Author: Sue Gilbey

Posted on: February 5, 2025 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Intentional communities

Beyond the white picket fence: communal living in Australia and the US  Savannah Fishel has visited over 50 models of community-orientated housing, such as ecovillages, tiny home villages and cohousing. She’s on a Churchill Fellowship, learning from those who have reimagined how we can live together more collaboratively, compassionately and sustainably. With a background in health policy and public service design in the UK, she’s interested in the power of intergenerational housing…

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Posted on: November 23, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

LIV sportswashing

A fascinating 2 part conversation with Melanie about what sports-washing is and the extent to which a country will go to cover up human rights abuses at home. The photograph is of an ethical events forum that was held did you know polyester can be recycled back to oil?  https://www.blocktexx.com/linen-drives To find out more about ethical events go to ethicalevents.au  

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Posted on: May 14, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Urban Coup

A fascinating 2 part insight into the workings of our friends in Nightingales Urban Coup in the heart of Brunswick, just look at that wonderful communal space. I had a wonderful time there.  

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Posted on: May 8, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Darren Ray climatology

Darren Ray is well known across South Australia for his work as a meteorologist and climatologist for over 17 years since 2002 with the Bureau of Meteorology. He is currently doing a PhD in climate science at Adelaide University. This is compelling listening.  

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Posted on: May 4, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Professor Qumsiyeh

I was honoured to be able to record this brief interview with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh here on unceded Kaurna land where I live. He and his wife Jessie Chang moved back to Palestine in 2008 and put their life savings towards setting up the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability of Bethlehem University. You can find out more about the Institute and the Professor at https://www.palestinenature.org     a link…

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Posted on: April 5, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Dr Amanda Ruler MAPW

Dr. Amanda Ruler is a Registered Nurse, with 45 years of clinical experience in the city and the bush.  Her qualifications include a double major degree in Biology and Psychology, Honours in Psychology, PhD in research. She has been a Vice President of the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) for about 14 years. This is very interesting listening. In part 1 Amanda tells us a little about herself…

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Posted on: March 28, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Jim Green FOE

Dr Jim Green, Friends of the Earth anti-nuclear campaigner gives a frank and fascinating reflection in 2 parts on the past and current situation in terms of nuclear status in Australia.

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Posted on: March 25, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Andy Alcock

Listen to Andy Alcock’s 2 part fascinating order of events and below is a very comprehensive time frame of events, put together by Andy. The photograph is From the left: Donald Barnes (final treasurer), Rosemary McKay (final chairperson), Dr Richie Gun (longest serving chairperson & final secretary) & Andy Alcock (final information officer). The woman in the pink jumper on the right of the photo, but to the left of…

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Posted on: March 10, 2024 Posted by: Sue Gilbey Comments: 0

Lyn Longo’s story

After her and her late husband Don spent over a year of their life recording and transcribing 57 South Australian activist’s stories for the SA History Trust, Lyn has now begun to tell her life story. Tragically, due to systemic failures in our health system for Don Longo it was the last year of his life. This is 1 recording broken into 2 parts as Lyn reflects on her early…

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