Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr. Tim Soutphommasane provides us with a short reflection on the issues of race and identity in our society. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

One key message, two visions of the future, three ways to think about positive change. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

"Look closely. Perpetual growth on a finite planet cannot cohere. We can reimagine a shared, prosperous, sustainable economy.” Writer, teacher, editor, environmentalist. Kerryn is widely published, her work including a novel, numerous articles on environment and politics and most recently her book Collision Course: Endless Growth on a Finite Planet which came out in October 2014. The book might seem to be an examination of the obvious – somewhere a ceaselessly increasing population and economy must rub up against the limits of a finite planet. More accurately, the book is about the rise of ideas and how some hold dominance over others and why.   Kerryn’s expertise includes History, English, Geography, Environmental studies, Ecological Economics. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

Emma's three talks around Dirrum 2015 have been a part of the 2016's emphasis: igniting action. Emma's suggestion is simple: start in your own back yard! - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

Does any one know how hard a plant has to work to draw water from the soil? Richard Stirzaker does. It is called the soil chameleon. It can be used to teach the user about their soil, their crop and the way water might best be used. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

“Now? I am grateful to my captors (for treating me worse than an animal and caging me). I have learnt how to come not from a place of fear but love.” In 2008, Nigel Brennan travelled to Somalia to report on a story few wanted to tell - the human price of 20 years of complex conflict, food insecurity and drought in a country the international community had all but abandoned. What followed is told in a Logie nominated Australian Story. After 462 days of harrowing captivity, his family bore the cost of his ransom and secured his release. So what is ‘the Price of Life’? Nigel Brennan's story is one of survival, resilience and hope. His life is testament to the strength of the human spirit and the unyielding love of a family. Despite the physical and mental scars of torture of not being seen as a person, but something for sale, Nigel's self-belief and trademark sense of humour have opened up a new and creative life as a consultant, public speaker and now, author. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

"A free press - who pays for it and can an open democracy afford to be without it?" Karen Middleton: journalist; writer; broadcaster; speaker; storyteller. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

Juliao dos Santos: capoerista; peacemaker; youth worker; mentor; acrobatic genius! - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -

Dave Burnet: community worker; food rescuer; volunteer; advocate. - - - Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015 Living Into Our Name | 31 July - 3 August 2015 For more information about the Dirrum Dirrum Conference 2015, visit https://dirrumfestival.org/cbr15 - - - Dirrum Dirrum seeks to foster a greater humanity. If it is authentic then it will be a gift to others, measurable in the power and life it bestows. There are three activities: the development of humble leadership; creating a climate of inspiration; fostering a cycle of responsibility. Dirrum Dirrum is the sound of red in Ngunnawal and represents the earth. We belong to the earth, we belong to one another, and we belong to the human and ecological communities from which we draw nourishment. Belonging infers accountability. Dirrum Dirrum invites an accountability to the way it enriches community and empowers people. Simply, may we do justice, act with compassion and walk humbly together upon the earth and with our God. For more information about Dirrum Dirrum, visit https://dirrumdirrum.org/about - - -