Align in the Sound - New Economy Network / Radio BTL / CoCanberra

Keith Colls has been in the organic growing scene for many years, with Canberra Organic Growers Society he helped set up many of Canberras community gardens. In 2011 he cofounded the Canberra City Farm, now a thriving organisation. He is about to begin teaching a 15 month organic market gardening course, for those who reckon they would like to grow veg for a living, but would like to try it out and learn more about it before taking the plunge. Keith is also involved in the startup of a community owned farming cooperative in the Canberra region alongside Scotty Foster, our regular presenter. Have a listen to learn more about both of these subjects!

David Holmgren is one of the founders of Permaculture, a design movement devoted to both a permanent culture, and a permanent agriculture. We caught up for chat about imagination and its importance in these times which require such comprehensive and massive change.

Joining us today on Radio Behind the Lines, we are fortunate to have leading Australian Barrister, employment and Industrial law expert, Ian Neil SC, an expert on employment, and the ins and outs of Jobkeeper, who will be discussing the concept of employment itself, then moving on to the employment and industrial law issues that lie scattered at the bottom of the Jobkeeper cliff. Ian, along with David Chin SC and Christopher Parkin, developed the 'Guide to the JobKeeper Scheme'.and also co-authored with David Chin, The Modern Contract of Employment, the leading Australian text on the common law of employment.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The second NENA conference was held in 2018 in Melbourne. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The second NENA conference was held in 2018 in Melbourne. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The second NENA conference was held in 2018 in Melbourne. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Neoliberal economics has degraded our social cohesion and levels of trust. We explore this concept with Stephen Mugford, who with His wife Paela Kinnear is writing the chapter on Community Coherence And Trust for the National Resilience Framework report.

An interview with Scotty Foster from Coops, Commons and Communities Canberra (CoCanberra) about the community owned farming co-op they are setting up in Canberra now. Since the interview, they have formed a small team to create the co-op, and hope to have it up and running sometime early next year. Volunteers can email [email protected] for more info.

The Coalition of Everyone is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation, that offers alternatives to handle the escalating climate crisis, alternatives to politics as usual, alternatives that build community, not division. We believe that to tackle the climate and ecological emergencies we have to overcome democratic disconnect by removing the barriers to change, and by removing barriers to participatory democracy. Democracy improves the more people participate. And the climate emergency needs everyone involved. We can do this by re-engaging diverse voices of people through both a People’s Assembly framework and the need for formal Citizen’s Assemblies, through all levels of society and governance. Sonia Randhawa had a yarn with BTL about COE and all things democracy. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The first New Economy Network Australia conference was held from 1st - 3rd September 2017 in Brisbane. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ And about AELA at www.earthlaws.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The first New Economy Network Australia conference was held from 1st - 3rd September 2017 in Brisbane. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ And about AELA at www.earthlaws.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Cormac Farrell And Jonathon Palmer introduce us to the incredible world of the bee, both Aussie natives and the introduced honeybee. The honeybee's method of decision making is particularly worth listening to. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. Today we spend awhile with Helen Oakey from the ACT Conservation Council to find out about their work rating the parties on all things natural. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Inner North Urban Farms - Karina Vennonen N Lil Costello 2020 - 10 - 09 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. This week we have a yarn with Peter Tait, from the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy to discuss any themes that have arisen during the series. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. This week we have a yarn with Peter Tait, from the Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy to get a bit of context on the whole elections thing. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Behind the Lines is having a yarn with as many of the minor parties and independents as we can fit in before the next election. The theme for these conversations is "Motivations and Visions". We will spend awhile with each guest to draw out why they are putting themselves forward, and what it is that they would see done if elected. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The second NENA conference was held in 2018 in Melbourne. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The second NENA conference was held in 2018 in Melbourne. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

Welcome to our Science Week special on multifunctional fungi. Today we will be chatting with Alison Pouliot - Mycologist, natural historian, educator and photographer; Guy Webb - Agronomist, CoFounder & Managing Director of SoilCQuest; and Peter Wenzel from Fungico, about all things fungi, including revolutionary new uses as 'mushroom leather' for the fashion industry, and the essential role fungi plays in maintaining our earth's soil carbon sponge in both agriculture and ecological recovery after disasters. https://www.soilcquest.org.au/ https://alisonpouliot.com/ https://www.fungico.com.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Since its formation at 2016's Building the New Economy conference, put on by AELA and the UNSW law school, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) has been building itself. The first New Economy Network Australia conference was held from 1st - 3rd September 2017 in Brisbane. NENA is now a Co-operative dedicated to creating an ecologically healthy and socially just society, by transforming Australia’s economic system. Behind the Lines Radio, broadcasting through Community Radio 2XXFM in Canberra, frantically ran around for 3 days trying to capture as much of it as possible. If you like hearing about the positive side of life, please support us at www.2xxfm.org.au/ - donate, subscribe, volunteer! Find out more about NENA at neweconomy.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page.

These recordings were made by Radio Behind the Lines, at the Green Institutes 2019 conference. Apologies to Paul Collis for the poor quality of the recording of his voice. We have spent many hours trying to make it more audible, and reckon it is well worth listening carefully as Paul is very much worth listening to. The Green Institute is an Australian non-profit organisation, their mission being to “support green politics through education, action, research and debate“. Green politics means broad community-wide change grounded in the principles of ecology, social justice, democracy, non-violence, sustainability and respect for diversity. With ecological breakdown underway, inequality spiralling, colonialism and patriarchy still not dismantled, and the hate-fuelled far right on the rise, we desperately need democracies which are able to both reverse these trends and create hope-filled resilience in the face of difficult times to come. Meanwhile, around the world, people and communities are experimenting with exciting and innovative democratic practices, recasting the relationship between citizens and government, drawing on ancient wisdom, involving deep engagement and participation. The Green Institute’s 2019 conference challenged us to think deeply about democracy, and inspires us to act fast, and with great determination, to cultivate democracy at every level.

West Papua - Jason Mcleod - Australian West Papua Association - 2019 - 09 - 27 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Graeme George is part of the Permaculture Educators Guild, a professional guild formed by a group of permaculture educators in Victoria in 2014 to advance permaculture education in south-eastern Australia and beyond. Though based in Victoria its focus is the south-eastern Australian bioregion, not limited by State boundaries. Key purposes of the Guild are : • collaborative development of a “Syllabus for Permaculture Design in South-eastern Australia”, making it available as a model for other bioregions to adapt and adopt. The Guild sees the Syllabus as a set of guidelines for structuring Permaculture Design Course content — what to teach, not how to teach it, as a contribution to a common language for permaculture design. [The Guild’s syllabus builds on earlier versions developed under the auspices of Permaculture Melbourne’s Educators Group.] • promotion of the Permaculture Design Courses through vocational training, particularly Accredited Permaculture Training • sharing of teaching resources and professional development of members The Guild encourages and looks forward to the establishment of autonomous chapters in other bioregions and has a vision of a network of bioregional chapters developing locally-appropriate materials contributing to the global advancement of permaculture. For further information about the Permaculture Educators Guild activities or membership, or to go on the Permaculture Educators Network email list please contact PEG Admin [email protected] https://permacultureaustralia.org.au/permaculture-educators-guild/ Graeme George spoke about PEG’s most recent syllabus at the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in 2018, where Align in the Sound recorded him. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Rowan Reid runs Bambra Agroforestry Farm in the Otways of Victoria, a 42-hectare outdoor classroom for farmers, scientists, students and tree lovers, and a living laboratory for his own learning. A Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne for decades, he also decided to try out the science in practice and started Bambra over 30 years ago, now growing more than 50 specialist timber species. In his new book “Heartwood: The art and science of growing trees for conservation and profit” Rowan uses 15 species grown at Bambra to explore the fundamentals of tree growing and timber production, making the book relevant to farmers, foresters and conservationists around the world. Learn more at www.agroforestry.net.au Rowan Reid spoke about his most recent book at the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in 2018, where Align in the Sound recorded him. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The organisation of trade, including our money system, is a primary source of many of the crises we are facing. What can we do about it? What are the old and new ideas that are around? We invited Matthew Slater to Speak at the CoCanberra / NENA Canberra Region monthly meetup in July 2020. Matthew Slater has been around the Mutual Credit scene for many years. He Co-founded one of the successful software platforms (Community Forge - https://communityforge.net/en ), taught about currencies through a Massive Open Online Course (the Money and Society MOOC - https://mooc1.communityforge.net/ ), travelled the world talking with communities, recorded audio books, written blogs, done heaps of other things, and generally been a good bloke! You can find out about his deeds at https://matslats.net/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The Peoples Assembly (PCA) is a coalition from a wide cross-section of climate and environmental groups who are working together towards the same goal: to help save our environment and ensure a renewable and sustainable future for all. Our mission is to raise our voices as a collective to demand that the Australian Government declare a climate and ecological emergency NOW and take real and urgent action to protect our future. John Wurcker joined BTL tohave a yarn about the peoples climate assembly event, and the peoples assembly model in general. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The Organic and Regenerative Investment Co-operative (ORICoop) is travelling 5 pathways: Preservation: to protect, preserve and enhance farmland and businesses that produce organic food in a sustainable and regeneratively farmed manner Education: to provide educational pathways & career opportunities, that enable more people to be explore a career in organic & regenerative agriculture and food production Community: to collectively enable people to engage & prosper for more connected communities, localised food & supported farmers in our regions Investment: to build a strong, secure & more resilient food system. That includes a real return to investors, balanced ecological expectations for farmers, and longevity of food security. Purpose: ORICoop enables a collaborative business enterprise to build upon a sustainable, organic and regenerative farming eco-system across Australia. Founding member Carolyn Suggate joined Behind the Lines from the ute to have a yarn about it all. (this interview goes for over 100kms.....) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

CAPAD works to make democracy more than just a buzzword with an election every 4 years or so..... You can often find them holding those elected to account, or exploring ways democracy could be done better. Peter Tait joined CoCanberra at our meetup in in May 2019. Find out more at https://canberra-alliance.org.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The Food Co-op in Canberra has been around for decades. Located on the campus of the Australian National University, the Co-op provides top quality foods, many direct from the farmers, at affordable prices. There is also a busy cafe, and the Co-op hosts many meetings and events in the evenings. Owned by its members, it is run by several part time co-managers and a vast horde of volunteers. The Food Co-op Shop also hosts CoCanberra's monthly meetups, for which we are eternally grateful! Karina Vennonen, co-manager, joined CoCanberra for our April meetup, to talk all things food co-op. She was joined in our recording by the plethora of fridges keeping the perishable foods cool - the Co-op Refrigeration Quintet! (you will find them featuring in many CoCanberra meetup recordings.....) The Food Co-op: http://cbrfoodcoop.org.au/ CoCanberra: https://canberracooperatives.com.au This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The Green Connect farm is one of the country’s leading examples of urban agriculture. It is an 11-acre urban farm that uses permaculture and organic principles to produce fruit, vegetables, herbs, eggs, honey and free-range meat. The farm is located on land behind Warrawong High School. They have been developing the farm in order to: - Create more jobs and employment pathways in a region with too few - Fully utilise the land, activating the farm as a space in which the community can engage - Expand our impact by sharing what we do (showing people what is possible and teaching and inspiring them to reduce waste and grow fair food themselves) Cal Champagne spoke at the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in 2018, where Behind the Lines recorded him. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

The Living Classroom has a 16-year history, seeded in the Illawarra region of NSW by Daniel Deighton and Aaron Sorensen who developed the program within Cringila Public School in 2003. The program’s success was then further supported by the development of the permaculture partnership within the Illawarra where local business, organisations, and council supported the programs implementation within the Warrawong Community of schools. This now includes a range of schools from primary through to tertiary institutions taking on the program. It is an outdoor learning program where students learn practical life skills like designing their own vegetable gardens, growing and then preparing their own food and the importance of regenerative practices such as soil building, water saving and composting, all while getting out in nature and being active. Unique to the program is an ambassador model of “kids teaching kids” where students engaged in the program are supported to be leaders of their Living Classroom. Aaron Sorenson spoke at the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence in 2018, where Behind the Lines recorded him. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

Enova Energy - Steve Harris - Bad Sound - 2016 - 03 - 11 by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Intergenerational Entreprenuerism - Open Space Session - NENA2018 by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Education in the New Economy - P Jones S Grimstead A Horton - NENA2018 by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Community Power Agency - Nicky Ison - 2015-08-14 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Ethical Fashion - S.Edwards N.Gbor K.Donovan B.Wheeler 2019-04-19 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

First Nations Care And Management Of The Commons - Aunty Mary Graham NENA2018 by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Co - Operative Power - Godfrey Moase - 2019 - 09 - 23 Poor Sound At Start - BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Joe Hill And The Wobblies - Humphrey Mcqueen - 2015 - 11 - 11 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Dave Southgate On Community Solar - SEE - Change Event 2018 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Lyneham Commons - Meg Clarke - Sue Peachey - 2015 - 11 - 06 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Home Schooling 2018 - 12 - 21 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

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Ghillar, also known as Michael Anderson is from the Euahlayi people on the borderlands of NSW and QLD. He was involved in the Black Power movement in the 60s and 70s, co-established the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. He is fully fluent in both Euahlayi and White law, and has been all over the world researching, connecting with other First Nations, and painstakingly discovering and establishing the legal course to Sovereignty. He has taught in many universities, and is Coordinator of the interim National Unity Government of the Sovereign Union. http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/about-sovereign-union We had a great yarn about pre 1788 forms of organisation and governance in this continent. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.

In the wake of what is considered to be the worst bushfire disaster in Australia’s memory, affected communities and individuals are still frantically picking up the pieces of their lives, often struggling to meet their most basic needs. When disaster strikes, the supports you traditionally rely on can fall devastatingly short. Electricity. Food. Shelter. Communications. Where do you turn as the longer struggle begins? Today we are exploring some of the remarkable community responses that have arisen in the aftermath of these disasters, and what we will be dealing with as time goes on. GUESTS: • Penny Koethe, who has been helping out farmers throughout Australia for more than a year, and is currently co-ordinating on the ground help for organic farmers through ORICoop • Mark Spain, from Global Learning, who is bringing people together and facilitating community renewal projects on the south coast. • Andrew Dale from The G-Spot food van in Gungahlin, who has helped organise the gathering of food, water, supplies, white goods, furniture, vehicles and basic shelter from the Canberra community, delivering them to fire ravaged towns • Kate Tonacia and Fanji Stradwick from PTSD - picking up the peaces, an ex police officer and ex ambulance officer, who have been involved in PTSD support and help for the past 11 years. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Any work based on this work must also be released under this license.