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Jess Scully is a curator who uses creativity to engage people in the knowledge economy and with urban life in the 21st century, working to shape a sustainable and inclusive future. In 2019 she was elected as Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney. Jess has charted a unique career over 20 years: founding ground-breaking festival Vivid Ideas, Australia’s largest creative-industries event; supporting emerging talent through projects such as the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards; sparking new thinking through TEDxSydney; and transforming public spaces as a public art curator. She has also been a policy advisor, radio host and magazine editor. As a councillor, Jess advocates for new models to address the housing crisis and support workforces of the future, is championing the revival of nightlife and expanding access to culture, and protecting digital rights in the public realm. A strong believer in citizen participation, Jess is committed to opening up politics, especially to younger and more diverse people. Jess Scully’s first book, Glimpses of Utopia, will be published by Pantera Press in August 2020.
‘Jess Scully has scoured the world for the best ideas to fix this mess we’re in.’ Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do
‘Glimpses of Utopia provided me the rarest thing in these grim times: hope.’ Benjamin Law
‘Whoever you are, wherever you’re at, this book will make you feel better about the world and everyone in it.’ Jan Fran
‘The kind of compelling vision we need.’ Christiana Figueres, The Future We Choose
‘We need utopian options that offer the optimism needed to create fairer futures.Jess offers proposals to discuss, explore and design our way out of the current mess!’ Eva Cox AO
‘What a wonderful and inspiring book of concrete ideas when we need inspiration the most.’ Blair Palese, founder of 350.org Australia
‘Remarkably invigorating – a collection of eminently practical ideas, from a writer who has done the nitty gritty work of making change herself.’ Bill McKibben, author, educator and environmentalist
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