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This week on the show Phil is joined by Jarrah and Belle from Blockade Australia - a new network of activists taking a systemic and direct action approach to solving the climate crisis.You can find out more about Blockade Australia on their website, and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Read ANFA's statement on AUKUS and nuclear submarines here.Find out more about Friends of the Earth's work on koalas, including how to get the new pamphlet mentioned in the show here.

This week on the show we hear another of the presentations from a recent webinar held by Friends of the Earth and the Climate Council about the potential for an offshore wind industry in Australia. This time we heard a little further north ot the home of the world's largest coal port, Newcastle, and hear from Lord Mayor, Nuatali Nelmes, aobu how offshore wind could be a transition boom for the city.Watch the full webinar hereTake action to get Victoria's buses 100% electrified!

Today on the show we hear some of the highlights from a recent webinar held by Friends of the Earth and the Climate Council about the potential for an offshore wind industry in Australia. We hear presentations from Tony Wolfe, a coal fired power plant worker, and Penny Howard, a research officer with the Maritime Union of Australia.Watch the full webinar here Read the Blue Economy Cooperative report on offshore wind potential hereGet active with Friends of the Earth's Yes 2 Renewables collective here

This week on Dirt Radio - Lucinda, Mareta, and Phil catch up with Friends of the Earth's Anthony Amis and Michelle Baxter from the Strzlecki Koala Action Team and find out why the koala issue is a lot more complicated than first glance.Get involved with the Strzlecki Koala Action Team at Friends of the Earth here.Get involved with protecting Greater Gliders by joining the crew at GECO, or with the Friends of the Earth forest collective.Say no to nuclear submarines in Australia with this petition, and read more information about the decision here.

Today on the show we will catch up Laura Sykes - Friends of the Earth’s Sustainable Cities collective coordinator to talk about all things transport, climate change and anew campaign that is being launched called Better Buses in Melbourne’s West.Take action to call for better buses.Take part in a day of action to call on stronger Australian targets for COP26 (if it goes ahead!)

We listen in to a presentation by the Kathy Jetnil-Kijner - and activist, artist and poet from the Marshall Islands - made at the Climate Change Challenges to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations conference organised by the Pacific Island Council of QLD(link is external) and Friends of the Earth in July.Join the national Day of Action for Australia's 2030 Climate Target on Friday 1 October to call for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take a strong 2030 target to the COP26 climate summit.Be part of the Better Buses for Melbourne's West Campaign Launch on September 15.

We listen in to a presentation by the Honourable Simon Kofe - The Tuvalu Foreign Minister - made at the Climate Change Challenges to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations conference organised by the Pacific Island Council of QLD and Friends of the Earth in July.SIGN THE PETITION: Call on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to match (or beat) Boris and Biden's climate targets for COP26!

Zianna Fuad from Friends of the Earth Australia joins Phil Evans via phone to discuss LGBTIQA+ struggles, and how they intersect with climate justice work.We also run through 6 ways to build more inclusive movements:Educate yourself about LGBTIQA+ struggles and share knowledge and resources.Challenge harmful perceptions and actions, especially if you’re straight and cis-gendered.Never assume identity - invite people to share if they feel safe to do so.Use inclusive language - in meetings, and in your campaigning, and organising materials.Be deliberately inclusive.Turn up and be good comrades.Meanwhile check out the awesome work happening up at Camp Nunguu.Also check out these other great sister shows on 3cr celebrating all things queer:In Ya FaceOut of the PanQueering the Air

Today we are looking at so called, "junk agroecology" and what's behind the transition towards a sustainable agricultural narrative in agroecology circles. We will dig into a report released in 2020 titled “Junk Agroecology: The corporate capture of agroecology for a partial ecological transition without social justice.”Yes, it is Food Sovereignty, Agricultural Practices, Corporate Cooption and social justice today on Dirt Radio with a special report featuring an interview with Katie Sandwell from Transnational Institute of the Netherlands (TNI) recorded by our sister show, Friends of the Earth International’s Real World Radio who also wrote today's script (used under Creative Commons licence).Please email [email protected] if you want to find out more about food sovereignty work, or to get involved.

A new report suggests that Australia has some of the world’s best offshore wind assets, in fact enough to replace our aging fleet of coal fired power plants. Centred in this new opportunity is the Latrobe Valley, home of Victoria’s remaining brown coal reserves and power generation. It’s never been as simple as switch off coal and switch on renewables, and today we will be joined by Pat Simons from Friends of the Earth’s Yes2Renewables campaign to hear about some of the obstacles, and some of the opportunities that wind powered energy generation has for the community. Yes it is the tale of two wind farm projects, here on Dirt Radio!Take action to get the government moving on offshore wind here.Find out more about the Delburn wind project and public submissions here.