Lee Rhiannon Current politics, People, Political movements, The Greens

Remembering Pauline Jensen

Thanks to Coral Wynter the remarkable life of Pauline Jensen is in print - her lovely poems, descriptions of long desert walks and her passion for First Nations rights and so much more. Sadly Pauline died in November 2019 are a short battle with mesothelioma. Coral's book also includes contributions from Pauline's diverse friends. This … Continue reading Remembering Pauline Jensen

Lee Rhiannon Current politics, environment, Industrial relations, People, Political movements, The Greens

My speech at State Memorial for Jack Mundey

Today friends, unionists and activists gathered at the Town Hall to celebrate the extraordinary life of Jack Mundey. Jack had been a rugby league player, labourer, unionist and left intellectual. The Green Ban era was ground breaking. But he packed in so much more. His dedication to building mass movements was inspirational. I was fortunate … Continue reading My speech at State Memorial for Jack Mundey

Lee Rhiannon environment, Industrial relations, People, Political movements

Jack Mundey: why the inspiration lives on

In the early 1970s Jack Mundey led a union of builders labourers that took strike action and imposed bans on developments that were then worth around $5 billion. At the time, Jack and his union, the Builders Labourers Federation, were intensely vilified. Death threats were common. The BLF were challenging the power of developers, a … Continue reading Jack Mundey: why the inspiration lives on

Lee Rhiannon Climate action, People, Social movements, The Greens

Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97

  MEDIA RELEASE 24 December 2019 Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97 Bill Ryan, a 97 year old veteran of the Second World War Kokoda Campaign, died yesterday.  His life and work for climate action and social change is being widely celebrated amongst activists and … Continue reading Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97