ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
We live in a time of rapid social, economic and environmental change and disruption. Now more than ever we need to build creative visions for our future and apply principled and ethical decision making and action.
Over three days, AELA and the AAPAE will bring together people from diverse fields of research and practice, to explore how we can build ethical futures in a changing world.
Who is this conference for? Everyone interested in exploring, discussing and sharing ideas about we can build a society that centres the health of the living world and our human communities.
Everyone is welcome!
** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ‘IN PERSON ONLY’ CONFERENCE – presenters and attendees are invited to attend in person, as there will be no online presentations or attendance options.
** Please note that all accepted speakers will be required to pay for registration for the conference, in order to attend and present. As the conference is being organized by volunteers, all conference registrations will directly support the costs of hosting the conference.
CONFERENCE THEMES
The AELA/AAPAE Conference will explore themes including the following:
- First Nations ethics, governance and decision making: de-colonised futures and representations.
- Our ethical obligations to the non-human world: ecocentric governance, rights of nature, earth laws, bioregionalism and human-nature relationships.
- Technologies of the future for environments of the future: ethical challenges and promises.
- Caring for others while caring for the planet: the ethical challenges and potential harms of altruism.
- Whose job is it anyway? Markets, grassroots movements, regulation and law: The role of the private sector, community and governments in building an ethical future.
- Everyday ethics – changes to ethics and values to ensure, and adapt to, a safe, integrated and livable future.
- General issues in applied and professional ethics.
The 2025 conference will focus on these and related questions.
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
AELA Representatives – Dr Michelle Maloney & Sarah Bashforth
AAPAE Representatives – Dr Hugh Breakey, Griffith University; Dr Larelle Bossi, Griffith University and & Dr Jorge Piaia Mendonca, Curtin University
MORE INFORMATION
Email: aela@earthlaws.org.au
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Thursday 1st May to Saturday 3rd May 2025
Griffith Ecocentre (Griffith University),
Building N68, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan (Brisbane) Qld 4111
(This is not a hybrid conference)
Tags: ALEA Conference 2025, Ethical Futures for People and Planet, Nathan Campus - Griffith University
