Podcasts about el gibbs

El Gibbs is a writer and deputy ceo of DANA, the Disability Advocacy network Australia. Recently she had a chat with Indymedia's Jack Prendergast to discuss cost blowouts tot he NDIS and possible non-market based alternative's to the scheme.

Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for Monday the 9th of December. On today's show: Excerpt from 3CR's 12 hour broadcast on Tuesday the 3rd of December, aka International Disability Day. This year's theme was embodied solidarities, inviting reflection on how disabled people can practice better solidarity with one another across diffewrent abilities and backgrounds, locally and across borders, in a time where mass-disabling violence is increasing. The theme also calls for reflection on how non-disabled people can improve solidarity with disabled people. As part of that broadcast, Pauline Vetuna spoke with El Gibbs about the anticapitalist roots of the social model of disability, disability doulas, the expertise of disabled people regarding care, patriarchal devaluing of the gendered care economy, and strategies for collective organising past, present and future. El Gibbs is a disabled person living on Wiradjuri Country, and is the deputy CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia. You can listen to more of 3CR's dedicated Disability Day 2024 content at https://www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2024. We then hear An excerpt from last week's Done By Law show in which Jimi and Britt chat with Rosie Heselev from About Time Media, who publish a newspaper written almost entirely by incarcerated people called About Time. Rosie is the Managing Director of About Time, as well as a former lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service and the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. Their conversation covers how the project started and includes letters and articles from recent issues. You can read About Time at the website: https://www.abouttime.org.au/ and listen to this episode and more at 3cr.org.au/donebylaw or catch them live from 6 to 6:30pm on Tuesday evenings. {C} Three speeches at the Vigil for Scholasticide in Gaza, held on the 28th Nov at the fountain at Carlton Gardens. First we hear from Lilia, a 9y.o. Palestinian Girl sharing the story of her school life in Palestine, next, from Arzu Cobanoglu, a Literacy Specialist and EAL Teacher, and member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine. To finish off we hear from Ali Hourani, a Palestinian Lebanese Student and Unimelb for Palestine organiser who was involved with the Gaza Solidarity encampment. The musical track featured in this audio was from the end of the vigil, Oud player Rasy, a SE Asian multidisciplinary artist who believes that Palestine will be the undoing of empire. Lastly we hear Hannah York's interview with a 14 year old from Brunswick about the newly introduced social media to get a young person's perspective on how the ban would affect them. Songs played:Express Yourself - Choice Club WildFight For Me - BARKAAGuided Tour - High VisWitness - Connor D'Netto [https://connordnetto.bandcamp.com/album/witness] 

On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets with disability rights advocate El Gibbs and disability law expert Mitchell Skipsey to discuss the NDIS Bill, the recent amendments and what is needed to ensure that the NDIS Bill meets the needs of NDIS participants. The guests highlight the importance of constraints on the NDIA's information gathering powers and the need for strengthening avenues for appeals. They also highlight the importance of considering the whole person in determining support packages. They explain what happens next and express hope that the Senate committee will recommend further amendments to address the concerns of the disability community.

Alice Mathieu talks to El Gibbs, an award-winning writer on disability and social issues about the newly released NDIS review. Alice also speaks to adaptation scientist, Dr. Johanna Nalau, on the urgency of climate adaptation and whether these issues have been resolved at the Climate Change Conference 2023. Behavioural scientist, Kim Borg, was also in to talk about how behavioural science can be used to advocate for behaviours that are more 'sustainable' to restore and protect the natural environment.

On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George brings together Australia's leading disability advocates to unpack the NDIS Review. Dr George, along with El Gibbs, Nick Avery, Jarrod Sandell-Hay and Sam Paior will guide you through all the big changes that are proposed, and what they might mean for you.

El Gibbs, writer and disability advocate, joins Amy to talk about the Disability Royal Commission's final report. The commissioner's handed down their their 222 recommendations in September after extensive hearings detailing the violence, abuse, and neglect of disabled people in Australia. El Gibbs analyses the Royal Commission's activities, its findings, and what should happen next. El also addresses the ongoing COVID impacts on disabled and chronically ill people who are effectively excluded from engaging with society properly and safely as almost all COVID mitigations have been dropped. Broadcast on 24 October 2023.

El Gibbs, writer, disability advocate, and editor of Bluntshovels.au joins Amy to talk about the Disability Royal Commission's final report. The commissioner's handed down their their 222 recommendations in September after extensive hearings detailing the violence, abuse, and neglect of disabled people in Australia. El analyses the Royal Commission's activities, its findings, and what should happen next. She also addresses the ongoing COVID impacts on disabled and chronically ill people who are effectively excluded from engaging with society properly and safely as almost all COVID measures have been dropped. James Curran, international editor of the Australian Financial Review and Professor of Modern History at the University of Sydney, speaks in-depth about his latest essay for Australian Foreign Affairs, 'Excess Baggage: Is China A Genuine Threat To Australia?' James writes that, "Australia's fears of China... are profoundly shaped by what is being said and discussed in Washington." Are Australia's fears largely unfounded? What are China's intentions toward Taiwan? What is the United States aiming to achieve through AUKUS? (Interview with Geoff Raby on China, as referenced). Sean Reynolds, cultural archaeologist and founder of @Melbourne_GhostSigns on Instagram, speaks about his passion for ghost signs in Melbourne and Victoria more broadly, and tells us what they reveal about our local histories. He also tells us about a community fundraising campaign for the Chiltern Athenaeum Museum building to get a climate control system. This will enable the Victorian gold rush town to protect their precious collection of items, photographs and records documenting the history of the Chiltern district and its people from the mid 1800s to the present.

The Disability Royal Commission has called for "social transformation" to end discrimination against the 4.4m Australians living with disability. This week, disability advocate El Gibbs on what the royal commission uncovered, and whether its 220 recommendations will be heard.

This episode Evie speaks with activist, writer, and presenter, Elly Desmarchelier. The ladies go deep into what real inclusion looks like and how on a cultural level, we all have the power to ignite the fire for change. TRANSCRIPT SHOWNOTES: ellydesmarchelier.com, Elly's episode on the Commons Conversations Podcast with El Gibbs - 'Insights from Disability Campaigning' DSC's Annual NDIS Conference⁠ DSC newsletter, DSC Website, DSC training

Today on the Take on Board podcast I'm speaking with El Gibbs about the importance of lived expertise on Boards, the Disability Royal Commission findings for disability services.El is on the board of Australian Progress and was previously on the boards of Electronic Frontiers Australia, Blue Mountains City Council, Radio Blue Mountains.El Gibbs is an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El works as a consultant for a wide range of disability and community organisations, big and small, providing expertise in strategy, policy, communications and change making advocacy.Links and ResourcesMore on El GibbsDisability Leadership Institute Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Commons Conversations was a summer series of interviews in which campaigners shared their experiences and insights into activism, learning in movements, radical history and more. The program was broadcast by Community Radio 3CR and produced by the Commons Social Change Library, a website containing over 1000 resources for campaigners, which can be accessed for free at commonslibrary.orgEl Gibbs is a campaigner and award winning writer whose work focuses on disability and social justice issues. In this episode she and writer, speaker and disability rights advocate Elly Desmarchelier discuss their experiences of campaigning around a range of causes. They also chat about ways in which campaigns can become more effective, strategic and accessible, about learning from mistakes, and the importance of rest and fun in creating sustainable, deep and lasting change.

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We replay a segment of Tuesday's episode of Dirt Radio featuring Tim from Blockade Australia and Isabelle from Friends of The Earth discuss resisting Australia's climate destruction with organised disruption and the authoritarian response by NSW police. Catch Dirt Radio on Tuesdays at 9:30AM on 3CR.// On this week's Doin' Time show, Marisa interviewed Felicity, proud Ngarrindjeri woman with lived experience of incarceration, about her participation in The Torch program. Felicity speaks about how she began learning more about her mob, culture and art while participating inside, and her ongoing connection with the program from the other side of the prison walls - as an in-community participant. You can listen to Doin' Time on Mondays from 4-5PM on 3CR.// Kelly Rowe, co-host of Footy, Actually on Play on Radio joins us to talk about AFLW season 7, which kicks off today, and the push for greater inclusivity in community sports. Kelly is a graphic designer with a background in creative communications and has combined this experience with her love of footy to inform her 5-9 as a local footy journalist, photographer and podcaster.// El Gibbs, an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues, speaks with us about the systemic issues with Disability Employment Services and breaks down current government approaches to disability employment in the lead up to the September Jobs and Skills Summit. You can follow El on Twitter and support their writing on Patreon. During the interview, El also recommended the work of the Antipoverty Centre on issues at the intersection of disability justice and social security reform.// Songs// FELL IN LOVE - Jesswar// Opportunity - Caution ft. P. Nona// No Peace - Citizen Kay// Of Another Kind - Winston Surfshirt ft. Milan Ring & Jerome Farah//

In this episode, which is part 1 of a 2 part conversation, El Gibbs and Kate Ditchburn discuss the impact of Covid 19 on women, queer and nonbinary people with invisible disabilities. 

In part 2 of this conversation, El Gibbs and Kate Ditchburn discuss the impact of Covid 19 on women, queer and nonbinary people with invisible disabilities. 

El Gibbs describes herself in her Twitter profile as a grumpy optimist and her handle is Blunt Shovels. That may be El's self assessment but I'd add words like fierce, determined and truth-teller. El is a tremendous (and loud!) voice for Australia's disability community and it was wonderful to sit down and yarn about some of the things which are impacting people with disability.  Chatting with El is always eye-opener and a reinforcement of the work we still have to do for better inclusion, acknowledgement and caring in Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Professor Libby Porter is a researcher and educator at RMIT's Centre for Urban Research. Libby's work focuses on dispossession and displacement in contemporary cities, and she joined Priya on this week's episode of Women on the Line on 3CR to discuss the importance of maintaining and building public housing as a crucial element of tackling housing insecurity. Listen back to Women on the Line at 3cr.org.au/womenontheline, and tune in live on Mondays from 8:30-9AM on 3CR 855AM.// Disability advocate and award-winning writer El Gibbs speaks with us about key election issues for disabled people, election promises and the question of costing around the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the power of disabled and sick folks as a political force. El's writing focuses on disability and social issues, and you can read it at elgibbs.com.au.// Associate Professor Elise Klein and Priya have a conversation about the cashless debit card, focusing on concerns about welfare conditionality, racialised income management, and Labor's commitment this week to end all forms of compulsory income management in Australia if elected. Elise is a Senior Lecturer of Public Policy at the Australian National University's Crawford School, researching intersecting issues of social security and conditionality, women's economic security, decoloniality, development and care. Priya works with the Accountable Income Management Network, a network of community organisations, academics and grassroots organisers collaborating to raise awareness about issues with compulsory income management programs in Australia.// Brahmi Kumarasamy and Niroshnee join us to discuss the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka, resistance to government mismanagement, and organising efforts to support people on the ground. Brahmi is a meme-maker who works in arts admin, and is critical of the gendered nature of nationalisms. She spent her early years between Jaffna and Colombo, and is currently based in Sydney. Niroshnee is a Tamil community organiser raised in both Sydney and Colombo and is currently based in Canberra. You can find out more information about their fundraising for people in Sri Lanka and donate here.// Songs//My Island Home - Warumpi Band//

In this podcast episode, El Gibbs tells us more about Australia's immigration policy and discrimination. She also discusses with us about climate change and its impact on people with disabilities.

Acknowledgement of country News headlines Priya caught up with El to discuss how the federal and state governments have failed disabled people during the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, including through the covert de-prioritisation of vulnerable community members who were meant to be covered in phases 1a and 1b of vaccination, as revealed in a recently released Disability Royal Commission draft report. El Gibbs is a disabled person, writer, and disability rights advocate. Jay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre speaks with us about the proposed sale of public land by Moreland Council to build a privately owned health and community services precinct in Coburg, and the importance of prioritising public housing over private profit. Find out more by looking up Coburg Health Precinct at conversations.moreland.vic.gov.au. This morning we hear from Dimity Hawkins, one of the speakers at tonight's Raucus Anti-Aukus Caucus webinar organised by Renegade Activists. She joins us to talk more about the implications of the Aukus pact with a specific focus on the announcement of nuclear subs that accompanied the announcement of the alliance.  Dimity is a PhD candidate at Swinburne University. She has over two decades of experience in the civil society sector working as an advocate on issues of nuclear disarmament and broader social, environmental and human rights activism and was a co-founder of the  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. CONTENT WARNING: discussions around disordered eating and body image. Listeners can contact Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673 Laura joins Thursday Breakfast to talk about the impacts of Covid-19 on eating disorders and services. Laura is a clinical psychologist from Melbourne. They've specialised in eating disorders for over seven years, through research, outreach work, support groups, and as a therapist, and currently work in public and private practice supporting individuals affected by eating disorders.  CONTENT WARNING: discussions around family and domestic violence. 1800 RESPECT 1800 737 732Anu Krishnan joins us to speak about the situation for culturally and linguistically diverse communities currently experiencing or accessing support for family violence in Victoria. Anu is a specialist family violence practitioner with over 25 years experience in direct services, prevention and training. She works within mental health and family violence settings, to bring greater cultural understanding and awareness to their work.  SongsEmma Donovan and the Putbacks - Out the DoorPookie - Halloween King Stingray - Milkumana

Pill Pop hosts Izzie Austin and Silvi Vann-Wall alongside Jane Rosengrave, Lucy Carpenter and Carly Findlay. ‘This book will change history. It's the first of its kind in Australia. And I hope it won't be the last. We deserve better representation in literature.'Edited by writer, speaker and appearance activist Carly Findlay, Growing Up Disabled in Australia captures the complexity and nuance of life with disability, reflected by its diverse range of more than 40 contributors. The landmark anthology offers disabled people of all backgrounds and life experiences a chance to see themselves reflected on the page, in a world that should – but often doesn't – accommodate impairment as an expected aspect of human diversity.In this live Pill Pop event, recorded at the Wheeler Centre, hosts Silvi Vann-Wall and Izzie Austin were joined by Growing Up Disabled in Australia editor Carly Findlay and contributors Lucy Carpenter and Jane Rosengrave to discuss the anthology and the experiences explored within. Content warning: this episode includes discussions of physical and mental illness. Further reading Growing Up Disabled in Australia, edited by Carly Findlay. A rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives – a group whose voices are not heard often enough. Contributors include senator Jordon Steele-John, paralympian Isis Holt, Dion Beasley, Sam Drummond, Astrid Edwards, Sarah Firth, El Gibbs, Eliza Hull, Gayle Kennedy, Carly-Jay Metcalfe, Fiona Murphy, Jessica Walton and many more.  Get in touch We want to hear from our listeners! Tweet us your own love stories while chronically ill at @PillPopCast, or send us an email at pillpoppodcast@gmail.com. In this episode Hosted, produced and edited by Silvi Vann-Wall and Izzie Austin, this episode celebrates the release of Growing Up Disabled in Australia.This podcast was recorded live at the Wheeler Centre on 15 April 2021. This series is produced in partnership with the Wheeler Centre's Signal Boost programme. Mentorship and production support from Jon Tjhia, Beth Atkinson-Quinton and Bec Fary. Music: 'Dip Dop' by Barrie Gledden Transcript A transcript of this episode will be available soon.

Acknowledgement of Country News Headline El Gibbs, disability advocate and award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues, has been a guest on Thursday Breakfast several times this year to discuss the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the issue of independent assessments, the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine for disabled folks, and outcomes for disabled people in the latest federal budget. Today, El chats with us about the intersections between this advocacy work and community media. Anna Carlson is a host and producer with 4ZZZ Radio Reversal - one of our sibling radio shows based in Meanjin. Anna joins us to chat about community radio and why you should support it! We speak with Yamiko Marama and Amarachi Okorom, two artists who are part of ‘Amazing Babes', an online storytelling event that is part of the Emerging Writers Festival. Amarachi Okorom is a Nigerian born Igbo actor, spoken word poet and emerging playwright. She has recently started diving into writing for stage and has been in residency in 2020 with Lonely Company. Yamiko Marama is a writer, therapist and food truck owner from Naarm. Yamiko is an inaugural recipient of The Wheeler Centre's Next Chapter Fellowship and is a contributor to Growing Up Queer in Australia. Anti-poverty activist Kristin O'Connell, has been a regular guest on 3CR Thursday Breakfast over 2020-21. Kristin speaks with us today about anti-poverty activism and community media, and provides a brief update on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021, which stands to make rapid and significant changes to mutual obligation requirements. With a special guest call from Priya's parents :) SongsBullseye - Jess BBefore Daylight - The MerindasHeartless - ONEFOURDamaged - MiieshaAncstr - The Ancient Bloods  

 Acknowledgement of Country News Headlines Anti-poverty activist Kristin O'Connell joins us to give us a run down of the federal budget 2021-22 with a focus on social security. 3CR Tuesday Breakfast presenter Evie interviews Jeanine Hourani about what's happening in Sheikh Jarrah. Jeanine Hourani is a Palestinian advocate, campaigner and educator who arrived in Australia as a stateless Palestinian refugee in 1997. She is currently the Director of Road to Refuge, an organisation that aims to change the narrative around refugees and people seeking asylum by transferring the power of narrative back to those who are most directly impacted. EMERGENCY: Palestine Melbourne Rally This Saturday And NextEmail your MPs - template here El Gibbs is a disability advocate and an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El joins Thursday Breakfast to continue our discussion of the NDIS and funding for mental health and disability services, following the release of the federal budget on Tuesday. Milima May from Uprising of the People joins us to speak about newly amended NT youth justice legislation. SongsMali Huriye (I don’t have freedom) - Dam Galbi Dari - Zenobia Maskhara - Bashar Murad Cavalry - Mashrou' Leila  

This week on the program we look at proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including “independent assessments,” which if implemented would require people with disabilities to see medical assessors they do not know for a one off, non-appealable appointment which would determine whether they are able to access the scheme and if so, what support they can receive.We hear from Ajar Sana from the Disability Justice Network on the work the network does and the intersections of ableism, colonialism and white supremacy.First though, we speak with disability advocate and writer El Gibbs about the proposed independent assessments and why they have received so much push back from people with disabilities.Make a contribution to the Disability Justice Network's Mutual Aid Fund here.

 Acknowledgement of country News headlines Julia Bak is a queer, takatapui writer based in Narrm. Julia joins us to speak about the Disability Justice Network - a newly formed grassroots collective which has created a national mutual aid fund to provide support to marginalised disabled people.   El Gibbs is a disability advocate and an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El joins us to discuss the delayed introduction of independent assessments to the NDIS, what  disability communities are actually calling for in the scheme and the Covid-19 vaccine roll out for disabled folks.   Sam Guerra is a queer, non-binary Primary School teacher. They join us to discuss the fight against NSW One Nation MP Mark Latham's anti-trans Education Legislation Amendment 2020 (Parental Freedoms) Bill, which is currently before NSW parliament. Sign the petition pushing back against the Bill here, and find out more about future actions here. Asher Wolf is a founder of CryptoParty and an Amnesty Australia 'Humanitarian Media Award' recipient. Asher spearheaded the campaign against Robodebt which began in 2016 due to the Federal Government's plan to prevent fraud and recover debt from welfare recipients. They join us to speak about vanishing Centrelink debts and Roboplanning logics of NDIS reforms.  SongsStranger - Dallas Woods ft. Kee’ahnRole Models - Kobie Dee  

Carly Findlay and El Gibbs joined the show to talk about the release of the wonderful new book - Growing Up Disabled in Australia.  They talk about the process of how the book came together, ensuring accessibility throughout and why the book is so important. Growing Up Disabled in Australia is out now!

How often do you see a person living with a disability reporting the news or telling their own stories? How can we reframe that?

El Gibbs from People With Disability Australia joined Naomi and Marijo to talk about the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of disabled people.  El talked about the impact of COVID-19, the importance of the commission, some of the barriers to engagement and explained the submission process and supports available for chronically ill and disabled people wanting to make a submission. For more information about the Royal Commission and to make a submission, visit the Royal Commission official website here: https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au.For more information, you can also visit People with Disability Australia here: https://pwd.org.au.  Or find them on Twitter here:  @PWDAustralia. You can find El Gibbs on Twitter here: @bluntshovels   

El Gibbs is the Director, Media, and Communications at People with Disability Australia, the national disability rights organization. PWDA is run by and for people with disabilities, and El is a proud disabled person. She is also an award-winning writer, focusing on disability and other social issues, and spends too much time on Twitter

How often do you see a person with a disability reporting the news or telling their own stories? The media frequently reports stories about people who live with a disability, rather than allowing people to have their own voice. So how do we change that?

Ben is joined by El Gibbs and Gareth Bryant to discuss the final declaration of candidate nominations for the federal election, Clive Palmer's United Australia Party and the role of housing policy in the election. Thanks to 2SER radio in Sydney for the use of their studio.

In this episode, I talk to El Gibbs and Paddy Manning about the Victorian election, with a particular focus on inner-city Greens contests. This was the first episode recorded at the studios of 2SER radio in Sydney. Thanks to them for the help with the show.

I was joined this evening by Stewart Jackson and El Gibbs to discuss the Liberal leadership spill and the seat of Lindsay. Our discussion of the Liberal leadership spill focused on some of the broader issues but was conducted before the rumours of a second spill strengthened later tonight. I expect our chat will be somewhat out of date in the next few days but most of it should still be interesting regardless of who comes out on top. Read the Tally Room guide to Lindsay Follow El Gibbs on Twitter Stewart Jackson's University of Sydney profile

This week, Climactic co-host Rich Bowden trudges back — with microphone and coffee money in hand — to his previous hometown of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There he sat down with old friend, community activist, freelance writer, disability advocate, Aussie Rules footy fan and local legend El Gibbs after a brilliant lunch for a fun, fascinating and, at times, passionate interview. Rich wore out the bleeper covering the swear words on this one! Those who know El well know of her passionate (that word again) defence of the community and desire to always put regular people first, on every issue. She discusses her battles over implementing progressive legislation during her time as a councillor on Blue Mountains City Council. Just as interestingly, she tells of the way she got around entrenched opposition to legislation on everything from climate change and sustainability, to the widening of the highway through the Blue Mountains. El's advice for the best way for people to act on climate change? “Lobby like hell!” Also listen out for El taking the long handle to Rich as she disagrees vehemently with one of his questions. Join us as we talk to El Gibbs. Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — Composer Special Guest: El Gibbs. Support Climactic Links: El Gibbs (@bluntshovels) | Twitter BAFL Radio (@bafl_radio) | Twitter Blue Mountains City Council - Home See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Climactic co-host Rich Bowden trudges back — with microphone and coffee money in hand — to his previous hometown of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There he sat down with old friend, community activist, freelance writer, disability advocate, Aussie Rules footy fan and local legend El Gibbs after a brilliant lunch for a fun, fascinating and, at times, passionate interview. Rich wore out the bleeper covering the swear words on this one!

This week, Climactic co-host Rich Bowden trudges back — with microphone and coffee money in hand — to his previous hometown of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There he sat down with old friend, community activist, freelance writer, disability advocate, Aussie Rules footy fan and local legend El Gibbs after a brilliant lunch for a fun, fascinating and, at times, passionate interview. Rich wore out the bleeper covering the swear words on this one! Those who know El well know of her passionate (that word again) defence of the community and desire to always put regular people first, on every issue. She discusses her battles over implementing progressive legislation during her time as a councillor on Blue Mountains City Council. Just as interestingly, she tells of the way she got around entrenched opposition to legislation on everything from climate change and sustainability, to the widening of the highway through the Blue Mountains. El's advice for the best way for people to act on climate change? “Lobby like hell!” Also listen out for El taking the long handle to Rich as she disagrees vehemently with one of his questions.Join us as we talk to El Gibbs. Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer Special Guest: El Gibbs. Support Climactic Links: El Gibbs (@bluntshovels) | Twitter BAFL Radio (@bafl_radio) | Twitter Blue Mountains City Council - Home Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This week, Climactic co-host Rich Bowden trudges back — with microphone and coffee money in hand — to his previous hometown of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There he sat down with old friend, community activist, freelance writer, disability advocate, Aussie Rules footy fan and local legend El Gibbs after a brilliant lunch for a fun, fascinating and, at times, passionate interview. Rich wore out the bleeper covering the swear words on this one!Those who know El well know of her passionate (that word again) defence of the community and desire to always put regular people first, on every issue. She discusses her battles over implementing progressive legislation during her time as a councillor on Blue Mountains City Council. Just as interestingly, she tells of the way she got around entrenched opposition to legislation on everything from climate change and sustainability, to the widening of the highway through the Blue Mountains.El's advice for the best way for people to act on climate change? “Lobby like hell!” Also listen out for El taking the long handle to Rich as she disagrees vehemently with one of his questions.Join us as we talk to El Gibbs.Credits:Caleb Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Co-FounderMark Spencer — Co-FounderAbigail Hawkins — DesignerGreg Grassi — ComposerSpecial Guest: El Gibbs.Support ClimacticLinks: El Gibbs (@bluntshovels) | Twitter BAFL Radio (@bafl_radio) | Twitter Blue Mountains City Council - Home See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Setting the scene in this first episode, Mark Spencer, founder of Climactic, and co-host Rich Bowden talk about the goals they have for their new podcast. The pair discuss the storytelling approach they will take to bringing listeners information and ideas on sustainable living. Mark and Rich also give an insight into the interviews they will be using to anchor the show as well as the importance they give to listener engagement to the success of the show. Both Mark and Rich love talking to the people doing the hard yards on the ground, as much if not more so than the famous figures in the environmental movement, so if you'd like to tell your story, we'd be very happy to help. Climactic.fm - The voice of the people on climate change. The introductory trailer episode also includes preview “teaser” clips from the following interviews: Dugald HolmesAsia-Pacific Support Manager for Papercut, and Grassroots Environmental Campaigner.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugaldholmes/http://noplasticstofuel.com/ El GibbsCommunity champion.Freelance writer, disability advocate and former councillor in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.https://twitter.com/bluntshovels Costa GeorgiadisABC personality, speaker, permaculture and sustainability advocate and presenter of the long-running Gardening Australia.https://www.facebook.com/CostasWorld/ Maxine BazelyMaxine is a volunteer host at the New Joneses, a professional in the recruitment industry, and a very inspiring woman. She walked the walk and quit her day job in order to live on a block in Torquay, near Melbourne on the Surf Coast, to pursue her goals of personal and environmental sustainability. She's doing great work with her new agency, Teal Collaborative, and she will always be Climactic's favourite first guest.https://www.tealcollaborative.com.au/ Oli MoraesA volunteer facilitator at Climate for Change. Cr John FryCouncillor and long-time Landcare expert in Central West NSW. Cr Tim BaxterTim is a member of the Port Phillip City Council, representing the Canal Ward, and is associated with the Greens Party. He was the first elected official to volunteer to be on Climactic. He's a great thinker on the future of democracy, sustainability, and local government, and is a very friendly and approachable guy. We know he'd love it if you got in touch with him for a chat. Cr Katherine CopseyKatherine is a passionate local, who cares about the community she lives in. She is proud of our eclectic neighbourhoods, our thriving local marketplaces, our rich cultural heritage and our natural environment. She cares about the protection of our neighbourhoods and fostering community renewable energy solutions. Interested in becoming part of the Climactic community? We're really looking for your engagement, suggestions, feedback and guests to improve and tweak our future shows. We really see this as a listener-driven podcast. Contact us at the following:https://twitter.com/climacticshowhttps://www.facebook.com/climacticshowhello@climacticshow.fm Special Guests: Dugald Holmes, El Gibbs, Katherine Copsey, Maxine Bazeley, Oli Moraes, and Tim Baxter. Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Setting the scene in this first episode, Mark Spencer, founder of Climactic, and co-host Rich Bowden talk about the goals they have for their new podcast. The pair discuss the storytelling approach they will take to bringing listeners information and ideas on sustainable living. Mark and Rich also give an insight into the interviews they will be using to anchor the show as well as the importance they give to listener engagement to the success of the show. Both Mark and Rich love talking to the people doing the hard yards on the ground, as much if not more so than the famous figures in the environmental movement, so if you'd like to tell your story, we'd be very happy to help. Climactic.fm - The voice of the people on climate change. The introductory trailer episode also includes preview “teaser” clips from the following interviews:Dugald HolmesAsia-Pacific Support Manager for Papercut, and Grassroots Environmental Campaigner.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugaldholmes/http://noplasticstofuel.com/El GibbsCommunity champion.Freelance writer, disability advocate and former councillor in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.https://twitter.com/bluntshovelsCosta GeorgiadisABC personality, speaker, permaculture and sustainability advocate and presenter of the long-running Gardening Australia.https://www.facebook.com/CostasWorld/Maxine BazelyMaxine is a volunteer host at the New Joneses, a professional in the recruitment industry, and a very inspiring woman. She walked the walk and quit her day job in order to live on a block in Torquay, near Melbourne on the Surf Coast, to pursue her goals of personal and environmental sustainability. She's doing great work with her new agency, Teal Collaborative, and she will always be Climactic's favourite first guest.https://www.tealcollaborative.com.au/Oli MoraesA volunteer facilitator at Climate for Change. Cr John FryCouncillor and long-time Landcare expert in Central West NSW. Cr Tim BaxterTim is a member of the Port Phillip City Council, representing the Canal Ward, and is associated with the Greens Party. He was the first elected official to volunteer to be on Climactic. He's a great thinker on the future of democracy, sustainability, and local government, and is a very friendly and approachable guy. We know he'd love it if you got in touch with him for a chat.Cr Katherine CopseyKatherine is a passionate local, who cares about the community she lives in. She is proud of our eclectic neighbourhoods, our thriving local marketplaces, our rich cultural heritage and our natural environment. She cares about the protection of our neighbourhoods and fostering community renewable energy solutions.Interested in becoming part of the Climactic community? We're really looking for your engagement, suggestions, feedback and guests to improve and tweak our future shows. We really see this as a listener-driven podcast. Contact us at the following:https://twitter.com/climacticshowhttps://www.facebook.com/climacticshowhello@climacticshow.fmSpecial Guests: Dugald Holmes, El Gibbs, Katherine Copsey, Maxine Bazeley, Oli Moraes, and Tim Baxter.Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Setting the scene in this first episode, Mark Spencer, founder of Climactic, and co-host Rich Bowden talk about the goals they have for their new podcast. The pair discuss the storytelling approach they will take to bringing listeners information and ideas on sustainable living. Mark and Rich also give an insight into the interviews they will be using to anchor the show as well as the importance they give to listener engagement to the success of the show. Both Mark and Rich love talking to the people doing the hard yards on the ground, as much if not more so than the famous figures in the environmental movement, so if you'd like to tell your story, we'd be very happy to help. Climactic.fm - The voice of the people on climate change. The introductory trailer episode also includes preview “teaser” clips from the following interviews: Dugald Holmes Asia-Pacific Support Manager for Papercut, and Grassroots Environmental Campaigner. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugaldholmes/ http://noplasticstofuel.com/ El Gibbs Community champion. Freelance writer, disability advocate and former councillor in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. https://twitter.com/bluntshovels Costa Georgiadis ABC personality, speaker, permaculture and sustainability advocate and presenter of the long-running Gardening Australia. https://www.facebook.com/CostasWorld/ Maxine Bazely Maxine is a volunteer host at the New Joneses, a professional in the recruitment industry, and a very inspiring woman. She walked the walk and quit her day job in order to live on a block in Torquay, near Melbourne on the Surf Coast, to pursue her goals of personal and environmental sustainability. She's doing great work with her new agency, Teal Collaborative, and she will always be Climactic's favourite first guest. https://www.tealcollaborative.com.au/ Oli Moraes A volunteer facilitator at Climate for Change. Cr John Fry Councillor and long-time Landcare expert in Central West NSW. Cr Tim Baxter Tim is a member of the Port Phillip City Council, representing the Canal Ward, and is associated with the Greens Party. He was the first elected official to volunteer to be on Climactic. He's a great thinker on the future of democracy, sustainability, and local government, and is a very friendly and approachable guy. We know he'd love it if you got in touch with him for a chat. Cr Katherine Copsey Katherine is a passionate local, who cares about the community she lives in. She is proud of our eclectic neighbourhoods, our thriving local marketplaces, our rich cultural heritage and our natural environment. She cares about the protection of our neighbourhoods and fostering community renewable energy solutions. Interested in becoming part of the Climactic community? We're really looking for your engagement, suggestions, feedback and guests to improve and tweak our future shows. We really see this as a listener-driven podcast. Contact us at the following: https://twitter.com/climacticshow https://www.facebook.com/climacticshow hello@climacticshow.fm Special Guests: Dugald Holmes, El Gibbs, Katherine Copsey, Maxine Bazeley, Oli Moraes, and Tim Baxter. Support Climactic Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

This week in a special episode of Fourth Estate the panel discuss disability and the media: how journalists with disability do their work; the media’s coverage of abuse of people with disability; making television accessible for all and the Attitude Pictures series shown on the ABC. With El Gibbs (Blunt Shovels), Shawn Burns (University of Wollongong), Tish Peiris (freelance journalist and filmmaker) and Rick Morton (The Australian). Follow 2SER & Fourth Estate: www.2ser.com/fourthestate www.twitter.com/fourthestateau www.facebook.com/fourthestateau Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of The Walkley Foundation.