Who we are:
ESP evolved from the La Trobe University international development students’ club, in Melbourne, Australia. We welcome the involvement of all people who wish to contribute positively to the way in which equality, sustainability and peace are experienced around the world.
Our values and principles:
We believe that equality, sustainability and peace are inherently related, and that to uphold people’s equal rights and access to resources and to develop and learn sustainable ways of living, is to naturally promote peace.
The ESP Manifesto by Dr Alberto Gomes outlines the basis of our ideas and concepts about ESP. Dr Gomes introduced the concept of ESP for AlterNative Development in his unit on 'Development, Globalisation and Culture' at La Trobe University in 2008. He is currently writing a book on this concept.
Additionally, we believe that development, and the well-being of all people, can very often be attained by learning from principles of indigenous knowledge and the practices of many native peoples. We believe that development should also address the ways in which people of the Global North affect and promote environmental degradation, underdevelopment and poverty through their ways of life.
We believe that ESP can be achieved for all people.
Our approach:
We aim to promote awareness of and engagement with issues of ESP, or Equality, Sustainability and Peace for all people around the world. We aim to build networks, to develop educational activities and engender change by providing information, resources and tools for action, both here and globally.
Weekly Meetings:
We meet each week on Thursdays at 4:00pm in room SS423 on the Bundoora campus of La Trobe University. Please come along to our informal gatherings for a chat.
