Lecturers
LECTURERS TYPICALLY INCLUDE:
Delta Kay, Lecturer
Delta Kay is a proud Bundjalung woman from Byron Bay. Delta has worked in Aboriginal education for over thirty years. She loves working in nature, connecting people to Country and caring for Country through school programs and eco-tourism walks. Delta offers a Welcome to Country program to SIT students every semester. She and her team at Country as Team facilitate Aboriginal Camp, where students are guided through a range of experiences to deepen the understanding of Aboriginal history, culture, and the connection to land and environment.
Helena Norberg-Hodge, Lecturer
Helena is an author, filmmaker and pioneer of the “new economy” movement. Helena’s book, Ancient Futures, which has been made into a film, has been called “an inspirational classic.” Earth Journal counted her among the “10 most interesting environmentalists,” and she received the Right Livelihood Award, or “Alternative Nobel Prize.” Helena studied linguistics at the University of London and MIT. She founded the International Society for Ecology and Culture, is a founding member of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and co-founded the International Forum on Globalization and Global Ecovillage Network. Helena previously taught in SIT’s International Honors Program. She lectures on globalization and the localization movement.
Mary Graham, DUniv
Mary is a highly respected Kombu-merri elder, researcher, and former academic who has held senior positions in Aboriginal organizations. She has been a member of the prime minister’s Reconciliation Council, an elected member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, and a fellow at the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action. She is a member of the Ethics Council of the Congress of Australian First Nations. Mary teaches a workshop on Aboriginal worldviews and has worked with SIT since 1993.