A Marxist takeover of your local council. Emerald is joined by guest host and campaign manager of Elizabeth Watson-Brown’s winning 2022 federal campaign in Ryan - Esther Vale! Esther tells how she got into campaigning and how she helped defeat the LNP in inner-west Brisbane/Greensland. Then a look into the issue of TERFs in Greens parties, before a catch up on the HAFF housing bill fight and Labor’s new very serious and scary threat of a “double disillusion” election. Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

The Docklands Declaration -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DHUatfgDl8hx0sRlYTPhnMEtUlgBmX3Kr9Xb5NpXTBc/edit

Greens members’ open letter to protect the AGV from transphobic ideologies -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14m453klXjyxLjlBdINMhfFHRoakkskkaisEWrTdPvZE/edit  

Follow Esther on social media @EstherAVale 

Find more of Esther’s work including her writing and film work at -  https://esthervale.tv/ 

Make a submission on the national inquiry into the rental crisis before 4 August - https://greens.org.au/housing/rent-inquiry

Brisbane/ Meanjin: join the rally for renters & public housing outside Labor National Conference on 19 August -  https://www.facebook.com/events/711524230742572/ 

Produced by Michael Griffin

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