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Future Tasmania is proud to announce its inaugural “Building Resilient Communities” Showcase, to be held at the Baha’i Centre of Learning, 1 Tasman Highway (corner of Brooker Avenue and Tasman Highway), on November 1, 2008.

This year, we are joining forces with Sustainable Living Tasmania to bring the best of progressive, innovative ideas and workshops to Hobart in a unique, collaborative event, which includes a joint launch on Friday evening, October 31st. We will then hold our event at the Baha’i Centre of Learning on the same day as the start of the Sustainable Living Expo, which will be held in its usual spot at the City Hall.

The Future Tasmania showcase will centre around five themes. These are:

• Creativity and Innovation (includes art installations, films, performance and innovation)
• Compassion and Inclusion (includes service projects, work with refugees, the physically challenged and the elderly)
• Health and Recreation (includes exhibitions and talks on health through the ages)
• Democracy and Citizenship (includes ethics, leadership and participatory democracy)
• Community and Sustainability (includes all aspects of building resilient communities)

We are also planning a Q & A Panel event at the close of the day, with noted speakers and participants, on questions of choice by the audience.

We are pleased to announce that the Hon. Lisa Singh, MP, will launch Future Tasmania’s new annual Youth Award for Environmental and Social Justice Excellence during the day.

We are looking for innovative exhibitors and speakers, who will share a vision for a sustainable Tasmania. These might take the shape of floor space for a stall, addressing a seminar, installations, film previews and public talks. If you would like to be a part of this event, please contact info@futuretasmania.org.

For more information, please see the Future Tasmania website: www.futuretasmania.org