WEA learning resources

This annual lecture invites thought leaders to tackle important social topics as a memorial to Lincoln Efford, a stalwart of the Canterbury WEA and a prominent figure in the New Zealand peace movement.

• 2019: Conflict, Activism and the Climate Crisis, Richard Jackson
• 2018: The Moral and Fiscal Failure of Prisons, Dr Ian Lambie
  • Paper on preventing youth offending in NZ
  • Paper on using evidence to create a better justice system
• 2015: A Centennial Address, Garry Moore
• 2014: The Costs of Violence and Benefits of Peace, Kevin Clements.
• 2013: Gender equality and social justice by Judy McGregor
• 2012: Could Greece or Iceland happen here? Jane Kelsey
• 2011: The new war against the planet, Jeanette Fitzsimons
• 2010: Is a peaceful, just and sustainable future possible? John Peet

2009: A blueprint for the future, Peter Williams QC

Sustainability Part 1, Colin Meurk

Sustainability series 

Creative transitions to sustainable futures

Creative transitions, bibliography

Pushing a new paradigm, ecology

Pushing a new paradigm, social

Sustainability Part 2, Colin Meurk

Session 1 – Introduction and Ecological Sustainability

Session 2 – Sociological Sustainability

Session 3 – Economic Sustainability 

Soap Box with Craig Anderson

Lecture notes from a talk on population, food consumption, and waste.

Centennial address by Gary Moore

Lecture notes from an address celebrating the Centennial of WEA.