Green Nomads: Wild Places

Fri 6 Sep 2019

Bob Brown + Paul Thomas

The Edge, State Library of Queensland

Conversation

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#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Bob Brown and Paul Thomas talk about their journey into the wild places of Australia. First by yacht and then by road, join the conversation about this grand adventure.

#Artists

Bob Brown

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 It's Defenders.

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas, who is a farmer, has been a jackeroo, local sportsman, community worker, social activist, environmentalist and art curator. He served two terms as a Greens councillor on the Huon Valley Council (1996–2002). His farm overlooks Randalls Bay in southern Tasmania.