WILD IMAGININGS | THE FUTURE, NOW - Hosted by Seed Northern Rivers

Community-led. Fiercely local. Unapologetically hopeful.

Wild Imaginings is a TEDx-style gathering where artists, activists and changemakers share bold ideas for the future of the Northern Rivers through story, music and collective dreaming.

This special edition is coming to The Farm Byron Bay, with a spotlight on grassroots projects backed by the community through the Seed Giving Circle.

Come for the ideas. Stay for the connection.

PROGRAM

From 4pm: Weaving Connections
Arrive early for a hands-on weaving experience with Kim Tait, master weaver, fibre artist and long-time Byron Shire local. A gentle way to arrive, connect and ground yourself before the evening begins.

From 5:30pm: Wild Imaginings
An evening of bold ideas, stories, music and collective dreaming.

Featuring:

Coedie McCarthy, The Boy of Many Colors
Yidinji Bar Burrum and Mamu artist, rapper, dancer, filmmaker and cultural visionary living on Bundjalung Country. Coedie’s work weaves ancient tradition and contemporary expression, bringing the old ways into a new age.

Zenith Virago
Deathwalker, celebrant, TEDx speaker and Byron Citizen of the Year. Zenith has spent 30 years pioneering a more human, community-led approach to death and dying, and what it means to live and leave well.

Carmen Stewart
Founder of It Takes a Town and Imagine Northern Rivers, community strategist, futurist and 2021 NSW Woman of the Year. Her work has activated over 21,000 hours of community contribution and launched 31 new local initiatives.

Greg Sheehan
World-renowned percussionist, educator and Rhythmagician from Bellingen. A leading figure in Australian percussion for 50 years, Greg’s Rhythm Diamonds system has shaped generations of musicians.

Alison Drover
Environmental strategist and change agent based in Byron Bay, working at the intersection of ecology, leadership and regenerative business.

Techa Beaumont and Simon Jankelson
Seed Northern Rivers, sharing what it really takes to build a supportive ecosystem for the next generation of regenerative changemakers.

PROJECTS POWERED BY COMMUNITY

The evening will also shine a light on three grassroots Northern Rivers initiatives backed through the Seed Giving Circle, a community-led model where locals pool resources to fund bold environmental projects.

The Returning’s Bundjalung Bush Food Nursery
A Bundjalung-led native bush food nursery creating education, training and employment opportunities while strengthening connection to Country.

Save Wallum
Protecting the rare and sacred Wallum ecosystem in Brunswick Heads from inappropriate development.

Local Address
Mapping the Northern Rivers’ overlooked low-carbon building materials and making this knowledge freely available.

Food and drink will be available throughout the evening.

Ethan, aka DJ RaKuu from SunDance, will be spinning fresh tunes before and after the speakers.

FROM 8:30PM | AFTER PARTY

Join the after party at KulchaJam in Byron for Storyville, with DJs and live music until late.

Tickets are $20 on the night, with proceeds going to the Seed Giving Circle.

TICKETS

This event is free so everyone can be part of the conversation. In the spirit of reciprocity and paying it forward, guests are invited to make a donation to the Seed Giving Circle when registering.

The Seed Giving Circle pools resources to back bold, grassroots climate and environmental projects across the Northern Rivers, shifting power back to the people closest to the work.