Please join us for the first in a series of webinars hosted by The Ecologically Just Transitions (EJT) Learning Network.
The EJT Learning Network has been created to bring people together to learn, share and support each other. In this first webinar we will introduce the aims and vision of this learning network and invite your active participation in the EJT Learning Network.
We will discuss the 'just transitions' movement, explore how ecological and multi-species justice are critically important to creating just transitions, and we'll discuss how people can actively participate in the EJT Learning Network.
Over the coming 12 months, the EJT Network aims to: (1) host a series of online and in person discussions to explore and map 'just transition' initiatives in Australia, and around the world, and (2) co-create an AELA 'in-house' publication in 2027, to share transition stories and case studies from around Australia.
Whether you've been working on just transitions for decades, or you're new to the space, please join us for a friendly, informative webinar - and bring your ideas, stories and passion for a deeper inquiry into how we can create more ecologically just transitions to a more regenerative future.
To read more about the Network, and to connect with the Network Coordinators - Sarah Houseman and Scott Matter - please visit this webpage on the AELA website.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
SARAH HOUSEMAN
Dr Sarah Houseman is a community-based researcher for the NED Foundation. Her current work involves co-creating case studies with sustainability groups responding to the renewable energy transitions underway in regional Australia. Sarah brings a feminist lens to her work at the intersections of climate, community and societal change. Her approach integrates innovative practices with a deep understanding of systemic interactions, to nurture organisational change and learning. Her PhD Emerging Ecologies of Organisation: Renewing Governance in the Anthropocene (2021) investigated participant experiences in non-hierarchically governed organisations. Sarah supports organisations and communities to reflect on their decision-making processes towards fostering participatory governance. Sarah has co-created and is coordinating the Ecologically Just Transitions Learning Network.
SCOTT MATTER
Dr Scott Matter is a Senior Lecturer in the Transdisciplinary School at UTS, where he practices engaged research and teaching on innovation and social change, socioecological systems transformation, and participatory futures. His current projects focus on the intersection of ecocentric worldviews, alternative social practices, and initiatives for radical transformation of societal structures in environmental, economic, and social justice movements in Australia. His PhD research examined community experiences of land tenure transformation and conservation on contested land in rural Kenya. Scott’s work combines theory and methods from anthropology, political ecology, strategic design, and futures studies, builds on professional experience in academic, private, and public sectors, and integrates anarchist, Buddhist, and Deep Ecology perspectives. Scott has co-created and is coordinating the EJT Learning Network.
MICHELLE MALONEY
Dr Michelle Maloney (PhD) is an Earth lawyer and advocate for ecocentric and bioregional governance. She is recognised internationally and in Australia for her work advocating for Earth centred law and governance, including First Laws and the Rights of Nature. Michelle is Co-Founder and Director of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), and Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming, an Indigenous led organisation that works to share Indigenous ecological and governance knowledge with non-Indigenous people and organisations in Australia. For more information about Michelle's work, publications and affiliations, please visit: www.michellemaloney.au