Phew. Comprehensive.
Attempts to delegitimize transgender lives and experiences often rely on overly simplistic claims about ābiological sex.ā Drawing on my previous writings and background as a biologist, here I challenge these common presumptions and instead present a more holistic understanding of sex, gender, and trans people.
Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who, through writing, public service, and built work, advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design. The Christian Science Monitor called his recent book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, "timely and important, a delightful, insightful, irreverent work."
The final plenary of the 2021 ISEE, ESEE & Degrowth International Conference was given by renowned investigative journalist, author, environmental campaigner and self-proclaimed 'professional trouble-maker' George Monbiot. He is columnist for the Guardian where he writes on environmental and social justice issues. He is also the author of Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life; The Age of Consent; and Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning. His latest book is Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis.
By popular demand -- a comprehensive review of all the ways car dependency destroys our communities, our health, and our planet. With gratuitous commentary by your host!
Francesca Albanese says Israel has violated three of the five acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention Including: Killing members of a specific group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole and in part. She also found that genocidal acts were approved and given effect after statements of genocidal intent by senior Israeli military and government officials. These acts, Albanese argues, are part of a 'settler-colonial process of erasure' - which has been underway for more than 70 years. She recommends - among other things - an immediate arms embargo on Israel. And for member states to support South Africa in its attempt to prosecute Israel at the International Court of Justice.
As you read this, the Victorian Government is rewriting the laws and legislation that govern how the city we live within looks and feels. In 2024, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform Melbourne's design regulations, and to empower our city to become world-leading in terms of both liveability and design. Join Kerstin Thompson (Kerstin Thompson Architects), Andrew Maynard (Austin Maynard Architects), and Colleen Peterson (Ratio Consultants) to hear about the challenges of our current dysfunctional system, and the opportunities we have right now to reform these laws and create the best possible Melbourne. Hosted by YIMBY Melbourne and featuring three leaders from Melbourne's urban planning, architecture, and design industries, this night is one for enthusiasts and experts alike.
Children need more independent mobility. Modern suburbia is car-dependent, and kids/teenagers cannot get around without their parents driving them. This has serious consequences on their physical and mental health and well-being.
We dive deep into a groundbreaking approach to solving the housing crisis by repurposing under-utilized big box retail spaces into thriving mixed-use housing developments.
Professor Wray explores the origins and nature of money from the #MMT perspective.
In this exceptionally thought provoking session Professor Wray links money to debt. He explains the historical connection between the the invention of writing as a way to keep track of credits and debits.
This is one of the best summaries of the problems of car dependency I've seen (and I've seen many).
Iāve loved cars since I was a kid. Iāve owned 60 cars in my life and currently own 9. How did I go from being an absolute car fanatic to someone that canāt stand car dependency? In this video, we delve deep into the issues surrounding our automobile-centric society:
ā¢ The endless hours lost to traffic congestion.
ā¢ The threats posed to our children.
ā¢ The alarming fatalities from distracted driving and flawed vehicle designs.
ā¢ The troubling reasons behind bigger cars and the higher risks they pose.
ā¢ The questionable decisions of traffic engineers and the infrastructure built for speed over safety.
ā¢ Unveiling how the auto industry actively promoted car dependency.
ā¢ The disturbing history of how low-income neighborhoods bore the brunt of freeway constructions.
ā¢ The alarming shift from pedestrian rights to vehicle dominance.
ā¢ How the car industry redefined 'crashes' as 'accidents'.
ā¢ How other nations are getting public transportation right.
ā¢ And importantly, the crucial role car enthusiasts can play in reshaping this narrative.