GYG donates blankets to Kenyan Aids Orphanage
For the founding congress of the Global Young Greens in Kenya, the organisers bought 70 mattresses and 50 blankets for campers to use while we were Nairobi. At the end of theRead More…
Media Release: New peace doco with Midnight Oil music a sad irony for a sad Garrett
Music by Midnight Oil permeates peace activist David Bradbury’s newest film released on YouTube this week, ironically coinciding with today’s shock announcement by the band’s ex frontman and Labor frontbencher Peter Garrett.Read More…
The romance of Barefoot Bowls
Well I cancelled my Valentine’s Day date and instead went along to a West Brisbane Greens branch fundraiser, with all proceeds going to fund their federal election campaign. It was a barefootRead More…
Silencing Dissent with Clive Hamilton
Joined a packed crowd of about 400 at the Irish Club this evening to listen to Clive Hamilton speak about his new book ‘Silencing Dissent’. He described John Howard as a controlRead More…
GYG article and pic in local paper!
I approached my letterbox with trepidation this afternoon and was delighted to discover inside it a thing of beauty – the local newspaper with an article about the Global Young Greens conference!Read More…
GYG hits Triple J
I was interviewed by Triple J news today about the Global Young Greens conference, with soundbites appearing on the hour during the day. Being that Triple J is a national youth radioRead More…
Media Release: Queenslanders must set an example on World Wetlands Day
Today’s World Wetlands Day 2007 is themed ‘Wetlands and Fisheries’, in recognition of the importance of fish and fisheries to all people around the world. Drawing on this year?s World Wetlands DayRead More…
Media Release: Apathy is boring, says Global Young Green returned from Africa
Brisbane resident and social justice spokesperson for the Queensland Greens, Elissa Jenkins, was proud to return to her home country this week after being part of establishing a global youth movement. MsRead More…