
Jess Scully
@jessaroo
Author of Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World | YIMBY | Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney | citymaker
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http://glimpsesofutopia.com/ 09-10-2007 06:25:15
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Tonight we farewell to the inimitable and fearless Jess Scully, at her last meeting of Council. You can watch the live stream of the meeting from 5pm, or read my Lord Mayoral Minute on her service and decision to step down: bit.ly/FarewellJessSc…


Thank you for all you do Asylum Seekers Centre - I’m so proud to support you and your vital work - I really appreciate this ☺️

Vote 1 for a fun future (session) at @sxswsydney - I’m hoping I’ll get to join Now at @[email protected] Dom Price and Sally Dominguez in imagining a playful future for our cities. Want to join us? Today is your last chance to click thru and vote!



The YIMBYs are here. Article ft. Max Holleran, Katie Roberts-Hull, Jonathan O'Brien, calling for a better, denser Melbourne. theage.com.au/national/victo…

“Building infrastructure such as roads, electrical grids and communications for fringe suburbs is up to four times more expensive than adapting infrastructure in established suburbs with growth capacity, according to Infrastructure Victoria.” Great piece Guardian Australia #YIMBY




Tune in to ABC Sydney, I’m about to have a chat with Richard Glover richard glover about the ideas in the shiny ✨ new edition of my book, Glimpses of Utopia 🌞, have a listen!


I’m so honoured to have my book, #GlimpsesOfUtopia, included in this incredible list of #bookstochangetheworld in the Guardian UK, thanks to author of #JoinedUpThinking, Hannah Critchlow

Sydney: What are you up to for World Environment Day (Mon, June 5)? 📽️Join me to kick off the cinematic release of The Endangered Generation? After the film I will be hosting a Q&A with director Celeste Greer, Camille Goldstone-Henry 🐨 and Jess Scully. Info: theendangeredgeneration.com


An easy way to show solidarity with Writers Guild of America West Writers Guild of America East SAG-AFTRA and all the writers, actors and creative workers on strike for fair pay and better conditions. There’s no content without creative workers. Bye Netflix ANZ 👋🏽 BINGE and the rest 👋🏽 #WGAstrike Can you do it too?

Here's what I got up to at the Byron Writers Festival.... abc.net.au/listen/program… Join Jess Scully Jeff Goodell and Ben Roche for a chat about thinking systemically about the environment and moving away from consumer capitalism.

"After 10 years of pain and uncertainty, my family risks being torn apart by Labor’s deportation bill." Op-ed by Vashini Jayakumar - mother of 3, childcare worker and HometoBilo campaigner. Labor's deportation bill has been delayed by six weeks. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Can we play a role in reshaping our digital public sphere for the common good? I’m interviewing ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 & Gone to 🦋 same user name. on Tuesday at a *free* Sydney event, thx to #CentreofthePublicSquare, #CommitteeforSydney and #CivicImaginationNetwork. Join us! eventbrite.com.au/e/can-technolo…

Tomorrow: register below! Tech evolves at speed: why should democracy, a technology for social decision making, remain static & stuck in the 19th century? #Plurality by Gone to 🦋 same user name. ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 is a guide to updating democracy for our times using tech, diversity and human connection