Rise and resist: Clare Press in conversation with Madonna King
How to change the world
The political march is back in a big way, as communities rally to build movements for environmental and social justice. Crossing the globe, CLARE PRESS met the passionate change-makers using increasingly creative strategies to make their voices heard. From eco warriors and zero wasters to knitting nannas and introvert craftivists they are all united by a grand purpose: to rethink how we live today to build a more sustainable tomorrow.
Clare Press in conversation with Madonna King
Integrity 20’18 |
Length 00:30:34
Filmed 25 Oct 2018
Venue Conservatorium Theatre
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
South Bank, Brisbane
Clare Press is the author of Wardrobe Crisis (https://www.clarepress.com/), named one of The Age’s Best Books of 2016. In 2018, she was named Vogue Australia’s sustainability editor – the first in the world. A former Daily Life columnist and Marie Claire fashion editor, her writing has been published in Good Weekend, The Australian and The Monthly.
Madonna King is one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists, having worked at senior levels at News Limited and the ABC, where she presented the Mornings program in Brisbane for six years. She writes for Fairfax, including a highly successful weekly column, and contributes to its Good Weekend magazine. She has written seven books, all defined by her skillful reporting and her ability to get people to talk in depth. These include the recently-released Being 14, and biographies of Professor Ian Frazer, who was behind the cervical cancer vaccine, and Joe Hockey, now Australia’s Ambassador to Washington.