2023 — 4 speeches
Activating community leadership to combat inequality
28 – 29 May 2018
Don’t believe those who tell you otherwise: inequality is on the rise. And that needs to stop.
Inequality is bad for individuals. In more equal societies, people are happier and live longer.
It’s bad for regions. Local governments know this, and have made it a focus.
Inequality is bad for the nation’s health: more equal societies do better.
Inequality is bad for our economic development: more equal societies grow faster.
And it’s bad for our political system. When special interests are allowed undue influence, we all lose out.
Conference speeches
Conference Wrap-up
A thousand community delegates from across the country have laughed, cried, been confronted, and been inspired by the only conference in the land with more powerful communities as its goal
Australia’s progressive leaders, thinkers and doers converged for the two-day event aimed at “activating community leadership to combat inequality”.
Hosted at Melbourne’s Moonee Valley Racing Club, over Monday and Tuesday, May 28-29, 2018, observers marveled at the upbeat mood of delegates displaying the open-mindedness, determination and thirst for change that marks out our conference as unlike any other.
Those delegates weren’t left dismayed in their hope for useful "homework", as a baker’s dozen of great thinkers, achievers, activists and artists took to the stage to surprise, delight, and provoke.
For community groups trying to do a lot with so little, the affordable event by Our Community remains a chance to take stock of the never-ending battle for resources and social change, to explore ways to do better with what we’ve got.
Our Community managing director Denis Moriarty was unapologetic about the progressive lineup, reflecting the social enterprise and B Corporation’s agenda of a business with a conscience.
Read a 4000-word summary of one of our best conferences ever, with extra pictures and video!