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 The 'In the Hot-House' festival combines the celebration of music, art, craft, dance, films and food with an exploration of the environmental and social challenges that exist in our own backyards and around the world.  Learn how to take action on climate change as some of the best of Melbourne's environmental and community groups show you 'What you can do' and present alternatives perspectives on the crises facing us today.

Friday Launch Success

Over 100 people came to hear our public speakers forum to hear a range of views about our positive solutions to climate change and what we can do.  A full report and audio podcasts will be up on our website next week, so if you missed the event, be sure not to miss the audio podcastMore about Friday

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FINAL WEEKEND PROGRAM ANNOUNCED - Get it here

Saturday 18th April 10 am - 9 pm & Sunday 19th 10 am - 5.30 pm
CERES Community Environmental Park, Cnr Roberts & Stewart st, East Brunswick

The festival program continues at the picturesque and inspiring CERES Environmental Park. The program is busting at the seams and consists of art, music, workshops, food, drink, films, children's entertainment and much more including the premiere performance collaborative performance project with two Moreland based schools, Voices of our Future. See Full weekend program details.

Festival Highlights Include:

  • Music from The Conch, Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde, Ainslie Wills, Radiant City, Lady Lash & MzRizk and more.
  • Collaborative art projects across the site including Photography, Sculpture and Found Art with contributions from the 'Outsiders Guide', Sudeep, Ero, Peter Hutchinson and spoken word by Geoff Lemon
  • 'Voices of our Future' schools drama performance
  • Children’s Clown, face painting and kids workshops
  • Food and drink from local and sustainable companies, including the infamous Good Brew beer bike
  • Workshops on a wide variety of subjects from environmental issues, open source technology, radical craft, alternative thought, green renting, Slow living and activism. Run a workshop or see list of workshops.
  • Community stalls to inform and educate. Apply for a stall or view confirmed stalls
  • 'Voices of the planet' Film night showcasing short films on environmental and social issues (6.30pm, Sat 18th)

Tickets at gate: One day concession $5.00 / Full $10, Two days concession $10 / Full $15, Under 18 free entry,  Film night $2
First 50 through to purchase ticket receive Free No Sweat Shop tote bag and Renew magazine.

CERES Location: Melways Map 30 B-7,  Google Map, Public Transport Tram 96 Bus 503 & bike, & Parking only at Cretan Brotherhood Car Park on cnr Stewart & Nicholson St.

Want to contribute?

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  • Apply to run a workshop
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Event Partners

The Melbourne Social Forum would like to thank the following event partners.

Borderlands Cooperative

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New Internationalist

NI

Victoria University Community Development Student Association

VU

Village Well

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Friends of the Earth

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Moreland City Council

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Vox Bandicoot Vox

CERES Community Environmental Park CERES

Event Supporters

 The Melbourne Social Forum would like to thank the following event supporters.

 3CR Radio

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 RRR Radio

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No Sweat Shop Label

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 SYN Student Radio

 Syn

  Red Star Coffee

 The Slow Guide   

 

Plug-In TV  

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The Melbourne Social Forum is a process, a movement, an event and an organisation. The MSF facilitates social change and explores alternatives in the interest of social justice and ecological sustainability.


The Melbourne Social Forum is a catalyst that brings together a diversity of ideas, perspectives, activists, religious traditions, cultures and organizations from the not-for-profit, profit, education, arts, indigenous rights, unionist, social justice and environmental justice areas. By building bridges between many progressive organisations and sharing visions, we are better able to address the pressing challenges of the 21st century, be they global or local in scope.

Our energy materialises through the organisation of events online and in the real world where the MSF provides a platform for discussion, workshops, stalls and the enjoyment of music, arts, food and culture. In 2007, over 500 individuals and organizations took part in our three day event at CERES environmental park where they attended some of the 50 workshops, 30 stalls, 4 key note speakers and enjoyed live music, delicious food, a film festival and other art and cultural displays

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