Northern Beaches bookstore. A local hangout, and a destination, with an acclaimed curation of books; plus coffee, wine, music, and author events.
Avalon Beach, NSW Australia
Joined July 2010
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An audience question about the role of grace in politics prompts @bairdjulia to reflect on the need for grace for bipartisan action.
@bairdjulia describes the unifying human experiences of the “soundtrack of awe”, particularly in nature - “no one looks at a whale shark and says: ‘Ergh! Whale sharks suck’”
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@bairdjulia explores restorative criminal justice practices and explains the crucial role that justice plays in grace and forgiveness, and how grace can liberate survivors from anger and suffering.
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@Juanita_Phillip reflects on a question asked in @bairdjulia’s book “Bright Shining”: when was the last time you witnessed a public act of grace.
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@bairdjulia beautifully explores what “grace” can mean in a secular society, and how powerful it can be to give and receive grace.
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Woohoo!! Great to have our* local member along. 👊✊
*I’m claiming honorary Northern Beaches associate membership 😂 see #TheNatureofHonour to know why.
Full house tonight @glenstreet to hear @bairdjulia in conversation with @Juanita_Phillip!
Looking forward to a fabulous night ahead celebrating Julia’s latest book “Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything”.
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Beware the multi - millionaire politicians trying to convince poor and working class Australians that people seeking asylum, who are even poorer and more desperate than them are a threat to their safety, prosperity & future. The wealth gap is driven by unfettered corporate greed
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A Whistleblower Protection Authority in Australia? abc.net.au/listen/programs/s…
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I hope to see as many friends and supporters as possible at one of my two book and conversation events,
Melb: 26 Feb Trades Hall with Jon Faine
Sydney: 3 Mar, Mona Vale with Adele Ferguson and @jmwhistleblower
Let’s take the chance to make some noise, and have some fun too
Ray Bonner kicks off our 4th annual China Night panel discussion with Mike Green, Wanning Sun and Sam Roggeveen, moderated by our own Jane Perlez.
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A gut-churning, heart-aching read from a father in Chicago @dansinker who is furious, afraid and all out of tears. Currently the most read story on @TheAtlantic, likely by millions of similarly furious, afraid & broken parents. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Great questions from 2 school student audience members regarding what overseas tech or approach should be adopted here. @zalisteggall advocates for legislation to encourage business innovation, and suggests the girls start by organising an energy audit at their school
@mcannonbrookea says our vested interests must be motivated to make this happen. Mike argues that Australia could become a “clean energy superpower”, as we already have the resources and the export expertise. #ClimateNight
Tim Flannery says “we did it with the covid emergency, we can do it with climate”, and draws the parallels of lessons learnt - Don’t let the problem get worse, make sure we have enough emergency surge capacity, and treating the planet better.
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@zalisteggall notes that there is a major safety issue in falling behind in green vehicles, for example, as the rest of the world has already moved on. #ClimateNight
@zalisteggall says that it seems that the Cth Govt are not prepared to invest the money or create the structure required for electric vehicle take up, especially in the area of vehicle fleet. She says it seems the govt want private industry to take up the lead and risk.
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