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Knitting Nanas against gas,coal and greed.


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30 Knitting nanas are in action, dressed in black and yellow with placards “No New Coal” on the verge of busy road; Industrial Drive in Newcastle, right next to the massive Newcastle coal export terminal.  They sing and wave; cars honk encouragement.This is just one of the Knitting Nanas adventures Nanas Gally and Carol tell of.Find out about the national Knitting Nana phenomena and how to join in.Including a new song “Listen Deep to the Land”, music and lyrics written by Dallas De Brabander, arranged by Migel Heatwole sung by choir  "Ecopella" released as a cd "Green Footprints" in March 2018Links:Put “Knitting Nana” into  a Facebook s earch and a whole list of Knitting Nanas groups around Australia will pop up.Website: Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAG)      https://knitting-nannas.com/ Knitting Nanas Network  :     https://knitting-nannas.com/network.phpEcopella:     http://ecopella.org/News Article:"Newcastle coal port protest: Elderly man one of 26 arrested and charged", By Gemma Najem The West Australian, Saturday, 15 September 2018 Strong Twitter handles: #ClimateEmergency  #Resist  #EndCoalEarth Matters #1160 was produced by Bec Horridge
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