6-9 November 2009
Swanpool, Victoria
http://www.entheo.net/
Bear Owsley will be speaking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley
The Entheogenesis Australis 2009 Conference aims to address the issues relating to drug use/misuse from social, cultural and
historical/traditional perspectives. EGA speakers will draw on the backgrounds of physiology, biology, pharmacology, psychology,
neuroscience, anthropology, botany and more to provide a more realistic context to the role drugs and altered states play in the modern world.
If you’ve ever asked yourself “has the ‘War on Drugs’ created more problems than it tried to solve?” or “is MDMA really a more dangerous drug than alcohol?” – then EGA is for you.
Entheogenesis Australis is a collection of thinkers from all walks of life, we come together to share knowledge about sacred plants, chemical alchemy and states of consciousness.
Author Rak Razam will be doing readings from the book Aya: a Shamanic Odyssey and talking about the global shamanic resurgence at a number of venues in Victoria, Australia over November 2009. Come here him talk and get a signed copy of the book at:
POLYSTER BOOKS/ THURSDAY 5th Nov, 6pm.
330 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3065. Readings from the book and short discussion on Amazonian shamanism and it’s role in the global re-connection to the Divine.
Good timing for the RSPCA to launch their campaign Less is More, Whips are so Last Season – a girl’s guide to the races. It’s a really nice campaign that allows people to show their support by recording a personal message to Australian jockeys. Hopefully there will be lots of participation leading up to the Melbourne cup.
Show Australian jockeys that you think less is more when it comes to whips.
Email a photo of you (perhaps in your raceday best) holding a Less is more sign to post@rspcalessismore.posterous.com, along with your name and email address somewhere in the message body.
We want to show the Australian Racing Board and the Australian Jockeys Association these photos as an indication of public support for this issue, so make sure your friends get involved too!
All submissions will be held briefly for moderation to ensure contributions are tasteful.
For more information, see http://www.rspca.org.au/lessismore
NFashion Research Institute invites you to attend Threading the Needle: The Future of Fashion Design, the first virtual world-based fashion design conference in history.
Fashion design is changing rapidly in response to many factors. The recent economic collapse, coupled with a coming petroleum crisis and a wave of new technologies with a global emphasis have sent ripples through the industry. Young designers and design students are faced with an array of choices for their careers, many of which weren’t even an option a few years ago.
Threading the Needle gathers eight fashion industry thought leaders to present their views on a range of topics designed to help a global audience of new designers and fashion designers ‘thread their needle’ and launch their careers. And as anyone who has ever had hand sewn a hem knows, there is a trick to threading a needle.
Join in on Thursday, December 3rd from 8 am – 5 pm EDT at this free conference for fashion design students and new designers.
Details, etc: at Shengri La Fashion Institute Blog
Afternoon Hack, the sequel
Bring your laptop, and something you want to create, debug, work on or learn about. Enjoy some communal hacking with women in the same room as you — not just the same IRC channel.
Beginners are welcome – if you want to know how to set your machine up to develop software on it, or how to configure it for some particular project, we will try and help you figure it out.
All women are welcome. Men may attend as the guest of a female attendee.
14th Nov 2009 starts 1pm finishes 5pm
Location: ThoughtWorks, Level 15, 303 Collins St, Melbourne
Note: you won’t be able to get to Level 15 without an escort. So please RSVP via Facebook or Brianna to get a contact mobile phone number, so you can call when you arrive and be let in. Alternatively, arrive on time (on the dot! :P).
