The Fair Share Festival 2016 Program
We have an exciting program for this year’s Fair Share Festival and hope you find it informative, enjoyable and maybe even challenging. Click on the links to discover more about the individual sessions.
You can also download program with a venue map.
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Thursday 10 November 2016 at Newcastle Museum
7:30 – 10:00 pm screening of The True Cost (a story about clothing) followed by discussion with Jane Milburn (part of the National Slow Clothing movement)
Saturday 12 November 2016 at Hamilton Public School
| Time | Venue | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30-10:30 | Main Hall | Opening | Welcome to Country, opening, and members of Ukastle Ukestra. |
| 10:30-11:30 | Main Hall | Presentation | Fast fashion, slow clothing (Jane Milburn) |
| 10:30-12:00 | Marquee 1 (M1) | Panel discussion | Food waste & what can we do about it |
| 10:30-11:30 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Interactive workshop | Change making – how to think outside the square (Bonnie McBain) |
| 10:30-12:30 | Workshop 2 (W2) | Interactive workshop | Creating time for a fair and sustainable life (Tricia Hogbin) |
| 10:30-3:30 | Front of main hall | Kids activity | Kids creative workshop (David Sivyer) |
| 10:30--5:00 | Playground | Other event | Building a tiny house |
| 10:30-12:30 | Grassed area | Kids activity | Ground based circus activites for kids - and adults (Circus Avalon) |
| 10:30-12:00 | School garden | Workshop | Composting workshop (Mark Brown) |
| 11:00-4:00 | Front of main hall | Upcycling workshop | Tiny House Project workshop |
| 11:30-12:30 | Main Hall | Presentation | De-growth economy and well-being (Shann Turnbull) |
| 11:30-1:00 | Shade sails | Upcycling workshop | Mosaics workshop - part 1 (Angie Parkes)* |
| 11:30-1:00 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Panel discussion | Parenting in a consumer world |
| 12.30-5:00 | Main Hall | Other event | Moon Fun interactive computer game |
| 12:00-3:00 | Workshop 1 (W1) | Upcycling workshop | Beginner textile upcycling (Jane Milburn)* |
| 12:30-1:30 | Marquee 1 (M1) | Entertainment | Matthew Clarke (from Sweet Songs and Soft Guitar) |
| 1:00-1:30 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Presentation | Jobs, growth...and sustainability? Exploring approaches to some difficult questions (Caroline Veldhuizen) |
| 1:00-3:00 | Workshop 2 (W2) | Workshop | Eating without consuming (the planet) (Kate Beveridge and Mark Brown) |
| 1:30-2:00 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Presentation | Managing waste (Samantha Cross) |
| 1:30-3:00 | Marquee 1 (M1) | Panel discussion | Building community for sustainability |
| 2:00-5:00 | Main Hall | Other event | Giant clothing and book swap |
| 2:00-5:00 | Main Hall | Other event | Sewing lounge and upcycle café |
| 2:30-3:30 | School garden | Workshop | No dig gardening (Brett Thompson) |
| 3:00-3:30 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Presentation | Sustainable hairdressing (Lou Day) |
| 3:00-3:30 | Shade sails | Upcycling workshop | Mosaics workshop - part 2 (Angie Parkes)* |
| 3:00-5:00 | Workshop 1 (W1) | Upcycling workshop | Vintage ceramic jewellery (Fee Madigan)* |
| 3:30-5:00 | Marquee 1 (M1) | Upcycling workshop | Guitar making from junk (Garry Petrisic)* |
| 3:30-5:00 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Panel discussion | Urban farming |
| 5:30-6:30 BBQ 6:00-8:30 Music | Main Hall | Entertainment | Festival Shindig |
There will also be
- Stalls, food for sale and refreshments
- Live music and entertainment
- Moon Fun interactive computer game
- Screenings of some interesting documentaries
Sunday 13 November at 2016 Hamilton Public School
| Time | Venue | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00-1.00 | Workshop 1 (W1) | Upcycling workshop | Intermediate textile upcycling (Jane Milburn)* |
| 10.00-1.00 | Marquee 2 (M2) | Upcycling workshop | Re-upholstery (Art Mania Studio)* Day 1 of 2 days |
| 10.00-2.00 | Marquee 1 (M1) | Upcycling workshop | Pallet upcycling (David Sivyer)* |
| 10.00-2.00 | Playground | Other event | Tiny House Project |
| 10.00-2.00 | Front of main hall | Upcycling workshop | Tiny House Project workshop |
| 11.00-1.00 | Main Hall | Public forum | Creating an Ecology centre for Newcastle |
| 2.00-3.30 | Main Hall | Other event | Upcycled fashion parade |
There will also be stalls, food for sale and refreshments