Countdown to a Better Future

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TEDx

Countdown To a Better Future: a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action 15-17th October.

PermaQueer and TEDx present a three day summit addressing actionable community solutions to the climate change crisis

About this Event

Climate change is already upon us. With rising sea levels, increasingly irregular weather and rampant climate anomalies like bushfires, mega typhoons and droughts, climate instability is becoming a new normal for our generation. Often in the face of such overwhelming change one can feel paralysed to take action. Many of us have such a strong desire to change the world for the better, but feel incapable of making any real change - what can one person do?

This summit was put together to tackle these issues on an accessible platform, with a variety of speakers who are actively building resilient communities and working against climate change.

Whether this be on a political, economic, industrial or community level - this summit is about sharing stories and practical take-aways to empower and engage us into action. Covid19 has shown us that it is possible to create a new normal - and using the knowledge of first nations cultures, permaculture design techniques and social engineering we will workshop this new reality. Our incredible speakers will be covering a variety of topics followed by a Q&A panel at the end, these categories are:

• First nations understandings of living a meaningful life in partnership with our landscape and how we begin to integrate this into contemporary living.

• Food webs and supply. How can we ethically engage in food production and consumption?

• Share/welfare economies. How can we engage in ethical economies and what are our possibilities within ecological limits?

• Landscape cultivation and practices for immediate climate mitigation. What are our options and what are people already doing?

• Transport and its intrinsic link to fossil fuels. How can we uncouple these?

• Using and valuing renewables. What does this look like in a contemporary setting?

Some of our speakers include David Holmgren (Co-originator of permaculture), Rosemary Morrow, Daryl Taylor, Patrick Jones (Artist as Family) Jacynta L Fa'amau (Pacific Climate Warriors), Delldint Fleming, Quinn Earthchild, Morag Gamble, PermaQueer amongst a host of others confirmed.

This event will run from the 15th-17th of October online and will be recorded for later viewing as well.

In the spirit of accessibility and engaging a wider audience in the climate discussion this event is donation based or free.

To register head to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tedxpermaqueer-tickets-123413431897?aff=ebdssbeac&fbclid=IwAR3yxnWCfMlqgn5T7VSY3_EtKaCmIRTB5mcQlxkzvqQOZlggxmywGt8cAv0