Dirt Radio

Mar 25 2024 328 ep. 185

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Friends of the Earth campaigners and activists dig down into the dirt on important environmental and social justice issues.

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Why is the west still waiting for better buses in 2024?

Elyse and Chloe recap the community forum held by Sustainable Cities and Point Cook Action Group that took place on Thursday 14th March in Williams Landing, to ask the question 'Why is the west still waiting for better buses in 2024?'We play snippets from the night as well as a follow up interview with one of our key speakers, Nasreen Mohamed, a resident form the Mambourin estate i

Discussing climate activism with Tomorrow Movement

This week Dirt Radio interviewed Imo Kuah, an organiser at Tomorrow Movement, to discuss the movement, social and climate activism, and how to be involved. The next Racial Justice Learning Collective session will be on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM Sign up here! https://actionnetwork.org/events/racial-justice-learning-collective-session-1-2024-2/ Tomorrow movement is an unstopp

Life After Coal

We spoke to Stephanie Sabrinskas from Life After Coal. Stephanie is a filmmaker and impact producer based on Gunaikurnai Land in the Latrobe Valley, Australia. We discussed a just transition to renewable energy and jobs for coal communities in the LaTrobe Valley, the health impacts of coal-fired power stations, the 10 year anniversary of the Hazelwood mine fire, community action in

The movement for a free Palestine

We spoke to Amin Abbas from Melbourne City Council for Palestine who organized the action outside the City of Melbourne last Tuesday as Council debated a motion in support of a ceasefire in Palestine. Amin is a son and grandson of Palestinian refugees from Tiberias and Genine. Amin’s purpose in life is to liberate Palestine with a dream to return to Palestine as a free man.To get

Legacy of High Country Forests and What's Next for the Forests Campaign

Friends of the Earth Melbourne/Naarm's Forests campaigner Cam Walker joined Dirt Radio's Claud Gallois and Jay Iwasaki to discuss the historic end to native forest logging in Victoria, the road to get here, and what's next for Victoria and Australia.

Australia celebrating renewable energy and fighting off fake news!

In today's episode, Elyse interviews Pat Simons (FoE Yes 2 Renewables Coordinator) and Martin Cubby (Wollongong local, member of Good for the 'Gong and organiser with NTEU) about recent national actions in support of renewable energy, and the push back against misinformation

Palestinian Resistance - Disrupting the Global Weapons Supply Chain + Update from Sitintifada with Uncle Ihab

In today's episode, Elyse Cunningham speaks to Tori from Unionists for Palestine about some of the history of activism targeting weapons companies in Naarm, and the insidious way that supply of weapons used in genocides across the world is spreading throughout Victoria. We then check in with Uncle Ihab at the Sitintifada, with an update from the first sitting day of Victorian parli

Coastal Erosion on the Climate Frontlines - Adaptation and Alliance Building

In this week episode Alana Mountain interviews Dr Sanja Van Huet, a local resident of Ocean Grove and long time community activist, along with Aleesha Hanczakowski from the Act on Climate Collective, regarding coastal erosian and the Port Phillip Bay Coastal Hazard Assessment, and community action on the frontlines

Native Forest Country Opened to Logging - NorthEast Forest Alliance

In this week's episode, Jeff Waters interviews Susie Russell and Sean O'Shannessy from the Northeast Forest Alliance about a recent court decision that will allow native forest logging in the Bulga forest on Biripi Country

Gas Bagging with Freja and Jeff

Jeff Water and Freja Leonard unpack the year that was in gas and look ahead at what's coming up in 2024