Vision and possibility

“Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.”

Audre Lorde in A Burst of Light

Vision, hope and possibility are essential elements for creating an Australia reMADE.

We’ve curated a selection of our writing that helps you to understand the power and importance of vision and possibility.

The vision

What is the country of your dreams?

We asked this question to people all over the country – with nothing to sell, no politician to elect and no agenda other than to listen deeply.

READ THE VISION

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Alone Australian or collaboration for the nation we want?

After the success of Alone Australia, I’ve had a great idea for a new reality TV show.

It’s called “Alone Australian” and we get to watch ten plucky people dropped, completely alone, into the middle of a housing crisis and rely only on their wits and a dodgy internet connection to access the services they need to survive.

Government can do amazing things

One of the major critiques of politics and politicians is the short-term nature of the election cycle and the short term nature of political visions and decisions. There are a lot of different ways to address this — from banning corporate donations, to extending the electoral cycle, to increasing lobbyist transparency, etc.

Community, democracy, power

From street parties, to community visioning, to town hall meetings and more…. The most effective examples of community stepping up are when people connect their local work to systems and institutions of power so that these institutions too are changed.

‘Always look up’: connecting community for a win against gas

Goosebumps. They’re one of my favourite parts of this job. The moment when I’m chatting to some inspiring person and they tell me a small anecdote that brings to life the beauty and the humanness of the work that they do.

Bread and roses

We’ve long known as people that we need more than food and shelter for a good life. We need celebration, community and purpose…

Mapping the Future we can Embrace

There is plenty of evidence that offering a greater vision of what you’re for and talking about solutions is highly effective. But it takes practice, and the deliberate choice to shift our focus again and again from, ‘how do we stop what’s wrong’, to, ‘how do we build what’s right?’…

Making Space for Utopia: the power of knowing and saying what you’re for

Students at the University of Tasmania began a divestment campaign that took a surprising twist when they came out FOR something…

I AM FOR

It is our great pleasure to introduce Miriam Hechtman, Australia reMADE’s first Poet Laureate and creator of the poem I AM FOR. Miriam recently spoke about her poetry and Australia reMADE at the Social Justice Summit in Sydney…