AELA’s goal is to increase the understanding and practical implementation of Earth centred governance in Australia. This work is part of a wider global movement of people creating the systems change we need, to transition away from human-centred extractivism, towards regenerative, ecocentric societies. As we all work hard to carry out this transition - including moving away from the reliance on fossil fuels - it's important to ensure that our processes and outcomes are ecologically and socially just.
The Ecologically Just Transitions (EJT) Learning Network has been created to bring people together to learn, share and support each other, as we take on this work in our communities. The transition journey provides many challenges and opportunities - including the opportunity for community change makers to create new initiatives, influence planning and decision-making and shape post-transition futures.
The vision for the network is to support people as we get better at understanding the complexity of systems that support all people, and all life .
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The goals of the EJT Learning Network are to:
- Connect with community members around Australia (online and where possible, in person), to provide mutual support to each other and our community transition projects;
- Create a learning community as a space for exploratory conversations, deep listening and provocations, with curiosity and openness to diverse experiences and perspectives;
- Foster an active, reflective and interactive approach to mutual learning;
- Share information, resources and news about ecological transitions underway in our communities;
- Contribute to larger systemic transformations emerging within Australian society.
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 ecologically just 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 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.
CONTACT
If you're interested in connecting with the network, please email us anytime - aela@earthlaws.org.au
NETWORK CO-ORDINATORS
SARAH HOUSEMAN
Dr Sarah Houseman is a community-based researcher for the NED Foundation. Her current project 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.
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.
EVENTS
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