Sustainability Week 2010

The Sustainability Week program provides a week of lectures, workshops & activities, including a Sustainability Fair that will showcase a range of new and emerging NGOs and innovative social and ethical enterprises. A central part of the week will be a series of three public lectures based around the major aspects of sustainability: the social, ecological and economic. Sustainability Week aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn more about sustainability and how they can take action in their own lifestyle and in the broader community. Organised by the Sustainability Collective to promote and enhance awareness of a global ethical sustainability, Sustainability Week aims to educate and inspire students, staff and the broader public to adopt sustainable ideas and practices.

Lectures

Monday

Ecology. Sustainability, Climate Change & A Safe Future

Monday 22nd March - 12:30 - 2:00pm

Hardie Lecture Theatre, Architecture Building

Facilitated by Annie Bolitho - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
Professor David Karoly - Earth Sciences - Climate Change: A Science Update
Presentation - Phil Sutton - A Safe Climate Australia

Wednesday

Social. Simplicity, Equity & Action for Humanity

Wednesday 24th March - 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Basement Lecture Theatre, The Spot - Economics and Commerce Building

Facilitated by Jess Fritz - CEO, Victorian Council of Social Services
Samuel Alexander, (Phd Law) - Editor, Voluntary Simplicity: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture
Peter Singer - Laureate Professor, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics - The Life You Can Save - Acting Now to End World Poverty
Rebecca McNaught - Red Cross / Red Crescent - Climate Centre

Thursday

Economy. Design, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Thursday 25th March - 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Lecture Theatre D, Old Arts Building

Monique Conheady, CEO - FlexiCar
Leyla Acaroglu, Director Eco Innovators Pty Ltd
Dominique Hess - Lecturer - Sustainable Architecture, Building and Planning

Workshops & Activities

Monday

Environment Collective
Monday 22 March 1:00pm
Graham Cornish Room A, Union Hou
Come and meet like-minded people interested in positive environmental action.

"Play With Your Food"

Monday 22 March 5:30pm - 6:30pm
North Court, Union House

Meet new people and learn how to cook, and eat, your own healthy, nutritious and FREE dinner!

Film Screening: "Thirst"

Monday 22 March 6:30pm
North Court, Union House

A piercing look at the conflict between public stewardship and private profit.

Tuesday

Ride To Uni Breakfast

Tuesday 23 March 8:30am
North Court, Union House

Travel sustainably to campus, and get a free breakfast, courtesy of the Environment Department.

The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Kay Scott Room, Ormond College

Speaker: Pera Wells

Gender & Environmentalism

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Joe Napolitano Room A, Union House

Gender, the environment and environmentalism...what's the link?

Wednesday

Sustainability Fair

& Buskers Festival

Wednesday 24 March 10:00am - 2.00pm
North Court & Concrete Lawn, Union House

Clothes Swap

Wednesday 24 March 12:00pm - 2.00pm
North Court, Union House

Bring your unwanted wardrobe treasures!

Growing Food at Uni

Wednesday 24 March 1:00pm - 2.00pm
Student Veggie Garden, North Court, Union House

Interested in sustainable, local food production? Come down and get your hands dirty!

Thursday

Social. Health & Sustainability

1:00pm - 2.00pm
David Caro-Hercus Theatre, Physics Building

Speakers: Professor John Wiseman, Tom Connor, Rami Subhi, Bharat Ramakrishna

Growing Food at Uni

Thursday 25 March 1:00pm - 2.00pm
Student Veggie Garden, North Court, Union House

Interested in sustainable, local food production? Come down and get your hands dirty!

Intro to Bike Mechanics

Thursday 25 March 6:00pm - 8.00pm
Union House

Learn more about one of the most sustainable modes of transportation - your bike.

Friday

Theories of Change

Friday 26 March 1:00pm - 2.00pm
Joe Napolitano Room A, Union House

Explore YOUR theory theory of change to make the world a better place.

Event

Sustainability: Crisis or Opportunity

17th - 27th March
George Paton Gallery, Union House

A fine art exhibition featuring a community art installation.