→ Download podcast audio: https://climatesafety.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sustainablehour273_040kbp.mp3 → Listen online and see more info and videos: https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour273 The Sustainable Hour no 273: INTER-GENERATIONAL JOURNEY TOWARDS FALLING IN LOVE WITH EARTH Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 26 June 2019: Margie Abbott runs a monthly Laudato Si’ Circle for a group of interested people to look at the possibilities of implementing Laudato Si’ in Geelong and in themselves. They meet at the St Mary’s Hall in Yarra Street. Laudato Si’ is Pope Francis’ instructions to Catholics and others on what should be their responses to the moral dilemma that is the climate crisis we face. Last week, the Pope officially declared it an emergency, a climate emergency. Margie is a long time climate and social justice activist – with a very interesting back story. She also runs a group called ‘Igniting Sparks’ and is author of four books We round the interview off with a song about the deforestation of the rainforest by Henry Gorman: ‘Making deserts in a day’ Lauren Sandeman is a marine biologist and representative of Youth Action Hub. The goal of this group is to help each respective country in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN 2030 Agenda lead by youth (under 30) by engagement across the full spectrum from individuals to industries to government. Lauren intends to use her studies and science qualifications to raise awareness about plastic pollution, climate change and the threats to our oceans. Currently, she is planning a beach clean-up – The Cosplay Clean-Up – under the theme of “not all superheroes wear capes” in partnership with the Sea Shepherd. You can join here marine debris campaign at St Kilda on 20 July – come dressed up as superhero to partake in a large beach clean-up and learn and see the impact on our oceans and on our beaches. Elizabeth Meiler is rehabilitation councilor and works on resilience for people working on social change, teaching activists to take better care of themselves. She is part of The Awakening Network. Sustainable People this time visits a workplace in Melbourne, the University of Melbourne, the Surgery Department, where four committed women, Kate, Pru, Dimi and Amy, tell about their engagement in bringing their department and workplace to a greener and more sustainable stage. The university has joined the worldwide program GreenImpactProgram, and right now, 40 different departments at University of Melbourne are involved, and more than 2,000 sustainable activities have already taken place. . . . “We need everyone to step up today to do something different.” ~ Lauren Sandemen, in The Sustainable Hour . . . Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 273 on 94.7 The Pulse: → Retweet this image on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableHour/status/1145655572575989762 #PlasticFreeJuly #ClimateEmergency #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Faith4ClimateAction #LaudatoSi #LaudatoSiGeelong
