Bob Brown in Conversation
Renowned Australian conservationist Bob Brown reflects on the people and places that continue to shape and motivate him, in this special Bendigo edition of The Fifth Estate conversation series.
Hear about his book, Defiance, and the challenges of safeguarding life on Earth – from hostile corporate lobbyists, to press propaganda to consumerism’s pull.
Bob brings his courage, warmth and humour to the Bendigo stage to ultimately uplift and inspire a new wave of individual and collective action.
Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and supported by City of Greater Bendigo.
Bookseller: Bookish.
Thursday 12 November, 6-7pm
Capital Theatre, 50 View Street, Bendigo
Pricing:
- Champion: $20
- Fair share: $15
- Community: $12
- Accessible: $ 10
- Supported: $5
Presenters
Paul Kelly
Bob Brown is an environmental and social justice campaigner and former senator. A founding member of the Wilderness Society, from 1978 he led the successful campaign against the construction of the Franklin Dam. He served in Tasmanian state parliament for a decade, was leader of the Australian Greens and in 1996 was elected to the federal Senate. After retiring from the Senate in 2012, he established the Bob Brown Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation supporting environmental causes.
Sally Warhaft
Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is the host of The Fifth Estate, The Wheeler Centre’s live series focusing on journalism, politics, media, and international relations, and The Leap Year, The Wheeler Centre’s podcast about Australians’ lives in the fog of the Covid-19 pandemic. She is a former editor of The Monthly and the author of the bestselling book Well May We Say: The Speeches that Made Australia. Sally is a regular host and commentator on ABC radio and has a PhD in anthropology. She did her fieldwork in Mumbai, India, living by the seashore with the local fishing community.
