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Tag: Community Independents

America’s transformation

22 January 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary One comment

Trump is back. But wait, the full American story hasn’t been written yet.

Open blogpost

Breaking Australia’s system of political cartels

30 October 2024 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Celebrating our 11th anniversary, our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 526 is co-founder and former co-host Mike Lawrence

Open blogpost

The elephant in the room of climate activism: politics

17 May 2024 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

Report from a community meeting about climate and politics held at the Geelong West Town Hall on 9 May 2024

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Sue Barrett: “Our Independent’s Day is coming”

12 May 2024 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Sue Barrett spoke at Geelong West Townhall on 9 May 2024. She has successfully led Voices of Goldstein, March4Justice, Zoe Daniel’s 2022 campaign and Goldstein for Yes campaign using her professional knowledge, skills and experience. → See also: www.communityindependentsproject.org Transcript Sue Barrett: I don’t know where you were at Christmas

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Think climate independent

27 March 2024 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 496 are Robert Patterson from Letition.org, who is organising a community climate meeting at Geelong West Town Hall on 9 May 2024, and Jeanne Nel from CoolGeelong.

Open blogpost

Welcome to 2024: The year of the Teal

3 January 2024 Mik Aidt Commentary

How long will we keep fiddling while our homes burn and drown? We have to become the architects of a new story.

Open blogpost

Revolution of the imagination

30 August 2023 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 473 are placemaker Gilbert Rochecouste from Village Well and clinical psychologist Louise Shepherd who works for a teal independent Member of Parliament.

Open blogpost

Voices of Corangamite sets out to regenerate our democracy

25 February 2022 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Mike Lawrence explains why Voices of Corangamite has been formed: to advocate for the Community Independents movement among voters in Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast

Open blogpost

The deep clean in Australian politics

10 December 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Recommendation

The emerging Independent movement is sensing the very real possibility of success at the next election.

Open blogpost

Political revolution in Australia driven by independents

20 November 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational, Recommendation

A growing movement of independent voices in Parliament could rewrite the next 10 years for Australia.

Open blogpost

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