In 2001, I conceived of the idea of the South Project as a way of building a unique sense of identity led by the crafts across countries of the South. This arose at a fortunate time when there were many opportunities through the Australia Council to develop ambitious projects and Melbourne cultural organisations were looking for a high profile international stage. Many wonderful people joined its events, but its success proved its downfall as it was taken over by those who wanted to turn it into another visual arts biennale. To keep the idea alive, I then started Southern Perspectives, which was a network of thinkers led by Raewyn Connell. The Institute of Postcolonial Studies provided an important forum for series of talks. I am still drawn to questions about the South, especially how it is that the world became arranged vertically with a North at the top and a South at the bottom. The South continues to promise a space for doing things differently.