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THE SOCIAL IMPACT FESTIVAL 2017 We want to create and nurture a society that works for all. This is a complex undertaking that requires everyone to explore and adjust our societal, economic, and environmental worlds in new, innovative ways that unlock potential for our current and future generations. The Social Impact Festival is a platform for cutting–edge knowledge and ideas, for celebrating those initiatives creating positive social change in Australia and abroad, and for generating and sharing insights needed to address complex social problems. Not only will you be inspired by the incredible line-up of speakers and other contributors, you will also walk away feeling more passionate and purposeful, and inspire others along the way.
Join us and thousands of others over ten days in Western Australia for the world’s largest festival of social impact. The Festival features: • Impact School – for those seeking cutting-edge knowledge and ideas (see page 05) • Impact Lab – key stakeholders work together to address deep social issues (see page 08) • Impact Brekkie – explore the big questions around the kitchen table (see page 08) • Impact Gallery – where Perth becomes a canvas for creative expressions of social impact (see page 09) • Impact Open House – get a sneak peek inside for-purpose organisations and innovative spaces (see page 09) • The Good Market – shop at WA’s thriving social enterprises, ethical and eco-friendly businesses, all in one spot (see page 10) • Impact Sparker Events – the fringe of the festival showcasing impact sparked by organisations and groups everywhere (see page 10)
Be part of the change you want to see in the world. We acknowledge that this event is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.
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THEMES OF THE FESTIVAL HOME
PLACE
"Social justice requires that everyone have a right to a home. In rich countries like the UK, and Australia, there is simply no excuse for anyone to suffer the trauma of homelessness. Homes offer humans a place to be and are critical for living a life of dignity."
“Place matters. Communities and neighbourhoods have immense impact on the people in them - on their wellbeing, sense of belonging, and their chances in life. Places need be made to work for the people in them, ensuring they have the opportunity to thrive.�
Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Director of the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research at Heriot-Watt University (UK); appearing in Impact School on 19 July
Professor Keith Kintrea, Professor of Urban Studies and Housing at University of Glasgow (UK); appearing in Impact School on 26 July
LAND "We need collective action to restore resilient landscapes and build strong local economies for our future generations. It's critical that we inspire transformation and innovations that are owned by local stakeholders and supported by science." Dieter van den Broeck, Science & Education, Commonland (Netherlands); appearing in Impact School on 21 July
Photo credit: Australian Urban Design Research Centre
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FESTIVAL OVERVIEW BREAKFAST
MORNING
AFTERNOON
ANYTIME
Festival Opening @ Octagon Theatre
TUE 18 JULY WED 19 JULY
THU 20 JULY
EVENING
Impact School: Home @ UWA Business School Impact Brekkie: Creating Social Impact @ The Platform
Impact Lab: Home @ The Platform
Impact Gallery + UnWorkshop @ Perth CBD
FRI 21 JULY
Impact School: Land @ UWA Business School
SAT 22 JULY
The Good Market @ Winthrop Hall Undercroft UWA
Public Lecture: Dr Nigel Hewitt @ The Platform
SUN 23 JULY MON 24 JULY
TUE 25 JULY
Social Impact Open House @ Multiple Locations Impact Brekkie: Demonstrating Social Impact @ The Platform
WED 26 JULY THU 27 JULY
Impact Lab: Land @ The Platform
Public Lecture: Josh Byrne @ UWA Business School
Impact Sparker Events @ Multiple Locations
Impact Gallery + UnWorkshop @ Perth CBD
Impact School: Place @ UWA Business School Impact Brekkie: Funding Social Impact @ The Platform
Impact Lab: Place @ The Platform
Impact Gallery + UnWorkshop @ Perth CBD
ImpactSeed Pitch Event @ Perth CBD Festival Closing @ FLUX
FRI 28 JULY
VENUES The University of Western Australia
The Platform
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is WA’s first university and aims to provide world-class education, research and community engagement for the advancement of the prosperity and welfare of our communities.
The Platform is a collective and events space for not-forprofits and social enterprises that exists to engage and empower change makers in Perth.
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA
• The Octagon Theatre is an intimate, thrust stage venue hosting opera, classical and popular music, dance, theatre, stand-up comedy and seminars located to the east side of the Crawley Campus. • The UWA Business School is a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility situated at the south end of Crawley Campus. • The Undercroft is a display and exhibition area located directly beneath Winthrop Hall towards the north end of the Crawley Campus.
Level 3, 256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA
FLUX
191 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA FLUX powered by Spacecubed is Perth's latest coworking and office space supporting communities of innovation and creativity through a mix of coworking, resident desks, offices, event space and meeting rooms. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND VENUES CAN BE FOUND AT SOCIALIMPACTFESTIVAL.ORG
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FESTIVAL OPENING: SOWING THE SEEDS FOR CHANGE
Photo: The Middar Dancers at the Social Impact Festival 2016
Fire is used in Australia to nourish soil and stimulate the release of seeds for natural growth and regeneration. In this event, you’ll experience sparks of inspiration that ignite your passion to drive positive social change. In last year’s Festival Opening we heard Dr Noel Nannup remind us that the purpose of being human is to care for everything. This year’s Festival Opening is our chance to prepare the conditions that we all need to create positive change. Join us to journey through the landscapes of Western Australia, hear stories of our past and present, and celebrate caring for our place.
Date:
Tuesday 18 July
Time:
6pm – 8pm
Location: Octagon Theatre, The University of Western Australia Price:
$10 - $15
We welcome Vice Chancellor of The University of Western Australia Professor Dawn Freshwater to open this event and Dr Richard Walley OAM to perform the Welcome to Country. Hear from CEO of The Centre for Social Impact Professor Kristy Muir, followed by artistic performances to set the tone for the rest of the Festival and its impact for years to come.
Celebrate caring and inspire positive change.
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IMPACT SCHOOL Diffusing knowledge to carve a path forward in solving humanity’s greatest challenges. Join leading academics and industry experts from around the world in Perth for three days of learning, connection, and stimulating dialogue. This is not a typical conference. The diverse range of topics includes homelessness, social housing, co-living, housing design, social impact bonds, B Corporations, native title, fair food, climate change and social impact, urban design, outcomes measurement, cross-sector collaboration, and place-based strategies, just to name a few. Dates:
Wednesday 19, Friday 21 & Wednesday 26 July
Times:
Multiple
Location: UWA Business School Prices:
$19 - $25 for full day pass
HOME |
WEDNESDAY 19 JULY
Everyone has the right to a home. Why do we see homelessness in Australia and how can we end it? How do we create equity in architecture and design? On the first day of Impact School, we explore the idea of ‘Home’. Homelessness is explored through sessions such as ‘50 Lives, 50 Homes, 50 Stories: Telling the stories of collective impact to end homelessness’. An expert panel will ask ‘Are Social Impact Bonds the Way Forward?’ and discuss the application of Social Impact Bonds to homelessness in Australia. Professor Paul Mammott will give a special lecture on Indigenous Spiritual Homelessness: the intersection of home and traditional Aboriginal Land Relations. Co-housing and co-living models are the topic of discussion in a dynamic panel featuring Al Jeffrey (Base Commons), Don Fini (Fini Sustainability), Dimitri Kapetas (EHDO), Eugenie Stockman (Green Fabric), and Meriam Salama (Henry Project).
Highlights Opportunities for Impact: Changing Homelessness Legislation in the UK Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick Director, Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research, Heriot-Watt University (UK)
Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick recounts her experiences influencing the change of legislation affecting homelessness in Wales, Scotland, and England in recent decades. As Chair of the independent review panel, Professor Fitzpatrick very recently led the introduction of England’s new Homelessness Reduction Bill. The Hon Simone McGurk MLA Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services will provide the opening address.
The Case for Social Housing Professor Michael Oxley Director, Centre for Housing and Planning Research, University of Cambridge
Professor Michael Oxley has published widely in the field of rental housing and housing finance. He is author of the book ‘Housing Economics and Planning’ and a co-author of ‘Bridging the Gap Between Social and Market Rented Housing in Six European Countries’. In this keynote lecture, Professor Oxley explores how social housing can provide important social and economic benefits.
Innovation in housing for aged care and people with disabilities is featured in multiple sessions by speakers including Dr Ingrid Burkett (The Australian Centre for Social Innovation) and Dr Andrew Martel (University of Melbourne).
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LAND |
FRIDAY 21 JULY
The land and our natural resources need to be cared for, just as they care for us. How do we nurture and strengthen our connection to land? On the second Impact School day we explore ‘Land’. Ian Murray and Joe Fardin from UWA Law will present ‘Optimising Native Title Asset Management Structures’. The topic of native title and Indigenous land reform will be examined by Dr Leon Terrill, Research Director of the Indigenous Law Centre, and Dr Pamela McGrath, Research Director of the National Native Title Tribunal. Indigenous Australians’ connection to land is explored in sessions including a panel hosted by Professor John Stephens (Curtin University) featuring the Healing Centres
Project, which reconnects the Stolen Generation of Aboriginal people to country and culture. Many sessions are dedicated to food, including ‘Eat the City: Finding food and place through knowledge-sharing’ presented by Elizabeth Pedler and Janet Carter, along with Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor’s ‘History and Urban Agriculture: Learning from our productive past’. The ways we care for the environment feature throughout, including the panel ‘Future Farms: Agriculture and Social Impact’ (details below) and topics such as ‘Exploring the Environmental and Social Benefits of Engaging Residents in Looking After Their Environment’ presented by Angela Vurens van Es (Creating Communities).
Highlights
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From Mabo to the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Future Farms: Agriculture & Social Impact
It has been 25 years since the ruling of the landmark case, Mabo v Queensland (No.2), which resulted in the in the introduction of the doctrine of native title into Australian law. Where is native title now, 25 years on? Join Mabo solicitor Greg McIntyre QC (pictured) with Dr Leon Terrill, Dr Pamela McGrath and others in a thrilling panel discussion exploring this topic.
What does the future of farming look like? Professor Graeme Martin (pictured) from UWA’s School of Agriculture and Environment leads a discussion, featuring the Future Farm project that aims to meet the challenges of 2050. He is joined by Dieter van den Broeck (Commonland, Netherlands) and others for an important conversation about how agriculture can be designed for wellbeing and sustainability.
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WEDNESDAY 26 JULY
Everyone should feel a sense of belonging and purpose in their neighbourhood. Places should be vibrant and designed for all. The third Impact School day focuses on ‘Place’. Collective impact, collaboration, and place-based strategies are a feature on this day. A number of cases of collective impact are shared, including ‘The Village at Wellard: A Case Study in Achieving Collective Impact Through Greenfield Development’ presented by Creating Communities and ‘Our Davis Park: Collective Impact’ presented by the South-West Metropolitan Partnership Forum. Place-based approaches are featured in sessions
such as ‘Tackling Complexity: Case Studies of PlaceBased Strategies in Regional and Metro WA’ presented by Save the Children. The City of Melville hosts a panel session with cross-sector collaborators to discuss the Garden City Memory Cafe project. Urban design and planning are featured in a lecture entitled ‘Social Value of Good Design’ presented by Western Australian Government Architect and Director of Donaldson and Warn Architects, Geoff Warn. Anthony Duckworth-Smith from the Australian Urban Design and Research Centre discusses strategic planning for sprawling cities in ‘Would you live there?’.
Highlights Why Does Disadvantage Endure? Persistent Enclaves and Public Policy
Knowledge Partnering for Regional Development
Professor Keith Kintrea Professor of Urban Studies and Housing, University of Glasgow
Professor Robyn Eversole Deputy Director, Centre for Social Impact Swinburne
Professor Keith Kintrea has published widely on housing, neighbourhoods, urban regeneration with a focus on young people. In this lecture, Keith will explore the persistence of disadvantaged places by examining spatial and social factors, examine some of the impacts of living in persistently disadvantaged places with a focus on young people, and consider what the options are for long term, positive change. This lecture will be opened by the Hon Sue Ellery MLC, Minister for Education and Training.
Robyn Eversole is an anthropologist and author of many publications on regional development, participatory development, poverty, community engagement, development governance, local economic development and social enterprise. In her lecture, Professor Eversole explores cultural ideas around regions; how being regional means being located outside the nation’s capital cities and in the periphery of its centres of power and influence.
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IMPACT BREKKIE Explore the big questions around the kitchen table. What are the questions keeping you up at night? Can a different perspective help you answer the questions that keep surfacing in your work, life, or community? Join fellow social impact enthusiasts and professionals for deep dialogue on today’s greatest social challenges. Bring your own question to pose to others, or simply come along and share your knowledge and experience with the room. Discover new insights, enjoy a stimulating facilitated discussion, and start the day with a burst of new inspiration and energy.
The three sessions will focus on Creating, Demonstrating, and Funding social impact respectively. Dates:
Thursday 20, Tuesday 25 & Thursday 27 July
Time:
7.30am – 8.45am
Location: The Platform, Level 3, 256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth Price:
$15 - $19
IMPACT LAB Seeing and learning together for sustained, deep change. Complex and wicked problems cannot be solved overnight or with a ‘silver bullet’. Instead, we need an entire eco-system of effective solutions and the time to develop them. Facilitator Katie Stubley (Centre for Social Impact UWA) will lead participants through a bespoke design process, taking them through a journey of observing, empathising, sense-making, and insight generation. Key data, research, and stories are presented to the invited stakeholders before they engage in this highly participatory experience to address WA’s most pressing challenges. These sessions are just one touch point in a much longer program of work by the Centre for Social Impact UWA’s Impact Lab.
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The three sessions will focus on the themes of Home, Land, and Place respectively. Dates:
Thursday 20, Tuesday 25 & Thursday 27 July
Time:
9am – 12.30pm
Location: The Platform, Level 3, 256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth Price:
By donation
IMPACT GALLERY The Perth CBD becomes a canvas for creative expressions of social impact. What quirky buildings, innovative businesses, or people do you walk past every day that make a positive impact on our community? We have mapped all the amazing social impact experiences around the Perth CBD and added a few ourselves. You can simply visit one of the ‘exhibits’ of the gallery to observe or interact, or join a guided walking tour. Exhibits include film screenings, visual displays, art installations, and interactive experiences. Dates:
Thursday 20, Tuesday 25 & Thursday 27 July
Times:
1pm – 4.30pm (some exhibits open throughout the festival)
Locations: Multiple locations in Perth CBD Price: Free
Photo credit: Alex Desebrock’
Impact Gallery UnWorkshop In this 'UnWorkshop' we turn things inside out. The city is our venue with activity pods, exhibitions and stations spread through the CBD. Our goal is to gain empathy and insights. This is a semi-structured adventure. It is our opportunity to see our place through another's eyes, to have inspiration and time to think so that we can gain further insights around our themes. Dates:
Thursday 20, Tuesday 25 & Thursday 27 July
Times:
1pm – 4.30pm
Locations: Start point The Platform, Level 3, 256 Adelaide Terrace, Perth Price:
$10
SOCIAL IMPACT OPEN HOUSE Take a peek inside the organisations and spaces making a positive impact every day. Always wanted to check out that interesting organisation or innovative space but never had a reason to? The Social Impact Open House is one day where many organisations and spaces around the Perth metro area open their doors to the general public for tours, Q&A, or simply a quick visit. Ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask and discover impact happening in all corners of the city.
Social Impact Open House hosts include The Platform, Foyer Oxford, One World Centre, FORM’s The Goods Shed, Dismantle, Bloom, and many more. Date:
Monday 24 July
Time:
All day
Locations: Multiple locations in Perth metro area Price:
Free
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IMPACT SPARKER EVENTS The festival fringe: stretching the Social Impact Festival to you. Positive social impact happens every day, everywhere, and can be sparked by anyone. Through Impact Sparker Events, we are highlighting, supporting, and promoting events run by other organisations and groups wherever they are. From community conversations to pitching events and workshops, Impact Sparker Events offer opportunities for communities all around Australia to be part of the festival. Impact Sparker Event hosts include Social Ventures Australia, WA Council of Social Services, Fremantle Foundation, Millenium Kids, The Big Issue, TEDxUWA,
Enactus UWA, Conscious Capitalism Australia & New Zealand, Sustain: The Australian Food Network, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre, DrawHistory, VisAbility, CEOs for Gender Equity, and many more. Dates:
18 – 28 July
Times:
Multiple
Locations: Multiple Prices:
Multiple
THE GOOD MARKET Guilt-free shopping to change the world. “Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want” Anna Lappé. Join WA’s community of change-making businesses and consumers for a fun day out with the whole family. Shop ethical and hear direct from the stall-holders about how their products and services are making a positive impact. Expect beautiful products including homewares, fashion, skin care, jewellery, stationery, books, and more, along with delicious food and fun activities for the kids.
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Free and open to the general public. Date:
Saturday 22 July
Time:
11am – 3pm
Location: Winthrop Hall Undercroft, UWA Price:
Free
HOW TO REGISTER Designed as a Festival, you can register for as many or few events as you like. There are over 40 to choose from and many are free to attend.
Simply go to socialimpactfestival.org and choose ‘View Program’ to start your journey.
GET CONNECTED Hear the latest news and join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #SIFest17 and following @UWASocialImpact
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HOST The Centre for Social Impact UWA (CSI UWA) is a catalyst for positive social change, addressing society’s deep social problems and ensuring wellbeing for all. We do this by creating and delivering education that transforms, research that informs best practice, and public engagement that inspires and mobilises change makers. CSI UWA is part of a national collaboration with UNSW Australia and Swinburne University of Technology. Together, the three universities form the Centre for Social Impact (CSI).
started by Paul in 2015 to provide opportunities for the wider community to learn, engage in discussion, and generate positive impact. The Social Impact Festival is brought to life by a passionate team at CSI UWA (pictured below) led by Festival Co-Directors Katie Stubley and Claire Stokes who are taking the Festival from its UWA roots to Australia and the world. Read more at business.uwa.edu.au/school/csi
Professor Paul Flatau is the Director of the Centre for Social Impact UWA. The Social Impact Festival was
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM SNAPSHOT
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EVENT
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
PRICE
MORE INFO
Festival Opening: Sowing the Seeds for Change
Tuesday 18 July
6pm – 8pm
Octagon Theatre, UWA
$10 - $15
Official opening of the Festival with guest speakers and performances
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Impact School: Home
Wednesday 19 July
8.30am – 7.30pm
UWA Business School
$19 - $25
Multiple speakers and sessions focused on the theme of ‘Home’
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Impact Brekkie: Creating Social Impact
Thursday 20 7.30am – July 8.45am
The Platform, Perth CBD
$15 - $19
Discussing the big questions around the kitchen table
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Impact Lab: Home
Thursday 20 9am – July 12.30pm
The Platform, Perth CBD
By donation
Facilitated by Katie Stubley, Centre for Social Impact UWA
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Impact Gallery: Home
Thursday 20 1pm – July 4.30pm
Multiple locations, Perth CBD
Free
Multiple experiences focused on the theme of ‘Home’
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Impact Gallery: Thursday 20 1pm – Home UnWorkshop July 4.30pm
Starts at the Platform, Perth CBD
$10
A semi-structured adventure focused on the theme of ‘Home’
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Public Lecture: Inclusion Health: Integrated Care for Homeless
Thursday 20 6pm – July 7.30pm
The Platform, Perth CBD
$15 - $19
Speaker: Dr Nigel Hewitt, Medical Director of Pathway UK's leading homeless healthcare charity
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Impact School: Land
Friday 21 July
8.30am – 7.30pm
UWA Business School
$19 - $25
Multiple speakers and sessions focused on the theme of ‘Land’
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The Good Market
Saturday 22 July
11am – 3pm
Winthrop Hall Undercroft, UWA
Free
Retail amarket showcasing local ethical and eco-friendly businesses
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Social Impact Open House
Monday 24 July
All day
Multiple locations, Perth metro
Free
Multiple for-purpose organisations and spaces open to the public
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Public Lecture: Density by Design
Monday 24 July
6pm – 7.30pm
UWA Business School
$15 - $19
Speaker: Dr Josh Byrne, Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy Institute at Curtin University and presenter on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM SNAPSHOT EVENT
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
PRICE
Impact Brekkie: Demonstrating Social Impact
Tuesday 25 July
7.30am – 8.45am
The Platform, Perth CBD
$15 - $19
Discussing the big questions around the kitchen table
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Impact Lab: Land
Tuesday 25 July
9am – 12.30pm
The Platform, Perth CBD
By donation
Facilitated by Katie Stubley, Centre for Social Impact UWA
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Impact Gallery: Land
Tuesday 25 July
1pm – 4.30pm
Multiple locations, Perth CBD
Free
Multiple experiences focused on the theme of ‘Land’
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Impact Gallery: Land UnWorkshop
Tuesday 25 July
1pm – 4.30pm
Starts at the Platform, Perth CBD
$10
A semi-structured adventure focused on the theme of ‘Land’
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Impact School: Place
Wednesday 26 July
8.30am – 7.30pm
UWA Business School
$19 - $25
Multiple speakers and sessions focused on the theme of ‘Place’
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Impact Brekkie: Funding Social Impact
Tuesday 25 July
7.30am – 8.45am
The Platform, Perth CBD
$15 - $19
Discussing the big questions around the kitchen table
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Impact Lab: Place
Tuesday 25 July
9am – 12.30pm
The Platform, Perth CBD
By donation
Facilitated by Katie Stubley, Centre for Social Impact UWA
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Impact Gallery: Place
Tuesday 25 July
1pm – 4.30pm
Multiple locations, Perth CBD
Free
Multiple experiences focused on the theme of ‘Place’
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Impact Gallery: Thursday 27 1pm – Place UnWorkshop July 4.30pm
Starts at the Platform, Perth CBD
$10
A semi-structured adventure focused on the theme of ‘Place’
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Impact Seed Pitching Event
Thursday 27 5.30pm – July 8.30pm
To be confirmed
Free
Pitching event for social businesses
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Festival Closing
Friday 28 July
FLUX, Perth CBD
Closing night celebrations
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5.30pm9.30pm
By donation
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MercyCare • Ultimo Catering + Events • DrawHistory Inspirationery • Australian Urban Design Research Centre The Australian Centre for Social Innovation Perth Concert Hall • The Platform • Arjaway • Anthropol Studio Startup • UWA Publishing • Feilman Foundation Perth Projects • Hancock Creative
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