Monthly Archives: September 2012

Jill Meagher: Why?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tullia Jack

The whole of Melbourne is numb.  Jill was taken from Sydney Road last Saturday night and extinguished by a stranger.  After being at Brunswick Green and Bar Etiquette.  The most local and friendly places in my Melbourne world. Three out … Continue reading →

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Human Kindness

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Tullia Jack

Today I broke my backpack.  Hoping to find a repairer I stopped by a leather jacket shop, one of the many proliferating Florence’s tourist district.  The lovely Indian man inside repaired it straight away and when I asked to pay … Continue reading →

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Eco Acupuncture

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Tullia Jack

For the last week I’ve been in Florence helping Chris Ryan (my thesis supervisor) and Michael Trudgeon with a design studio in Florence. The studio intriguingly titled Eco Acupuncture, is all about performing narrow but deep sustainability interventions in a … Continue reading →

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Chatting to Fi on ABC Statewide Afternoons NSW

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Tullia Jack

An interview from earlier this year where I rambled off about social technical systems. Fi on ABC Statewide Afternoons NSW

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Australia: not the most racist place in the world

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Tullia Jack

Last night I caught the overnight bus from Nuremberg to Florence, this experience traumatised me, not because of the long hours but because of what happened on the trip. Leaving Munich we were pulled over by an unmarked police car, … Continue reading →

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Electronics industry is facing a ‘Nike moment’

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Tullia Jack

Here is a brilliant video from Greennovate, a non-profit sustainability consultancy and education initiative, highlighting not only what the issues are with the electronics industry, but how we can help catalyse the process for positive change. Go to their page … Continue reading →

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Chatting to Oxfam 3things

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Tullia Jack

‘Sometimes I hear myself playing back and I’m like “Yeah! Now that guy really knows what he’s talking about!”‘ – Arj Barker I had that feeling reading over this interview I did with Oxfam 3things.  Lauren, who interviewed me, has … Continue reading →

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Nobody was Dirty: challenging collective conventions of cleanliness

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Tullia Jack

I presented some of my work at the ESA Consumption Research Conference in Berlin this week. It was a brilliant chance to test some of my ideas on the super intelligent social theorists:  Warde, Halkier, Miles and Truninger were all at the conference which … Continue reading →

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If you WANT something buy the best quality, if you NEED something buy secondhand

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Tullia Jack

I feel like my last post left something unresolved, what to do when you become more aware of consumerism?  I really don’t know the answer to that, but buying best quality ‘wants’ and secondhand ‘needs’ seems to work in a … Continue reading →

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Ignorance?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Tullia Jack

One of my friends suggested the the couple in my past post were just ignorant, which is a valid reaction.  I have definitely been swept away in the excitement of buying cheap socks or earphones, and would prefer to think … Continue reading →

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