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SUMMARY:Beyond hope and despair: The quest for mutual aid and civic resilience in an era of climate disruption
DESCRIPTION: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 civic life through local democracies\, mutual aid\, and stronger social bonds. Overall\, it requires a commitment to social justice\, and human rights rather than simple survivalism.\n\n\n\nDr Richard Hil is an Australian academic\, writer\, and social justice advocate. He is Adjunct Professor at Griffith University and Southern Cross University\, and was Convenor of the Ngara Institute\, a progressive think‑tank focused on democracy and ecological futures. Currently he is Convenor of the Politics of Life Inc; a series of public conversations focused on contemporary political issues. A prolific author of more than a dozen books—including The Sacking of Fallujah (with Ross Caputi and Donna Mulhearn)\, Whackademia\, and Selling Students Short—his work spans higher‑education critique\, peace and conflict studies\, human rights\, and the politics of ecological crisis. Dr Hil has taught at universities in Australia and the UK\, contributed widely to national and international media outlets\, and written under the pseudonyms Joseph Gora and Henry Barnes. His recent commentary centres on climate grief\, democratic renewal\, and the human consequences of war and occupation\, and the topic for his talk to Phil Café comes from his latest book Unspeakable: Facing up to climate collapse and its consequences in Australia which he has written with Jean Renouf\, CEO of Safer Future\, the founder and Chair of the community resilience-building registered charity Plan C (“Our plan is the community”)\n\n\n\nCost is $10. Send an email to byronphilocafe@gmail.com and we will give you the banking details. You must provide your name in the bank transfer details. Food is available at the club along with drinks of course. Many people come early to eat and socialise before the meeting. You are allowed to take meals and drinks into the Anzac Room.Roger\, Peter & Christine
URL:https://byronphilocafe.org/event/beyond-hope-and-despair-the-quest-for-mutual-aid-and-civic-resilience-in-an-era-of-climate-disruption/
LOCATION:Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room\, 132 Jonson St\, Byron Bay\, NSW\, 2481\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Speaker and Discussion Night
ORGANIZER;CN="Byron Philo Caf%C3%A9":MAILTO:byronphilocafe@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Is it possible to know ourselves?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Trevor Rollings\nSince ancient times\, ‘Know thyself’ has been a spiritual and philosophical mantra. \nThe self is not however a fixed entity and\, according to modern neuroscience\, may even be an hallucination of the brain. \nTrevor’s talk Is it possible to know ourselves? will approach the conundrum of self-knowledge from a variety of perspectives: historical\, religious\, metaphysical\, linguistic\, evolutionary\, psychological and neuroscientific. \nProve that your self really exists by bringing it to this talk and explore whether you are more than a ghost in the machine! \n\nTrevor read English at Cambridge University and then taught the subject for nearly forty years in three different countries. Halfway through his career he took a ‘philosophic turn’\, from teaching literature to teaching linguistics\, which alerted him to how the brain processes information of all kinds. \nTwenty years later\, on his retirement\, he began a series of books called ‘Empires of the Mind’\, unified by the theme of how the mind works. All these books are listed with excerpts on his website trevorrollings.com. \nHe is currently writing the final draft of his latest book ‘A Mind is Born: Adventures in being human’. He has lectured on various topics in Britain and Australia and now lives in Mullumbimby with his family and is looking forward to sharing his ideas with Byron Philo Café. \n\nCost is $10. Send an email to peter.gough1@gmail.com and Peter will give you the banking details. You must provide your name in the bank transfer details. \nFood is available at the club along with drinks of course. Many people come early to eat and socialise before the meeting. You are allowed to take meals and drinks into the Anzac Room. \nRoger\, Peter & Christine
URL:https://byronphilocafe.org/event/is-it-possible-to-know-ourselves/
LOCATION:Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room\, 132 Jonson St\, Byron Bay\, NSW\, 2481\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Sovereign Citizenship – a cult\, a movement\, or a suicide pact?
DESCRIPTION:Doing anything in the evening of Thursday 16 October ?  CANCEL IT !!\n \nSovereign 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 phenomena in our October event. \nAbout the Speaker\nDavid was appointed as a Magistrate in 1998\, the youngest in Australia at the time. He ‘retired’ in 2020\, having sat in the criminal\, mining\, family\, industrial\, coronial and children’s jurisdictions of the Local Court\, and was the Senior Civil Magistrate for five years. During his time on the bench\, David was the principal educator for new magistrates throughout Australia and the Pacific and made several important reported decisions on criminal\, environmental and evidence law. \nPrior to his appointment\, David was a litigation lawyer on the North Coast where he co-founded the law school at Southern Cross University (SCU) in 1992\, subsequently teaching in a range of subjects including constitutional law\, criminal law and procedure and contracts. David maintained a litigation practice throughout this time\, representing a wide range of defendants including high profile clients North East Forest Alliance and Nimbin Hemp. \nDavid has authored or co-authored four published books\, refereed journal articles on a range of legal and judicial topics\, and is a prize-winning short story writer and poet. He regularly speaks at practical law conferences in Australia and internationally on advocacy\, criminal law and courtcraft. \nIn 2022 David was appointed Dean of Law at SCU and his writing and research is now focused on victim’s rights\, drug law reform\, aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system\, sovereign citizens and environmental activism.Please book now to avoid disappointment as David will be a popular presenter. \n\nPlease note: the event is limited to 35 attendees. We will start at 7:00 sharp. \nCost $10. Reply to this email at peter.gough1@gmail.com and Peter will give you the banking details. You must provide your name in the bank transfer details. \nFood is available at the club along with drinks of course. Many people come early to eat and socialise before the meeting. You are allowed to take meals and drinks into the Anzac Room. \nRoger\, Peter & Christine
URL:https://byronphilocafe.org/event/sovereign-citizenship-a-cult-a-movement-or-a-suicide-pact/
LOCATION:Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room\, 132 Jonson St\, Byron Bay\, NSW\, 2481\, Australia
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SUMMARY:About Populism
DESCRIPTION:Populism is a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of the common ‘people’ and often position this group in opposition to a perceived ‘elite’.[1] It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed in the late 19th century and has been applied to various politicians\, parties and movements since that time\, often as a pejorative. Within political science and other social sciences\, several different definitions of populism have been employed\, with some scholars proposing that the term be rejected altogether. \nA common framework for interpreting populism is known as the ideational approach: this defines populism as an ideology that presents “the people” as a morally good force and contrasts them against “the elite”\, who are portrayed as corrupt and self-serving. Populists differ in how “the people” are defined\, but it can be based along class\, ethnic\, or national lines. Populists typically present “the elite” as comprising the political\, economic\, cultural\, and media establishment\, depicted as a homogeneous entity and accused of placing their own interests\, and often the interests of other groups—such as large corporations\, foreign countries\, or the ruling political party—above the interests of “the people”. According to the ideational approach\, populism is often combined with other ideologies\, such as nationalism\, liberalism\, socialism\, capitalism or consumerism. Thus\, populists can be found at different locations along the left–right political spectrum\, and there exist both left-wing populism and right-wing populism.
URL:https://byronphilocafe.org/event/about-populism/
LOCATION:Byron Bay Services Club: Anzac Room\, 132 Jonson St\, Byron Bay\, NSW\, 2481\, Australia
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