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Monday 26 February 2018 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. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Feb 26 Cost: Free Venue: Law School LT 104, Eastern Avenue, the University of Sydney Submitted by: The University of Sydney sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas Enquiries: (02) 9351 2943   sydney.ideas@sydney.edu.au Wednesday 28 February 2018 Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel: American Buddhist teacher   Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel is an American Buddhist teacher, practitioner and author. She has studied and practised in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for 25 years and completed years of solitary retreat. She's the author of The Power of an Open Question. She will be teaching on the Five Slogans of Machik Labdron. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Feb 28 Cost: $30/20 one night. $50/35 both nights Venue: Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford St, Newtown Submitted by: Rigpa Sydney www.sydney.rigpa.org.au/emn Enquiries: 02 9211 5304   sydney@rigpa.org.au Thursday 1 March 2018 Learning, Adaptation & the Enlightenment: The Library   Paul Brunton OAM, Emeritus Curator, State Library of New South Wales, discusses how four colonial libraries embodied principles of the Enlightenment: Australian Subscription Library and Reading Room [now the SLNSW] (1826); Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Library (1833); Evandale Subscription Library (1847); and the Melbourne Public Library [now SLVIC] (1854). Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Mar 01 Cost: $15 SMSA & Royal Society of NSW Members & Fellows / $20 Non-members Venue: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (SMSA), Level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Submitted by: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts smsa.org.au/events Enquiries: (02) 9262 7300   tkc@smsa.org.au The influence of the Zionist lobby   Join Cathy Peters, Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine (CJPP) and Professor Peter Slezak, Department of Philosophy, Humanities & Languages, UNSW as they discuss the lobbying power of Zionist groups and the influence they wield in our foreign and domestic policies. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Mar 01 Cost: Free/Donation welcome Venue: Level 1, Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills Submitted by: Politics in the Pub www.politicsinthepub.org.au Enquiries: (02) 96749179/94890530 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. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Mar 01 Cost: $40 Standard, $35 Student/Conc. Venue: City Recital Hall, 2-12 Angel Place, Sydney Submitted by: UNSW Centre for Ideaqs www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/d.. Enquiries: 02 8256 2222   centreforideas@unsw.edu.au Saturday 3 March 2018 Bad Blood in Byblos: Politics and Murder in Mesopotamia   Following in the footsteps of Poirot and Columbo, this lecture by Dr Louise Pryke examines the evidence for a series of unexplained murders in the ancient city of Byblos. Though witness, Rib-Addi of Byblos, we consider possible motives for the Amarna Letter murders, and late Bronze Age Canaan politics. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mar 03 Cost: Free Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Submitted by: Sydney University Museums whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/published/b.. Bookings: (02) 9351 2812  Enquiries: nicholson.museum@sydney.edu.au Sunday 4 March 2018 Blockchain & Its Economic Implications   Hear about the opportunities and threats behind the recent game-changing technology. The speaker is Nathan Waters, founder of Peerism, a blockchain-based response to job automation and wealth inequality by sharing the wealth from AI, SydEthereum, Australia's largest monthly cryptocurrency for democracy meet-up, and Hackagong, Australia's largest independent hackathon since 2012. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Mar 04 Cost: Free Venue: Henry George House, Association for Good Government, 1F 122 Lt. Eveleigh St., Redfern Submitted by: Association for Good Government www.associationforgoodgov.com.au Enquiries: (02) 96982436   goodgov.redfern@gmail.com Moya Dyring in Paris   Dr Melissa Boyde, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong, will talk about artist Moya Dyring and her life in Paris. Melissa curated Travels with my art: Moya Dyring and Margaret Olley for Heide Museum of Modern Art and the Margaret Olley Art Centre, Tweed Regional Gallery. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm Mar 04 Cost: Free with general admission $10/ $7 concession/ members $4 Venue: S.H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road,, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney Submitted by: National trust S.H. Ervin Gallery www.shervingallery.com.au Enquiries: (02) 9258 0173   shervingallery@nationaltrust.com.au Monday 5 March 2018 Same-sex marriage and the state: global perspectives   We’ve just legalised same-sex marriage in Australia, but where does the rest of the world stand? Join Bronwyn Winter and Maxime Forest to explore the ways in which same-sex marriage becomes institutionalised (or resisted) through legal and societal norms and practices globally. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Mar 05 Cost: Free Venue: Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney Submitted by: The University of Sydney www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-i.. Enquiries: (02) 9351 2943 Tuesday 6 March 2018 Break the Chains: Take action on modern slavery   Join panelists, Andrea Nave, CEO Forget Me Not and advocate to end orphanage voluntourism and Laura McManus, business and human rights practioner (plus more!) for an action inspiring conversation about trafficking within and beyond our borders, responsible travel, ethical shopping and a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:15pm-8:00pm Mar 06 Cost: 20.00 Venue: The Freedom Hub, 283 Young Street, Waterloo Submitted by: Project Didi Australia www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=351674.. Enquiries: 0404285311   projectdidiaustralia@gmail.com Author Talk. Kelly Rimmer on Before I Let You Go   When her newborn baby is in danger of being placed in foster care, Annie begs her sister for help, but how can she survive losing the only thing in her life worth living for? Before I Let You Go is the stunning new novel from internationally bestselling Australian author, Kelly Rimmer. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 06 Cost: Free Venue: Leichhardt Library, Italian Forum, 23 Norton Street, Leichhardt Submitted by: Leichhardt Library www.eventbrite.com.au/e/speaker-.. Enquiries: (02) 93679266   library@lmc.nsw.gov.au Wednesday 7 March 2018 Fearless: empowering women around the world   To celebrate International Women’s Day, we're hosting a panel featuring five exceptional female academics whose work truly embodies this year’s UN Women’s theme: Leave no woman behind. Speakers include Debra Eckersley, UN Women NC Australia and Jacqueline Thomas who leads a humanitarian engineering program. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Mar 07 Cost: Free Venue: CPC auditorium, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown Submitted by: The University of Sydney sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydne.. Enquiries: (02) 9351 2943   sydney.ideas@sydney.edu.au Wisdom Seekers: Spirituality in the Pub, Paddington   Monsignor Tony Doherty and Ailsa Peters are co-authors of the book The Attachment. They will speak to this year's Spirituality in the Pub theme 'Wisdom Seekers', then invite questions and comments. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Mar 07 Cost: Donation Venue: Paddington RSL, 220-232 Oxford Street, Paddington Submitted by: Paddington Spirituality in the Pub catalystforrenewal.org.au/sip/pad.. Enquiries: (02) 0414873910   mareadonovan@gmail.com Thursday 8 March 2018 Artist Floor Talk : Wanton, Wild & Unimagined   Townsville environmental artist Alison McDonald has spent many hours manipulating the humble plastic bottle, and collecting thousands of lids to make a variety of unimagined and impossible creations inspired by plants and oceans for the exhibition Wanton, Wild  & Unimagined.  Join us for a floor talk with the artist. Afternoon tea provided. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mar 08 Cost: Free Venue: Hurstville Museum & Gallery, 14 MacMahon St, Hurstville Submitted by: Hurstville Library Museum & Gallery www.trybooking.com/340298 Enquiries: (02) 9330 6444   museumgallery@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au Designers Discuss Japanese Materiality   Join exhibiting designers Julie Bartholomew, Guy Keulemans, Yusuke Takemura and Bic Tieu in discussing the influence of Japanese materiality in their contemporary practices. In dialogue with exhibition Shifts in Japanese Materiality, this panel talk will share the experiences and processes of object designers, spanning ceramics, glass, lacquerware, and jewellery. Add to Shortlist Print Item Download vCal Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 08 Cost: Free; first-come, first-served Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney, Level 4, Central Park (access via lifts), 28 Broadway, Chippendale Submitted by: Japan Foundation, Sydney jpf.org.au/events/japanese-materiality-t.. 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