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John Bellamy Foster
‘How is it that we could be facing a crisis of empire, of imperialism, of war, of conflict internationally, we could be facing an environmental crisis on a scale that threatens the whole planet as we know it, and we could be facing at the same time being in the midst of the [...]

What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism
by Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster
For those concerned with the fate of the earth, the time has come to face facts: not simply the dire reality of climate change but also the pressing need for social-system change.
The failure to arrive at a world climate agreement in [...]

Australian Left Renewal Conference – from global crisis to green future – May 29-30, 2010, University of Technology Sydney Building 2 Broadway, Sydney
Democratic responses to the social and ecological failure of global capitalism.
Alliances between environmentalists and unionists that show the way forward.
The Left and its strategic direction 12 Workshops and 4 Participatory Forums.
International speakers – [...]

For some time NT activists have been opposed to a Nuclear dump.
I was informed about this struggle in a 2007 DVD by Tara Jones
“Nowhere here in the middle”. She interviews the aboriginal people affected.
She interviews Dr Helen Caldicott:
“Its supreme scientific arrogance to say that we’ll find a way to store radioactive waste safely for [...]

Our governments are not providing real climate solutions. Whether it is Rudd or Abbott’s plan or Copenhagen we deserve better.
This three-day conference in Canberra at the ANU March 13th to 15th 2010 will look at strategy, policy and actions for the grassroots climate movement.
There is a growing community movement in Australia that is building [...]

I went to the Brisbane Red-Green conference Saturday 6th February.
‘What roles can the Union and Green movements play in saving the planet?
Red, Green and In-between: Reviewing Labour and the Environment in Historical Context’.
Organised by the Brisbane Labour History conference, with The Centre for Work, Organisation and Well-being and The Department of Employment Relations, [...]

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”Gulf Troubled Waters Community Forum”
Sunday 7th March 2010
Cove Sports & Community Club (Club Cove)
Oval Road Hallett Cove SA
“Gulf Troubled Waters” Forum provides the community a unique opportunity to understand a broad spectrum of environmental issues associated with Gulf St Vincent through the eyes of the Mid-South Coast.
Never before has the Mid-South Coast had to [...]

Why Ecological Revolution?
John Bellamy Foster
It is now universally recognized within science that humanity is confronting the prospect — if we do not soon change course — of a planetary ecological collapse.
Not only is the global ecological crisis becoming more and more severe, with the time in which to address it fast running out, but [...]