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Facing Up To Catastrophic Risks
Just as Australia started to lock down, I was privileged to be invited to take part in a full day roundtable conversation on Zoom hosted by the Commission for the Human Future, to discuss the array of immense, in some cases existential risks humanity is bringing upon ourselves, and call for the development of a…
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Agency In A Time Of Ecological Crisis
In this time of intersecting crises, of fire and smoke, pandemic and spiralling economic inequity, with a spotlight being shone on racial injustice and the blatant abuse of power, it’s hard to know what to do that can possibly have a real impact. With Greta Thunberg telling world leaders “you are stealing our future”, with George Floyd…
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Catastrophe, Cooperatives, And Community-building
As we start to emerge from lock-down, thankfully with remarkably low health impacts compared to much of the rest of the world, the economic, social and political impacts of the Covid pandemic will only get more stark. As we’ve already been seeing, the divergent possibilities opened up by this moment, for good and for ill,…
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Democracy At A Moment Of Rupture
What do we do at moments of rupture in our politics? How can we work at this moment to build better democracy at the local level and the global, for all of us? That was the starting point for this stimulating and inspiring conversation, the third in our Covid Democracy webinar series – From the…
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World Environment Day, Black Lives Matter, And Confronting Extractivism
Today is World Environment Day. How does one mark World Environment Day in the world we’re living in right now? In a world where centuries of colonialism and racist oppression are spilling into open insurrection again, while we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic, what should we say about World Environment Day? While…
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Let’s Talk About Power (And Have Some Fun!)
We need to talk about power. We need to talk about how change happens – at “normal” times, and at extraordinary times like these. But first, can we have some fun? This Saturday evening, we’ve got a fabulous night of fun planned for you! Featuring musical performances from Tuxedo Kitten, Rob Law and Grandparents for…
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Is Democracy Possible Without UBI?
This was just one of the huge questions we grappled with in a wonderful 80 minute conversation with Guy Standing, Jane Goodall, Abigail Boyd, and participants across Australia and beyond. You can now watch the full video below. With tremendous clarity, Guy took us through the challenges of the present moment and how UBI can…
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Engaging In The Arts, Together While Apart
At the start of the COVID-19 health crisis, we discussed the value of remaining together while apart together while apart uring this challenging time. Since then, through our COVID Democracy Series of webinars, we’ve joined together to discuss the importance of Indigenous Democracy with a discussion of UBI taking place this Thursday. However, at the core of connection is engaging in the…
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Inspiration On Indigenous Democracy – Webinar Recording And Slides
On May 7, the Green Institute was privileged to have Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng and Lidia Thorpe speaking with us on Indigenous Democracy Now, as the first of our Covid Democracy series. The conversation Tjanara and Lidia led us through went from deep spiritual connection to each other and to the land to the tin…
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Announcing: Covid Democracy Webinar Series
I’m excited to be able to announce the first three in our new Covid Democracy Webinar Series, giving you the opportunity to hear from and talk with an array of leading thinkers, advocates and activists from around Australia and the world. The Coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the deep and ongoing injustices in our society.…
