Posts Tagged ‘forum’
FORUM: Climate Change, Culture + Cuisine
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on November 21st, 2011
| 28 November , 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Can we eat our way to a biodiverse future? The future of sustainable food lies in a complete rethink of how humans relate to the natural environment through collective engagement.
Carbon Arts and Arena Project Space invite you to join the Cross(x)Species Adventure Club and engage with New York based artist / engineer /activist Prof Natalie Jeremijenko, chef Mihir Desai and guest speakers to explore how we can use the creative potential of science , modernist cuisine and the imagination to connect food production to healthy ecologies.
Monday 28 November 2011 6.00 – 7.30 PM
Arena Project Space I 2 Kerr St Fitzroy, VIC, 3065
$10 Pay at the door, Concession rate available
Drinks by donation www.arena.org.au/project-space
Cross(x)Species Adventure Club challenges us to expand the idea of the food web, in order to imagine edible interventions that go beyond sustainability to actually augment ecological health. Like the web 2.0 of the food systems, the Cross(x)Species Adventure Club guides us towards participatory, DIY and multi-platform foodsystems. Become an u-farmer, sample edible cocktails with other creatures at the Melbourne Museum, learn how to make buffalo ice-cream from nano-crystals. Come re-imagine, re-incorporate and re-contextualise our collective food future through the course of a tasty communal adventure. Join us and invest in a biodiverse future!
Natalie Jeremijenko (born 1966) is an artist and engineer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. She is an active member of the net.art movement, and her work primarily explores the interface between society, the environment and technology. She is currently an Associate Professor at NYU in the Visual Art Department, and has affiliated faculty appointments in Computer Science and Environmental Studies.
Based in Melbourne, Carbon Arts is a new platform for projects and ideas experimentation in the arts and sustainability. We generate collaborative and creative solutions for a changing climate by working across the arts, science, technology and economics. At the heart of our practice is the belief that creativity is essential in making the transition to a sustainable future, and that the journey should be playful, fun and rewarding.
For more information on all events visit: www.carbonarts.org Or phone Arena: 416 0232
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Towards a just and sustainable post carbon economy: Public forum
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on November 17th, 2011
| 24 November , 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Roy Neel is currently Chief of Staff for former US Vice President Al Gore, overseeing his climate change advocacy programs, national and international political relationships and liaison with his clean energy business interests. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, where he teaches courses in the U. S. Presidency, White House operations, and Presidential Campaigns, and White House Transitions. In this free public lecture Roy Neel will draw on his experience of climate change and sustainability politics in the United States to reflect on the key road blocks standing in the way of effective action and on the importance of creative and courageous leadership in driving a rapid transition to a just and prosperous post carbon economy.
Free, but please REGISTER: http://royneelpostcarboneconomy.eventbrite.com
6.30-8.00pm, Thursday, 24 November 2011
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Swanston St, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Enquiries: Taegen Edwards, taegene@unimelb.edu.au
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Melbourne’s Food Policy: Get Involved
Posted in Events, Movements, Seeking by Kate Archdeacon on November 4th, 2011
| 16 November , 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| 17 November , 2011 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 12:00 pm |
You have the opportunity to shape the future of food in the City of Melbourne and we’d love you to get involved – we’re engaging with stakeholders, industry organisations and the community. The Food Policy discussion paper is now available. The closing date for feedback is COB Friday 9 December, 2011.
Food Forums:
City of Melbourne will be holding food conversations in November. The following two dates are confirmed, check back for further details of any subsequent sessions:
- Industry / Stakeholder Food Conversation
- Date: Thursday 17 November Time: 9.30am – 12pm (Morning Tea provided)
- Venue: Melbourne Town Hall – Supper Room, 120 Swanston Street, Melbourne
- RSVP to: health
@melbourne.vic.gov.au - Community / Residents Conversation
- Date: Wednesday 16 November Time: 6pm – 8.30pm (light refreshments provided)
- Venue: Visy Park (Carlton Football Club) – George Harris Function Room, Royal Parade, Carlton North
- RSVP to: health
@melbourne.vic.gov.au
What does food mean to you? Keep your eye out for our reply paid postcard at City of Melbourne libraries, community centres and recreation centres. Complete the card and return it to us by 30 November for your chance to win an iPad2!
Extract from the Food Policy Discussion Paper:
Melbourne is world-renowned for the quality of its food and its liveability, and we want it to stay that way.
We want to make sure that everyone in Melbourne can enjoy good food, now and reliably into the future. For many of us, Melbourne’s food is a cause for celebration – we have ready access to a wide variety of high-quality foods all year-round, which we enjoy at home and in a diverse and thriving scene of cafes, restaurants, bars and other outlets. These and other related businesses are an important part of our local economy, providing diverse jobs, opportunities and enterprise.
For others, there are real challenges in consistently being able to get the food they need. Limited choices often combined with poor physical or economic access undermines health and contributes to food insecurity. Those of us who do have ready access to the foods we want also often eat in ways that undermine our health.
It is increasingly apparent that food systems and the health of the natural systems that support them (our land, water and atmosphere) are unsustainable. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to a changing climate and reduce oil vulnerability in the food system, are pressing. These issues are emerging as important global concerns. Cities around the world are recognising the important role they can play in leading and catalysing change towards healthy, sustainable, fair and resilient food systems.
The community has articulated a vision for Melbourne as a “bold, inspirational and sustainable city” – this discussion paper starts the conversation about what this means for food.
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Find out more on the City of Melbourne website.
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Greening a Changing City: Urban forest, health, liveability
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on July 27th, 2011
| 28 July , 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Image: stevendepolo via flickr CC
Greening a changing city: urban forest, health, liveability:
As Melbourne inevitably grows, central to its environmental and economic sustainability, is its capacity to have green spaces that can be the lungs of the city. Appropriate tree planting can serve to reduce the heat island effect, as climate change affects our city. The benefits of an enhanced urban forest and green infrastructure will be part of the solution to future changes, as we grow and old trees need replacement. Commentators will discuss how a future urban forest might evolve. Better places and spaces, healthy trees and water storage contribute to human health, wellbeing and economic sustainability.
Panellists include: Dr Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, University of Copenhagen; Dr Kate Auty, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Melbourne; Rod Marsh from Net Balance, Joy Murphy AO a Wurundjeri elder and traditional owner and GP Dr Dimity Williams the Secretary of Doctors for the Environment Aust.
Thursday July 28, 6 – 7:30 pm
Melbourne Town Hall
No RSVP required
thatsmelbourne.com/conversations
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Fractures and Transformations: Political reflection and action in a shifting world
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on June 10th, 2011
| 15 June , 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Arena Discussion Forum
Fractures and transformations: political reflection and action in a shifting world
Wednesday 15 June, 7.30 pm
Climate change, catastrophe and transformation – The necessity and possibility of a post carbon future
- John Wiseman, Melbourne Sustainable Society institute, University of Melbourne
- Fiona Armstrong, Convenor, Climate Change and Health Alliance
Many of us share a growing awareness that we are on the threshold of social, ecological and political transformations as encompassing as the scientific and institutional shifts of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. The escalating risks of climate change, peak oil, nuclear technology and economic meltdown are only some of the most obvious consequences of a world dominated by neo-liberal institutions and underpinned by a dangerously seductive faith in the capacity of technological innovation to drive boundless economic growth and consumerism. In this public forum John Wiseman and Fiona Armstrong will lead a discussion about the importance of a rapid transition to a just and sustainable post carbon society and economy – at the speed and scale needed to prevent runaway climate change.
When: Wednesday 15 June, commencing 7.30 pm
Where: Arena Project Space, 2 Kerr St Fitzroy (b/n Brunswick & Nicholson Sts)
Further information: 9416 0232 or www.arena.org.au
All welcome: gold coin donation at door
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Water Sensitive Cities: Winter School
Posted in Events, Research by Kate Archdeacon on May 25th, 2011
| 11 July , 2011 9:00 am | to | 15 July , 2011 5:30 pm |
The Water Sensitive Cities Winter School is a unique opportunity to hear from Australia’s leading researchers and thought-leaders on key actions in delivering water sensitive and liveable cities. Lectures and workshops will present latest solutions and concepts on required technologies for stormwater treatment, urban design and modelling, climate change adaptation, behavioural change, and social and government engagement. These cross disciplinary topics will all be linked to broader urban sustainability issues and lessons from the international community.
Many of today’s societal challenges may be classified as wicked problems where it is often inappropriate to reduce these problems to a perceived single dimension for which a solution is developed. The perceptions of the causes of these challenges differ from one discipline to another and yet they are all relevant. We now recognise the complex dynamics of the socio-technical dimensions of challenges we face today and our cities are expressions of our efforts in solving many of these wicked problems. Water management in our cities plays a key role in defining and shaping our cities’ future prosperity and well-being, as almost every aspect of our urban environment and quality of life is affected by the way we manage urban water.
Visit the Water Sensitive Cities program for the brochure, or Clearwater to register for the event.
Early Bird Registration closes May 31.
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Water Wise City Landscapes of the Future: Public Forum
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on March 23rd, 2011
| 23 March , 2011 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
This forum will examine a range of urban water issues such as urban water demand, sustainable water planning in urban landscapes, potable water for cities, city planning and greenscapes, irrigation of city gardens and the health of urban ecosystem and flows. This is part of our 2011 Water Security and Sustainability forum series.
Speakers:
Dr Chris Walsh, Resource Management and Geography, Melbourne School of Land and Environment
A/Prof Tim Fletcher, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University
Prof Chris Ryan, University of Melbourne, VEIL
6.30pm-8.00pm, Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Lower Lecture Theatre, B:01, Melbourne School of Land and Environment (Building 142), Tin Alley/Royal Parade, University of Melbourne
More details: the attached flyer, or this webpage: http://www.sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/content/pages/public-forum-water-wise-city-landscapes-future
Please send a simple RSVP email to: mssi-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
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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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Future Stories: Real Good News at SLF
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on February 17th, 2011
| 19 February , 2011 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Image: Sumith Meher via flickr CC
Had enough bad news? The Future Stories project keeps you in the loop with true, inspirational stories of Melbourne change makers.
A collaboration between a diversity of environmental organisations and progressive businesses, Future Stories aims to inspire profound and positive action within individuals and communities. How will we do it? By balancing the bad news we know about with the remarkable, true and genuinely good news of home-grown innovators you may not know about yet!
If you have found yourself despairing for the future you are not alone, and a key aspect of Future Stories is sharing real stories to sustain hope, passion and resilience in our efforts to create a sustainable world. We will be capturing and communicating stories which explore both the personal and organisational dimensions of change making. Our target audience is comprised of everyone who wants to make change towards a healthy sustainable culture on planet earth.
The project will be launched at the 2011 Sustainable Living Festival at 10am on Saturday 19th February at BMW Edge with Gilbert Rochecouste, placemaker and eco-city advocate. Gilbert will share the personal impulses that drive his vision and enable his effectiveness and resilience in the face of the challenges of the modern development industry.
Future Stories project partners: CERES, Village Well, the Sustainable Living Foundation, Integral Consulting, Scout Films, Be the Change, Moreland Energy Foundation, integralevolution and a number of Melbourne Transition Towns.
10am on Saturday 19th February at BMW Edge
Part of the 2011 Sustainable Living Festival
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Fast Track Transport for Sustainable Cities: Forum
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on January 27th, 2011
| 16 February , 2011 | ||
| 4:45 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Source: pt4me2
Bookings: mtf@mtf.org.au
Website: pt4me2 blog
Website: Metropolitan Transport Forum
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