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Join Alana Mountain from forests collective and Jaime-Lee Willoughby a somatic sex educator and queer ceremonialist diving deep on gender justice, Jaime-Lee's personal experiencess and solidarity opportunities for allies.

On this episode of Dirt Radio, Claud Gallois spoke to Friends of the Earth's No New Gas campaigner Freja Leonard about how renters deserve to have gas-free homes, and how to make it happen. Take the pledge today: https://www.getoffgas.org.au/RSVP to the action: No coal to hydrogen for Victoria August 30, 2023 at 8:30am - 9:30am @ Victorian Parliament Steps https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/no_coal_to_hydrogen_for_victoriaSign the petition to Stop the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project http://bit.ly/No2HESC

Today, Sanne de Swart and Xavier Dupe join us from friends of the Earth’s anti-nuclear movement and the national student union as we discuss the current state of affairs in nuclear policy in Australia, seventy eight years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Details for rallies:Adelaide 2pm Mitchell Building, University of Adelaide: https://fb.me/e/uy4ennf6TBrisbane 1pm Grassy Knoll, University of Queenland: https://fb.me/e/5abEbHD9lBrisbane 1pm, Lady Bowen Lawn, Gardens Point, Queensland University of Technology: https://fb.me/e/4otF2jcdj?mibextid=Gg3lNBCanberra 1pm Kambri, Australian National University: https://fb.me/e/9TIM6HAeGPerth 1pm AWST, Murray St Mall, Perth: https://fb.me/e/8SRhh74G3Melbourne 1pm State Library: https://fb.me/e/5YSKG14eKSydney 1pm Fisher Library, University of Sydney: https://fb.me/e/4Bc3jQW0JWollongong: 12pm Rainbow steps, University of Wollongong: https://fb.me/e/2UWu3Imfs Protest Labor Party National Conference 8am Fri 18th August, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, https://fb.me/e/4Dh0Fz4Uc Protest "AUKUS masterclass" 1pm 23 August, at University Club, UWA: https://fb.me/e/3NuapNVCp  Please take a minute to email the Albanese Government today calling on them to abandon plans for a national nuclear waste dump on Barngarla Country in SA:https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/walk_away_from_kimba_dumpTo stay up to date and get involved in the movement please visit www.melbournefoe.org.au/nuclear, join us at one of our next in person action meetings (www.melbournefoe.org.au/nuclearevents) or get in touch on how you would like to contribute via [email protected]: www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheEarthAntiNuclearCampaignInstagram: @foenuclearfreeTwitter: @NuclearFreeAus Welfare Not Warfare campaign on social media:instagram.com/welfarenotwarfare/facebook.com/booksnotbombsnus And students, trade unionists, university staff and community activists are encouraged to sign onto my open letter against AUKUS: https://forms.gle/R4yT5mWojUgD4qBh9

This week Alana Mountain chats to Elyse from Friends of the Earth's Sustainable Cities Collective about some juicy justice taking place for social equity in the public transport system. She also spoke to Potdog from Grassroots Action Network Tasmania and got a download on the goss, fighting the housing crisis by exposing the unfair AirBnB sitch and continuing the fight for Tassie's lush forests.

This week Jeff Waters and Rob Harrison speak to Lara MacFarlane and Ally Scott from the Disability Resource Centre about Disability Pride Month and their Transport For All Campaign -- which recently led a series of protests against the inaccessible tram network across Naarm. Before that, Jeff and Rob spoke to Pat Simons from Friends of the Earth's Yes2Renenwables Collective and the premiere of 'Power On', a film about Gippsland's energy transition 100 years after the LaTrobe Valley's coal industry began.For more information on 'Power On' see: https://www.poweronfilm.com.au/Get involved with the Disability Resource Centre at https://drc.org.au/

Claud Gallois and Dr. Jay Iwasaki spoke to Sanne de Swart and Dr. Jim Green from Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Collective about the grassroots campaign to stop a nuclear waste dump in Kimba, South Australia as well as the future challenges that nuclear submarines present.  For more information on the Nuclear Free Collective go to https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/nuclear, sign up to their newsletter and send an email to [email protected] to join the next meeting.

Find out more about the No More Gas Campaign here:https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/gasRSVP to the Nuclear Free Collective Art Auction here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1965450690513867Donate to Dirt Radio's Radiothon target here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/foe

This week Elyse Cunningham, Anna Langford and Aleesha Hanczakowski dive into the history of Friends of The Earth's Climate and Transport action over the past 50 years.

Anna Langford from FoE's Act on Climate collective interviews folks who have been campaigning for a just transition. Anna chats to Wendy Farmer from FoE's Yes to Renewables collective who lives in the Latrobe valley in Gippsland on Gunaikurnai Country and has been working with Voices of the Valley to ensure that justice is at the heart of the transition form fossil fuels to renewables in the valley. She then interviewed Colin about his work with unions around the country that are part of the energy transition. Finally, she interviews Kim Croxford about her work with the recent announcement of the end to native forest logging in Victoria, and her views on the key next steps. (Episode image: Just Transition poster by Sam Wallman who lives and works in Melbourne on Wurundjeri land)