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Who is June Norman? the famous woman activist who protects our forests and land all around Australia. an Angel? a willing activist? a mother? or a concern woman? Listen to this brilliant life story hosted by Sam Castro.

For decades now, Australia has allowed dirty and damaging coal to flood out of the Port of Newcastle NSW, polluting surrounding communities and exporting climate pollution to the rest of the world. Yesterday was a great day of action in Newcastel, an unprecedented gathering of over 2000 people from all over Australia are met at the gateway of the worlds biggest coal port to draw a red line under the age of fossil fuels and shut it down for the day. The Climate guardian known has the angels were standing strong on the rail train line to stop any coal to enter the port. With Over 65 arrests the message was clear: it's time to break free from destruction and make way for a clean energy future does not matter the criminal record, their crime is too big to close our eyes. Check the story here BreakFree2016. Peace!

Between May 4- 15, a global wave of mass actions will target the world's most dangerous fossil fuel projects in order to keep coal, oil and gas in the ground.We hear about war refugees forced to abandon thier homes and way of life. If fossil fuels are not kept in the ground, climate refugees will be a common reality in the near future.This week on Dirt Radio, we hear from Ursula Rakova, director of a community relocation program in the Carteret Islands, a group of low lying atolls near Bougainville in PNG already experiencing the impact of climate change. Then we talk to Phil Evans, activist and community organizer from FoE Melbourne, about Australia's participation in the world-wide mass civil disobedience planned over the next few weeks to address the cause of the very conditions Ursula Rakova is currently dealing with - the continued reliance on fossil fuels.

The planet is warming up and our coal Barons and friendly politians are loving it. A bunch of rascals are saying NO. We used lock on, tree seats, tripods, pipe locks but now the must to tackle the planet killers is the attack of a coal train. Sounds like a kick ass western movie but it’s true. Jim and 2 other activist have done it couple weeks ago and today we will learn how to do the same.

Today we will chat about environment, about coke, recycling and direct action. At 5am last Wednesday Laura from Greenpeace got into climbing gear and headed for Kings Cross in Sydney. Alongside six fellow volunteers, their plan was to drop a three-storey banner down one of the biggest billboards in Sydney, Coke’s mega-sign. I decided to get in touch to my friend Laura after I received an astonishing email from greenpeace telling the story and calling for support. TAKE ACTION NOW. It’s getting cold and wet, the forest is now muddy and our dear activists who protects our wildlife need our help and support more than ever. From Maules creek to East Gippsland, from Toolangui to Tasmania groups like FLAC, GECO, the knitting Nana’s and many individuals are still fighting on the front line this broken system. From all around the world, Indonesia, Africa, Canada and South America, Australia and France Forest Activists have no rest. Today I would like to pay a tribute to all of them. My friends in France restarted the battle against the construction of a useless airport in Nantes. Listen the story of French forest Activists, see action here! peace, Colin

As the public outrage over the Fukushima nuclear meltdown recedes, nuclear industry proponents are reviving their plan for South Australia to be the world’s nuclear waste dump. Arguments in favour of nuclear waste storage in South Australia are well and truely on the table. The Royal Commission's interim report into the nuclear fuel cycle says there are valid economic and moral arguments for storage facilities in South Australia.Friends of the Earth's Anti-nuclear & Clean Energy (ACE) Campaign has been at the forefront in opposing the nuclear industry and promoting safer solutions.This week Dirt Radio talks to Dr. Jim Green, FoE's national nuclear campaigner

Friends of the Earth recently published test results showing that – contrary to the claims of our food regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) – nano-materials are present in foods in Australia. They are widespread, untested, unapproved and unlabelled, despite us having laws that require novel food ingredients such as these to go through pre-market safety testing and approval.Take good science. Add public servants corrupted by extreme free market ideologies, dependence on corporate funding, political interference and a belief that the interests of big business equals the public interest and out the other end pops regulation – or lack of it.This week Dirt Radio talks to Jeremy Tager from FoE's Emerging Tech Project to find out more.

Today we talked about waste dump, but not a normal one. about a Nuclear waste dump. The Federal Government has a shortlist of six sites for the facility, which would house medium and low-level waste. The sites have been nominated by the landholder and the Government is consulting with neighbours and community members. But there's no sign of agreement!get in touch with ACE online, be part of the community on Facebook at Ace Kollective, follow all the last news on Twitter @NuclearFreeAus to support their kick ass resistance!

While on a surf expedition to the tropical islands of Mentawai in Indonesia, filmmaker Rob Henry finds himself immersed between two starkly different local communities – an impoverished government-run settlement and a tribal people living traditionally and abundantly in the jungle. IEF aim is to help displaced indigenous peoples build a better future by supporting them in their development of educational solutions based around the preservation and utilisation of traditional knowledge, customs, and understanding of their localised ecosystems. Filmed over the course of six years, As Worlds Divide takes us on an intimate journey inside these two contrasting ways of life, enabling a personal insight into the issue of indigenous displacement as well as demonstrating the importance this ancient cultural wisdom has in protecting the health and wellbeing of all Mentawai people. Rob has been trained on traditional tatoo making, if you ever dreamed about a tax deductibled tatoo and traditionally made based on the designed you always wanted your dreamed came through so don't be shy and contact him here. peace!

Today on Dirt Radio the Bats Return to the Leard State forest, Phil is live at the gate of the Coal mine with 80 people to support the traditional owner, the Gomeroi, in the protection of their last sacred site. Follow the journey on the Front Line Action on Coal web site and follow the action on twitter #Gomeroi  /The famous #LetThemStay campaign and the inside of an action, the Highway banner drop by 2 females activists and the pressure from the community to our immoral governement. Sick of this concentration camps? time to close them? jump into the campaign!