Events

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Past Events

EXPLORING BIOREGIONING: Design for Bioregions

August 27, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregioning” webinar series! In our August webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Michelle Maloney, will be joined by John Thackara and James Oliver, to discuss the role of social and ecological design, in bioregioning and place-based initiatives.

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EXPLORING BIOREGIONING: Stories from the Mystic River (USA)

April 24, 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregioning” webinar series! In our April webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Bill Baue, Brenda Geer, Maggie Favretti and Mike Thomas, who collaborate in a bioregioning collective covering the northeast region of Turtle Island (North America), which shares a common forested landscape. Brenda, Maggie and Mike are also members of the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed and all our guest speakers will share stories about their bioregioning efforts in the Mystic River Watershed (Catchment) in the United States.

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EXPLORING BIOREGIONING: Stories from the United Kingdom

March 12, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregioning” webinar series! In our March webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Ella Hubbard and Isabel Carlisle, to share stories about bioregioning in the United Kingdom.

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EXPLORING BIOREGIONALISM: First Peoples’ governance systems and the Relationist Ethos

December 5, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our December webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Dr Mary Graham, to discuss how First Peoples’ governance systems and the Relationist Ethos have inspired – and can guide – bioregionalism and biocultural governance.

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Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our October webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO, to discuss what Western science can tell us about bioregions, boundaries and ‘bioregionalism’.

Read More …

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our September webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Dr Sam Wearne, UTS, to explore how ‘bioregionalism’ is being interpreted, re-invented and reinvigorated in the 21st Century, in theory and practice around the world.

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EXPLORING BIOREGIONALISM: Can bioregionalism solve our housing crisis?

August 29, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our August webinar, we ask: can bioregionalism solve Australia’s housing crisis?

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Exploring Bioregionalism: Earthy governance stories from India

July 25, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online via Zoom

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our July webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Shrishtee Bajpai, from Kalpavriksh and the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, to explore bioregionalism from the perspective of different communities and projects in India. 

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Earth Laws Month 2023: Designing Regenerative Cultures

September 13, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Designing Regenerative Cultures – with Daniel Christian Wahl in conversation with Michelle Maloney

Join us for a fascinating discussion with Daniel Christian Wahl, an internationally acclaimed thinker and catalyst for regenerative futures.
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Join us for a fascinating webinar and inspiring conversation with Sophie Howe, outgoing Future Generations Commissioner in Wales.

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Brisbane’s built environment & the 2032 Olympics

March 1, 2023
12:00 am - 12:00 am (AEST)
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Format: 2 day symposium
Date TBC: Details coming soon!

A special 2 day symposium show casing how Brisbane can transform its built environment to ‘live within the Doughnut’ and fit within our ecological limits more appropriately.

Mapping the Social Ecology of your Community

December 1, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: Greenprints Exchange Workshop Series

Join us for an important workshop about how to identify and connect with people in your community, in order to build collaborative processes. This workshop will be extremely valuable for people participating in Greenprints and any other collaborative projects that need a wide range of people included in community initiatives.

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2023 Greenprints Adventure – Information Session

November 22, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: 2023 Greenprints Adventure

Join us for a free information session about the 2023 Greenprints Adventure.

Our speaker is Dr Michelle Maloney, creator and manager of AELA’S Greenprints Program. This free recording only includes Dr Maloney’s introduction, overview and invitation to participate in the 2023 Greenprints Adventure.

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Are Sustainable Futures Still Possible?

November 17, 2022
11:00 am - 12:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES

As we face the uncertainties of a climate changing world, do we still have time to build a sustainable future?

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Listen to AELA’s National Convenor, Dr Michelle Maloney, discussing Greenprints on the Post-Growth Australia Podcast with Michael Bayliss.

Introduction to Systems Change: Theories and Practice

August 4, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Bioregional_governance.jpg
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will explore the theories and practice of creating systems change.

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Systems change and scenario planning

August 1, 2022
12:00 am - 12:00 am (AEST)
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Date TBC: Details coming soon!

Join us for an exciting event that will show case a range of techniques for building alternative scenarios for Brisbane’s future. We’ll use the work carried out so far by Regen Brisbane, to start creating different scenarios.

Online workshop: Introduction to Scenario Planning with Dr Kiah Smith

July 14, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Transition-book-210816-03-small-icon.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour webinar

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for an in-person and online workshop that will provide an important opportunity to hear updates about scenario planning.

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Regen Brisbane Community Forum – What will the 2032 Olympics mean for Brisbane?

June 29, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
regen-brisbane-230130-01-SMALL.png
Event Series: Regen Brisbane / Meeanjin Event

Join us for an important discussion about the plans (so far) for Brisbane’s hosting of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games.

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How to Use the Greenprints Approach

June 23, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Transition-book-210816-03-small-icon.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an introduction to the Greenprints approach, and provide information to individuals, communities and organisations who’d like to understand how Greenprints might support their own sustainability and regenerative initiatives.

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Indigenous Philosophy and the Relationist Ethos

June 9, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Bioregional_governance.jpg
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an important opportunity to learn about Indigenous philosophy and the relationist ethos.

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Doughnut Economics: Global Action Lab Update

May 16, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
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Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90-minute webinar

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), the Greenprints initiative, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Regen Brisbane, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will share updates from the Doughnut Economy Action Lab.

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Decolonising Our Thinking and Actions

May 13, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
First_Nations_Flags_spaced-circled-210902-01.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour workshop

Please watch the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), the Greenprints program and Future Dreaming Australia, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that explores how we can decolonise our thinking and actions. 

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Online Workshop: Planetary Boundaries with Prof Will Steffen

March 29, 2022
12:00 am - 12:00 am (AEST)
Online
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Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an important opportunity to hear updates about Planetary Boundaries from Prof Will Steffen.

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How ‘Greenprints’ can help us create Earth-centred governance

November 18, 2021
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online

Watch the recording of our webinar from Thursday 18th November, 2021, about AELA’s awesome ‘Greenprints initiative’!

Find out how you, your community, your organisation, your school or your Local Council can get involved.

Watch the plenary session, Doughnut Economics and the Greenprints approach: Showcasing Regen Brisbane, from the 2021 New Economy Network Australia Conference “Building a Wellbeing Economy for Australia”.

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Showcasing Regen Brisbane and our beautiful bioregion

November 4, 2021
10:00 am - 3:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Regen Brisbane held a “side event” during the 2021 New Economy Network Australia (NENA) Annual Conference. Watch the recording of the event where we show off the amazing work of Regen Brisbane, and the beautiful bioregion we live in.

Doughnut Economics – can Brisbane live within the doughnut?

October 21, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Let’s get into the sweet stuff! This online workshop will introduce the process for helping Brisbane use the Doughnut Economic framework to live within its limits. Brisbane’s first ‘Doughnut workshop’ will focus on energy and climate change.

Mapping our Regen journey for the coming 18 months

September 9, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Building on the success of our awesome launch event, the goal of this online meeting is to help us map out our next steps together.

Regen Brisbane / Meeanjin Launch Event

July 29, 2021
All-day event
QUT Education Precinct, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland

Regen Brisbane/Meeanjin is a network of individuals and organisations exploring how we can work together to make Brisbane a regenerative city.

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A fabulous event was held in person (60 people) and online (40 people) which set the scene for the Regen Brisbane ‘Community Think Tank’ process, based on the Greenprints approach.

Visit the Greenprints Launch Event page here.

Planetary Boundaries Series 2020

From July 22, 2020
To July 24, 2020
All-day event
Online

In AELA’s new series, we’ll learn from world leading scientists, economists, lawyers and regenerative communities, about how Planetary Boundaries can help us understand the ecological limits of our world, and how to take action toward a more sustainable pathway for human societies.

Read More …

Our Place: Getting to Know our Local Bioregion

April 18, 2020
All-day event
Online

“Our Place: Getting to Know our Local Bioregion (Sunshine Coast)”, was a webinar run as part of the Greenprints Initiative, on Saturday, 18 April 2020.

Read More …

EXPLORING BIOREGIONALISM: First Peoples’ governance systems and the Relationist Ethos

December 5, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our December webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Dr Mary Graham, to discuss how First Peoples’ governance systems and the Relationist Ethos have inspired – and can guide – bioregionalism and biocultural governance.

Read More …

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our October webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO, to discuss what Western science can tell us about bioregions, boundaries and ‘bioregionalism’.

Read More …

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our September webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Dr Sam Wearne, UTS, to explore how ‘bioregionalism’ is being interpreted, re-invented and reinvigorated in the 21st Century, in theory and practice around the world.

Read More …

EXPLORING BIOREGIONALISM: Can bioregionalism solve our housing crisis?

August 29, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our August webinar, we ask: can bioregionalism solve Australia’s housing crisis?

Read More …

Exploring Bioregionalism: Earthy governance stories from India

July 25, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online via Zoom

Join us for AELA’s “Exploring Bioregionalism” webinar series! In our July webinar, AELA Convenor and Greenprints creator, Dr Michelle Maloney, will be joined by Shrishtee Bajpai, from Kalpavriksh and the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, to explore bioregionalism from the perspective of different communities and projects in India. 

Read More …

Earth Laws Month 2023: Designing Regenerative Cultures

September 13, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)

Designing Regenerative Cultures – with Daniel Christian Wahl in conversation with Michelle Maloney

Join us for a fascinating discussion with Daniel Christian Wahl, an internationally acclaimed thinker and catalyst for regenerative futures.
Read More …

Join us for a fascinating webinar and inspiring conversation with Sophie Howe, outgoing Future Generations Commissioner in Wales.

Read More …

Mapping the Social Ecology of your Community

December 1, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: Greenprints Exchange Workshop Series

Join us for an important workshop about how to identify and connect with people in your community, in order to build collaborative processes. This workshop will be extremely valuable for people participating in Greenprints and any other collaborative projects that need a wide range of people included in community initiatives.

Read More …

2023 Greenprints Adventure – Information Session

November 22, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: 2023 Greenprints Adventure

Join us for a free information session about the 2023 Greenprints Adventure.

Our speaker is Dr Michelle Maloney, creator and manager of AELA’S Greenprints Program. This free recording only includes Dr Maloney’s introduction, overview and invitation to participate in the 2023 Greenprints Adventure.

Read More …

Are Sustainable Futures Still Possible?

November 17, 2022
11:00 am - 12:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES

As we face the uncertainties of a climate changing world, do we still have time to build a sustainable future?

Read More …

Listen to AELA’s National Convenor, Dr Michelle Maloney, discussing Greenprints on the Post-Growth Australia Podcast with Michael Bayliss.

Introduction to Systems Change: Theories and Practice

August 4, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Bioregional_governance.jpg
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will explore the theories and practice of creating systems change.

Read More …

Online workshop: Introduction to Scenario Planning with Dr Kiah Smith

July 14, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Transition-book-210816-03-small-icon.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour webinar

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for an in-person and online workshop that will provide an important opportunity to hear updates about scenario planning.

Read More …

Regen Brisbane Community Forum – What will the 2032 Olympics mean for Brisbane?

June 29, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
regen-brisbane-230130-01-SMALL.png
Event Series: Regen Brisbane / Meeanjin Event

Join us for an important discussion about the plans (so far) for Brisbane’s hosting of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games.

Read More …

How to Use the Greenprints Approach

June 23, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Transition-book-210816-03-small-icon.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an introduction to the Greenprints approach, and provide information to individuals, communities and organisations who’d like to understand how Greenprints might support their own sustainability and regenerative initiatives.

Read More …

Indigenous Philosophy and the Relationist Ethos

June 9, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Bioregional_governance.jpg
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90 minute workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an important opportunity to learn about Indigenous philosophy and the relationist ethos.

Read More …

Doughnut Economics: Global Action Lab Update

May 16, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
Doughnut_economic_model-small.jpg
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 90-minute webinar

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), the Greenprints initiative, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) and Regen Brisbane, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will share updates from the Doughnut Economy Action Lab.

Read More …

Decolonising Our Thinking and Actions

May 13, 2022
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online (via Zoom)
First_Nations_Flags_spaced-circled-210902-01.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour workshop

Please watch the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), the Greenprints program and Future Dreaming Australia, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that explores how we can decolonise our thinking and actions. 

Read More …

Online Workshop: Planetary Boundaries with Prof Will Steffen

March 29, 2022
12:00 am - 12:00 am (AEST)
Online
planetary-boundaries-asia-pacific-220303-01.png
Event Series: GREENPRINTS EXCHANGE WORKSHOP SERIES
Format: 2 hour workshop

Please join the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and the Greenprints initiative, for a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP, that will provide an important opportunity to hear updates about Planetary Boundaries from Prof Will Steffen.

Read More …

How ‘Greenprints’ can help us create Earth-centred governance

November 18, 2021
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (AEST)
Online
Greenprints-webinar-211118

Watch the recording of our webinar from Thursday 18th November, 2021, about AELA’s awesome ‘Greenprints initiative’!

Find out how you, your community, your organisation, your school or your Local Council can get involved.

Watch the plenary session, Doughnut Economics and the Greenprints approach: Showcasing Regen Brisbane, from the 2021 New Economy Network Australia Conference “Building a Wellbeing Economy for Australia”.

Read More …

Regen Brisbane / Meeanjin Launch Event

July 29, 2021
All-day event
QUT Education Precinct, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
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Regen Brisbane/Meeanjin is a network of individuals and organisations exploring how we can work together to make Brisbane a regenerative city.

Read More …

Planetary Boundaries Series 2020

From July 22, 2020
To July 24, 2020
All-day event
Online

In AELA’s new series, we’ll learn from world leading scientists, economists, lawyers and regenerative communities, about how Planetary Boundaries can help us understand the ecological limits of our world, and how to take action toward a more sustainable pathway for human societies.

Read More …

Our Place: Getting to Know our Local Bioregion

April 18, 2020
All-day event
Online

“Our Place: Getting to Know our Local Bioregion (Sunshine Coast)”, was a webinar run as part of the Greenprints Initiative, on Saturday, 18 April 2020.

Read More …