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| − | '''Cate Faehrmann''' | + | [[File:Cate Faehrmann, NSW Greens MP.jpg|thumb|200px|Cate Faehrmann]] |
| + | '''Cate Faehrmann''' was a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2013. She resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2013 to stand for the Senate at the federal election of the same year, and was unsuccessful in obtaining a seat. She worked in the office of the Leader of the [[Australian Greens]], [[Richard Di Natale]], as his chief of staff from May 2015 to March 2018. In August 2018, she was re-elected to the Legislative Council to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Mehreen Faruqi]], who had replaced [[Lee Rhiannon]] in the Australian Senate. | ||
| + | ==Questions on Covid== | ||
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| + | [[Cate Faehrmann]] with [[David Shoebridge]]. | ||
| + | ==GetUp! key founders== | ||
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| + | [[GetUp!]] was founded by [[Jeremy Heimans]] and [[David Madden]], two young Australian graduates of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government who have worked at the vanguard of the new online organising and campaigning techniques in the US. | ||
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| + | In 2004, David and Jeremy helped start a national campaign on the decline in America's standing in the world under George Bush. This campaign gathered thousands of online supporters and millions of dollars in donations to support a national television advertising campaign. Prior to this, Jeremy and David worked on issues of global poverty, conflict, and development. | ||
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| + | [[GetUp!]] also has a board that advises the staff. The board includes community organiser [[Amanda Tattersall]], who helped develop the concept for [[GetUp!]], union leader [[Bill Shorten]], Green activist [[Cate Faehrmann]], and technology entrepreneur [[Evan Thornley]].<ref>[http://getup.org.au/page.asp?page_id=1]</ref> | ||
==Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013== | ==Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013== | ||
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Participatory Forum II | Participatory Forum II | ||
| − | Uniting to Fight the Abbott Coalition | + | '''Uniting to Fight the Abbott Coalition''' |
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| + | Panel: | ||
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| + | *[[Sally McManus]] (ASU) | ||
*[[Cate Faehrmann]] MLC (Greens) | *[[Cate Faehrmann]] MLC (Greens) | ||
*[[Tad Tietze]] (Left Flank) | *[[Tad Tietze]] (Left Flank) | ||
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[[Category:Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013]] | [[Category:Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013]] | ||
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| + | ==Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010== | ||
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| + | [[Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010]] was organized by the [[SEARCH Foundation]]. | ||
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| + | '''Democratic responses to the social and ecological failure of global capitalism''' | ||
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| + | Panel: | ||
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| + | *[[Cate Faehrmann]] ([[NSW Greens]]) | ||
| + | *[[Maree O'Halloran]] ([[Welfare Rights Centre]]) | ||
| + | *[[Tim Ayres]] ([[Australian Manufacturing Workers Union]]) | ||
| + | *[[Lydia Miller]] ([[Australia Council for the Arts]]) | ||
| + | *[[Debal Singha Roy]] (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi) | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:21, 20 February 2025
Cate Faehrmann was a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2013. She resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2013 to stand for the Senate at the federal election of the same year, and was unsuccessful in obtaining a seat. She worked in the office of the Leader of the Australian Greens, Richard Di Natale, as his chief of staff from May 2015 to March 2018. In August 2018, she was re-elected to the Legislative Council to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Mehreen Faruqi, who had replaced Lee Rhiannon in the Australian Senate.
Questions on Covid
Cate Faehrmann with David Shoebridge.
GetUp! key founders
GetUp! was founded by Jeremy Heimans and David Madden, two young Australian graduates of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government who have worked at the vanguard of the new online organising and campaigning techniques in the US.
In 2004, David and Jeremy helped start a national campaign on the decline in America's standing in the world under George Bush. This campaign gathered thousands of online supporters and millions of dollars in donations to support a national television advertising campaign. Prior to this, Jeremy and David worked on issues of global poverty, conflict, and development.
GetUp! also has a board that advises the staff. The board includes community organiser Amanda Tattersall, who helped develop the concept for GetUp!, union leader Bill Shorten, Green activist Cate Faehrmann, and technology entrepreneur Evan Thornley.[1]
Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013
The SEARCH Foundation's Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2013, was held, the weekend of April 6-7, 2013,University of Technology Sydney.
Participatory Forum II
Uniting to Fight the Abbott Coalition
Panel:
- Sally McManus (ASU)
- Cate Faehrmann MLC (Greens)
- Tad Tietze (Left Flank)
- (Labour Left TBC)
- Hall Greenland (Greens)[2][3]
Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010
Australian Left Renewal Conference, 2010 was organized by the SEARCH Foundation.
Democratic responses to the social and ecological failure of global capitalism
Panel:
- Cate Faehrmann (NSW Greens)
- Maree O'Halloran (Welfare Rights Centre)
- Tim Ayres (Australian Manufacturing Workers Union)
- Lydia Miller (Australia Council for the Arts)
- Debal Singha Roy (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi)