Join researchers, council representatives, activists, policy makers, students, creatives and community organisers for a day of collaboration and conversations on how everyday practices of reuse and repair can be harnessed for climate justice. You can attend the full day or select sessions.

Programme

🛠️ Session 1 – Collaborative Workshop: Building a Grant and Action Agenda (10AM-11.30AM, in person only)

This hands-on working session will connect diverse perspectives to shape a practical research and action agenda for climate justice through reuse and repair.
Facilitators: Jenna Condie, Alison Gill, Stephen Healy, Thilakshi Mallawa Arachchi

☕ Morning Tea, Networking & Swap (11.30AM-12PM)

Bring one small, transportable item to swap — clothes, books, toys, plants, or something else you’d like to pass on!

🔹 Session 2 – Thought Leadership Panel: Reuse & Repair for Climate Justice (12PM -1PM, online attendance option available)

A dynamic conversation on how everyday practices—clothing swaps, mending, and circular sharing—can drive climate justice and systemic change. We will explore the potential of local action to influence policy, revalue care work, and generate post-election climate momentum.
Panelists:
- Jenna Condie – Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
- Rob Morrison – Program Leader Waste and Sustainability, Blue Mountains City Council
- Nic Seton – CEO, Parents for Climate
Facilitator: Stephen Healy – Western Sydney University

🍱 Networking Lunch & Swap (1PM-1.45PM)

Continue swapping during lunch — bring just one small item to exchange and share its story with our swing tags research activity.
Swap facilitators: Jacky Lo (Joy of Giving), Jenna Condie (WSU) and others

🎤 Session 3 – Keynote Speaker – Nina Gbor (2PM-3PM, online attendance option available)

Nina Gbor—Founder of Eco Styles and Director of the Circular Economy and Waste Program at The Australia Institute—will explore a more holistic approach for broader systems change and creating a circular and sustainable textiles future in Australia. Her work spans community education, policy influence, and creative activism, showing how share and reuse can be a foundation for community transformation and fashioning justice.

Facilitator: Alison Gill - Western Sydney University

🛠️ Closing Conversation & Next Steps (3pm-3.15pm)

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Event organised in partnership with Western Sydney University Library Thought Leadership Series, Festival of Action (Western Sydney University), Urban Futures Research Program (Institute of Culture and Society), and Creating Liveable Environments (Global Challenges, Western Sydney University).

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We acknowledge the Burramattagal people of the Dharug nation, the Traditional Owners of the lands on which our event takes place. Sovereignty was never ceded and this always was and always will be Aboriginal land. There is no climate justice without First Nations justice.