Courses

How can we let go of the world as it is to bring about the world we want?

Direct action gets the job done! From climate to immigration, activists have been freeing us all through vigorous challenges to power.

More than just the climate is changing in the world today. Governments are falling one by one to fascism and far-right political parties. With them comes an institutionalisation of doubt, denial, and a turn away from collective solutions to our shared problems.

New courses from Dark Times Academy to focus on climate action, practical activism, and creating vision

New online course from Dark Times Academy set to take on the Tech Bros with an all-star guest speaker line-up

Taking inspiration from the long history around the world of folk education, particularly the Scandinavian and Appalachian traditions, this course is designed to offer a fun, affordable and rigorous experience–that serves the needs of working adults.

This course is designed to offer a fun, affordable and rigorous experience–that serves the needs of working adults.

The future isn’t what it used to be. Ecological breakdown and climate impacts are undermining resilience and disrupting communities. But there is so much to learn about how we can chart a path towards a more just future, one where we can all thrive in harmony with the natural world.

This course has been postponed. Check back here in March for new dates. The battle between good and evil is one of the oldest stories there is, like capitalism it takes up our horizon of thought. But what if it’s time to put it to rest?

Climate change, artificial intelligence, water and air pollution, gene technology, earthquakes, infectious disease, vaccines… whatever the risk, scientists, regulators, companies and communities are often at odds.

This course explores the intersection of information science and sociology tounderstand the mechanisms of media capture, control, and the proliferation ofmisinformation.

Focusing on the US and New Zealand, this course will cover basic and intermediate tools and techniques to conduct community benefit OSINT investigations.

This course aims to critically examine public disclosures of sexual victimisation, exploring the psychological, social, and cultural factors that shape the process of publicly disclosing sexual abuse/assault as well as the general public’s reaction to them.

Strategies for success It’s a no-brainer to believe that effective relationships are key to both business and individual success. But how do you build connections like that — and even more, how do you keep them going?

Your Instructor Dr. Phill Simpson is an award winning author, teacher and educational consultant with over 20 years teaching experience in the classroom. He holds a Doctorate in Education and a Masters degree in Creative Writing.

Your Instructor Brooke Binkowski is a veteran, award-winning journalist with a background in breaking news reporting, the U.S.-Mexico border, Indigenous rights, environmentalism, and post-conflict and humanitarian issues.

Dr. Tracey Nicholls was trained as a philosopher and has taught widely in philosophy, political theory, and women’s and gender studies. Her BA is from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, and her PhD was granted by McGill University, in Montréal.

Your Instructors Piers is an environmental anthropologist, a former fellow of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, a sustainability consultant, and post-growth advocate. As a university researcher, Piers pioneered an interdisciplinary approach to the interconnections of society, history, and ecology in South Asia, particularly in human-elephant-environment relations.