Highlights
Urban farming: feeding the future
CEO of Green World Revolution (GWR) Toby Whittington and a Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment, Dr Lenore Newman, join University of Sydney students and academics to discuss working on the frontline of urban agriculture, and how farms can be integrated into the urban economic and ecological system.
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What should we do about Democracy?
It feels like democracy is under siege, even in rich, peaceful countries like Australia that have escaped financial shocks and civil strife. Join a lively panel of experts, including Cory Doctorow, A.C.Grayling, Rebecca Huntley and Lenore Taylor as they explore some big questions about the future of democracy.
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Why health professionals should contribute to urban planning
Lucy Turnbull AO, Commissioner for Greater Sydney and David Borger, Western Sydney Director, Sydney Business Chamber join us for a Sydney Ideas Westmead on the importance of "place" in health promotion and disease prevention. and to examine the health impacts of Sydney's changing city structure.
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Interlocutors in the Archive: Aboriginal women and the collection of Anthropological data
Archives contain intimate details of the lives, language and knowledge of named individuals within them. Professor Jakelin Troy will talk about the women she has met in archives and the continued importance of the detail for communities and individuals today.
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