Align in the Sound - New Economy Network / Radio BTL / CoCanberra

A release from our archives from 2010, about the fight against logging in Tasmania.

A release from our archives from 2009, about the fight against logging in NSW.

A release from our archives from 2008, about the fight against logging in Tasmania.

A release from our archives from 2008, about the fight against logging in Tasmania.

A release from our archives from 2008, about a novel approach to saving the Daintree Rainforest in northern Queensland from development.

A release from our archives from 2008, about the fight against logging in NSW

A release from our archives from 2007, about the fight against logging in East Gippsland.

A release from our archives from 2007, about the fight against logging in Tasmania.

Cobargo is a town on the NSW south coast. It was among the worst hit by the fires of 2019/2020. Residents in the area are coming up with solutions to the subsequent housing crisis, also addressing challenges presented by an aging population of farmers. Gathering those in the area who are interested in cohousing and cofarming, CoCo Cobargo was formed... Monica Considine joined CoCanberra's June 202...

Dementia From The Outside - Trilby Jeeves 2020 - 04 - 10 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Divestment - Market Forces - Maggie Mckeown 2020 - 03 - 13 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

Domestic Violence During Covid - Sonia Demesa 2020 - 05 - 15 BTL by 2XX Behind the Lines and Align in the Sound teams

This week, it’s our pleasure to welcome back Dr. Stephen Mugford, who will be discussing the National Resilience Project and accompanying report established by the Institute for Integrated Economic Research and Global Access Partners, and why Trust and Social Cohesion are vital foundations for Resilience. BIO Stephen is a sociologist, public policy specialist and facilitator who taught at the ANU...

Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op is a collaboration of diverse organic farmers in Central Victoria at the former Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens site.

Scotty Foster from Co-ops Commons and Communities Canberra (CoCanberra), Radio Behind the Lines and the Align in the Sound Podcast was interviewed on the Celebrating Earth And Art show on Community Radio River FM 92.9 in Lismore, NSW.

In this session from the New Economy Network of Australia's 2020 online conference, we hear: Liz Bassett - Sociocracy in action at Narara Ecovillage Sonia Randhawa - Democracy Reimagined: Experiments in deliberation around the world Sara Motta - Democracy (M)otherwise

A discussion with Peta Swarbrick and Bethany Williams about the early stages of a cross sectoral womens organisation in Canberra.

Kinglake, in Victoria, near Melbourne, suffered its own bushfire tragedy with the "black saturday" fires of 2009. Many lives were lost in those blazes. Sue MacKinnon joins us to talk about how the local forests have recovered from those fires, and the continuing threats from logging that face them now.

Harriet has been involved in saving the forests of south east NSW (from our own government) for many years. Today we talk about how the forest industry is trying to log areas already wounded by the massive bushfires of 2019-20. Logging areas already suffering from a massive trauma only compounds the damage to be inflicted. Have a listen to find out more and to help save our remaining forests from...

Soil City Co-operative Farms is being developed in Canberra, Australia by Co-ops, Commons and Communities Canberra, or CoCanberra. In this interview it is referred to by its interim working name, the "COFE" (Community Owned Farming Enterprise) Coop. They aim to: Provide a stable, secure and attractive living for farmers, using the tools of: Community ownership of land Regenerative culture Healing...

The Pre Power Co-operative system is being developed in Canberra, Australia. Once proven, the pre-payments funding model and community development funds will give communities the power to own and control their own energy future. "At Pre Power we see a world in which all local communities own and control enough infrastructure to meet all of their needs in a way which has positive results for people...

Mary Graham is Kombu-merri - Wakka Wakka person from South East Queensland. She is very well versed in both white and black law and culture. Mary has been addressing NENA conferences since 2017, and never fails to give an informative, thought provoking talk. Aimee Meehan is gomerai - Irish, with a background in business innovation, governance and participation, among others. The New Economy Networ...

The New Economy Network Australia (NENA) is a network of individuals and organisations working to transform Australia’s economic system so that achieving ecological health and social justice are the foundational principles and primary objectives of the economic system. The theme of NENA’s 2020 Conference is “New Economy—Work in Progress” and the intention is to share the amazing work being done by...

This week on Behind the Lines we welcome back two former guests, Dr. Jill Woods from the Nepal Leprosy Trust and Barrister Ian Neil SC with Grameen Australia to discuss Microcredit Financing and the difference that the cost of a meal out in Australia can make for people in impoverished communities seeking to transform their lives and communities. The leprosy trust already has an established microf...

Canberra Seed Savers Co-operative is a network of urban food growers and local farmers working cooperatively to protect our abundant, common heritage of open-pollinated food seeds. Members swap and share seeds, learn and teach about seed growing and saving, and together build a resilient community seed sharing network – a ‘living seed bank’.