2nd of October 3pm -7pm AEDT (Sydney Time)

These mushrooms thrive by feeding on decaying organic matter, permeating rotting wood and releasing enzymes to decompose complex compounds. Then a process of transformation can take place - a foundation for new life.

Permaculture and other regenerative design frameworks hold immense potential to reimagine our current systems. But without dismantling harmful systems, they risk replicating the same extractive structures they seek to replace. Part of recontextualising permaculture as a radical framework is composting outdated structures and ideas.

4th of October 11am - 7pm AEDT (Sydney Time)

As the old structures decompose, let’s become parasitic fungi, pulling power from colonial systems of violence, & find pathways to relocate energy and resources into regenerative community based systems.

Parasitic mushrooms help regulate our ecosystem & open space for different species to contribute. Let’s divest these resources & create new space by redefining who and what permaculture is for - accelerating the natural cycles of decay & regeneration.

5th of October 11am - 7pm AEDT (Sydney Time)

Mycorrhizal fungi are the great networkers and symbiotic collaborators. Their complex relationships with the roots of trees and other plants are key to sharing knowledge, mutual benefit and the redistribution of resources. In our communities this means creating relational systems that serve the many—not just the few & uncovering networks of liberations and mutual aid that bring diversity to our ecosystem.

This means centring First Nations justice, queer, disabled, migrant, youth and traditionally othered voices —those pushing boundaries, expanding worldviews & building radical bridges across silos. It is with these movements we must co-design new systems as they understand most intimately the power structures we all need to decompose.