Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Future Dreaming for 'Earth Economics Week' 2025!
The current globalised economic system - driven by extractivism, expansion and material growth - is destroying the living world. Over the past 50 years, a range of important alternative economic systems have been proposed to replace 'neo-classical' or 'growth' economics - including Steady State, Doughnut, Wellbeing and Degrowth Economics. But what difference have they made? Are our economic systems changing? What approaches are working? Join us for a week of important discussions about our economic systems, the alternatives that are possible and what we can do to shift away from the extractivism that is destroying the living world.
** PLEASE NOTE - all times below are in AEST or Australian Eastern STANDARD Time (Brisbane/Qld time) Please convert to your own timezone **
Tickets are FREE, but bookings are essential.
ONE TICKET gives you access to ALL 'Earth Economics Week' webinars
WEBINAR SCHEDULE - Join us!
Monday 3 March - 7pm to 8pm AEST
"Ethics and the economy" with Professor Helen Kopnina, Northumbria University (UK) - Inaugural Haydn Washington Memorial Public Lecture
Join us for AELA's Inaugural 'Haydn Washington Lecture', honoring our dear friend and colleague, Haydn, who passed away in December 2022. To find out about the legacy of Haydn's ecological economics and earth ethics work please visit this website. Professor Kopnina is an internationally recognised researcher and writer based at Northumbria University. She collaborated with Haydn for many years. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion about the role of ethics within our economic systems.
Tuesday 4 March - 12pm to 1.30pm AEST
"Forever Industries - First Nations' approaches to sustainable economic futures" - with Glenn Woods, CEO of Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, The Kimberley; Mike Winer, Advisor with Juunjuwarra Aboriginal Corporation, Starcke River, Cape York; and Dr Mary Graham, Kombumerri person from the Yugambeh Language Speaking Peoples in South East Queensland.
Wednesday 5 March - 12pm to 1.30pm AEST
'Are Steady State Economics still relevant?' with Matthew Washington, Phil Jones and Robert Perey, Centre for a Steady State Economy (CASSE) NSW - facilitated by Michelle Maloney.
Thursday 6 March - 6.30pm to 7.30pm AEST
'Can a Wellbeing Economy Save the Planet?', with Katherine Trebeck, Co-founder of Wellbeing Economy Alliance International
Friday 7 March - 12pm to 1.30pm AEST
"What could a degrowth and decolonised economy look like?" with Mary Graham, Anitra Nelson and Michelle Maloney