#ProtectProtest #ClimateJustice

Good news!

Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

Judge rules Coco, jailed for Sydney Harbour Bridge protest, did not represent a risk to the community

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/13/climate-activist-deanna-violet-coco-freed-from-prison-while-she-appeals-15-month-jail-sentence

Soft launching a new social impact film & strategy company with amazing collaborators THE UNQUIET COLLECTIVE!

https://unquiet.com.au/

We are hosting Unquiet90 sessions in early 2023;

A 90 minute group zoom call for filmmakers, artists, writers and podcasters to ask the Unquiet Collective anything about impact producing, distribution strategy, media strategy, duty of care, collaborative filmmaking and more.

The agenda will be defined by participants' needs and can cover impact producing 101, partnership building, non-theatrical distribution, impact revenue possibilities, education materials and release strategy and will be based on a range of case studies from our archives.

We will leave significant time to respond to your much welcomed curly and curious questions which we believe everyone can benefit from hearing the answers to!

This is also a chance to meet and connect with others interested in impact producing and social justice media, art and film projects.

https://unquiet.com.au/unquiet90

We offer two solidarity tickets per session to First Nations and low income filmmakers, please email us directly to book these. [email protected]

#SocialImpact #Documentary #ImpactProducing #MovementStrategy #ChangeMaking

This made me weep with joy! Congrats to Mike and Maria on your such deserved Lofty!

https://www.wts.org.au/news/2022/12/1/congratulations-maria-giacon-amp-mike-gillam

Excerpt from speech from Elliat & James;

The ongoing legacy that Maria and Mike embed is to be treasured and learnt from, and while they never ask for recognition of this nature the fact is that that they have already earnt the respect and deep admiration of so many of us, it’s time that this community says we see you, we value you and what you have made and make possible, and we thank you. By sharing a vision, commitment and initials, the MGs are inspirational in their collective achievements, humility and lived expression of this place we call home. We - including those beyond Watch This Space - have all been touched by their gentle, creative and insightful light.

#WTSLoftyAward #Mparntwe #AliceSprings

These last few years have been such a reality check. We already knew it was coming, but living it is something else.

Sometimes I can't believe the small battles we have to fight when the big picture is so urgent.

The last two years I've been involved in farming as well as campaigns to get fossil fuels out of the arts. The combination of lived reality on the farm coupled with pushing institutions is heady.

"Drier, hotter, wetter: CSIRO, BoM confirm Australia’s weather to get even worse"

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/drier-hotter-wetter-csiro-bom-confirm-australia-s-weather-to-get-even-worse-20221122-p5c09x.html

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction