Green Schools >
Green Schools are short courses for anyone interested in green politics, usually held over a weekend. They cover a selection of concepts (for example, what is democracy?), issues and skills, introduce the Greens, local to global, and offer a good way to meet others with similar interests. The premise is that politics, like any other discipline, is a mix of skills and knowledge that can be learned. We will be holding more Green Schools and webinars in the second half of 2012. Proposals and ideas are welcome. Send them to: office@greeninstitute.org.au.
Ideas, presentations, workshops, discussions: participants enjoyed the fun part of politics at the Brisbane Green School in November 2011
Brisbane Green School Program version 4
David Claudie papers:
We’re tired of talking — David Claudie
Kooma Green School, 27-29 August. Kooma GS Program 3
Melbourne Green School, 30-31 July. Melbourne GS Program 3
Darwin Green School, 6 August. Darwin Green School program 2
Recognising the first Australians. You me unity is the national conversation about updating our constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture for the benefit of all Australians.
Climate change (workshops 2, 8, 14, 20). Read the text of the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee’s Clean Energy Agreement.
Philanthropy (workshop 11) Article on Philanthropy by Elizabeth Cham
From 2004, seven Green Schools were held in various parts of southern Australia; and in 2007 and 2009 Green Schools were organised jointly with the Kooma Traditional Owners Association at Murra Murra in southern Queensland.
The traditional land of the Kooma people is in south-west Queensland, centred on Nebine Ck in the headwaters of the Murray Darling Basin about 100 km east of Cunnamulla. In 2000, two former grazing properties, Murra Murra and Bendee Downs, were handed back to the Kooma people. Ten years on, they have made enormous progress in realising their vision for their country.
First Kooma Green School 25-27 May 2007 > Outline. Kooma Statement: Murray Darling Basin Water and Environment Action
Second Kooma Green School 5—8 September 2009 > Program
Third Kooma Green School. Will be held on 27–29 August 2011.
Biodiversity for Climate Protection. Nature as climate solution, not casualty
Canberra 8 August 2009
Biodiversity Summit, Melbourne 22 September 2006
Proceedings are available on request (a donation towards costs would be appreciated).
Sydney 6 July 2005
The forum aimed to establish the current state of play and opportunities for collaboration towards the aim of providing Pacific communities with sustainable renewable energy services. Participants included the main Pacific organizations concerned with energy, business, researchers, ngos and political representatives. AusAID was invited to speak but declined. Proceedings were published in 2006; printed copies are available on request (a donation towards costs would be appreciated).
