'We can phase out coal and create jobs': Graham Brown

Graham Brown, a retired coalminer from Australia's Hunter Valley, is on a national speaking tour to call for a serious program to create green jobs and phase out coal. The tour is being organised by Resistance, a socialist youth organisation. Details of the tour here.

AUDIO: Coup in Honduras - eyewitness report

Toni covers the Honduran coup

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• Honduras: People’s power resists elite coup
• Honduran coup tries to stop Latin American left’s advance
• Protest calls on Rudd to condemn Honduran coup
• Resistance!: Solidarity with the people of Honduras
• The world condemns Honduras coup, demands elected President ...
  

AUDIO:Simon Butler on Population Control in Response to Climate Change

Recently a discussion has surfaced about whether population control schemes could feature in the policy aims of the Australian Climate Change movement.

Simon Butler is an analyst and contributor to Green Left Weekly who argues that the proponents of population control schemes completely miss the underlying causes of climate change.

Julia started by asking Simon about the history of such schemes and the lessons we can learn about their previous implementations.

This talk was broadcast on Radio Adelaide on the 10th of June.

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SLIDESHOW: Climate Emergency rallies around the country

Last Saturday's environment rallies came off as a great beginning to the movement we need to build urgently. See GLW report here:Thousands rally for 100% renewables by 2020

Here are a few presentations on the rallies:



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Wollongong actions against climate change

In Wollongong the Socialist Alliance branch is doing great work. There's a significant coming together on the left which suggest that 'left unity' is indeed a very viable project when away from those who would dismiss its promise (and actuality).

Here are 2 reports featuring local SA members and supporters on the recent climate protests.

Chris Williams is the local Socialist Alliance convenor and Jess Moore is national co-organiser of socialist youth organisation Resistance.