Upcoming Events
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Barely Legal: rules for a meaningful life
Join us for our second presentation of The Meaning of Life and Other Inconveniences: philosophy in everyday life.series as Professor Nicole Anderson has a conversation with Mark Swivel from Barefoot Law - a disruptive firm whose aim is to provide effective affordable advice to clients and to minimise the suffering caused by the legal system and its processes
6pm Friday 28 November, 2025
11 Tasmania Circle Forrest, ACT
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Shane Howard (Goanna) - Solo - Maintain the Rage
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Whitlam Dismissal, Shane Howard from Goanna has generously agreed to give an intimate concert at the Wesley Music Hall. This concert is a fundraiser for Manning Clark House. Tickets are limited, so buy yours now. $40 online or $45 at the door (if available).
8pm Saturday, 15 November, 2025
Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Cct, Forrest, ACT.
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Food Sovereignty in Havana: Local Results and Global Challenges: Professor Adrian H. Hearn
This presentation examines experiences of food sovereignty through an Australian project in Havana with the Antonio Nuñez Jiménez foundation and the Ifá Iranlowo Afro-Cuban community.
6pm Friday, 31 October 2025
11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, ACT
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![Manning Clark House weekend event titled 'Maintaining the Rage and Enthusiasm', celebrating 50 years since the Whitlam dismissal, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 15-16, 2025 at 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, ACT. The design features a dynamic splash of blue, red, yellow, and black paint splatters with bold white text.]()
MCH Weekend of Ideas - Maintaining the rage and enthusiasm. 50 Years since the Whitlam Dismissal.
Join us for this incredible event where you'll have the unique opportunity to hear firsthand accounts from those who were present during pivotal moments. Engage in thought-provoking discussions on how the dismissal transformed the socio-economic and political landscape, reshaping the future in profound ways.
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Tours of historical Manning Clark House
Tour the home of eminent Australian historian Professor Manning Clark and accomplished linguist Dymphna Clark.
Saturdays - by appointment.
11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, ACT
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The Transformational Economics of Renewable Energy & Electrification
In the sixth presentation of the Energy Transition 2025 series, David Glynne Jones will address three key aspects of the transition from the fossil energy economy to the future economy based on renewable energy and electrification.
3pm, Saturday, 1 November, 2025
11 Tasmania Circle Forrest, ACT.
Access the 2025 Dymphna Clark Lecture by Jane Caro below
