The Australian Sharing Law Network
The concept of sharing challenges many of the well-worn dichotomies this project is examining. The Australian Sharing Law Network is an informal network of organisations and individuals interested in using the law to support the collaborative economy and the sharing of resources in our community. Organisations participating in the network include AELA, Melbourne Law School’s Sustainability Business Clinic and Environmental Justice Australia.
Events in 2015 that took place included:
Background to the Australian Sharing Law Network
The Sharing Law network aims to build upon the workshops held with Janelle Orsi in 2014.These workshops of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane were sponsored by Bronwen Morgan’s Activism and Enterprise project, examining grassroots food, energy, transport and waste/reuse initiatives and their legal support structures. Janelle has established her own practice together with the Sustainable Economies Legal Centre, a public organisation aimed at charting “the changing legal territory of the new economy, educating communities and individuals about the possibilities and limits of creative economic structures” such as cooperatives, community currencies, local investing and urban agriculture. Her most recent book, Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy, lays out the radical plan both smaller agreements, organisations and larger institutions from the ground up to better accommodate social justice and environmental issues. See 'Past Events' for a full report on the workshop proceedings
Events in 2015 that took place included:
- Australian Earth Laws Alliance Sharing & Governance Clinic – Brisbane, March 2015. A one day interactive workshop, which will include time for interested community organisations and social enterprises to connect with legal, governance and other support services in Brisbane.
- Sharing Economy Workshop and Sharing Law Roundtable, Sydney, July 2015.
Background to the Australian Sharing Law Network
The Sharing Law network aims to build upon the workshops held with Janelle Orsi in 2014.These workshops of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane were sponsored by Bronwen Morgan’s Activism and Enterprise project, examining grassroots food, energy, transport and waste/reuse initiatives and their legal support structures. Janelle has established her own practice together with the Sustainable Economies Legal Centre, a public organisation aimed at charting “the changing legal territory of the new economy, educating communities and individuals about the possibilities and limits of creative economic structures” such as cooperatives, community currencies, local investing and urban agriculture. Her most recent book, Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy, lays out the radical plan both smaller agreements, organisations and larger institutions from the ground up to better accommodate social justice and environmental issues. See 'Past Events' for a full report on the workshop proceedings