Anything But Square

Imogen is the CEO of The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) is Australia's premier cultural event devoted exclusively to the exploration of human rights issues through art and film. We cover how she became involved, which includes a failed attempt as a volunteer for the festival early on, just to prove you should never give up! As well as unpacking the current state of film festivals during a pandemic, how they have been able to pivot, and where to next.

As part of the “Anything but Square” podcast, Fed Square & Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia present a new series, consisting of 5 episodes, providing impactful meditation session for the Melbourne community. 

Each and every one of us can tap into an inexhaustible supply of inner peace and happiness, but we are often our own worst enemy! This week Gen Dornying will explain how to manage the negative emotions that so often crowd our mind, making way for inner peace and contentment.

Each session will be focussed on an individual theme to improve mindfulness and promote inner peace. The series will be made in tandem with the Lunchtime Meditation livestream, hosted on the Fed Square website, every Tuesday.

Classes brought to you by Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia.

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World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised. 

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The Australian Space Agency – little known, but some very busy bees indeed.

Dr Anthony Murfett, Deputy Head of the Agency, sat down with Dr Xavier Csar, our own CEO, for a conversation between two Doctors. What is the Australian Space Agency up to? How is it collaborating with NASA, and what’s all this we hear about a plan to get to Mars in the near future?

That’s all one Anything But Square, the Fed Square podcast. Keep watching the skiiies…

World Space Week at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/events/world-space-week

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World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

As part of the “Anything but Square” podcast, Fed Square & Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia present a new series, consisting of 5 episodes, providing impactful meditation session for the Melbourne community.

Many people misunderstand happiness and in their efforts to derive happiness from external pleasures often feel dissatisfied and anxious. In this first session, Buddhist Monk Gen Dornying will explain what happiness is, how to find it, and how to really enjoy life. 

Each session will be focussed on an individual theme to improve mindfulness and promote inner peace. The series will be made in tandem with the Lunchtime Meditation livestream, hosted on the Fed Square website, every Tuesday.

Classes brought to you by Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia.

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr 

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/ 

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/ 

Frida is the Programme Manager of Lentil As Anything’s ‘The Inconvenience Store’ A store in Melbourne’s inner North that allows customers to pay what they feel for delicious meals, and a store made up of food that would otherwise be thrown away. We sit down with Frida to talk about food, food waste, the future of food security, and what it’s like to run an NGO on a pay as you feel basis. They've also collaborated with us for two videos as part of the Little Food Festival.

The Little Food Festival will run from 10am to 3pm on 30th of September, but registrants are encouraged to log on in early September to start working on the Minecraft and Citizen Science challenges. 

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr 

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/ 

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/ 

Fed Square CXO Suzana Bishop is joined by Sandro Demaio, CEO of VicHealth and founder of the Sandro Demaio Foundation, to discuss the Little Food Festival and his mission to educate people about the importance of food to good health.  

The popular Little Food Festival, delivered by Fed Square in partnership with the Sandro Demaio Foundation, the City of Melbourne and Monash University, returns in 2020 in virtual form. 

The Little Food Festival will run from 10am to 3pm on 30  September, but registrants are encouraged to log on in early September to start working on the Minecraft and Citizen Science challenges. 

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr 

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/ 

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/ 

The Food Art Week is a food and art festival initiated by Tainá Guedes. The event was born in Berlin, the capital of innovation, creativity good food and sustainable projects. Fed Square plays host to their work as part of our Sustainable September initiative. We sit down with Tainá to talk about art, food, and how she uses these mediums to educate people about sustainability, and the current state of our planet. 

Sustainable September is coming to Fed Square, with the Virtual Square set to play host to inspiring events and content throughout the month in support of a positive message about health, community and the environment. 

To celebrate Sustainable September, Fed Square’s weekly podcast Anything But Square will be releasing a series of sustainability focused episodes throughout the month.

Fed Square CEO Xavier Csar in conversation with Sea Shepherd Australia Director Jeff Hansen about the origins of Sea Shepherd, current and future campaigns, and what organisations and individuals can do to help protect our oceans. 

At 7pm on 14 September, Fed Square in partnership with Sea Shepherd will be holding a free online screening of the documentary ‘Watson’*. Focusing on the life and mission of Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson, the documentary melds contemporary interviews with Captain Paul Watson, archival clips of Sea Shepherd's dramatic encounters, alongside breathtaking underwater footage. The film screening, which people can register to watch by visiting https://fedsquare.com/events/sustainable-film-screening-with-sea-shepherd, will be followed by a live Q&A with Paul Watson.

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/

Xavier Csar, CEO of Fed Square sat down for a friendly discussion with Katrina Sedgwick OAM, ACMI Director & CEO recently and we were lucky enough to capture their convo. They chatted the importance of the screen culture to the community, going digital, and the redevelopment of ACMI at Fed Square. 

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/

In this episode, we hand the microphones over to Sherene Stewart and J-Maine Beazley- two event managers that are already making their mark with large scale First Nations events. 

In 2019 Fed Square and the City of Melbourne hosted a partnership event called BlakHEART. This event was ambitious in many ways, firstly there was the short lead time then the mega task of finding 50+ First Nations artists to inhabit Fed Square and bring this event to life. BlakHEART was a huge success and it was all largely down to these two individuals. 

These two are not only pulling off stellar events, they are revolutionising the arts industry, and getting large institutions and individuals to rethink how Indigenous artists and industry can better work together. And, how we can all continue to create, experience and support First Nations events.  

SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr

World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/

What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/