The Sydney International Storytelling Conference, June 2-4. Israeli-born Noa Baum gave the keynote presentation on how she is working on bridging the divide between Israelis and Palestinians. Listening with heart and mind, accepting dissonance and uncertainty.
And two days of moving stories, and workshops. These conferences are wonderful treats.
Venturing Out is a book of ‘poems and portraits’ by Roger Rees, published by Moonglow Publishing. The background illustration for the cover and the pictures to introduce each section:
Read the complete story here !
Cartoon illustrations for Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion‘s guide to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. Two earlier QAI illustrated guides can be seen here.
Two information signs for the new cycle trails at Bowman Park, near Crystal Brook in South Australia. Some earlier signs for the park can be seen here.
A large poster illustration of an urban ecosystem for Green Adelaide/Resilient Communities. Included are many features of a healthy urban ecosystem, discussion points for its use in schools etc. It is a companion to the earlier Mangroves, Seaside and Bushland posters.
LIVING LIGHTLY LOCALLY
Are you looking to live a happier, healthier, simpler, more locally connected and regenerative life?
Council is contributing to the Living Lightly Locally citizen science project run by the University of South Australia and the recruiting drive is on!
Living Lightly Locally is a free education and research program aimed at helping individuals, households and communities contribute directly to our shared understanding of what types of change we want to make, and what obstacles or barriers we encounter when trying to make such change in our own lives.
Find out more 
www.livinglightlylocally.com.au or contact Keri Hopeward at keri.hopeward@unisa.edu.au or 0401-611-629
The vision poster was co-created during an exercise run by the Living Lightly Locally research team at the 2021 Mount Barker Waldorf School Spring Fair. The image was produced by Simon Kneebone Cartoonist & Illustrator. You can help create your own vision and bring it to life with ‘Living Lightly Locally’!
Independence Educational Publishers are “Cambridge-based educational publishers of books and online resources that tackle important social issues. Our products present accessible information on topics such as drugs, relationship abuse, racial discrimination, poverty, and many more.” These are some of the cartoon illustrations from their latest set of books on Alcohol Addiction, National Health, Housing, Disability, Pregnancy and Teen Self-care.
A panorama representing the mangroves north of Port Adelaide for Green Adelaide as an educational resource. The creatures, plants and other objects are separate illustrations that can be placed on the background.
The panorama above shows the scene at high tide. The low tide scene is below…
Virtual Reality experiences for people in aged care homes. Some simple images to help explain the safety and care instructions for a project being developed by The Ageing Revolution in collaboration with AgeTech, ‘Ageing is the problem. In-house Innovation is our solution’.
Simon Kneebone - cartoonist and illustrator 