Get around this conversation with Naomi Hogan; National Coordinator of Lock The Gate Alliance and Certified Badass. 

Naomi hangs out on the frontline of climate instability and concern over the expansion of coal and fracking projects - and makes a ruckus. 

She has worked tirelessly with regional communities, Traditional Owners and farming groups across Australia to shine a light on inappropriate mining practices and thwart corporate greed. As a result, millions of hectares of Australian land have been spared from gas expansion and drilling. 

Despite the magnitude of her long-standing commitments, she's a lighthearted, level-headed and hopeful human who will bring ample solidarity and sustenance to your eardrums. Get inspired.

SHOW NOTES

• Her awkward-but-committed younger self, and growing into her sense of social justice and ecological responsibility.
• Why building the right network is key to empowerment and creative changemaking.
• Why to seek out a community with a clear vision and purpose that everyone can work together towards.
• Why dogma doesn’t serve her.
• The tradeoff between pursuing activism and living in a tiny city apartment.
• Getting comfortable with life’s chapters and not having it all.
• How variations in tackling The Big Issues are vital for spreading the load and appealing to different audiences.
• Her sense of urgency vs. being part of a huge global team working together; noone has to shoulder it alone.
• The importance of switching off from relentless effort. 
• How time outside balances her inside-centric chapter.
• How the virtual world can support connection with far flung communities.
• Her childhood as an airforce kid who moved a lot; accustomed to new places, new communities and finding beauty in those new places.
• How being connected to her purpose has allowed her to connect with others who share her values.
• Her vision for a future where we do more with less and have time to prioritise family, health, taking care of each other and revaluing farmers.
• Simplicity made sexy.
• Why she has deliberately scaled back: finances, no car and second hand clothes.
• The allure of returning to a life where you work for money, not passion.
• The simple action of finding one other person, then two, then 10, to share, learn, debate and grow with, fostering better ideas and confidence to take little steps - which become bigger over time.

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

• Lock The Gate Alliance
• Naomi's Twitter
• Fractured Country: An Unconventional Invasion [documentary]
• The Bentley Effect [documentary]

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