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Green Institute Conference - Stephen Healy

Everything Is Connected: Stephen Healy Plenary On The Commons

Stephen Healy is a senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney and a recent arrival to Australia. He has a Doctorate in Geography and his research focuses on community-based approaches to sustainable economic development. Dr Healy’s presentation to the plenary, entitled The Commons: what, why… Read More


Green Institute Conference - Kate Raworth - Doughnut Economics

Everything Is Connected: Kate Raworth On Doughnut Economics

Kate Raworth is a renegade economist focused on exploring the economic mindset needed to address the 21st century’s social and ecological challenges, and is the creator of the Doughnut theory of social and planetary boundaries. She is a Senior Visiting Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute. Kate’s plenary… Read More


Green Institute Conference - Racism And Prejudice

Everything Is Connected: Racism And Prejudice

This was a deeply moving and powerful panel session entitled “Systemic approaches to racism and prejudice”. Panel members were: Racism and prejudice panel: Tim Hollo (chair), Tim Lo Surdo, Rachael Jacobs, Rosanne Bersten Lidia Thorpe: Lidia is a Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman who [was at the time] the Greens candidate in the by-election… Read More


Green Institute Conference - Mary Graham

Everything Is Connected: Mary Graham Plenary On Indigenous Conceptions Of Governance

Dr Mary Graham is Associate Adjunct Professor of the School of Political Science and International Studies. She is a Kombumerri person (Gold Coast) through her father’s heritage and affiliated with Wakka Wakka (South Burnett) through her mother’s people. Mary has lectured nationally on Aboriginal history, politics and comparative philosophy. Dr… Read More



Being Better Indigenous Allies - Food For Thought Melbourne

Being Better Indigenous Allies: A Food For Thought Event Report

It’s fair to say this photo depicts a) the awesome presence of kids muckin’ about (Food for Thought is a family-friendly program!), mixed with b) the release of some fraught self-consciousness as we made our way together through so many legitimate dilemmas regarding how to start a journey towards… Read More


Everything Is Connected - Green Institute Conference

What Do We Mean By “Everything Is Connected”?

With our conference now a little over two weeks away (get your tickets now, people, before they sell out!), I thought it would be a good time to quickly talk a little more about what we mean by its title: Everything is Connected. The idea of the whole conference is… Read More



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“Common good and the Commons” – speech to Ngara Institute

The below is a speech by Executive Director Tim Hollo to the Ngara Institute, on August 23, 2017. Common Good: Democratic Futures for People and Planet So, common good. I want to talk you this evening about a version of that, a concept which has been much maligned but is a… Read More


Talking About Being Decent To Each Other – Paths To A UBI

When it comes down it, the barest minimum we should all be able to expect in a decent society is to be treated with basic decency, right? A roof over our heads, food in our bellies, and a little cushion to buffer against hard times. It seems extraordinary that… Read More