My wife wants me to advertise on here that she has set up a temporary blog while her normal blog is busy being hacked.

you can find it here.

Want to know what’s going down in Copenhagen for the Climate Change talks???

My buddy Phil is there as a ‘Climate Tracker’ meeting with NGO’s, Government departments as a representative of Australians passionate about seeing climate change addressed on a global scale.

He is blogging while he is there and you can check it out here.

Howie’s Ye Olde Shoppe of Global Goodness has had a fresh coat of paint and a restock of the shelves.

Never on sale but always saving!

I know I have almost flogged my gift store to death but I feel the need to give it one more push. I’m going to put on my power suit and tell you the importance of giving money. But don’t worry it has nothing to do with a building fund for a new church centre with 6 million seats.

In terms of social justice issues and our response to those issues I think Advocacy is the most powerful thing we can do here in Australia, We live in a county where we hold the power and we have the right to hold our descision mkaers accountable to what we believe and think is the right use of our resources. So it is important the we exercise this power by writting letters, visiting pollies,  creating artworks that convey stories of the opressed for all to see. We also need to keep educating our peers on social justice issues ensuring we all know the truths so we can better respond and act.

Money is also important and lets face it, we have a lot of it. Even me a poor worker living off donations from old ladies and a 2 day a week paying job. I’m rich. You are rich!

We need to use our money wisely, I dont think we are goig to get struck down for buying a bottle of coke and a dvd. But it’s not right for us to hoard posessions and luxuries while 1 billion people struggle to get enough money for a once a day bowl of rice. I really belive the TEAR gift catalogue is an awesome alternative to buying usless gifts for people who dont need anything new. It’s quite a shift. Even me the well rounded amazing person that i am I still feel ripped off when i just get TEAR cards for christmas. It’s a hump we all need to get over, I need to get out my head of the space that makes it think it needs everything and that if i dont get a shiny present it’s a crap christmas. It’s all part of of our western over indulgent society.

Anyway this big ecenomic crisis is hitting everyone hard, you would think it wouldnt really affect poor people in the middle of Africa. Well it does. Most aid money is tied up in US dollars so as the exchange rate is pretty crap if we keep giving atthe current rate those who recive the benifits of our giving will recieve less. We need to up the giving a bit to compensate so that those who need aid are receiving it.

Maybe it’s time to reconsider your present list and drop by Howie’s Ye Olde Shoppe of Global Goodness

My goal was to raise $20,000. I know it’s a lot but boy oh boy it could make a difference.

Please comment on this site, not this one. It’s what Jesus would have you do.

Thanks to a loyal customer ‘Howie’s Ye Olde Shoppe of Global Goodness’ is going well.

check out the new shopfront and browse the goodness that is in stock!

click the ‘shoppe’ link at the top.

I know I know, Who would have thought I would have time to open a small business.

Well I did, and you can too.

TEAR’s new gift catalogue just came out, and boy oh boy it’s a little ripper. but best of all is that you can now set up your very own online gift store.

you can visit my store here

or create your own by heading to usefulgifts.org.au

At blackstump this year TEAR Australia will be running a 4 day simulation experience called ‘Slum Srurvivor’.

It is designed to recreate life in a slum, exposing the participants to the living conditions of billions of people in our world.
Throughout the weekend there will be challenges and games to stimulate enduracne, creativity and their response to global poverty.

Do you think you could hack it? or do you know some young people who you think would like to be part of this experience?

If so visit the (unfinished) website for more details.

At blackstump this year TEAR Australia will be running a 4 day simulation experience called ‘Slum Srurvivor’.

It is designed to recreate life in a slum, exposing the participants to the living conditions of billions of people in our world.
Throughout the weekend there will be challenges and games to stimulate enduracne, creativity and their response to global poverty.

Do you think you could hack it? or do you know some young people who you think would like to be part of this experience?

If so visit the (unfinished) website for more details.

find out more at stevebevis.com

Telecast Hotel
By
Steve Bevis and the Hobo Whoevers

From the outset I should say that I wasn’t impressed with my first hearing of this CD yesterday. I thought yeah it sounds a bit arty, and if that what you like then well done but personally I got a bit bored of quiet vocals and very trble-ish music.
But after a bit of investigation and a jiggle of my speaker cables I realized that it was not the mix but rather my speakers and cables having a cry.

Once the problem was rectified I was able to actually listen to the album the
way it was meant to be listened to. And this time I liked what I heard

A bit more meaty than his other albums I thought. More chunky guitar, tight rhythm and as usual his twisted insightful lyrics are an instrument of their own.
I would say this is Steve’s best album so far, its god style its easy to listen too but at the same time if you concentrate on it you hear all these different melodies going on between the layers. My favourite track is track 10 ‘train to the city’ but I think that’s because it mentions trains.

I recommend buying this little CD, but no need to rush out and get it, liten to the tracks online first, then if you like what you hear go on and buy it.

My only complaint is the cardboard CD cover, I hate carboard covers, they tear and get wrinkled and its hard to get your CD out of them.

Steve Bevis the man from the mountains has written a song about captain Australia, Mr Howard himself.

Its called ‘The Member for Bennelong’. It is well worth a listen. (unless of course you a strong Howard supporter)

click here to listen to the song

click here to go to the Steve Bevis website

click here to learn how to make cow manure without a cow