{"product_id":"9781761222498","title":"Future Right NOW","description":"Author: Books, Are Media\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761222498\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Are Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 167 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2025 was the third-hottest year on record,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e following the record-breaking temperatures of 2023 and 2024, which remain the two hottest years ever recorded. For 50 years young people in Australia have been at the forefront of efforts to secure environmental justice and achieve sustainability. In the last 20 years they have organised and mobilised in numbers never seen before - and in doing so, they have claimed the right to be seen and have a say. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on more than three years of research into Australian young people's climate action and advocacy, \u003ci\u003eFuture Right Now: Young people, climate action and a vibrant democracy\u003c\/i\u003e deliberately flips the script on the conventional academic text to create an engaging dialogue about climate action across generations. This book was created through a participatory design process with young people driving the narrative, identifying key themes emerging from the research, shaping the content and contributing to the visuals. This book features nine interviews conducted by young people, with researchers working across social, political and intersectional contexts; a prologue by climate activist, Varsha Yajman; and case studies by Duty of Care campaigner, Hannah Vardy. Through their writing, each young author reflects on the \u003ci\u003eNew Possibilities\u003c\/i\u003e project research findings whilst sharing distinct stories, experiences and understandings of what it means to care for people, place, and the future in a time of climate crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book concludes with a manifesto that encapsulates young people's demands to all those in power. Make no mistake, this book is a good read, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e it has purpose: it is a call to leaders, to those in positions of power to be accountable to young people: and ensure we all have a livable future, \u003cb\u003eright now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\/s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an outcome of the \u003ci\u003eNew Possibilities Collective \u003c\/i\u003ewhich brings together over forty contributors aged 5 - 77.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung authors:\u003c\/b\u003eHarrison Bessant, Riley Brennan, Yehansa Dahanayake, Charlize Holcombe, Anhaar Kareem, Enie Lam, Jean Lewis, Annabelle Smith, Benji Varu, Hannah Vardy, Ellie Winter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYoung illustrators: \u003c\/b\u003eAce Ball, Hendrix Ball, Elliana Muul, Harvey Muul, Dylan Soo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eResearch team:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Bessant, Michelle Catanzaro, Philippa Collin, Faith Gordon, Dinusha Soo, Madison Shakespeare, Rob Watts, Varsha Yajman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Raiyanne al Hariri, Cheriz Cacha, Rukudzo Chikweche, Theo Cuddihy-Conlan, James De Fraine-Murphy, Dom Dimacuha, Elizabeth Huggins, Varun Irani, Stewart Jackson, Khushi Mali, Emily Moore, Nargis Rezaie, Maxwell Rooney, Alanna Roy, Nadia Taheri, Ashwin Venkatesh Kumar, Alannah Yeatman, Violeta Zavala Collin\u0026amp; Western Sydney University Design students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcept \u0026amp; Editorial Direction: Michelle Catanzaro\u003cbr\u003eBook design: Alicia Ball (proud Darkinjung woman)\u003cbr\u003eImage Direction: Michelle Catanzaro \u0026amp; Alicia Ball\u003cbr\u003eCopy editors: Dinusha Soo, Varsha Yajman, Philippa Collin\u003cbr\u003e First Nations consultation: Madison Shakespeare (Gadigal Saltwater woman)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How to cite this work: New Possibilities Collective (2026), \u003ci\u003eFuture Right NOW: Young People, Climate Action and a Vibrant Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, ARE Media Books, Sydney. ISBN 978-1761222498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This book is the result of research funded by the Australian Research Council for the project New Possibilities: Student Climate Action and Democratic Renewal (DP230101704)","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48125240443038,"sku":"UBD-9781761222498","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761222498.jpg?v=1786455626","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761222498","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}