When we asked Reid Pierce how he managed to get the Inner West Council to declare a climate emergency he answered, ‘I just asked them’. This is a conversation of hope, action, the importance of language and using momentum to enact change.

With the results of the 2019 federal election still weighing on our hearts and minds this is a podcast to raise you up and remind you that all over this country, and our world, are people making major breakthrough everyday to make our world a greener, cleaner and more equitable place. with conviction. People just like you.

Climactic Community Corner — Send us your own message, up to one minute, to play on the show, to @climacticshow on Facebook or hello@climactic.fm
Shannon Loughnanne - The City Roars
Annett Finger, Boomerang Alliance - The link to make a submission to the Victorian government

Credits:
Hazel Fidecaro — Producer
Rich Bowden — Editor-in-Chief
Mark Spencer — Founder
Maxine Bazeley — Host
Georgia Sheil — Host
Bronwyn Gresham — Host
Greg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here.
Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here.
The General Assembly wrote the instrumentals you heard at the end, check out their work here.
Connect with Sarah Sannon who wrote the post-election affirmation here.

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Special Guests: Annett Finger, Reid Pierce, and Shannon Loughnane.

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Links:

• Extinction Rebellion Australia
• Extinction Rebellion Australia on Twitter: "Inner West Sydney has just declared a #ClimateEmergency."
• Climactic: Waste Special, Part One — We talk to Councillors and Council staff to find out the very real stress the decision has placed them under to make changes and what consequences this will have for residents and ratepayers.
• Climactic: Councillor Kat Copsey - "The Waste Guru" — In this week’s episode, Climactic co-host Mark Spencer talks to Cr Kat Copsey of Port Phillip Council in Melbourne, Victoria.
• Climactic: Councillor Tim Baxter — "Combating Climate Change through Local Government" — Episode 3 sees Mark Spencer go one-on-one with Councillor Tim Baxter of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Council.
• How to make a Submission for the Inquiry Into Recycling and Waste Management — HOW TO MAKE A SUBMISSION FOR THE INQUIRY INTO RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

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