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Tim Hollo, executive director of the Green Institute and visiting fellow in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at ANU, focuses a wide angle lens on some end of year big picture issues: campaigning and the climate crisis, grassroots community building and mobilizing for consequential change in a post-pandemic world.

Today we spoke with Belinda Baggs and Linley Hurrell from Surfers for Climate about this exciting new organsiation.Check out Surfers for Climate's website here including how to get involved, and check out their awesome film clip collaboration with Jack McCoy and Paul McCartney (yes! The BEATLE!).

Dirt Radio is back LIVE in the studio!Today we talk to Fundraising Coordinator and No New Gas campaigner Jemila Rushton and Act on Climate campaigner, Leigh Ewbank.The theme was to think global (and federal) and act local. The US elections have national consequences on climate action, and the Federal push for a gas led recovery is putting pressure on local gas projects.Sign our letter to Scott Morrison calling for climate action>>Get involved in the 100 laps for climate action event>>Donate to support our Food Coop crowdfunder>>

Executive director of Market Forces, Julien Vincent talks about their campaign work exposing the sectors and institutions that finance environmentally destructive projects and climate change, and explains how communities and individuals around Australia can make these institutions accountable.

Friends of the Earth campaign coordinator Cam Walker and Megan talk about the increasing intensity and frequency of fires at home and overseas. What might come from the bushfire royal comission and what needs to be done mititgate and adapt in this changing world.Sign up to volunteer:https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/volunteer

Communities along the Darling-Baaka are rich in stories, life and culture. Dan Shultz and Otis Filley from homelandings media have been capturing and sharing these grassroots stories for 10 months. This week they caught up with Megan on Dirt Radio Check out This Is Water: https://www.homelandings.com.au/Sign up with Friends of the Earth: https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/eventsLearn More about the Menindee Lakes: https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-202008021100/leave-our-lakes-alone-darling-baaka-community-says-no

Environmental water and Cultural Flows play a distinct and important role to #ReviveOurRivers. But Whats the difference?Tune in to a snippet from an online event discussing just that, hosted By Friends of the Earth's River Country Campaign and featuring former Commonwalth Environmental Water Hoilder David Papps and director of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations peak body Brendan Kennedy.  Watch the full discussion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6itWCtfXz4gGet involved with Firends fo the Earthhttps://www.melbournefoe.org.au/events

We passed another great milestone, 20 years since the S11 protests at the World Economic Forum outside Crown Casino in Melbourne on Sep 11, 2000. Listen back on a snippet from 45 Years of Creative Resistance - a Friends of the Earth Herstory show, discussing the protest, the time and the influence of the anti globalisation movement with campaign greats: Dimity Hawkins, Cam Walker, Dave Kerin. Listen to the full program: https://www.3cr.org.au/actingup/episode-201912241500/acting-45-years-foe-anti-capitalist-trade-union-solidarityListen to Globalisation unplugged:https://www.3cr.org.au/s11Get involved at Friends of the Earthhttps://www.melbournefoe.org.au/events

School Strike 4 Climate is now affiliated with Friends of the Earth here in Australia. Campaigner, activist and striker Veronica Hester, who also happens to live in Scott Morrison's electorate, talks about the upcoming SS4C national day of action on Friday Sept 25 and local plans for a special action outside the Morrison electoral office.For more information, go to https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/buildourfuture

It's been a big year! So where is Daniel Andrews on the promised state based emissions reductions targets? And how have the people taken the lead in developing our climate policy? We check in the Anna Langford and Leigh Ewbank from Friends of the Earth's Act on Climate Collective to find out all about it For more info go tohttps://www.actonclimate.org.au/RsVP to the Climate Solutions Forum www.facebook.com/events/774309326720021/