Podcast appearances and mentions of edmund rice centre

Mr Alopi Latukefu of the Edmund Rice Centre calls climate change 'the existential threat of our lifetime'.

Tune in to a captivating radio interview with Sandy Dann as she engages in a dynamic conversation with Alopi Latukefu, Director for the Edmund Rice Centre and former CEO of BAMA. Delving into topics ranging from community development to indigenous empowerment, this insightful discussion offers a unique perspective on social issues impacting Australian communities. With Alopi's wealth of experience and Sandy's insightful questioning, listeners are treated to a thought-provoking exploration of important issues shaping our society today.

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no 491 are Alopi Latukefu and Corinne Fagueret from the Edmund Rice Centre.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWNOVEMBER 28TH 2022Produced by Vivien Langford PACIFIC ISLAND ELDERS -  ANOTE TONG  and TOMMY E. REMENGESAUCourtesy of Pacific Elders Voice, Edmund Rice Centre and The Australia Institute GuestsHis Excellency Former President of Kiribati - ANOTE TONGHis Excellency Former President of Palau - TOMMY E.REMENGESAU JnrIn conversation with Ebony Bennett and Richie Merzian at The Australia Institute 13/09/22 

Pacific Island nations are on the front line of climate change, and as Australia celebrates the passage of the 43% climate bill, Pacific leaders want to know that the new Australian Government's improved rhetoric on climate is matched by policy integrity when it comes to new gas and coal projects and exports. Join Their Excellencies Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati and Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., former President of Palau for the Regional Climate Diplomacy Forum. Hosted in partnership with the Pacific Elders Voice and the Edmund Rice Centre. This was recorded on Tuesday 13th September 2022 and things may have changed since recording. The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Guests:  His Excellency Anote Tong, Former President of Kiribati (2003-2016) His Excellency Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., Former President of Palau (2001–2009; 2013–2021) Richie Merzian, Director, Climate & Energy Program, the Australia Institute // @RichieMerzian Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Edited by: Emily Perkins Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot SessionsSupport Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 STRIKING FOR CLIMATE ACTION Episode 3 ON THE FRONT LINESPresenter: Vivien LangfordProducer: Andy BrittIndigenous people are on the front lines of climate action all over the world. If you strike or take action on September 20th let their example and words ring in your ears."The traditional rules and laws of indigenous peoples would never allow this stripping of resources from our traditional homelands on this planet at a net cost to future generations and to life itself."Lil 'Wat elder from Wisdom of the Elders by David Suzuki & Peter Knudtson Vincent Sicari from The Pacific Calling Partnership at the Edmund Rice Centre talks about how Australia needs to live up to its international obligations. Pacific peoples want to live in harmony with us as family. However as Anote Tong says "Your policy cannot be dictated by the coal industry". Listen here to an ABC Radio National interview with Anote Tong from the 19th of August 2019. Andy Paine speaks to us from Central Qld. Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) are putting their bodies on the line to stop land clearing for a new coal mine.  We hear also from two people who have come up to the camp because they do not want the climate disaster that more coal will fuel. On the lock on equipment the words "One life, one chance, resist and defend" tell you all you need to know. They would be happy if you came up to join them. https://www.facebook.com/FrontlineActionOnCoal/videos/vb.278978455548385/548878268979925/?type=2&theaterGrey Power Earth Protectors is one group going up to Camp Bindi : https://www.facebook.com/GreyPowerEarth/ Adrian Burruguba  was not able to speak on tonight's show but  we broadcast part of his speech  to the Canberra rally organised by Bob Brown Foundation https://wanganjagalingou.com.au/our-fight/To keep up to date with their struggle and lend them every support read this: https://wanganjagalingou.com.au/bankrupting-of-first-nations-leader-adani-sets-brutal-new-standard-of-corporate-behaviour/ Winona la Duke  is an Ojibwe Environmental Leader and the executive director of Honor the Earth. This is a Native environmental advocacy organization that played an active role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Tonight we hear part of her talk on Democracy Now! updating us on  five tarsands pipelines that have been stopped, held up in court or are still a frontline of protest. https://www.democracynow.org/2018/12/7/winona_laduke_calls_for_indigenous_ledFor a more in depth look at her ideas check out this Conversation: Winona la Duke +Naomi Klein Land Rights and Climate Change Jan 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDo-KtOKYZE On the Trade Union FrontlineTim Kennedy  is the general secretary of the National Union of Workers and says their members  have climate change very much in mind. They include  farm workers and oil rig workers .The headline might be  "Dairy giant Fonterra blames drought ... 100 jobs to go." or  "Labour exploitation on farms" The NUW is in there finding a way through. So they see the need for climate action now.https://www.sbs.com.au/news/nearly-100-jobs-to-go-in-vic-dairy-closurehttps://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/coles-and-woolworths-must-end-labour-exploitation-on-their-farmsOther members work on oil or gas rigs and so we hear from Tim why they might consider  Standing up to be counted on September 20th when the School strike for climate goes global. https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/Tommy-John Herbert is with the Maritime Union of Australia which is supporting the Strike for climate Action. He tells us about his experience as a seafarer and the environmental destruction he has seen around Australia's oil rigs. Of course the oil and gas Companies say"Our future remains bright, supplying  vital energy to Australians for many decades to come" but we explore the transition to jobs in offshore wind as an alternative. https://www.mua.org.au/campaigns/Australia%27s-Fuel-Security-Crisis

Monday 14th May 2018 Amanda CahillAmanda Cahill is the founding director of the Centre for Social Change.  She has worked extensively in developing countries and worries that climate change will force us to trust people who are just perpetuating a colonialist system.  The impact is falling on people who already do not have access to water and electricity and unless we phase out fossil fuels fast, life will get rapidly worse for them.  It is a thoughtful and wide ranging conversation about how climate denialism can so easily turn into climate nihilism as if there is NOTHING WE CAN DO! She spoke to Vivien Langford at the EcoCities Summit in Melbourne.   The leaders from KIRIBAS, who we hear in the second item, talk about the coherence of their communities.  No room for nihilism there.  Vivien met them at a Pacific Leadership training day. Schoolteacher Morisio tells us how children are falling behind as their school books are washed away or damaged by king tides.Pelenise AlofaPelenise Alofa talks up her project of turning the problem they have with roaming pigs into an asset.She is planning a Bio digester to turn the excrement into cooking gas for the villages.We hear an education officer’s moving poem to her grand daughter.Anyone who does not hear the message in there for us to cut our carbon footprint,  must be made of stone.    Phil Glendinning of the Edmund Rice Centre and Tom Zubryki talk about the film they made in Kiribas called “The Hungry Tide.”  We also hear a drama performed at The Australian Museum by the 350.org Pacific group asking forgiveness from Mother Earth.See Kiribas in “ THE HUNGRY TIDE” trailer here:https://vimeo.com/24807784The Hungry Tide from Natalie Schapira on Vimeo. Radio Team: Andy Britt, Vivien Langford, Kurt Johnson and Roger Vize. Thanks to Edmund Rice Centre and Joseph Zane Silulu from 350.org Pacific  14 May 2018|Categories: Community Show

Bella is a very busy 21-year-old. She's currently a Youth Leadership Coordinator with the Edmund Rice Centre, which is a program that aims to introduce young refugee / migrant / indigenous youth to the ideas of good and moral leadership. She also plays footy and manages social media for the West Australian Football Commission, has recently started her own social media company, and is currently interning with Team Visible. Listen to hear more about how this young-gun keeps herself motivated and energised.

1) His week that was - Kevin Healy 2) Recovery of historic memory- Sean Healy, Edmund Rice Centre 3) The Anti-fascist rally last Sunday week and the role of the Victorian Police- Debbie Brennan, CARF 4) the 1967 War between Israel and Arab nations- Kim Bullimore 5) More on plans for deep-sea mining- Natalie Lowrey, Media spokesperson for Campaign Against Mining

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Comment on "gas" attack in Syria- Joan Coxsedge 3) Illegal settlements in West Bank- Kim Bullimore 4) OceanaGold ASXOGC Mine in Philippines- Sean Cleary, Edmund Rice Centre 5) Conference re: 1916-1917 Conscription Referendems- Michael Hamel-Green 6) Cancelled visa for Palestinian human rights defender- Bishop George Browning 7) Gas attack in Syria- Dr Tim Anderson

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) The house of Saud- Dr Time Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy Sydney University 3) Trial of human rights activists delayed once again in Morocco- Cate Lewis, Australia Western Sahara Association 4) Great news from El Salvador- Metal mining banned and decision on interest on outstanding debt to El Salvador owed by Oceana Gold ASX OGC- Sean cleary, Edmund Rice Centre 5) Israel is an apartheid state- Kim Bullimore

1) Dale Butler- Memorial Service 2) Netanyahu visit- opposition Nasser Machni and Rian Adassa 3) Carolyn Coe in Afghanistan with the Afghanistan Peace Volunteers 4) Pine Gap protester in court- Jim Dowling 5) OceanaGold ASX:OGC and El Salvador 6) Sean Cleary, Edmund Rice Centre

Welcome to the Social Policy Connections audio podcast. The following podcast features a lecture delivered by Phill Glendining. The talk was presented to Social Policy Connections on Thursday November 4th at the Study Centre of Yarra Theological Union. If you would like attend one of our events please refer to our website www.social policyconnections.com.au. Please feel free to subscribe to our podcast via itunes or via an RSS feed located on our website’s home page, as we will be publishing podcasts regularly, free of charge. Phil is the director of the Edmund Rice Centre. He was one of the co-founders of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) and for ten years was National President. He has served on the Boards of the Australian Council for Social Service (ACOSS), various committees of the Australian Council for Overseas Aid, and the Centre for an Ethical Society. He is a current Board Member of the Refugee Council of Australia, and ANTaR. In 1998 Phil was recognised by the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) with the Sir Ronald Wilson Award for Human Rights, and in 2007 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Australian Catholic University. In recent years Phil led the Edmund Rice Centre's research team for the Deported To Danger series which monitored the safety of rejected asylum seekers in 22 countries, and resulted in an internationally screened documentary, A Well Founded Fear. With a background in education and political science, today he is primarily involved in human rights education, peace and reconciliation work and advocacy on climate change in Australia and internationally.