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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 in Werribee. You can watch the full forum here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAh0nlmwug Find out more about our campaign here: https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/better_buses_campaignDonate to Sustainable Cities here: https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/transportdonate

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 unstoppable movement of young people fighting for a society with good jobs, great public services and a safe climate for all. They are organising young people all over the country to fight for a tomorrow that works for everyone, not just big business.https://tomorrowmovement.com/https://www.instagram.com/tomorrowmvmthttps://www.facebook.com/tomorrowmvmt

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 area, and upcoming film screenings.Melbourne film screening & panel discussion: 10 years on from the Hazelwood mine fireRSVP here: https://environmentvictoria.org.au/2024/02/21/melbourne-film-screening-panel-discussion-10-years-on-from-the-hazelwood-mine-fire/WHEN: Tuesday 26 March. 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM.WHERE: Victorian Pride Centre 79/81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda 3182

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 involved, volunteer to marshall at the upcoming actions. You can do so every Sunday, meet at the State Library at 10.30am.Otherwise, join a local action group in your area! Follow @melbourne_for_palestine on Instagram to stay connected. Listen to the podcast on Spotify here

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.

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

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 parliament, and his message for Victoria regarding weapons supply on this land

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

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

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