The Di Gribble Argument 2021: Brave Old World, Bruce Pascoe on The Future

*THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*

The Di Gribble Argument 2021 consists of a full day of events featuring a broad range of First Nations speakers discussing and reflecting on issues of climate change, environment and connection to country. Through panels, performance and music, the events will encourage multi-generational public dialogue that empowers individuals to engage with environmental action, while asserting the importance of prioritising First Nations expertise and wisdom on caring for nature. 

These events will build on three especially commissioned creative responses by First Nations writers of different generations – Bruce Pascoe (author of Loving Country, Dark Emu, Young Dark Emu), Victor Steffensen (author of Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia), and Teila Watson (aka Ancestress) – to be published on wheelercentre.com throughout March. 

Bruce Pascoe on The Future

In this very special event hosted by poet and Overland co-editor Evelyn Araluen (Dropbear), Bruce Pascoe will discuss his bold vision for the future of agriculture as outlined in his essay, Brave Old World. Also joining in the discussion will be Bruce’s son, Jack Pascoe, who specialises in science-based conservation in the Victorian Otways region, and artist and activist Arika Waulu. The panel will discuss the essential need to prioritise First Nations knowledge systems when it comes to caring for Country, a new approach to land ownership that needs to happen first, and the seeds of hope that have germinated in the fires of 2020.