Posts Tagged ‘Events’
Love the way you shop! Workshop
Posted in Events, Movements by EcoCentre on October 4th, 2011
| 9 October , 2011 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Love the way you shop! Workshop on conscious shopping
Let’s discuss what the impacts on our consumer choices are and how to channel your $$ power to practices you support. We talk about: GMO, organic, supply chain, corporate power, health, community, budget restraint, embodied energy, carbon footprint….. …..and anything that puzzles or disturbs you.
The workshop is FREE! Just bring $5 you will spend on shopping – a hands-on exercise during the workshop!
- Sunday, 9 October: 2pm – 4pm
- Wednesday, 12 October: 6pm – 8pm
- Thursday, 13 October: 6pm – 8pm
Bookings: reception@ecocentre.com
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Seeking Program Partners: 13th Sustainable Living Festival
Posted in Seeking by Kate Archdeacon on September 15th, 2011
IT’S THE CELEBRATION THAT SUSTAINS A NATION
You are invited to join in the celebrations of the 13th annual Sustainable Living Festival. We want your ideas, imagination and insights into community education and mobilisation to help create the 2012 Festival program. This is the critical decade and we all know we need to help Australians achieve a new scale and speed of action for a safe climate and safe environment. The Festival’s role in helping to communicate this direction and showcase leading groups and solutions is a pivotal one in gaining community support for a mass transition to aid sustainability. The Festival’s program format is rapidly expanding to reach new audiences and develop fresh and more creative ways of engaging with people from all walks of life. We invite you to become a program partner today and help shape this direction and kick start the programming for Festival 2012.
- BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM
- PROMOTE YOUR WORK
- LAUNCH YOUR NEW CAMPAIGNS
- CONNECT WITH NEW AUDIENCES
- JOIN THE TEN YEAR TRANSITION
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Luke Taylor, Sustainable Living Foundation – luke@slf.org.au
Apply: Online Event Application Form – http://www.slf.org.au/festival
SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL 2012 EVENT DATES 11 – 26 FEBRUARY
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The Economics of Happiness: Screening
Posted in Events by Nelly on August 3rd, 2011
| 4 September , 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Join us for the screening of ‘The Economics of Happiness’. Both hard-hitting and inspiring, this film demonstrates that millions of people across the world are already trying to create a better world. Their common cause: rebuilding more democratic, community based, ecological and local economies – the foundation of an ‘economics of happiness’.
The evening will be presented by Vasili, of ‘Vasili’s Garden’, with the screening to be followed by a panel discussion with director and producer Helena Norberg-Hodge and representatives from Transition Town Maroondah and Transition Geelong.
When: Sunday September 04, 6 – 8:30 pm
Where: Karralyka Centre
Mines Rd, Ringwood East (Mel 50 A6)
Entry: Voluntary gold coin donation
RSVP: By Friday 26 August 2011 to nelly.belperio@maroondah.vic.gov.au or call 9298 4261
View the trailer at: www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org
This event is supported by Maroondah City Council in partnership with Transition Town Maroondah.
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The Australian Water Story: The World Bank Water Day Revisited
Posted in Events, Uncategorized by land-environment on June 24th, 2011
| 30 June , 2011 | ||
| 8:30 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Photo of Lynbrook Estate from Australian Ecosystems
Demonstrating international recognition of the strengths of water research, policy and implementation in Australia, the World Bank in Washington DC hosted ‘The Australian Water Story’ on January 31 this year. A great strength of this program was Victorian-based companies, government agencies and educational institutions which have never been showcased in Victoria. In this day-long program, we recreate the presentations made by Victorians at the World Bank. We highlight new collaborations that have followed the World Bank visit and offer exciting opportunities for Victorian water conservation, agriculture and industry.
The event will be closed and summarised by Dr Sharon Nunes, global Vice President, Smarter Cities Strategy & Solutions of IBM. Dr Nunes will also give a public lecture at 6pm – Click through for details and reservations for the lecture ‘The Role of IT in Sustaining the World’s Water Resources‘.
Visit the website for more information and registrations or contact Skye Harrison, email: skyelh@unimelb.edu.au, phone: (03) 8344 5025
8:30am – 4pm, Thursday June 30, 2011
University of Melbourne, Harold Woodruff Theatre, Floor 1, Room 127, Microbiology Building 184, Map (reference J11)
Download the program.
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Cuba, the Accidental Revolution: Appetite for Insight Film Night
Posted in Events by paula on April 5th, 2011
| 11 April , 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
‘Appetite for Insight’ foodie film nights* present our April screening: Cuba – the Accidental Revolution.
Oil and food supplies are intrinsically linked in our modern, global food system. What can happen to our food supply when oil is hard to come by? Find out how one nation confronted this dilemma head on. ‘Cuba, the Accidental Revolution’, screening on Monday 11 in St Kilda, examines how Cuba found itself unable to feed its population during a time of economic meltdown, but managed to turn matters around by growing food in the cities where it’s consumed.
“Anyone interested in ecologically sustainable development..will find this documentary thought provoking.”- Gregory Biniowsky, Canadian Development and Environment Consultant living in Cuba. This monthly film night event features guest speaker Pamela Morgan; a permaculturalist with first hand experience of Cuba and City of Maribyrnong Project Officer. Pamela will introduce the film and take Q&A session afterwards. Nibbles and beverage from the kitchens of eco-tucker host venue SlowDown!@Harley court are included in modest ticket price – $10 pre-booked on web (see link below) or $11 on the door (subject to availability).
‘Appetite for Insight’ foodie film nights* are presented by SlowDown!@Harley Court, in partnership with Transition Town Port Phillip and Port Phillip Urban Fresh Food Network.
7pm for 7.30pm (sharp) screening, Monday 11 April. SlowDown!@Harley Court, 56 Acland Street, St Kilda (opp McDonalds)
Web tickets: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=9336
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Peter Harper: ‘Zero Carbon Britain 2030′ in Melbourne
Posted in Events, Research by Kate Archdeacon on March 18th, 2011
| 13 April , 2011 | ||
| 19 April , 2011 |
Zero Carbon by 2030 – Britain’s dream or reality?
Technology says we can. Science says we must. Is it time to say we will?
SPEAKER: Peter Harper, Centre for Alternative Technology (UK), Coordinator Zero Carbon Britain
Two public lectures by UK scientist Peter Harper, from the Centre of Alternative Technology (CAT), in Wales on ZeroCarbonBritain 2030 – a plan offering a positive realistic, policy framework to eliminate emissions from fossil fuels within 20 years. Zero Carbon Britain(ZCB) brought together leading UK’s thinkers, including policy makers, scientists, academics, industry and NGOs to provide political, economic and technological solutions to the urgent challenges raised by climate science.
Governments and businesses seem paralysed and unable to plan for a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy. ZCB shows what can be done by harnessing the voluntary contribution from experts working outside their institutions. The ZCB report,released in June 2010, provides a fully integrated vision of how Britain can respond to the challenges of climate change, resource depletion and global inequity, with the potential for a low-carbon future to enrich society as a whole.
During lectures in Melbourne and Sydney, Peter will explore how we can ‘Power Down’ demand in the built environment, transport, land use and institute behavioural change, then ‘Power Up’ the energy system with renewables. He’ll outline the key thinking behind the report, including why a low carbon economy is an investment in the future, and look at the ways sustainable community based and multi-lateral initiatives will concurrently inform a global energy infrastructure.
Wednesday 13 April, 6.30- 8pm, BMW Edge, Federation Square
Please register your attendance by Monday 11 April to climateinnovation@ecoinnovationlab.com
Presented by the British Council, VEIL (Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab), Banksia Environmental Foundation, Key Message and BMW Edge at Federation Square.
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Harvesting Ideas for a Sustainable Future: World Cafe with SGA
Posted in Events, Seeking by Kate Archdeacon on February 21st, 2011
| 26 February , 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Source: Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA)
Graphic by Avril Orloff, reprinted by permission from The World Café Community Foundation at www.theworldcafe.com.
Join Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) for an exceptional ‘world café’ style event so your voice can be heard. Help us to build on our momentum as a collective in creating a greener future through sustainable gardening. SGA is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation consisting of a small number of staff and many volunteers. Although we have relatively few resources, we are committed to producing strong environmental outcomes and have made significant achievements over the last 7 years.
Who should attend?
- Home gardeners
- Environmentalists
- Community groups
- Horticulturalists
- Landscape and nursery industry professionals
- Local government representatives
- Anybody who wants to make a positive difference to the communities and world we live in
The world café concept creates conversations about questions that matter by bringing together people with diverse backgrounds and values. Each person’s opinions and ideas are respected and heard. For more about the world café process, we recommend this website – www.theworldcafe.com.
Saturday 26th February, Melbourne University, Burnley Campus, 9.00am – 1.00pm
Visit the SGA website for more details or to register your attendance.
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Green Building Conference – Green Cities 2011
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on November 12th, 2010
| 27 February , 2011 | to | 2 March , 2011 |
Image via Green Cities website
Green Cities 2011 – Green Building Conference
27 Februrary to 02 March 2011
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Green Cities 2011 is back with a fresh new approach. Whether you are new to green building or have been committed for years, Green Cities has the essentials for green buildings and sustainable communities.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for this year are
Jeb Brugmann
Leading strategist and innovator with a vision for sustainable, productive and liveable cities
Bjørn Lomborg
Former environmental skeptic, now one of the top 50 people who could save the planet
Michael Green
Award-winning global green architect and environment ‘doctor’
Book by 17 December for the Early Bird discount!
For more information go to the website, http://www.greencities.org.au/.
Victoria’s Major Transport Projects Laws: What do they mean?
Posted in Policies by Kate Archdeacon on September 24th, 2009
Source: Climate Action Calendar
Image: latcho via flickr
Environmental Defenders Offices (EDO) Seminar Series 2009
The Major Transport Projects Facilitation legislation introduces far-reaching changes to environmental and planning laws for projects that are declared by the Premier as major transport projects. The legislation, introduced with no public consultation, replaces existing environmental approvals with a new approval process intended to fast track new freeways, ports, rail lines.
This seminar:
• How does the legislation restrict public involvement in decision making about transport projects?
• What impact does the legislation have on existing environmental approvals?
• What sort of projects will be caught by the legislation?
Speakers: Brian Walters SC and others will discuss the impact of the legislation on the community, the environment and good governance.
Tuesday September 29
5:45 for 6pm start
Bookings: EDO Victoria office, 8341 3100 or edovic@edo.org.au
Download the flyer for full details.
National Electric Vehicle Festival
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on August 28th, 2009
Source: Going Solar Transport Newsletter
The Festival is hosted by the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA). There will be vehicles old and the new, including: a 1917 Detroit Electric and an ultra-new Tesla Roadster electric super car, plus old and new production and converted cars and bikes on display, stands, displays, fun for the kids – and lots, lots more. The event will coincide with Canberra’s annual floral festival, ‘Floriade’.
Date: 4th October, 2009 9 am – 4 pm
Venue: Old Parliament House Lawns, Canberra
More Info: http://CanberraEV.org/festival or contact: billgresham@ gmail.com
Source: Going Solar Transport Newsletter