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Freo Living Smarties - thinking about death with Ava Reyerson
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Freo Living Smarties - thinking about death with Ava ReyersonCome and have a conversation about death - something we rarely talk about
About this Event
Death comes to us all, yet very few of us in Western Society truly know how to have conversations about death and dying that are as natural and normal as conversations about birth and living. The biggest challenge to such conversations is the space and time allowed to share our stories of death and dying, be they sad or joyful, grief-laden or a treasure to remember.Talking about death does not bring it any closer than talking about bees brings a bee sting to your skin! However, sharing our experiences of death does do one miraculous thing...it brings its opposite, life, fully into the here and now.
Talking about death and dying makes life and living all that more precious because we then realise that life is short and we'd better live it now before we die!
Pioneered as Café Mortels by Swiss, Bernard Crettaz in 2009/2010 then, not much later, brought to the UK by Jon Underwood as the Death Café, this is an idea who's time has come! More and more Death Café's are popping up worldwide!
For more information on Death Café's or Jon Underwood please head over to their Facebook Page 'Death Cafe' or their website www.deathcafe.com
You can also find out more about Ava Reyerson of Passionate Life Consulting, the facilitator of this Death Café, by heading over to the Passionate Life Consulting Facebook Page or to the website www.passionatelifeconsulting.com. Ava facilitates other workshops on death, dying, life and living...and where death is her passion!
Contact Ava for more information
0432 996 435
ava@passionatelifeconsulting.com
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Birdata: Become a citizen science superhero
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Birdata: Become a citizen science superhero
Online EventRegardless of whether you have been firmly on the #birdingathome bandwagon or whether the lockdowns and border closures have kickstarted your interest in the birds around your patch, the time you spend out noticing nature is precious. Nobody else sees what you see, so why not put it to use? Your everyday bird sightings are super valuable!
Join this webinar to learn how recording the birds you see (even in your own backyard!) using the Birdata app can help protect and conserve our feathered friends. BirdLife WA's Citizen Science Project Coordinator Dr Tegan Douglas will show what we can discover when we pool our knowledge through citizen science, and how easy it is to get involved!
Join us on zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84293381799
Supported by Lotterywest.Living Soil Exposed - Microbes and Organic Gardening–
Living Soil Exposed - Microbes and Organic Gardening
Roleystone Family Centre19 Wygonda Rd, RoleystoneRoleystone,Soil microbes are essential to healthy soil and healthy soil is essential to healthy plants - this is the International Year of Plant Health. Let's get acquainted with our wonderful living soil in this interactive session.
Ellen Walker and the EarthWhile team, love to share their enthusiasm to develop knowledge about the microbes in soil food webs and their importance in growing good food. Microbes build soil structure, retain moisture, make nutrients available, resist pests and diseases and break down toxins. How? Let’s find out. They will show people how to identify the soil food web microbes when they look at a sample of soil through a microscope (which they will bring along); discuss the conditions and foods the different microbes like, and how we can use that information to influence the types of plants we want to grow. Ellen and the team are keen to pass on this information so people can develop and nurture their own healthy soil.
They do this through onsite consultations, workshops, and presentations to public groups. Ellen has been a guest speaker at numerous garden events, a guest of Sabrina Hahn and Deryn Thorpe on their respective podcasts, and along with the EarthWhile team, was awarded Peel ESTEAM 2019 Champions and named as a finalist in the Science Communicator of the Year. They feel privileged to have their work acknowledged by a range of academics, sustainability 'experts', ecologists and the people who have participated in their presentations and workshops.The meeting is on September 9th at 7:00 pm in the Roleystone Family Centre, 19 Wygonda Rd, Roleystone. Entry $3. Enquiries to Lisa 9399 2312. PLEASE NOTE NEW START TIME OF 7pm
Find us on Facebook Roleystone Organic Growers
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Perth Photo Walk - Meet the Animals
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Perth Photo Walk - Meet the Animals
146 Leslie RdWandi,After a combined 35 years of Mike and Rhonda working as qualified Zoo Keepers in Australia and Overseas and 4 years running a successful egg hatching education programme around Perth, they have joined forces to set up a new business, 'Meet the Animals'. They deliver a professional animal experience, perfect for therapy, care and education, or purely for the love of having animals around you.
You can park out on the grass verge and wait at the gate for Mike and Rhonda to greet you and let you in, onto their farm for your visit.
Farms and working with animals can be dirty and have some hazards so wear clothes that can be made dirty if necessary and enclosed footwear is a must.
All animals will be handled by Mike and Rhonda, and set up for the best photos you can get. There will be a selection of animals including:
Baby Alpaca,
Miniature goats
Horse
Miniature Donkey
Sheep
Snakes
Bobtails
Tree Frogs
Axolotls,
Quails + chicks
Chickens
Turkeys
Ducks
Working Dogs
Cats
Rabbit + babies
Guinea pigs
Mice
Cockatiels
Budgies
Lorikeet
Redtail Black CockatooThere will be an entry fee of $25pp (Please bring cash and sign in on entry for security)
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Living Smart with Ecoburbia - online
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Living Smart with Ecoburbia - online
Ecoburbia16 Livingstone StBeaconsfield,Living Smart is now online and open to everyone!
Have you wondered how you can make your life more sustainable and resilient? Do you want to respond positively to major world issues? Do you want to meet people who care about the earth like you do?Then this Online Living Smart course is for you!
Living Smart is a 7-week course that will inspire you to make sustainable changes in your own home with your family, and in your wider community. The course is designed with the needs of participants in mind and includes topic such as Waste, Living Simply, Power, Water, Gardening . . . and more. The actual course content will be determined by the participants so you will get the opportunity to explore what you are interested in. The course is very interactive (even online) - you will be learning from your fellow participants as well as the facilitator.
For more details about Living Smart watch the attached video or check out the website - www.livingsmart.org.au
This course will be facilitated by Shani Graham from Ecoburbia. Go to www.ecoburbia.com.au for more details.
PLEASE NOTE This is a seven week online course (using zoom) that will run on a Monday night from 5.00 until 7.00pm (Perth time) the course starts on September 14th and runs until October 26th. The course is open to anyone, anywhere.
If you have not used zoom before will send out an email with instructions so you are ready to go for the first class - it's easy!
The cost for this course is $100. Payment plans and alternative currency arrangements are possible
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For more information call Shani on 0417 941 991 or email her ecoburbia@gmail.comThe Neighbourhood Play Project - Transition Town Vincent Movie Night–
The Neighbourhood Play Project - Transition Town Vincent Movie Night
Paddington Ale House141 Scarborough Beach RdMt Hawthorn,Welcome back to the movies at the Paddo! Come down and join us for the Neighbourhood Play Project.
We're delighted to be joined by Griffin Longley CEO of Nature Play WA who will speak after the screening.
It is no secret that over the past 30 years, childhood has drastically changed.
In just one generation, the average Australian childhood has shifted from a largely outdoors, independent, community-orientated play; to a mostly indoors, technologically immersed, highly structured, and risk-averse play space.
Watch as the movie makers go on a mission to try to activate their neighbourhoods as places for children to play. But is it possible in this modern world?
Watch the trailer - https://vimeo.com/331144186Register at Eventbrite - www.eventbrite.com.au/e/neighbourhood-play-project-transition-town-vincent-movie-night-tickets-111635268092
Event Details
The film starts at 6.30pm.
We will supply some cushions, if you want to bring your own you are most welcome to.
No need to print your ticket.
Food and drink is available for purchase at The Paddo.
Children are welcome to attend if accompanied by a parent or guardian. The film screening area is separate from the bar area.
Transition Town Vincent film nights are run by volunteers. A suggested donation of $5 is appreciated to help cover the costs of screening rights.
Thanks to The Paddington Ale House for providing the venue.
For more information about Transition Town Vincent visit ttv.org.au‘Watson’ A Sustainable Screening for Sea Shepherd–
‘Watson’ A Sustainable Screening for Sea Shepherd
Online EventJoin Sea Shepherd and Fed Square this Sustainable September to follow one man’s journey to protect marine life, with the free online screening of the documentary ‘Watson’ at 7pm on Monday 14 September.
Focusing on the life and mission of Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson, and from the same folks that brought us An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary melds contemporary interviews with Captain Paul Watson, archival clips of Sea Shepherd’s dramatic encounters, alongside breathtaking underwater footage.
In addition to the ‘Watson’ screening, there will be a pre-film screening of shorts from the Sea Shepherd archives.
The film will be followed by a LIVE Q&A with Paul Watson himself. Just leave your questions as a comment on our Facebook Event to hear more from this environmental activist and icon.
Sign up today to receive your confirmation link, as well as delicious vegan recipes from Sea Shepherd’s galley so you can enjoy a #MeatFreeMonday at home while watching the film.
Please note, ‘Watson’ contains images that people may find upsetting and is rated M for strong themes. This screening is limited to an Australia audience only.
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The Biggest Little Farm Screening UWA
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The Biggest Little Farm Screening UWA
Baylis Lecture TheatreUWA, Stirling HwyCrawley,Join us for a free screening of The Biggest Little Farm at the Baylis Lecture Theater on Thursday, September 17th. Take a break from the craziness of 2020 and immerse yourself in this uplifting and wholesome film about the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. 🌱🐷🐛
Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to reform our thinking, The Biggest Little Farm provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.
We will be inviting speakers from local, environmentally focused not-for-profits to speak about their organisation and how you can contribute to positive change by volunteering. 💕🙌
We will also be collecting gold coin donations on the night for Greenbatch, a local organisation that engages, educates and empowers, Western Australians to reduce plastic pollution and give waste plastic a new life.
Free popcorn provided!
Get your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-biggest-little-farm-documentary-screening-tickets-119390019763 - -
Composting 101
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Composting 101
Ecoburbia16 Livingstone StBeaconsfield,Come and join us to learn everything compost!
During this session you will learn the magic compost song, find out what ingredients to use in your batch and in what ratios. You will see a real compost in action and find out what to do day by day to get your compost really cranking.
Add those ingredients, work your magic and you could have rich ready compost in six weeks!
You will also have the opportunity to see a hot composting system and even some humanure composting!
This workshop will be held at Ecoburbia
The $5 registration fee enrolls you in this course. After we have finished you will be asked to pay in keeping with your circumstances from $20 - $50.
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Nyit - Britta's Tiny House
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Nyit - Britta's Tiny House
Ecoburbia16 Livingstone StBeaconsfield,Nyit is Noongar for little and we invite you to come and see the Ecoburbia and hear from Britta about it's development
About this Event
Britta is a year 12 student at the Waldorf Steiner School. For her final year major project Britta decided she wanted to look at women in non traditional trades and the barriers they faced in their work.And what better way to do that than to work together on a project?
Nyit was built by female tradies (whenever possible ) in particular the two carpenters Charlotte and Aly, electrician Saf and project manager Emily. (any males on site had to wear a skirt!)
During this talk Britta will outline some research about women in the building trades, share some of the things she learnt "on the job", both in talking to the "ladie tradies" and on the tools, and make some comments about ways forward for women in these industries.
And then - everyone can have a look at the final result - Nyit!
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Growing Your Own Food - the Basics
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Growing Your Own Food - the Basics
Ecoburbia16 Livingstone StBeaconsfield,Are you keen to trying growing veggies in your garden?
Then come and share with Shani Graham from Ecoburbia who has been eating from her garden for more than 15 years.
This workshop will look soil preparation, planting seeds and seedlings, watering options, mulching your garden and what to grow when. It will be hands on - so bring a hat, some gloves and don't wear your best clothes!
You will spend time in a great veggie garden and can ask lots of questions.
You will leave with everything you need to know to enjoy a bumper crop this season.
The $5 registration fee enrolls you in this course. After we have finished you will be asked to pay in keeping with your circumstances from $20 - $50.
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David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet - Luna on SX
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David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet - Luna on SX
Luna on SX13 Essex StFremantle,EXCLUSIVE ONE NIGHT ONLY SCREENING
Featuring a cinema-exclusive recorded interview with Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin following the feature presentation!One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique cinema release is his witness statement. Join David Attenborough and special guests from the Royal Albert Hall in London for a cinema exclusive experience.
In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Now, for the first time, he reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen.
Honest, revealing and urgent, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet is a powerful first-hand account of humanity’s impact on nature and a message of HOPE for future generations. Watching this documentary is a social responsibility for each and every one of us.
Celebrated British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a broadcasting career spanning over six decades bringing the wonders of the living world to audiences across the globe through ground-breaking natural history series. His work includes: Life on Earth, Planet Earth and more recently, the original documentary series Our Planet.
Tickets: $26.50 full, $21.50 concession
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David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet - Windsor Cinema
Windsor Cinema98 Stirling HwyNedlands,EXCLUSIVE ONE NIGHT ONLY SCREENING
Featuring a cinema-exclusive recorded interview with Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin following the feature presentation!One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique cinema release is his witness statement. Join David Attenborough and special guests from the Royal Albert Hall in London for a cinema exclusive experience.
In his 93 years, David Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Now, for the first time, he reflects upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen.
Honest, revealing and urgent, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet is a powerful first-hand account of humanity’s impact on nature and a message of HOPE for future generations. Watching this documentary is a social responsibility for each and every one of us.
Celebrated British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a broadcasting career spanning over six decades bringing the wonders of the living world to audiences across the globe through ground-breaking natural history series. His work includes: Life on Earth, Planet Earth and more recently, the original documentary series Our Planet.
Tickets: $26.50 full, $21.50 concession
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Luna Leederville's "The Leadership" screening and special panel Q & A
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Luna Leederville's "The Leadership" screening and special panel Q & A
Luna LeedervilleUnearthing the profoundly troubling systemic obstacles to women’s
advancement in science and beyond.THE LEADERSHIP
ADVANCE SCREENING: with Q&A screening & panel discussion,
Thu 29 Sept at Luna LeedervilleM, 97 mins | BOOK TICKETS | MEDIA MATERIALS
“Everyone who sees this film responds by needing to talk about the events and issues revealed in the film, so we are presenting a Special Event Q&A screening at Luna Leederville. We hope the film prompts the audience to consider the issues of our time – what does effective leadership look like and what kind of leadership does the earth need right now?” Dark Matter’s Head of Distribution Courtney Botfield
To further the conversation on diverse leadership and the importance of science in decision-making, join us for a unique and revealing Q&A advance screening event on Tuesday 29 September with a 6.15pm arrival for a post-film panel discussion with special guests following the 6.45pm session.
Hosting the Q&A will be Tania Chambers OAM, Chair of the WA Screen Industry Diversity Leadership Group, Member of Screen Australia's Gender Taskforce and Founder and Producer at Feisty Dame Productions. Tania was previously Chief Executive of Screenwest and Screen NSW, as well as a former member of the Western Australian Screen Industry Advisory Group and a former Vice President of Screen Producers Australia.
Joining Tania will be Lauren Sandon, Environmental Advisor/Environmental & Sustainability Manager – and a participant of the inaugural Homeward Bound journey (as documented in The Leadership). Jillian Formentin, President Engineering Australia– and Allison Selman, founder of WISE (Women in Subsea Engineering), and the 2019 WA EA Professional Engineer of the Year.
Set against the planet’s last untouched wilderness, The Leadership is an observational documentary that delivers an unexpected and original reflection on what it takes to be a good leader while unearthing the systemic obstacles to women’s advancement in science and beyond.
Written and directed by Ili Baré in her feature-length debut, and produced by multi-award-winning Bunya Productions’ Greer Simpkin (Mystery Road, Sweet Country), The Leadership documents an ambitious leadership initiative for women working in STEMM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Maths and Medicine) called “Homeward Bound”. As the maiden voyage of the pilot program set sail for Antarctica in 2016 with the first 76 scientists on board, Australian documentary maker Baré and her small film crew joined the voyage to document the experiment ‘warts and all’.
The global pandemic and urgent crisis of climate change are showing us that we need to be guided by science now more than ever. At the same time, our world leaders have never been more scrutinised. The world is crying out for the best minds of our generation for solutions. But women are disproportionately excluded from both leadership and STEMM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Maths and Medicine).
The Leadership delivers an altogether unexpected and original reflection on what it takes to be a good leader while unearthing the profoundly troubling systemic obstacles to women’s advancement in science and beyond.
The Leadership had its World Premiere at this year’s Sydney Film Festival and screened as part of the 2020 Melbourne International Film Festival. It has also been selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
EXCLUSIVE SEASON STARTS 1 OCT @ LUNA LEEDERVILLE
THE LEADERSHIP - PARTICIPANTS
Set against the planet’s last wilderness, The Leadership unearths the profoundly troubling systemic obstacles to women's advancement in science and beyond.
Fabian Dattner
Leadership Consultant, CEO, Dreamer. From: Melbourne, Australia
The expedition to Antarctica is the brainchild of leadership expert Fabian Dattner. It is the first of ten such expeditions to Antarctica for women in STEMM over a decade. Dattner believes she and her team have the power to change the women onboard through their transformational leadership course.Lauren Sandon
Environmental Scientist. From: Perth, Australia.
Environmental scientist Lauren Sandon steps aboard registering just how different this is
going to be for her – in her private consultancy work, she is used to being the only woman on site for weeks on end. Now she is surrounded by 75 other female scientists. Lauren is a sunny presence on the boat, but soon reveals she has been nursing hurt and confusion over an incident that happened on site.Anne Christianson MSc
Biodiversity Conservation. From: Minnesota, USA / Washington DC
Having worked as an advisor to a US Congressman, Anne believes the
world’s best chance for change lies at the nexus of science and power. She heads to Antarctica in search of ways to change and cope with a political culture that does not welcome women.Dr Sarah Charnaud
Molecular Parasitologist From: England/ Zimbabwe/ Melbourne.
Parasitologist Dr Sarah Charnaud is passionate about a cure for malaria, but her confidence,
amongst other things, is holding her back. Sarah is motivated to stay in science for very personal reasons.Dr Deborah Pardo
Population Modeller. From: Marseille, France. Living and working in Cambridge UK,
French-born Population Modeler Deborah Pardo is questioning her place in science. Her dream does not match the reality of her successful scientific career.Songqiao Yao MBA, MPHIL
On-board Communications.From: Dongying / Beijing, China
Songqiao Yao is the only Chinese woman on the expedition. In fact, the 76
scientists on board are overwhelmingly white. Both a participant in the leadership training and an assistant in Fabian’s team, it is her task on board to communicate the experiences of the 76 scientists to a Chinese audience.Dr Samantha Grover
Soil Scientist. From: Melbourne, Australia. Visiting Carlini Station, an Argentinian research base,
Sam is captivated by what is underneath her feet – Antarctic moss and soil. She had expected the soil to be covered in snow, so it’s a bittersweet reminder of the rapidity of climate change. There is no mistaking Sam’s drive and passion...but Sam is not sure there is a place for her in science.Dr Meredith Nash
Sociologist From: Hobart, Australia / Chicago, USA
In 2016, sociologist Meredith Nash is onboard as a researcher to evaluate the Homeward Bound impact.
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Australian Assoc of Environmental Educators virtual conference
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Australian Assoc of Environmental Educators virtual conference
Online EventInspired by moving local examples, resilience theory, and Mandurah’s relaxed waterside lifestyle, the Australian Association of Environmental Education's WA Chapter brings you Mandjoogoordap: Changing Tides. This one day virtual conference aims to introduce some of the innovative, practical and effective tools to help us “change the tides” of environmental and sustainability education.
Delegates will be immersed in the latest thinking with sustainability professionals and educators from all sectors, including education, government, NGOs and community groups. In lieu of bringing you a full three day conference this year, the Conference Committee is excited to be able to bring you a teaser to the full conference (now planned for September 28 – October 1 in 2021) on Wednesday 30 September, 2020. Learn about the adaptive cycle from Marianne Krasny and hear insights from two citizen science programs helping with bandicoot conservation, amongst other topics. The important youth voice is also heard from through Millennium Kids and their One Thousand Actions for the Planet. Registrations and the full program are now available.