Stories of people, climate, action and hope.
“I'm one person, but I can help. I think my superpower is bringing people together, whether it's people in the Pacific who have so many important messages for the rest of us, or bringing people together to learn from each other around an exhibition or a story.”
Read MoreMeet the four winners of our latest Groundswell climate advocacy grants, each valued at $40,000. These winners were shortlisted and voted for by Groundswell members, from a pool of nearly 40 strong applications for climate action from across the country.
“In New Zealand I would forage for a lot of product as the proximity to big county roads was so near to the city. Lots of wild growing roses, and blossom trees, and then in summer, the fruiting branches and wonderful native foliages.”
Read More“Here’s the thing. Despite what its name might lead you to believe, COP26 isn’t actually 26 cops coming together for a weirdly highly publicised lunch. To be completely frank with you, it’s not even one cop.”
Read MoreGroundswell had the pleasure of catching up with Denise Cauchi, Executive Director of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), in her beautiful Brunswick home and garden. One year on from winning a $10,000 Groundswell grant, we were delighted to learn about the wonderful work of DEA over these past 12 months, and the unique power of doctors and health professionals to change hearts, minds and systems.
Read More“I’ve always been a really community-minded person. That was challenged, seriously challenged, during the wind farm divide, but even more so in the debate about climate change, particularly in regional Australia. Because it was really quite frightening to walk into any part of regional Australia up to three years ago and start talking about the threat of climate change and what it actually meant.”
Read More“This world is so beautiful and precious. My people have fought too hard for us not to continue to live and care for it. I want my grandchildren to see this world and be able to experience the magic of all life that it cares for.”
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