Dear SLT members and supporters
Thank you so much to all of you who supported the Big Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas in Brighton at the end of March. It was a huge success, and wonderful to have such generous support from the Brighton Council and MONA, and to collaborate with Jordan River Services through the Bridgewater and Gagebrook Community Houses.
An account of the event from our Community Engagement (Events) Coordinator, Sandra Astill (who I think has just about recovered!) is part of this newsletter so I will leave the rest to her.
As well as being totally engaged in the organising and on-the-day volunteering for the Big Weekend, your SLT Board has been working on refreshing our strategic vision and mission. Millie Rooney from Australia reMADE helped us work on new statements that we believe better meet the 2020s and beyond. You can read about it here.
Lissa Villeneuve (whom many of you will know well!) is going to help the Board identify the practical expression of these principles.
Circular Economy Huon
Speaking of ideas that are relevant to the 2020s, I want to recommend to you a timely and important weekend seminar being organised by Circular Economy Huon.
They have invited Associate Professor Steven Hail from Torrens University and the Modern Money Lab to present an intensive program of information and discussion around the theme of ‘Rethinking Capitalism – Economics where People and Environment Matter’. The Seminar is over the weekend of Saturday/Sunday 27 – 28 May in Ranelagh Hall. I’m looking forward to re-organising my brain about economics. I hope to see you there. You can register here.
Stay warm – winter is definitely coming! Lots of kale and silverbeet from my garden in this winter’s menus I think.
Margaret Steadman (SLT President)
