9.00-9.30

Acknowledgement of Country, Kaurna Elder

Welcome: Correna Haythorpe , SA President, AEU

Introduction to Community Activity, Lynn Hall , AEU, and members of organising committee will establish networks based on geography and spheres of activism.

9.30-10.55

"Why not business as usual?" - concurrent workshops

1.

Title: Climate Code Red Scenarios

David Spratt, Researcher, CarbonEquity and author with Professor Barry Brook, Director, Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability,
Adelaide University

2.

Title: "Global food systems".

1. 20 minute introduction

Dr John Rolls, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, Uni SA, on food wastage

2. 60 minute workshop

Elise Harris, urban planning student at Uni SA. Participants will follow the journey of food from farm to plate, including mapping the inputs and outputs and impacts of the system. Elise will focus on what we can do to support ethical food systems and reject the current one. Participants can use these ideas with their students or community groups.

3.

Title: How is a sustainable transition possible? And Peak Oil - the Real Story!

(shared session)

1. Renfrey Clarke, writer and convener of the Socialist Alliance.

2. Jenny Bain,

4.

Title: Climate change and appropriate responses

(shared session)

1. "An ice-free North Pole?" Darren Ray, Senior Meteorologist, Commonwealth Government Bureau of Meteorology. 'Climate change policy is lagging climate change science at a time when climate science is rapidly evolving. Come along and see what this means in terms of the various feedback processes impacting projections of future temperature, rainfall and sea level rise, and get the latest on the state of the climate from a South Australian climate meteorologist. '

2. "The Nuclear Solution" David Noonan, Australian Conservation Council

5.

Title: Sustainable and Attainable: Tackling Climate Change: A resource for schools

Jon Noble , Curriculum Manager, DECS, will present a draft version of this resource which supports education and school management processes to address climate change by building sustainability through attainable steps. Whole school communities can develop skills and capacities to appreciate, manage, improve and communicate the environmental performance of their school through participatory, hands-on learning. You will conduct an environmental audit during the workshop.

6.

Title: Theories of Change -an interactive workshop

Adelaide University Environment Collective of Students

7.

Title: Youth Environmental Activists (working title)

Murray Bridge HS with Pippa Cattanach, Natural Resources Officer TBC

8.

Title: Helping Young Children Understand a Sustainable Approach to Living

Maria, Somerton Park Kindergarten & TBC Hallett Cove Preschool

9.

Title: WATER!

(shared session)

1. Matt Rigney on The Coorong, and Ngarrandjeri tradition

2. Robert Lloyd, Save Our Gulf Coalition, Watering Adelaide Sustainably - Without Desalination! Save Our Gulf Coalition has been formed to stop the desalination plant proposed for Port Stanvac; to stop storm water, effluent and industrial waste damaging marine ecosystems; and to water Adelaide through sustainable means.

10.55 -11.20

MORNING TEA

11.20-12.50

Plenary 1: Ways Forward - Offering Directions

Chair : Janet Giles , Secretary, SA Unions

Speakers:

1. David Spratt, Researcher, CarbonEquity and author

2. Dr Mark Diesendorf, Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW and Director,
Sustainability Centre Pty Ltd .

3. Robyn Francis, Permaculture International Ltd; Erda Institute Inc.

4. David Kerin, Union Solidarity Coordinator, Victoria

12.50-1.50

LUNCH - in the AEU staff room, next to courtyard

1.50-3.15

"Let's Get Active! What Can We Do Locally, Nationally, Globally?" - concurrent workshops

1.

Title Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Order to Develop Student as Activists

Peter Golding, Seaton High School and John Rice TAFE

2.

Title: The Youth Movement and Environmental Activism (working title)

(shared session)

1. Culture Jamming, Adelaide University Environment Collective of Students (ECOS),

2. Newcastle Youth Environmental Camp TBC

3. Young Greens

3.

Title: Understanding the Texts Around Climate Change

Julie Hayes from Cowandilla Primary School share the work they are doing with students to develop a climate change school.

4.

Title: Population and the Environment: An Ecosocialist View (working title)

Simon Butler and Stephen Darley

5.

Title: A Positive Permaculture Approach

(shared session)

1. Robyn Francis, Permaculture International, on Training Green Collar Workers in Permaculture

2. Annemarie Brookman on a positive permaculture approach, design principles and using the Food Forest as an example of what can be done; from h2o capture and recycling, to growing food and preserving, harnessing the sun's energy, energy efficient buildings, local and in season food.

6.

Title: Unions, Communities and Environmentalists

Chair, Janet Giles, SA Unions

1. Ben Courtice, Initiator, Climate Emergency Rally, Melbourne , AMWU, on Forging Links

2. David Kerin , Union Solidarity Victoria , on collaborations between unions and the community on environmentally sustainable work.

7.

Title: Sustainable Solutions

(shared session)

1. "The Cuban Energy Revolution", Bob Briton, Australian Cuban Friendship Group and Andrew Hall, Australian Venezuelen Solidarity Network

2. Urban Ecology in Adelaide

8.

Title: Spirituality and Eco faith

(shared session)

1. "Eco Faith", Uniting Church

2. "One Earth, One People - spirituality for personal and political transformation". Peter Laffan will use silence, sharing of stories and symbols to renew and deepen our connection to Earth and each other. Returning earth to a safe climate will demand the creation of a new culture based on our unity as human beings and our dependence on the biosphere. One aspect of that culture is a spirituality which can remove the barriers to realizing our oneness."

9.

Title: Connection and Changes to the Land

John Hartley on the relationship between hunter/gatherer and connection and changes to the land.

3.15-3.30

SHORT BREAK

3.30-5.00

Plenary 2: Beyond Business as Usual - What We Are Doing

Chair : Matt Rigney, Lower Lakes Action & Ngarrindjeri spokesperson

Speakers :

•  Elise Harris, Adelaide University Environment Collective of Students

•  Dr Paul Downton - Ecological Architect & Urban Ecologist, Guest
Lecturer, Adelaide University , Founding Convenor Urban Ecology

•  Renfrey Clarke, Green Left Weekly environment correspondent,
Adelaide Convenor Socialist Alliance .

Correna Haythorpe , SA President AEU and former teacher

5.00-5.30

CALL TO ACTION & CONCLUSIONS

Establishing an independent Climate Emergency Action Network from interested members of the AEU, education community, academics and community groups.

After Conference

Informal meet and eat.