kaibosh; the .

Donna Redmond and Casey James of the BGI talk to us about the work they do for our youth, how the Kaibosh food gets used and the reality of being on the front line for families.

For more info on how to get involved with fundraising  for Kaibosh http://www.kaibosh.org.nz/make-a-meal-in-may/

Another small fact about the Boys and Girls Institute, they have 137 volunteers, who put in 14,144 hours- which is nearly 7 years of 40 hour weeks.

Jo Randerson and Thomas Lahood – Barbarian Activity

BarbariansWellingtonian theatre rebels, Jo Randerson and Thomas Lahood have been given the keys to Welly’s historical Opera House, to produce one of their most ambitious projects yet, Grand Opening.  Dozens of artists and community collaborators are joining them in what will undoubtedly be one of the must see’s at this weekends first ever .

In this interview they not only talk about the big vision for the Grand Opening, but the health of the Wellington creative class and their own partnership in life and in their production company .

http://cubadupa.co.nz/directory/page/3/

Flip Grater, Mel Parsons and Estere – NZ Women at Womad

NZ Women at WOMAD

In this interview we speak to the three outstanding NZ female artists performing at the up and coming , , , and Wellington’s own . They chat about what’s happening in their unique journey’s, who has inspired them musically, and when they are in their happiest place.

And Womad is a first for all three.

http://search.tb.ask.com/search/video.jhtml?searchfor=Flip+Grater+digging+for+the+Devil&p2=%5EZX%5Exdm020%5EYYA%5Enz&n=77fdc8c6&ss=sub&st=kwd&ptb=B2DCC157-4829-4004-AC3F-B0D5F92F72DA&si=COP-8tvCnLsCFQTnpAodjz4AVg&tpr=sbt

http://flipgrater.bandcamp.com/

Matilde Tayawa, Belinda Liu and Angeline Singh – Wellington Women Walk for Peace

WWW4Peace black and white

Three remarkable young women, Matilde Tayawa, Belinda Liu and Angeline Singh have stepped up to found and orchestrate . A way to unite Wellington women of all walks and nationalities to celebrate International Women’s Day ( 8th March- this Sunday).

And they are kicking off this years Peace Walk with a speech from the Mayor and have their own stage with a fantastic line up of events right here at our  this Sunday the 8th of March.

In this interview they share what we as women can do in our homes help our children grow up with “Peace” as a baseline. It is up to everyone of us to start with ourselves first.

http://www.www4peace.org.nz/

 

Rose Kirkup – everybody cool lives here

Rose Kirkup

This interview is with another Wellington heroine,  ( with the beard), who is one of the drivers and founders behind Everybody Cool Lives Here. Her mission is to pair the talents of artists with intellectual disabilities with a team of Welly’s top emerging actors for more winning shows like  which is one of the hit picks this season.

http://everybodycoolliveshere.com/

http://www.fringe.co.nz/

 

Nathalie Boltt – the Vajazzler

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In this chat with illustrious Wellington actress  we find out why this nice girl who is normally known for her roles in big blockbusters like District 9 and Doomsday, would want to write, crowdfund, direct AND play lead actress in a film about revenge and blinging up her vajayjay in .

If you havn’t seen the teasers yet check out http://www.rodrigofilms.com/

To watch Vajazzle, which is being launched this Valentines Day, check out http://www.rodrigofilms.com/ and don’t be afraid to share share share.

Gina Rembe – smart energy

Gina RembeIt is so exciting to meet bright young Wellington women such as , who is one of the crew leading the 2nd round of the Smart Energy Challenge, that just kicked off last week. The project won a award for last years efforts, in which one of the three successful projects saw crowd fund PV panels onto the Aro Valley Community Hall as part of these citizen led solutions for climate change.

To find out more about how to be involved in the challenge, what makes Gina so motivated and pretty keen on Wellington listen in. But if you’ve got any budding ideas get them in by Feb15th.

more info here http://www.smartenergychallenge.org.nz/