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ALT Demystifying risk; Effective conversations about risks to health, the environment and society Climate change, artificial intelligence, water and air pollution, gene technology, earthquakes, infectious disease, vaccines… whatever the risk, scientists, regulators, companies and communities are often at odds. But while the science may be complex, the basic concepts are not. Experienced science and risk communicator Melanie Newfield will teach you to translate the terminology, untangle the numbers and face the outrage. Together you will dig beneath the layers of jargon to expose why we have such different views about risk--and how we can have more effective conversations about it. Register at https://demystifyingrisk.lilregie.com Class meets via Zoom 20 February - 10 April 2025 NZDT: Thursday 12:00 pm EST : Wednesday 6:00 pm PST: Wednesday 3:00 pm Learn more about Dark Times Academy at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: An illustration of a brown owl and a photograph of a white woman with
ALT Settling the Battle Between Good and Evil moving beyond a toxic story The battle between good and evil is one of the oldest stories there is. Like capitalism, it takes up our horizon of thought - but what if it’s time to put it to rest? Could we finally settle this great battle and make way for new stories? Karen Effie will bring her wealth of weird-ass knowledge, along with a touch of humour, to take you on a tour through 4,000 years of the greatest story we just keep telling–and an exploration of what stories we could be telling instead. https://settlingthebattle.lilregie.com Class meets via Zoom 19 February - 26 March 2025 NZDT: Wednesday 1:00 pm AEDT: Wednesday 11:00 am EST: Tuesday 7:00 pm PST: Tuesday 4:00 pm Learn more about Dark Times Academy at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: An illustration of a brown owl and The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
ALT DARK TIMES ACADEMY Classes for February 2025 Demystifying Risk: Effective Conversations about Risks to Health, the Environment and Society with Melanie Newfield Register at https://demystifyingrisk.lilregie.com Facing the Future: Meeting the Challenge of the Post-Growth Transition with Sahra Kress and Piers Locke Register at https://facingthefuture.lilregie.com Media Capture, Control, and Misinformation in the Digital Age with Karl Folk Register at https://mediacapture.lilregie.com Settling the Battle Between Good and Evil: Moving Beyond a Toxic Story with Karen Effie Register at https://settlingthebattle.lilregie.com Learn more about Dark Times Academy at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz
ALT Dark Times Academy's planned Pacific course . . . As well as teaching participants how to recognise and respond to disinformation, the course offers an understanding of how technology, including generative AI, influences the spread of disinformation. Image: Dark Times Academy
ALT Dark Times Academy's planned Pacific course . . . As well as teaching participants how to recognise and respond to disinformation, the course offers an understanding of how technology, including generative AI, influences the spread of disinformation. Image: Dark Times Academy
ALT Why Does this Keep Happening? Sex, Power, and the Public Savile, Cosby, Weinstein–the media feeding frenzy and scandal masks the real hurt and pain that lies behind public accusations of sexual misdeeds. This course will critically examine media reaction, the public impact, and how shame, power dynamics, and social acceptance determine when and why public accusations happen–and how we can create a world where every victim can speak up. Ash Catton will draw on his PhD work to lead this exploration of power, sex and the media-and those caught between them. Register at sexpowerandthepublic.lilregie.com Course meets Sundays at 10:00 am-11:30 am NZDT 3 Nov-8 Dec Learn more about Dark Times Academy www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: A gray fluffy cat and an illustration of a brown owl over a full moon with the words Dark Times Academy
ALT Building Relationships that matter: Strategies for success It's a no-brainer to believe that effective relationships are key to both business and individual success. But how do you build connections like that -- and even more, how do you keep them going? Renowned PR expert Chris Galloway will give you workable answers to these questions and tools you can start using now. You'll learn what "engagement" is really about, and how to do it to get results. Better still, you'll learn how to evaluate outcomes to make sure you hit your goals. Register at buildingrelationshipsthatmatter.lilregie.com Course meets Tuesdays at 11:00 am-12:30 pm NZDT 29 Oct-3 Dec Learn more about Dark Times Academy and our courses at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: A Cat dressed in a leather jacket with neon lights A brown owl on a branch in front of a full moon with the text Dark Times Academy
ALT Finding Truth: Tools & Techniques for Citizen Journalists and Researchers Focusing on the US and New Zealand, this course will cover basic and intermediate tools and techniques to conduct community benefit OSINT investigations. From ethics to OPSEC to coding–we will take you through how to find, document, and analyze the info you need to report on what your community needs to know. If you want to bring rigor to your research, this is the class for you. Mandy and Byron are both highly skilled researchers able to support your learning and help you level up as a researcher. Register at findingtruth.lilregie.com Course meets Saturday 11am NZST/Friday 3pm Pacific Learn more about Dark Times Academy and our courses at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Image: An illustration of a brown owl
ALT Building Relationships that matter: Strategies for success It's a no-brainer to believe that effective relationships are key to both business and individual success. But how do you build connections like that -- and even more, how do you keep them going? Renowned PR expert Chris Galloway will give you workable answers to these questions and tools you can start using now. You'll learn what "engagement" is really about, and how to do it to get results. Better still, you'll learn how to evaluate outcomes to make sure you hit your goals. Register at buildingrelationshipsthatmatter.lilregie.com Course meets Tuesdays at 11:00 am-12:30 pm NZDT 29 Oct-3 Dec Learn more about Dark Times Academy and our courses at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: A Cat dressed in a leather jacket with neon lights A brown owl on a branch in front of a full moon with the text Dark Times Academy
ALT Why Does this Keep Happening? Sex, Power, and the Public Savile, Cosby, Weinstein–the media feeding frenzy and scandal masks the real hurt and pain that lies behind public accusations of sexual misdeeds. This course will critically examine media reaction, the public impact, and how shame, power dynamics, and social acceptance determine when and why public accusations happen–and how we can create a world where every victim can speak up. Ash Catton will draw on his PhD work to lead this exploration of power, sex and the media-and those caught between them. Register at sexpowerandthepublic.lilregie.com Course meets Sundays at 10:00 am-11:30 am NZDT 3 Nov-8 Dec Learn more about Dark Times Academy www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Images: A gray fluffy cat and an illustr
ALT Dark Times Academy Future Thriving Meeting the Challenge of Post Growth with Piers Locke and Sarha Kress Guest Lecturers Mike Joy and Gareth Hughes. Mike is a senior research fellow at Victoria University, Wellington. He is an expert on freshwater ecology and frequentyly talks about ecological overshoot and the follies of ‘green’ transition agendas. Gareth is the country lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Aotearoa, an organisation that campaigns for an environmentally prudent and socially just economy. register today https://futurethriving.lilreggie.com Learn more about Dark Times Academy and our courses at www.darktimesacademy.co.nz Image: An illustration of a brown owl