There’s something going on which we need to talk about more openly: The climate issue is also a gender issue
Category: Commentary
Has Geelong Council lost its spine?
Is it possible to recognise climate change as a global emergency and order a newly built bikelane demolished at one and the same council meeting? Well. Geelong Council managed to do just that on 25 february 2020.
THE REGENERATIVE HOUR: A relationship to the planet
In The Regenerative Hour no 7 we talk with Chief Purpose Officer Leigh Barnes from Intrepid Travel – a “global leader in delivering sustainable experience-rich travel”
Extinction Rebellion in Geelong: Tell the truth
Mik Aidt’s speech at Extinction Rebellion Geelong’s die-in on Malop Street on 12 October 2019.
THE REGENERATIVE HOUR: Passion, persistence, purpose and time for tea
A regenerative and refreshing conversation with Matt Purbrick and Megan Blair about community, time, and where we are heading in the new Regenerative Decade.
#ExtinctionRebellion: This is what democracy looks like
7 October 2019 marked the beginning of the Global Rebellion. A video report from the streets of Melbourne
This is a job for humanity – of which you and we all happen to be a part
MESSAGE TO COUNCILLORS: Leadership, responsibility, integrity The three key words in the discussion about whether or not Geelong Council should declare a climate emergency are: leadership, responsibility and integrity. Former Liberal leader Dr John Hewson put it this way –
Mik’s debut as a youtuber: The ‘Show me how’ series
Mik has picked up the video camera on his phone to start ‘youtubing’ about people in his city who are reducing their ecological footprint
Juggling with the ‘It’s-already-too-late’ syndrome
“I have had a big blue fear since I heard in a speech that for Planet Earth, it was too late. I felt collapsed for 15 seconds.”~ Brice Pascal Abbey In an era of global ecological destruction, climate change is
Woman with a potentially explosive idea
The new Icelandic film ‘Woman at War’ creatively tells the story about what could begin to happen in real life: ‘resistance groups’ sabotaging polluting infrastructure and products.