From donations and lobbyist reform and the institution of a national corruption commission to the introduction of Multi Member Proportional Representation in the House of Representatives; from becoming a Republic to potentially abolishing the States, empowering local government and entirely reconfiguring our federation; from building local mechanisms for participatory democracy to building the case for global representative democracy, and of course ensuring sovereignty for first nations people, there are huge ideas to be discussed!
If we want a better world, we have to be ready and willing to do the hard work of living it into being, and of withdrawing our consent from the old, destructive and dying world. If we want peace, we have to be ready and willing to live…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023 featuring Kathryn Fisher (Aunty Kathy) for the Welcome to Country and an opening address by Executive Director of The Green Institute Tim Hollo. About Tim Hollo…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023 featuring Day 1 Keynote Speakers Dr Mary Graham and Dr Michelle Maloney speaking on “Aboriginal relationally and the city”. The microphones were a bit scratchy and…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023 featuring Mundanara Bayles and Birdy Bird presenting their talk ‘The Land Back’. About Mundanara Bayles Mundanara’s cultural heritage is connected to the Wonnarua and Bunjalung people…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically the keynote speech for the opening of day two by Professor David Schlosberg discussing “Sustainable Materialism as politics” and a panel on “Protest and the…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically the stream entitled ‘Democratic transformation through crisis’ featuring “Campaign Strategy for Transformative Democracy”, with A/Prof Mark Diesendorf;“Democratic transformation and urban re-imagination during periods of political…
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“Aboriginal relationality and the city” with Dr Mary Graham and Dr Michelle Maloney VIEW SLIDES “The Land Back” with Mundanara Bayles and Birdy Bird VIEW SLIDES “Perth 2.0”, with Dr Brad Pettit MLC VIEW SLIDES “The Suburb and…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically the stream entitled ‘A Caring City’ featuring “Transforming Energy Systems: caring beyond the local”, with Dr Kat Lucas-Healey and Dr Wendy Russell; “Trust Builds Better…
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This recording is from The City Transformed: Urban life at the end of the world as we know it – Green Institute Conference 2023, specifically closing discussions of the conference on the final day with reflections by and facilitation by Green Institute Executive Director Tim Hollo. Tim Hollo A highly…
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You have got to check this out. Seriously. I was the one lucky enough to piece together the program for The City Transformed: urban life at the end of the world as we know it, out of the proposals so many of you sent to us.
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