Building an Earth Centred Future: Culture, Ethics, Law, Economy Dr. Michelle Maloney

Australia faces a deeply challenging governance and leadership crisis, as many national and state political leaders continue to support unjust and ecologically damaging corporate agendas and continue to deny the current reality and future threats of climate change. However civil society is stepping up and filling this state-centered leadership vacuum with innovation, creativity and compassion. In this presentation I’ll discuss the urgent need to create an Earth-centered ethic for Australia, which can fuel and inform compassionate policy, realistic programs and urgent action to support social justice and ecological health. I’ll begin with the framework created by Thomas Berry called ‘Earth jurisprudence’ and provide a systemic analysis of how we can build Earth-centered governance by building Earth-centered culture, ethics, law and economics. As positive examples, I’ll outline the work of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) and its bio-regional and other governance projects, as well as the approach of the emerging New Economy Network Australia (NENA) which is a network of civil society organisations, initiatives and individuals who are building cohesive strategies that support people and planet. Dr. Michelle Maloney has a Bachelor of Arts and Law (Hons) from the Australian National University and a PhD in Law from Griffith University, Australia. She has more than 25 years’ experience creating and managing social justice, community development and ecological justice programs, including ten years working with First Nations Peoples in Queensland, on social justice and cultural heritage projects.

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The Commonist PodcastsBy Common AlternativesMar 11, 2020