Friday 10th May, 10-11am AEST

Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., is an acclaimed scientist, educator, activist, and author of many international bestsellers, that connect conceptual changes in science with broader changes in worldview and values in society. He is co-author of Systems View of Life published by Cambridge University Press and teaches an online course based on this book, Capra Course. He’s a Schumacher College Fellow and a council member of Earth Charter International, and a deep ecologist. Fritjof recognises the importance of systemic permaculture responses to address the multiple crises humanity faces. He lives in Berkeley California with his wife and daughter.

https://www.fritjofcapra.net/

https://www.capracourse.net/

Friday 10th May, 9-10am AEST

Andrew Millison is an agent for change who shares permaculture wisdom through expressions of art, design and multimedia storytelling. He creates films of epic permaculture projects across the planet and shares them on his wildly popular youtube channel. Some highlights are his series, “India’s Water Revolution”, featuring some of the most impactful large scale permaculture projects on the planet. Andrew is a speaker, designer and educator and as a member of the Horticulture Department, developed the permaculture program at Oregon State University (OSU).

https://www.andrewmillison.com/

Monday 6th May, 5-6pm AEST

Daniel Christian Wahl – educator, speaker, activist, advisor, author, podcaster, grower – is one of the catalysts of the rising reGeneration and the author of ‘Designing Regenerative Cultures’ – so far translated into seven languages. He lives on Majorca with his wife and daughter, spending much of his time establishing his food forest – a demonstration site for the bioregion. He has been linked with the Global Ecovillage Nework for 20 years and has worked closely with Gaia Education.In 2021, Daniel was awarded the RSA Bicentenary Medal for “an outstanding and demonstrable contribution, through … design practice, towards an equitable and regenerative world. He teaches regularly at Schumacher College and collaborated to host the Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems MOOC

https://www.danielchristianwahl.com/

Saturday 1th May, 7-8pm AEST

Satish Kumar is a world-renown author and international speaker, peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, Satish Kumar has been inspiring global change for over 50 years. He undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking for two years without money from India to America for the cause of nuclear disarmament. Now in his 80s, Satish has devoted his life to campaigning for ecological regeneration and social justice – with a strong focus on our relationship with food and farming. Satish is a great advocate for permaculture. He is also founder of The Resurgence Trust and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist – a change-making magazine he edited for over 40 years, and co-founder of Schumacher College. 

https://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/

Tuesday 7th May, 7-8pm AEST

Helena Norberg-Hodge, linguist, author, and filmmaker, is a visionary leader in the new economy movement. Founder of Local Futures and convener of World Localization Day, she champions community resilience and the revitalization of traditional wisdom. Her seminal work, “Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh,” and award-winning documentary, “The Economics of Happiness,” have inspired global localization movements. Helena’s latest book, “Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness,” underscores the imperative of localizing economies for sustainability. Recipient of prestigious awards including the Right Livelihood Award, her lifelong dedication to cultural and ecological diversity resonates globally, shaping a more just and interconnected world.

https://www.helenanorberghodge.com/

https://localfutures.org

Saturday 11th May, 5-6pm AEST

Antionette and Jordon are the extraordinary permaculture film making duo Happen Films – using film as a medium to educate and inspire. The aim of Happen Films is to showcase and demonstrate inspiring solutions to the multiple global crises we’re facing today. They recognise the need to transition to not just living ‘sustainably’, but in a way that heals and regenerates the damage that’s been done. They make films that share the solutions that are already out there and telling the stories of people who are pioneering this transition.

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Friday 10th May, 7-8pm AEST

Together Charlie and Brenna are ‘Grow Do It’ – a small team of creative permaculture educators dedicated to inspiring current and future generations with ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share, currently creating a strawbale home in a permaculture ecovillage in Western Australia. With his band, the multi-award winning Formidable Vegetable Sound System, Charlie has toured over 20 counties delivering the simple message of community resilience and ecological restoration to crowds of thousands at some of the world’s biggest festivals. Brenna Quinlan is an educator and gifted illustrator specialising in climate justice, sustainability and permaculture. She lives, works and builds soil on Minang and Bibbulmun Boodjar in South-West Western Australia.

https://www.growdoit.org/

https://www.brennaquinlan.com/

https://formidablevegetable.com.au/

Thursday 9th May, 5-6pm AEST

Rolande is a dedicated and passionate permaculture and nutrition trainer for refugees, with a strong focus on education, nature, health, and well-being. She is a graduate of the Permaculture Education Institute and lead member of the Permayouth team in East Africa supported by the Ethos Foundation, and founder of community benefit organisation Folona. With a deep understanding through experience of the challenges faced by refugees, she strives to provide comprehensive training programs that empower individuals to rebuild their lives and integrate into their new communities through a combination of practical skills development, educational support, and promoting a holistic approach to well-being.

https://ethosfoundation.org.au

https://www.instagram.com/folona_/

Thursday 9th May, 5-6pm AEST

Janvier is from North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo but is now a refugee living in Uganda along with hundreds of thousands of others from his region due to conflict caused largely by ongoing effects of colonisation and the current mineral exploitation. Janvier is passionate about supporting refugees, permaculture, sustainability and nature. He is the leader of Kyaka II Refugee Settlement Permayouth Hub and Director for HODARI Foundation that has supported over 5,000 youth in skills and leadership. He aspires to break the cycle of gender inequality, discrimination, poverty, food insecurity, climate change effects and transform lives of vulnerable refugees.

https://ethosfoundation.org.au

https://hodarifoundation.org/

Maia Raymond (17 years old)  is a core member of the Permaculture Education Institute, Ethos Foundation and Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast team. She grew up in a permaculture ecovillage and since she was a small, she helped out her permaculture educator mum, Morag Gamble, around the world. She has since started her own programs such as the multi-award winning Permayouth. She is a Warm Data Host with Nora Bateson. She collaborates with Morag and Fritjof Capra to host the Ethos Fellowship – guiding youth through the Capra Course – systems view of life. She is studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the Australian National University.

Morag Gamble is an international leader of the permaculture movement for change. She’s an acclaimed permaculture educator, presenter, humanitarian, author, podcaster, blogger, filmmaker, designer and gardener. In all of her work, Morag explores how we can live more peacefully and simply so that we may thrive together on this beautiful planet. Morag is the founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers and has led programs in 22 countries. For more than 30 years, she has collaborated with top minds across the globe, taught in communities and universities worldwide, and inspired millions to join the practical permaculture revolution.

https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org/