<![CDATA[About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni.]]>About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni.

Really looking forward to it ❤️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a5be4c2c-1f5e-46e7-90f3-3f4d769a1146/about-to-start-a-2.5-day-conference-at-vic-uni.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 22:44:50 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 01:28:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:54 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner the economy is downstream of politics but the financiers and politicians like to pretend the opposite

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://frontrange.co/users/jcriecke/statuses/116433974392030529https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://frontrange.co/users/jcriecke/statuses/116433974392030529Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:36:53 GMT]]>@chrastecky to be clear, it's not "my" metric. This was a quote from a conference i was attending and "live tooting".

But that aside, I'm interested to hear why you think the number of children cycling to school is so low in your country?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116433290101274145https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116433290101274145Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:36:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:58:21 GMT]]>@HeavyMetalWings the concept of the whole conference was about building a fair and just society - not about building a country. So i don't think we're in any disagreement here

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116433138564936947https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116433138564936947Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:58:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:14:46 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner Social safety for girls and those who identify as girls.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ELS/statuses/116432731265960003https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ELS/statuses/116432731265960003Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:57:27 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner The difference being that I understand what GDP measures (and that in 90% of articles it's a wrongly chosen metric), but I have no idea what your metric says about anything.

In my country:
- access to education: spectacular
- gender equality: about EU average
- road safety: good
- environment: good

Still I haven't met a single girl riding her bike to school during my whole life. And only a small handful of boys, me being one of them (long time ago).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/chrastecky/statuses/116432663213301705https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/chrastecky/statuses/116432663213301705Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:57:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:04:03 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner
Thank you for taking us along on this journey and letting us be a part of it.
There’s a lot I haven’t understood (yet? 😅), but much of it has inspired me and brought me a sense of inner peace, because it feels good to know that my horizons have been broadened.🙏

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/elala/statuses/116431981352298057https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/elala/statuses/116431981352298057Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:04:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:36:54 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner ...distances to the next school...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116431874608412438https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116431874608412438Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:36:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:14:55 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner That's a really good metric. I like it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116431080329520273https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116431080329520273Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:14:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:15:55 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner This whole thread is fascinating, thank you for sharing!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Zizabeph/statuses/116427781248573315https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Zizabeph/statuses/116427781248573315Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:15:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:30:43 GMT]]>@erik indeed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116427603539745881https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116427603539745881Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:30:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:08:04 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner With all of the sub-messages: girls have access to education, and are free to circulate without harassment, ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.infrageeks.social/users/erik/statuses/116427042632457539https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.infrageeks.social/users/erik/statuses/116427042632457539Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:08:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:51:30 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner
"A rich city is not one where the poor have cars, it's one where the rich ride public transit!"

I forget who said it -- pretty sure it was some South American statesman with a keen eye.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/StompyRobot/statuses/116425325973905515https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/StompyRobot/statuses/116425325973905515Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:51:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:02:38 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner
well, I'm grateful for your curation of it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/ap/users/116052439353820737/statuses/116425133789456830https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/ap/users/116052439353820737/statuses/116425133789456830Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:02:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:01:49 GMT]]>@GreenChristian to be clear, this is a quote from an ex-Green MP here in Aotearoa NZ, giving a speech at a conference I attended, it's not a quote from me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116425130585807343https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116425130585807343Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:01:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:57:48 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner
That's really insightful -thanks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/ap/users/116052439353820737/statuses/116425114782971560https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://climatejustice.social/ap/users/116052439353820737/statuses/116425114782971560Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:40:22 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner lovely. I am getting interested in "folk indicators of economic performance", and this is a good one. My favourite so far is "how long do I have to wait for a visit by a specialist", like a dermatologist or some such.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/alberto_cottica/statuses/116425046281144864https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/alberto_cottica/statuses/116425046281144864Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:04:44 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner Phew, that's a relief!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424434253817537https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424434253817537Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:04:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:55:02 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner "Poverty, By America" by Matthew Desmond is another good source of ideas and quotes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty,_by_America

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424396135028423https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424396135028423Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:55:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:49:03 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner I wasn't there* but thank you for doing that.

*Seriously considered going but I had other commitments

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424372594440705https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Kay/statuses/116424372594440705Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:49:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:00:43 GMT]]>@Phil_Tanner Ya done well!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/leighelse/statuses/116423946625040635https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/leighelse/statuses/116423946625040635Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:00:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:50:26 GMT]]>And then as I left this afternoon, I went to speak to Gareth Hughes, and thanked him for what he did and what he went thru. I got to speak to one of my inspiring "heroes", when I would normally have slunk away wishing I was braver.

Be the change you want. As Gareth said (and I didn't toot), "we are living in a time of monsters". So, be the light you want to see in the world. We can change it for the better by acting together.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423198430366298https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423198430366298Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:50:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:47:26 GMT]]>And as an example of me living my values, I "kia māia"d on day one, by filling a gap after the final speaker when during the time for questions afterwards, and there was nothing but a slightly awkward silence... I stood up, and started a waiata tautoko, which the whole room joined in. The first of the conference (there were two more over the following days).

I've not sung in public before, let alone in Te Reo Māori. Let alone led it!! But it had been a truly inspirational speech.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423186593256189https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423186593256189Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:47:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:42:19 GMT]]>@Torithom no, sorry.

It's a new Victoria University building. So I'm assuming they built it this way deliberately.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423166497633514https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423166497633514Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to About to start a 2.5 day conference at Vic Uni. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:38:19 GMT]]>E mihi ana ki a koe mō te rangapū ki roto te haerenga i ēnei rā.

Thank you for coming along with me these last few days.

I am certainly thinking more about what I can do to build a better society, what that looks like, and how I can help move the dial in all the aspects of my life.

... Me kia kaha hoki, kia māia, me te mea nui; kia manawanui e hoa mā.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423150746404969https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.philtanner.com/users/Phil_Tanner/statuses/116423150746404969Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:38:19 GMT