Latest Past Events

Beyond hope and despair: The quest for mutual aid and civic resilience in an era of climate disruption

Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room 132 Jonson St, Byron Bay

Dr Hil will explore the prospect of societal breakdown and the reshaping of our understanding of mortality, being, and purpose — as well as the possibilities for mutually supportive ways of living in turbulent times. Dr Hil argues that this moment invites us to rethink the long‑held assumptions of industrial modernity and how we might revitalise […]

Is it possible to know ourselves?

Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room 132 Jonson St, Byron Bay

Speaker: Trevor Rollings Since ancient times, 'Know thyself' has been a spiritual and philosophical mantra. The self is not however a fixed entity and, according to modern neuroscience, may even be an hallucination of the brain. Trevor's talk Is it possible to know ourselves? will approach the conundrum of self-knowledge from a variety of perspectives: historical, […]

Sovereign Citizenship – a cult, a movement, or a suicide pact?

Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room 132 Jonson St, Byron Bay

Doing anything in the evening of Thursday 16 October ?  CANCEL IT !! Sovereign citizen beliefs are a form of pseudolaw, or "false law", where individuals adopt legal-sounding arguments to reject the authority of the state and its laws, believing they are free from government jurisdiction. David Heilpern–always an interesting, insightful speaker–will be discussing the […]