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Bob Brown: Stand Up!
In conversation with Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
Sat
25
Sat 25 Oct 12:00 PM
Terrace Room | National Portrait Gallery
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
For half a century, Bob Brown has been on the frontline of environmental protection, Australian politics and collective action to safeguard and celebrate our precious earth. His direct activism has inspired generations of environmental defenders and saved immeasurable tracts of pristine wilderness for future Australians to discover. In his new memoir Defiance, Bob sets out why it’s now more important than ever to speak up and fight for environmental and land justice. Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia, will join Bob for this special conversation about the challenges facing nature's defenders and what motivates him to keep fighting.
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. His books include Memo for a Saner World and Optimism. After retiring from the Senate in 2012, he established the Bob Brown Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation supporting environmental causes. His latest book is Defiance: Stories from Nature and its Defenders.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
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. His books include Memo for a Saner World and Optimism. After retiring from the Senate in 2012, he established the Bob Brown Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation supporting environmental causes. His latest book is Defiance: Stories from Nature and its Defenders.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.