Endorsements

Dr. Paul Wildman, CRAFT founder, speaks at the Woodford Folk Festival. Hear from the former Australian Chair of the Millennium Project and learn about the state of the future. You can catch him at the following times:

• Tuesday, 27th December 2011, 4:00pm at the Greenhouse; and,
• Wednesday, 28th December 2011, 4:00pm at the Greenhouse.

Click here to access his power point presentation for the talk.

Dr. Paul Taylor also speaks at the Woodford Folk Festival on the Biochar Revolution. Learn about how waste mass can be used to repair soil, enhance food output, and produce energy. You can catch him on Saturday, 31st December 2011, 2:00pm at the Greenhouse.

CRAFT should not be confused with Craft Australia: "the peak national advocacy organisation for Australian contemporary craft and design". However, both organisations are on the same wavelength. This eZine sees itself as having a slightly overlapping role with Craft Australia and was intending to establish this link after the first three issues.

However, after serving the CRAFT community of Australia since 1971, Craft Australia is being defunded from November 2011. This decision was announced at the end of October as the outcome of a minor review of the key organisations that are supported by this agency. There are two arguments alleged for this decision: Craft Australia was too reliant on Government support and was not meeting the needs of the sector. Craft Australia has challenged both arguments.

If you wish to challenge this decision, you can sign this petition: Help save Craft Australia!