Thursday Night Live!

Episodes

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   Elders Speak - Always Was Always Will Be

   Celebrating NAIDOC Week 8-15 November, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. Facilitator Naomi Moran (Koori Mail) is joined Elders Uncle Rob Bryant, Uncle Des Williams, Uncle Herb Roberts, Aunty...

   Nov 24, 2020

   1h 28m
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   Does Language Make a Community?

   In recognition of National Week of Deaf People celebrating their community language culture and history this month's Thursday Night Live! was an all Deaf panel discussing Auslan, language recognition and the impact on the Northern Rivers Deaf community. *The panel was communicated in Auslan...

   Nov 24, 2020

   52m
3. History - What is it good for?

   This Thursday Night Live! coincided with History Week. The theme for 2020 is ‘History: What is it good for?’, which invites participants to share with their communities why history matters to them. In Australia history has been unsettled and the subject of ongoing debate. Just as the brutality of...

   Nov 24, 2020

   58m
4. Into The Deep Blue

   Join us for Thursday Night Live! INTO THE DEEP BLUE to hear a diverse panel talking about humans and our interactions with the ocean. The theme of National Science Week 2020 is Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans. The theme embraces the innovative technologies, capabilities and...

   Nov 24, 2020

   1h 02m
5. Always Was - Always Will Be

   Thursday Night Live! ‘Always Was – Always Will Be?’ Join facilitator Dhinawan Baker in conversation with Janine Dunleavy - Director of Teaching and Learning, and Lecturers Rachel Lynwood, and Rod Williams. After the Sorry Day destruction by Rio Tinto of the Juukan Gorge ancient sacred site in...

   Jul 13, 2020

   1h 03m
6. Young Voices - New Futures

   Hear from a diverse panel of young people from regional NSW talking about their experiences of the impact of COVID 19 and their visions for the future. The experiences of the COVID 19 pandemic are very different for young people at a crucial period of their life and the repercussions will be felt...

   Jun 12, 2020

   1h 04m
7. Can Plants Save Us?

   2020 is the year we find ourselves collectively questioning everything. It is also the United Nations ‘International Year of Plant Health. For the first online Thursday Night Live! in the time of COVID-19 we ask our experts: ‘Can Plants Save us?’ Facilitator Dr Kristin den Exter, is joined by...

   May 17, 2020

   1h 05m
8. Laughing in the Face of Adversity

   Thursday Night Live! :: Laughing in the Face of Adversity Four amazing women who use laughter in their work and life, and are not afraid to tackle the sometimes difficult and uncomfortable experiences of life through humour. The panel talks 'Laughing in the Face of Adversity' pondering the...

   Mar 13, 2020

   1h 27m
9. Opening Hearts and Minds - how do we talk about suicide?

   World Mental Health Day, 10 October, is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health and suicide prevention. Every year globally, close to 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide. Every...

   Oct 11, 2019

   1h 22m
10. The Future of Food - Can We Fix the Food System

    We produce enough food to feed the world, but people are still hungry, the hungriest people are directly involved in food production, and the richest people spend the smallest percentage of their income on food. Taking into account the plight of farmers in drought, the rising rates of food...

    Sep 13, 2019

    1h 28m
11. Special Episode - Inspired by Terania: Women reflect on 40yrs of activism

    A special episode commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the 1979 Terania Creek Forest Blockade, a turning point in the campaign to preserve the globally unique subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia. The Terania Creek rainforest inspired a history-making environmental campaign. And that...

    Aug 15, 2019

    59m
12. Extinction Is Forever - can we stop the crisis?

    The trajectory seems set for further species loss and major disruption to life as we know it, but is there anything we can do to stop the decline in both species diversity, and the dire predictions of warming due to Anthropogenic climate change? Recent research published in the highly respected...

    Aug 8, 2019

    1h 30m
13. 'Voice Treaty Truth – What kind of history for a shared future?'

    Thursday Night Live! putting 'Voice Treaty Truth' front and centre for Naidoc Week in Lismore discussing – 'What kind of history for a shared future?' Facilitated by Naomi Moran (Koori Mail), who will be joined by panelists Rod Little (Co-Chair, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples),...

    Jul 12, 2019

    1h 31m
14. Refugees now and then - has Australia lost its compassion?

    Thursday Night Live! June 13th - Refugees now and then - has Australia lost its compassion? Australia has a long history in resettling refugees, viewed as a world leader in the years after World War II and yet, policies and attitudes towards people who come here to seek asylum have hardened over...

    Jun 13, 2019

    59m
15. Living without homes - how can we fix the regions housing crisis?

    Australia is perhaps the least densely populated major country in the world yet a number of urban and coastal regional areas are experiencing a housing crisis where many people are now living without homes. The Northern Rivers faces significant challenges in terms of housing affordability and...

    May 9, 2019

    1h 04m
16. Striking for change - can youth activism shape the future?

    The Thursday Night Live! panel this month brings the perspective of this regions young people to ask "Striking for change - can youth activism shape the future?" Facilitated by Maddy Braddon, an energetic young Alumnus of Southern Cross University, who is dedicated to climate justice and building...

    Apr 11, 2019

    1h 17m
17. Rethinking Democracy - Do we need the States?

    Rethinking Democracy - Do We Need the State? The looming NSW state election brings a timely question:: What function does the state performs and for who? 14th March 2019 Lismore Regional Gallery Who knew politics could be so stimulating! No we are not talking about pre-poll or even poll-bots but...

    Mar 14, 2019

    42m
18. What's Love Got To Do With IT

    Love may be a sweet old-fashioned notion to some, but for many its meaning has changed over time and within relationships. This Valentine’s Day, Southern Cross University in partnership with the Lismore Regional Gallery will launch the 2019 season of the Thursday Night Live! series with the...

    Feb 14, 2019

    1h 19m