Published 1 December 20091 December 2009 · Main Posts Welcome to Subscriberthon 2009 Jeff Sparrow Welcome to our new website – and welcome to the Overland Subscriberthon 2009.Between now and 8 December, we’ll be calling on anyone and everyone in the orbit of Overland to make a small contribution to the journal’s ongoing health. In this era of digital databases, most people can, with a little ingenuity, access most publications pretty freely. In other words, even if we wanted to, we can’t force anyone to subscribe. In any case, we think the articles published in Overland deserve the widest possible circulation, which is why we make them all available online. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need your support. Overland receives some arts funding but it has always depended upon the political, aesthetic and financial resources of the community from which it comes. And that’s more true now than ever. We’ve labelled this week ‘Subscriberthon’ because we’re explicitly copying a model from public radio. You can’t listen to a community radio station without paying a cent. But most of us recognise that, if you want your favourite show to remain on air, you need to bring out your wallet at least once a year. With Overland, it’s that time now. Throughout this week, we’re advertising various prizes for everyone who subscribes. We’ll also be highlighting some guest bloggers even as we invite all our regular stalwarts to post some special material. As you can see, we’re operating with a flashy new site that’s just gone live this morning, so it’s possible that it could be something of a bumpy ride while we exterminate a few gremlins. We know the site has a loyal readership. If you are someone who comes here regularly but hasn’t taken out a sub, well, you know what to do. Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a Walkley Award-winning writer, broadcaster and former editor of Overland. More by Jeff Sparrow › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 28 March 202428 March 2024 · Main Posts Why we should value not only lived experience, but also lived expertise Sukhmani Khorana In the wake of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I want to extend the central idea of El Gibbs’s 2022 essay on 'lived expertise' and argue that in media accounts of racism, analytical expertise and lived experience ought to be valued together and even in the same body. First published in Overland Issue 228 5 March 2024 · Main Posts Andrew Charlton’s school assignment Alex McKinnon Australia's Pivot to India exists for three reasons: so that when Andrew Charlton is interviewed on the radio or introduced on Q+A, his bio includes the phrase "he has written a book about Indian-Australian relations"; to fend off accusations that he is another Kristina Keneally engaging in electoral colonialism in western Sydney; and to help the Albanese government strengthen economic and military ties with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.