Q&A on Collins 2011 a great success

01-11-11, by
Asking the question, “What makes a livable city?” the Urban Seed/Collins St Baptist Church combined event Q&A on Collins was an engaging and entertaining evening. Despite a couple of last minute panel dropouts including Adam Bandt being stuck in Canberra due to the baggage handlers’ strike, the Q&A format again provided a forum for discussion of issues vital to Melbourne. Ranging from the perils of engaging strangers at the supermarket, to issues of poverty, rioting, and the global Occupy Together movement, the topics of conversation were varied and current. In response to Jon Faine's question "What makes Melbourne livable?" Susan Carland said, "There's an opportunity for a sense of belonging for everybody," Urban Seed Executive Director Chris Lacey was a late inclusion to the panel but turned out to be a highlight with his extensive on the ground experience. "A big thing that makes livability is a sense of community and connection," he said. "And that's what Credo is all about."
 
Thanks so much to all who made it a great night –
 
Panellists: Susan Carland, Simon McKeon, Corinne Grant and Chris Lacey.
Moderator Jon Faine
Mallesons volunteers who along with Credo Team served food to guests
Credo Team whose generous hospitality continues to be top rate.

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