Dr Jane Stanley is a speaker at this morning’s webinar hosted by the Pacific Partnerships – New Urban Agenda. You can join using this link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84836602923 Jane is sharing her experience on the role of Local and National Government for the informal Sector in the Pacific.
With the Honduras, 50 countries have now ratified the UN Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty and there was much celebration. There are 84 signatories, so 34 are still to ratify. None of the 84 have nuclear weapons. Meanwhile countries that do, like the USA, Russia, the UK, France and China, India, Pakistan and North Korea …
Nuclear Disarmament, a case for inverted thinking? – Dr Penny Burns Read More »
The 50th nation ratified the TPNW and, in doing so, a future without nuclear weapons came slightly into view. Watching the video in the ICAN Australia tweet, I was even more excited to find K McGovern & Associates’ Dr Penny Burns on the video. Here she is at 1.00. It’s not only the work we …
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The future is not the past. While many tools and people from the pre-COVID-19 days will engage in the post COVID-19 reconstruction, we all need to be conscious that we are building a new world. Some thoughts as we ponder: Do we reinstate environmentally damaging practices? For what purpose? Is there a thoughtful and agreed …
Lani Morris has addressed the Meaning Conference in Brighton, UK 0n 14 November 2018 on the Map of Meaning.
Kerry McGovern will be attending the Australian SDG Summit in Melbourne on 13 March. Australia has made a slow start to implementing the Global Goals it signed up to in 2015. In July this year, the Australian Government will deliver its initial report to the High Level Political Forum at the United Nations: The set …
Dr Penny Burns has celebrated International Women’s Day with a publication in Celebrate Living History. See: https://www.celebratelivinghistory.com.au/breaking-the-rules-with-dr-penny-burns-2/
Lani Morris explains how the Map of Meaning can be used to design systems that work for us in New Zealand’s “Employment Today”. See the article here: https://employmenttoday.co.nz/databases/modus/hrmag/etmagazine/JRNL-216-ET-20?tid=172930058&si=1878974471
World Urban Forum (WUF9) Cities 2030 – Cities for All Implementing the new urban agenda Kerry McGovern and Kieren McGovern both attending. Kerry speaks at the IFHP (International Federation for Planning and Housing) networking event Friday 3-5pm.
The NUAConference was held in Melbourne on 4th and 5th May. Kerry McGovern and Penny Burns copresented a session to get us all focused on how we are going to implement the New Urban Agenda in Australia. The conference was refreshing with good discussion about a topic new to most of those attending. Architects, planners, …
