35 — Activism but make it political (feat. James of No Turning Back)

We're joined by James from No Turning Back to discuss the recent RAFFWU win vs McDonalds, native advertising and Extinction Rebellion's insistance that they are non-political.

 

Union wins

• The RAFFWU has successfully sued McDonalds for toilet breaks.
• The SDA Union fought against marriage equality in Australia.

The cutest little native advertisement in town

• This might be the most remote coffee van in Australia
• This is part of a new push for native advertising in News Corp publications.
• This person does not exist

Not playing politics

• Extinction Rebellion UK on twitter: “Just to be clear, clear we are not a socialist movement…”
• School Strike 4 Climate on twitter (in an now-deleted tweet): “Just so we’re on the same page - SS4C does not support socialism, capitalism, or any political ideology”
• XR UK, spearheaded by writer and activist George Monbiot are pushing for a citizen’s assembly as a solution to climate change.
• Ketan Joshi on XR’s approached.
• XR UK blocked access to Murdoch paper printing presses.
• XR Australia dumped a pile of manure in front of News Corp offices.
• Sunrise Movement started in the US to fight climate change.
• US Democrat Dianne Feinstein told a young campaigner for the Green New Deal that “You didn’t vote for me”.
• In a recent Senate Election, Ed Markey handily defended his seat on the basis of his authorship of the Green New Deal bill.
• The Green New Deal introduction video.
• Joe Hockey thinks wind turbines are ugly.
• Hepburn Shire’s wind farms are community owned.
• Alex Morse was un-endorsed, then re-endorsed by the Sunrise movement, based on on a trumped-up spear campaign created by centrist Democrats.

Actions

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• Get involved with the Tomorrow Movement