School Without Walls (SWOW) was a fully democratic school that ran from 1974 to 1997, when it was forced to shut down by Kate Carnell’s Liberal Party local government.
Many of those (including myself) who had the opportunity to learn at SWOW remain embittered that something quite that good - many would say life-changing – no longer exists.
There are scant records available from SWOW, and this series of oral histories aims to fill that gap as fully as possible. 

In the second interview we talk with Biff Ward, a founder, early teacher and co-ordinator of the school.

School Without Walls (SWOW) was a fully democratic school that ran from 1974 to 1997, when it was forced to shut down by Kate Carnell’s Liberal Party local government. Many of those (including myself) who had the opportunity to learn at SWOW remain embittered that something quite that good - many would say life-changing – no longer exists. There are scant records available from SWOW, and this series of oral histories aims to fill that gap as fully as possible. In the second interview we talk with Biff Ward, a founder, early teacher and co-ordinator of the school.

SWOW Oral History - 2 - Biff Ward - Teacher Founder - 2023 - 02 - 10

Align in the Sound is a podcast combining audio from three sources:
 - Radio Behind the Lines
 - The New Economy Network of Australia
 - Co-ops Commons and Communities Canberra.

Radio Behind the Lines (BTL) has been going to air every week on Community Radio 2XX 98.3FM in Canberra, Australia for over 30 years. We talk with anyone who is trying to make the world a better place. 
The New Economy Network of Australia (NENA) was conceived in 2016. NENA is an Australian Co-operative which aims to bring together people around the continent who are creating and thinking about a new economy which serves people and planet, and amplify the fantastic work already being done. BTL has recorded 3 of their national conferences, which can be found here.
Co-operatives, Commons and Communities Canberra (CoCanberra) is building the new economy in Canberra, Australia, through the creation of “Climate Co-ops”.
This means you will continue to hear the eclectic mix of interviews and field recordings from Behind the Lines, mixed up with snapshots of what NENA’s various hubs and people are up to, various conferences, and recordings from the regular meetups of CoCanberra.
Use the playlists to browse through our archive to discover interviews, rallies, lectures and more from all sorts of people who are trying to make the world a better place, and many recordings from the NENA conferences.

Thanks to Jacopo Werther [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] for the Romanesco Broccoli natural fractal photo. Find the original at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanesco_Broccoli_detail_-_(1).jpg
Enjoy!
The Align in the Sound team.

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Align in the Sound is a podcast combining audio from three sources: - Radio Behind the Lines - The New Economy Network of Australia - Co-ops Commons and Communities Canberra. Radio Behind the Lines (BTL) has been going to air every week on Community Radio 2XX 98.3FM in Canberra, Australia for over 30 years. We talk with anyone who is trying to make the world a better place. The New Economy Network of Australia (NENA) was conceived in 2016. NENA is an Australian Co-operative which aims to bring together people around the continent who are creating and thinking about a new economy which serves people and planet, and amplify the fantastic work already being done. BTL has recorded 3 of their national conferences, which can be found here. Co-operatives, Commons and Communities Canberra (CoCanberra) is building the new economy in Canberra, Australia, through the creation of “Climate Co-ops”. This means you will continue to hear the eclectic mix of interviews and field recordings from Behind the Lines, mixed up with snapshots of what NENA’s various hubs and people are up to, various conferences, and recordings from the regular meetups of CoCanberra. Use the playlists to browse through our archive to discover interviews, rallies, lectures and more from all sorts of people who are trying to make the world a better place, and many recordings from the NENA conferences. Thanks to Jacopo Werther [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] for the Romanesco Broccoli natural fractal photo. Find the original at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanesco_Broccoli_detail_-_(1).jpg Enjoy! The Align in the Sound team.

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