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DRUGS: New Drugs in Australian Society

Brisbane Free University is delighted to present our second session, featuring the following presentations, followed by time for open discussion: Emerging Drugs: The new wave of synthetic psychoactive substances (Jeff Buckley) The Ethical Implications of Emerging Drugs (Cameron Francis) When: Tuesday 5th … Continue reading

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Podcasts!

Brisbane Free University sessions are now available as podcasts on this site: http://brisbanefreeuniversity.podbean.com/ Enjoy!

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Australia: The Lucky Country? Capitalism and its Discontents

  Brisbane Free University excitedly launches its first session, featuring talks on the following topics: Capitalism and Class Struggle in Australia (Dave Eden) Eat Our Money? Food Security under Capitalism (Kristen Lyons) When: Tuesday 18th of December, 6.30 – 8 … Continue reading

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BFU LAUNCHED: Looking Forward, Looking Back.

First of all, we had no idea that there would be so many people at the Launch, so thank you all for coming, or thank you for your support if you couldn’t be there.  I think everyone would agree that … Continue reading

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Brisbane Free University Launch

When: 6.30 pm, Thursday 22nd of November 2012 Where: The carpark under Westpac Bank, 89-91 Boundary Street, West End   Brisbane Free University will be launching this week with a discussion on the topic: ‘Why Free University? Re-imagining Education’. To kick it … Continue reading

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Brisbane Free University set to launch this Thursday!

We’re getting really excited for the launch of BFU – you might spot this poster around town. Make sure to spread the word and come on down to Boundary St this Thursday evening to kick it all off! More details … Continue reading

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BFU Call Out!

Brisbane Free University is now looking for speakers and topic suggestions.  What would you like to talk about/hear about/discuss?  What topics do you think are important/interesting/outlandish? Spread the word far and wide; this is your space and we want to hear as … Continue reading

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Hold Music.

This site is UNDER CONSTRUCTION.  We will launch it in early November. Cheers! The BFU crew.

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