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RobG
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Environment activist & researcher @ UQ & www.theenvironmentalmovement.org, https://climateclubqld.substack.com/ Celebrating & measuring the antecedents & consequences (aka impact) of the Oceanian enviro movement
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jun 25
Check out www.influencetracker.org - a portal to explore network connections between Australian groups and individuals listed on lobbying registers and other influence databases.
Track Lobbying Data
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jun 12
Check out this info to learn more about activism in action - beyond the big groups and big headlines we can see quite a nuanced story.
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Environment activism research @enviroactivism.bsky.social · Jun 12
🌿 We mapped 3,100 environmental groups across Australia and discovered something surprising: there was a massive surge in 2005, then... 2019 happened. What do these patterns reveal about how environmental activism really works? The data tells a story beyond the protests. 🧵
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What 3,100 environmental groups tell us about activism in action
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · May 25
Just saw your interview on Planet America in Australia, thank you for such a great interview which was so compelling and powerful, filled with so many truths that are being silenced. Thank you!
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Apr 25
Some words of hope in this world of bad news - the Oceanian environment is pretty big, pretty active, and all round pretty impressive. Check out our latest post here and explore the data on www.theenvironmentalmovement.org directly.
Beyond Borders: The Surprising Geography of Environmental Activism
One continent, vastly different battles. What 4,000+ environmental groups reveal about our priorities.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jan 18
News coverage boosts giving after disasters – Australian research team’s findings may offer lessons for Los Angeles fires
News coverage boosts giving after disasters – Australian research team’s findings may offer lessons for Los Angeles fires
All told, donors gave more than US$397 million to support recovery from the ‘black summer’ bushfire disaster.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Dec 15
What does environmental activism actually looks like on the ground? Edition 2 of this data-driven analysis finds that major "surge moments" matter for converting bystanders to activists, and there's been a massive shift toward climate action in the last 20 years. open.substack.com/pub/theenvir...
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What 3,100 environmental groups tell us about activism in action
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Dec 3
Post number 1... hopefully of many!
Effective activism
We know we need it. But what actually is it?
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Mar 18
We at the Commons Social Change Library are mapping and analysing the Australian climate movement to see what groups are working on various issues (including the energy transition) and what their impact/success rates are - info for activists, funders and academics :) movementmonitor.org
Home - Movement monitor
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 5
Check out the five fascinating podcasts from season 1 of Climate Decoded climatedecoded.com I was very happy to speak on episode 2 about effective activism and thank the wonderful team for all their efforts pulling this season together.
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Catherine McNeur @catherinemcneur.bsky.social · Jan 5
I’m chairing the search for the editor of an exciting new digital journal, Environmental History Review. Consider applying! And please share with all the creative scholars you know. aseh.org/Environmenta...
Do you want to be the first editor of the new digital journal Environmental History Review? Applications due Feb 1st.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
In 2020 community action through Save Beeliar Wetlands and Rethink the Link now focuses on revegetation and stopping the remaining Perth Freight Link. This #campaign shows how long term resistance using multiple, escalating action repertoires - alongside a large dose of perseverance - can succeed.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
In 2017 the McGowan Labor Government was elected. As promised, the #Roe8 section was cancelled, with freehold land transferred into a new conservation reserve for permanent protection. By then, more than 80 hectares had already been bulldozed.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
The protests resulted in aggressive police responses. @CounterActOz & the @BeeliarLegalSupport team reported on the #Roe8 protests outlining unlawful assaults, horse tramplings, inappropriate use of force & violence directed by senior officers. www.youtube.com/embed/yL8LLF...
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
After decades of trying all other means, the local community used #nonviolentprotest in the lead up to the 2017 state election. Thousands of people engaged in #directaction barricading fences and stopping bulldozers for over 8 weeks.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
Clearing work accelerated in late 2016 by the then Liberal government. This clearing continued despite the Main Roads Department providing recommendations for less destructive and damaging alternatives.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
However, in 2016 that ruling was overturned on appeal. Despite the loss and despair, these legal challenges helped delay the project and build community opposition to the
project.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
Groups turned to the courts. In 2015 the Supreme Court ruled the approval process invalid. Supreme Court Chief Justice Martin found that “the E.P.A. took no account of its own published policies at the time it made its decision."
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
In 2014, Roe 8 was included in the $1.6B AUD Perth Freight Link jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth. In 2015 the @RethinkTheLink group was formed, building the campaign to new heights even as failure seemed imminent.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
A rally in October 2009 attracted more than 2000 supporters and gained coverage on all major TV stations. By early 2010 the #savebeeliarwetlands campaign comprised of 12 groups and more than 2000 individual supporters.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
After the rally an incoming Labor government then shelved the Roe 8 plans. In 2008 Roe 8 was realigned to avoid the wetlands. Months later a Liberal government was elected, reinstating the original design, leading to the formation of the @noRoe8 group.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
In 2001, over 1000 people attended a rally held at Bibra Lake in protest against the construction of #RoeHighway stage 8. This sent a clear message that the community were prepared to fight to protect North and Bibra Lakes.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
The site had many precious features. It was of great historic and ongoing cultural significance to the Noongar community, identified as being "the most significant historical site, within the Perth metropolitan region, south of the Swan River” (EPA
Bulletin 1088 February 2003),
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
The community was largely opposed right from the start. In 2001 the North Lake Residents Association commissioned a community survey, with 95% of the 399 returned surveys disapproving of the proposal.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
In early 2000 Main Roads Department of WA announced their intention to begin Roe Highway (Stage 8) through the #BeeliarWetlands. The North Lake Residents Association held a meeting, leading to the formation of a community Action Committee.
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RobG @regulliver.bsky.social · Jan 1
Over the following years more people became aware of the loss of around 80% of #wetlands in the Perth region. In 1985 the Wetland Conservation Society (WCS) was formed after the unsuccessful Farrington Road Blockade failed to stop the loss of #bushland.
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