Dr Vivian Gerrand is a Research fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, where she coordinates the AVERT (Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism). network. In 2017-18, Vivian was an Endeavour and a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. She is currently researching young people’s use of online image-making to build resilience to violent extremism.
An online symposium exploring ideas of basic income and the need for an approach to economy that puts creativity and care at its centre. Led by a panel of artists, researchers, economists, scientists and philosophers, the symposium responds to current and ongoing planetary crises, and positions creativity and social ecology as integral to shaping policy and systems of value.
The Symposium is a joint initiative of Arts Front, BLINDSIDE and Next Wave and was supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants.