PANDEMONIUM FISH

For those of you not connected to Preshil: Tinoan Orange includes Emily and Jess Lubitz, ExPres students. They played last night at a fundraiser and were great. Buy their album on amazon or get it on itunes. I’ve been listening to it since I got it – It’s fantastic.

Tinpan Orange Website (LINK)

Tinpan Orange Myspace (LINK)

LeeRoy interviews Emily Lubitz (LINK) – listen out for the “Little Hippy School” which she went to with Clare Bowditch

I was chatting with Chris recently and told him about this great Tube. I then went to email it to him and realized that I had not actually Blogged it. So here it is. It would be great to experience being a part of such a great performance.

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I am normally not quite so outspoken about my political beliefs – many of you are from school and hoisting my flags around the place would not, in my view, be all that professional.

I feel particularly strongly however about this issue and am perplexed by the growing attitudes of ambivalence and belief in misinformation among Australians.

(Image thepeoplesvoice.org)

Groups like GetUp form a growing environmental network across the world, spreading opinions, research, opportunities and News about environmental issues. They are necessary in order to oppose well funded, professional corporate lobby groups which purposefully spread fear and cynicism and influence political opinion. I think we can’t afford to have any doubts about the environmental and social impacts of a typical ‘Consumable Lifestyle’ across the world.

During a recent class in the 6/7’s Simon said that the coal power station that provides Melbourne with most of its power is one of the dirtiest in the world. Surely this puts Melbourne’s citizens at the front of the debate.

Letter from Scientists to coal fired power stations (LINK)

Help donate to put this ad. on TV (LINK)

GetUp Homepage ‘what’s it all about? (LINK)