Sam Castro is a lifelong activist, defender of the environment and mother of 3 children. She works for Friends of the Earth Australia which was recently been declared an "extremist organization" for its campaigns against coal and uranium mining companies. Sam tells us what changes pushed her to find time in a full and busy life to become involved with Occupy Melbourne and supporting Wikileaks. She also reflects on the revolutionary changes to the face of activism globally and the power shif occuring with the tools of social networking and Internet information creating novel coallitions around the need for political transparency and reform.
Claire Robinson - GMO Basics Genetic Engineering Politics & Science
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Alexa O’Brien - Week 9 Manning Trial Ends - Verdict Looms
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16 August 2013
Kevin M. Gallagher - Free Barrett Brown
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16 August 2013
Travis McCrea - Pirate Party Politics & Democracy
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23 November 2012
John Perkins - Confessions of an Economic Hitman
John Perkins was one of the first to insiders to expose the corruption of global banking. His first book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman was published in (…)
7 June 2013
Jillian York - Director International Expression EFF
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20 July 2012
JD Nero - We Are Legion - Songwriter Rapper
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26 October 2012
Samantha Castro - Wikileaks Party & Underground film
Sam gives an overview of her co-founding of the Wikileaks Citizens Alliance WACA explaing the world events that made defending Wikileaks essential. She (…)
19 April 2013