Posts Tagged ‘animal activism’

Episode 284: Complaining about the Rule (XR’s 3.5% Rule)

Posted: December 29, 2022 in Uncategorized
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XR image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/thedigitalartist-202249/

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Nick is joined by Harley to investigate Extinction Rebellion’s claim that once 3.5% of the population of a state is mobilised in sustained protest, success is guaranteed. We also discuss the implications for the environmental movement and animal activists. Harley was active with the group Animal Rebellion in the UK over the last few years and this group is also informed by this 3.5% rule.

This show is replayed from Freedom of Species on 3CR Community Radio. You can listen live to the Summer Specials on identity politics that we will be doing on the 8 and 15 Jan on 3CR Community Radio, 1-2pm Melbourne time, via 3cr.org.au

 For more on the 3.5% rule, you can read Harley’s article ‘Reflections on Rebellion – How People Power can Take the World By Storm’ and the academic article ‘Social movements and (mis)use of research: Extinction Rebellion and the 3.5% rule’ by Kyle Matthews.

Clips:

I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) Series 1 Episode 4, Animal liberation by Los Fastidios, The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Breakdown by Oli Frost, Capture The Flag by War On Women, I Think You Should Leave (Netflix) Series 2 Episode 2, Cold by Stella Donnelly.

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Episode 265: Disrupting An Ableist, Capitalist Mindset Within Social Movements – Featuring Two Nic’s

Posted: May 29, 2021 in Uncategorized
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Nic looks on as Nick shows a standard week from his overloaded 2020 diary/to-do list.

You can listen to this episode above, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and add us to your favourites on Stitcher. You can also listen to it on Cyber Ears or download it on Archive.org (52mins, 29MB).

Nick is joined by Nic from Pynk Spots to discuss the importance of including a wide range of ways to make change within social movements, to reduce burnout and challenge ableism.

This discussion is also available in video form on Youtube here and below:

Links:

  • Video from Will Potter on mental health, journalism and activism.
  • Check out The Rosie Project book series for more on neurodiversity, especially the third book in this series The Rosie Result.

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Clips:

Petrol Girls ‘Strike’, Solidarity Not Silence ‘This is Sisterhood’.

If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’! Nick also gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’.

Episode 219: Live Exporting Derryn Hinch

Posted: December 14, 2018 in Uncategorized
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Let me die at home

Photo from an anti-live export rally in Perth – an example of the nationalistic focus of the campaign.

You can listen to this episode above and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. You can also listen to this episode on Stitcher, Cyber Ears or download it on Archive.org (45mins, 38MB).

In light of the recent industry-imposed live export (very partial) ban, this episode features the talk ‘An Anarchist Analysis of the Campaign Against Live Animal Export’ by Jess Ison and Nick. In this talk, we critique the campaign based on anarchist, anti-racist and animal liberation perspectives. This talk was recorded at the 2018 Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair and you can see links to all of the sources referred to in the description of the talk on archive.org – you can also hear the full talk including a section from Lara Drew at that link.

For more on connections between animal liberation and anarchism, check out episode 202 and you can also hear about the Fast for Freedom mentioned in the talk on episode 192 and listen to episode 131 for more on mental health and animal advocacy.

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Clips:

AJJ ‘Now that I’m at the top of my game’; Talk ‘An Anarchist Analysis of the Campaign Against Live Animal Export’ by Jess Ison, Lara Drew and Nick; Anti-Flag ‘Racists’.

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Episode 216: Building Our New World in the Shell of the Old – Transformative Justice

Posted: November 1, 2018 in Uncategorized
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Me Too and Transformative Justice, Anne-lise, Jess and Beth

Anne-lise Ah-fat (on the left) who is featured on this episode.

You can listen to this episode above and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. You can also listen to this episode on Stitcher, Cyber Ears or download it on Archive.org (47mins, 38MB).

This episode features Anne-lise Ah-fat on her work with Undercurrent doing transformative justice in the community, as an alternative to police and prisons.

We also discuss creative activism against fascism and for animals.

Links:

Here are some recent Freedom of Species episodes Nick has done. This is an animal advocacy radio show and you can hear all of these episodes at freedomofspecies.org and on iTunes:

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Clips:

Ramshackle Glory ‘From Here to Utopia’, Wingnut Dishwashers Union ‘My Idea of Fun’, Anne-lise Ah-fat from the panel discussion ‘Transformative Justice and Me Too’, Peep Show ‘Sectioning’.

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