02 PM | 21 Dec

SCANZ 2013 3rd Nature Symposium :: #NewZealand #environment #intercreate13 #geekgirl

SCANZ 2013 3rd Nature Symposium / 1 – 3 February 2013 ::

 “After Eden” an installation by Janet Laurence.

“After Eden” an installation by Janet Laurence.

New Plymouth Nga Motu and Waitara, New Zealand SCANZ is a biennial event that includes a hui-symposium, a two week group residency and an exhibition. Intercreate Trust and event partner Te Matahiapo Indigenous Research Centre (TMIRC) are organising the symposium, which will propose that the solution to sustainability requires listening to the indigenous voice on the environment. Sessions of the symposium include: Matauranga Maori, Science and Art; Environment; Society; Indigenous Cultures; Data, Art and Ecology; and Futures. Views expressed include those from a Social Work perspective on environment, barriers to sustainability, working with remote communities, the body and the environment, art and data, biotechnology, little blue penguins and ‘Martian diaspora’ – among many others.

http://www.intercreate.org

02 PM | 08 Aug

iida 2010 green heart – Call for #design proposals #geekgirl

Submission Deadline 25 August 2010 :: Cash prize of 43,000USD

iida 2010 calls out for fresh and new design proposals to be made by designers with green hearts. Designers with a passion for preserving the environment are asked to suggest a future where humans and nature can coexist. as such, we welcome the participation of competent world designers in iida 2010, with the goal of generating new possibilities for sustainability through design.

http://www.designboom.com/iida_2010.html

12 PM | 12 Jun

Power Shift 2010 – Youth Summit for Climate Change and #Sustainability

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a coalition of Australia’s largest youth organisations and over 50,000 young people from across Australia. Their mission is to build a generation wide movement to solve climate change before it’s too late, through bringing about short term political impact and long term cultural change.

AYCC plan an innovative youth summit to be held in  Geelong that hopes to change the way young people see the climate crisis. Offering new skills, connecting with other awesome people and giving you the power to make a difference.

Come to Power Shift 2010 in Geelong from to August 14 to 15.

Why now? Because there will be a federal election in the next few months and at the moment, neither major political party has a strong climate policy.

That’s just not good enough! The AYCC has a positive, achievable vision for Australia’s renewable energy future, and Power Shift will give us the skills to turn this into reality.

Shift the power to a clean, sustainable future, and tell me more about Power Shift 2010.

Power Shift is part conference, part festival, part training, part celebration of the power of young people to change the world, and so much more. Listen to amazing keynote speakers, participate in hands on workshops, connect with people from your region, hear live music and make new friends. Join a generation-wide movement and gain the new skills, resources and networks you need to lead creative climate actions in your community.

AYCC can’t announce the speakers just yet, but last year they had Al Gore (via video), Tim Flannery, Senators Nick Xenophon and Christine Milne and Brooke Satchwell from Neighbours.

Sign up before July 1 and a discount will be automatically applied. If you need help figuring out how to get there, or to get some tips on how to fundraise to send a group to Power Shift, please contact the  recruitment coordinator Sam: sam.millar@youthclimatecoalition.org.
12 PM | 28 Apr

Social media for sustainability gatherings – free sessions with #Melbourne SM guru Keren Flavell

A recent addition to the networking events calendar is the Social Media for Sustainability meetup run by Keren Flavell. It happens every Thursday evening from 6-7pm at CERES Education Centre (Lee Street entrance), Brunswick, Melbourne.

Get together with people to discuss how social networking sites can help promote sustainability and other social causes.

It’s free to attend and a great way to meet like-minded people and learn something new.

Contact: keren.flavell@gmail.com

Join the meetup crew: http://www.meetup.com/Social-Media-for-Sustainability/

02 PM | 07 Sep

Future shots, sustainability film challenge for young Victorians

Future Shots is a short film challenge to all young people living in Victoria.

Tackling one of the most important issues affecting the world today: SUSTAINABLITY

The challenge is to make a film of three minutes or less, of any type or genre that addresses the key question:

Sustainability: What’s it all about?

Future Shots is looking for creativity, inspiration, discussions and solutions.

You are encouraged to explore, interpret, and then commit to film your personal ideas about sustainability, what it means to you and your community and how you think it can be achieved.

Films entered into Future Shots by the 21 September, 2009 will be placed in the draw to win either a Sony HandyCam or an Ipod Touch.

If you have already completed a short film under three minutes on sustainability don’t miss this opportunity to be in the draw for another great prize.

Read the Future Shots guidelines to make sure your film meets the requirements, and enter.

More info at Future Shots. And yeah you should be under 21 years of age…;)