Commons Conversations

Digital Campaigning to Counter the Far-Right with James Clark and Mar Garcia Sanz

Community Organizing in Rural and Regional Areas with Hayley Sestokas

First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Voices in the Climate Movement with Neha Madhok and Michelle Prasad

Comics and Art in Social Change with Jess Harwood

Campaigning against the Fossil Fuel Industry with Sophie Hartley and Cathy Rogers

Understanding and Countering Far-Right Movements with Will Potter and Natasha Adams

In this week’s episode&nbsp;episode Commons Director Holly Hammond chats with Lucy Graham, Cape York Campaigner at the Cairns and Far North Environment Center (CAFNEC) about her experiences of rural and regional organizing. To hear more episodes of Commons Conversations visit- <a href="https://commonslibrary.org/commons-conversations-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://commonslibrary.org/commons-conversations-podcast/</a>

Rural and Regional Environmental Organizing with Lucy Graham

In this week’s episode of Commons Conversations climate justice organizer and therapist Charlie Wood chats with trainer and educator Kazu Haga about his new book, Fierce Vulnerability. Together they explore the intertwined nature of personal and systemic change, emphasizing the importance of collective trauma healing and nonviolent direct action.

Collective Trauma Healing and Nonviolent Direct Action with Kazu Haga and Charlie Wood

Common Library Engagement Officer Aoife Carli Hannan chats with two activists from Timor-Leste.First off Aoife is joined by Upe, a human rights activist and member of the LGBTIQA+ community, sharing his experiences in the Pride Movement in Timor, his involvement in international solidarity movements, and his experiences joining the fight to save Binybarra / Lee Point on Larrakia Country.After this, she chats with the formidable Bella Galhos, a freedom fighter, survivor, social activist and current Presidential Advisor. During this interview, Bella talks about her role in Timor-Leste's liberation struggle, advancing LGBTIQA+ and women's rights in Timor, and the ongoing challenges facing the nation.These interviews were conducted during a trip to Dili, Timor-Leste in August 2024.The transcript is available to read in the following formats:<ul><li><a href="https://commonslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Discussing-LBGTIQA-Activism-and-Solidarity-in-Timor-Leste-with-Upe-and-Bella-Galhos-Transcript.docx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doc</a></li><li><a href="https://commonslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Discussing-LBGTIQA-Activism-and-Solidarity-in-Timor-Leste-with-Upe-and-Bella-Galhos-Transcript.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PDF</a></li></ul>

Discussing LBGTIQA+ Activism and Solidarity in Timor Leste with Upe and Bella Gahlos

Insights into Activism, Learning in Movements and Radical History

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7. Community Organizing in Rural and Regional Areas with Hayley Sestokas

6. First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Voices in the Climate Movement with Neha Madhok and Michelle Prasad

5. Comics and Art in Social Change with Jess Harwood

4. Campaigning against the Fossil Fuel Industry with Sophie Hartley and Cathy Rogers

3. Understanding and Countering Far-Right Movements with Will Potter and Natasha Adams

2. Rural and Regional Environmental Organizing with Lucy Graham