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Sustainability convergence 'breakthrough: from recession to sustainability'

9am – 5pm Saturday
February 14
Northcote High School
St Georges road, Northcote
(tram 112, West Preston, stop 26)

As we face a looming financial crisis, what are the threats and opportunities to social and environmental movements?

How do we break the 'business as usual' model? How do we 'bail out' the planet? This convergence seeks to bring together people from across Melbourne to start to develop a pathway through the recession to a sustainable economy. What would this look like and how we would we get there? What about livelihood and good work, what about community resilience? What about our place in the world? How do we respond effectively to the looming crisis of climate change? And what does this mean for the social and environmental movements in the short term? more details...

cost: Low income - $15 > Waged - $25 (no one excluded through lack of funds)

more info: www.melbourne.foe.org.au | Cam 03 9419 8700 | cam.walker@foe.org.au

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