Suai Media Space

Hey guys, we are ‘G.O.A.L’ which stands for (Giving Opportunities toward an Adequate Life) & we’re a small group of youths situated in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We all share the same passion in the fight against poverty and our intentions are to enable the youths of australia & around the world to understand & be aware of why and how countries that are affected by war, poverty, gang violence, lack of solid government systems and rebellion are created.

Hey, my name is Donna and i’m a member of the G.O.A.L group, I’m 17 and currently finishing my last year of highschool. Since a young age i’ve always been fascinated in the how and why’s of poverty & underprivelaged countries around the world. My reasons for making this group is the satisfaction i get knowing we have changed some one or more peoples lives for the better. Knowing i’ve helped someone in some way is satisfaction enough to say ive succeded in my goals.

 VegOut is the inspirational community garden in St Kilda. Alongside Luna park in St Kilda on the site of a defunct Bowling Green, artists have set up studios in the club house and they and others nurture vegetables, flowers and community spirit there.

Groups of people are invited to become contributors to suaimediaspace and join the story of friendship with East Timor. If you are web/blog savvy you can email me and begin one right away. If not you have to wait until later in the year when the site is finished and I can help you set it up. It’s not difficult.

Liz Milsom, a member of VegOut and the St Kilda Bowling Club Studios introduced herself at a meeting of the Friends of Suai last year because she was applying for a grant travel to Suai to undertake an art project there.

Liz’s father who passed away in the 60’s was a member of the Australian 2/4th Company who fought the Japanese in East Timor in WW2. Unfortunately Liz was unlucky and didn’t get the grant but now VegOut have expressed interest in a donation to Suai. A request came from Suai for about $1,600 to pay to set up a garden in a school for practical teaching of permaculture. So the Friends of Suai have sent a message back to VegOut management to see if they were interested in donating towards this. In the meantime Liz told us about Carrots by Candlelight.

Now they have funded the permaculture garden and we are waiting to hear what happens in Suai.