Caring Economies Symposium

What could it mean to live in a caring economy?

This symposium invites anyone working across research, advocacy, community engagement and policy domains to come together for one day to collectively reframe care as the foundation of our economic activities.

Guided by an opening plenary from eminent scholar Professor Joan Tronto, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in workshops to share their ideas and perspectives on how we might recentre care across a range of different domains. The aim of the symposium is to forge new avenues of research and engagement to make possible a more caring future for Aotearoa.

Info: If you have not been welcomed on to Te Rau Karamū Marae previously, we ask that you make time to come to the Pōwhiri at 9.00 am. Te Rau Karamū is a very special part of our day and we invite you to participate fully in the tikanga of the pōwhiri.

Info: Inventory research on care and economies in Aotearoa New Zealand with the aim to develop new research ideas and explore possibilities for care and economies research.

Info: A panel session focused on exploring diverse communications and dissemination strategies. Georgie Craw (Wellbeing Economies Alliance Communications Lead) - Using values-based narratives to communicate for systems change. Deanna Haami (Childcare in the 24/7 Economy, Postdoctoral Fellow) - Storying realities and visual methodology. Swarnima Kriti - Transitioning to a caring economies team, using art as a decolonial methodology. Dr Bex Graham (National Executive Officer, Parents of Vision Impaired NZ) - Using Substack for research communication and action.

Info: Rapporteur: Dr Katherine McKinnon. Panel: Professor Kelly Dombroski, Dr Aisling Gallagher, Dr Joni Angeli Gordon.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Te Rau Karamu Marae, 5 Hayward Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand