= Wed Dec 2nd, 6.30 – 8.15pm The Order of Melbourne , Level 2, 401 Swanston St An exciting evening of short films is set to enlighten us all on why communities are undermined by economics. Join us for a selection of rousing new films from Byron Bay to Brooklyn. Film makers had to look at the role artists play … Read More
Anatomy of the GFC
Date: Thursday July 23rd Time: 6.30pm Venue: Frank Halkyard Library, 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Speaker: Bryan Kavanagh, Research Associate, LVRG Few predicted the GFC, but Bryan Kavanagh did way back in 2001. Greenshoots? How bad WILL the Global Financial Crisis be? Why did our economists fail us? What’s the future of real estate? Come and hear Bryan Kavanagh dissect “The … Read More
Vanuatu’s Sovereignty Surrendered
How independence was never intended to mean freedom When: Thurs April 30th, 6.30 for 6.45pm start Who: Karl Fitzgerald, Earthsharing Australia Project Coordinator and 3CR’s Renegade Economist. Download Flyer Vanuatu means ‘Eternal Land’. However, our recent visit to these idyllic lands revealed a dark side to the beauty surrounding such a community. Economic policy is out of kilter with the … Read More
The Real Estate Bust: how to know exactly what will unfold next
photo credit: stevendamron Thurs March 19th 2/1 Spring St, Melbourne 6.45 for 7pm Phil Anderson delivers a hard hitting lecture on why we’re in the mess we’re in and what we can do about it. His information is unique because he is one of the few who studies the inter-relationship between commodity, stock and real estate markets. Learn about how … Read More
Sustainable Economics for Everyone
photo credit: Berd Whitlock Saturday Feb 21st, Sustainable Living Festival 3pm – 3.50pm Think Tent, Fed Square Big Problems need Big Picture thinking. Reforming our economic system so that every decision we make reflects the environmental cost of making that good or undertaking that activity is vital for our survival. With Melbourne one of the world’s largest sprawl cities, how … Read More