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248 Spring 2022

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Andy Mason

Andy Mason is a bush regenerator and member of the Australian Workers Union. Andy has been involved in the climate movement since 2013 and is currently active with FIRE (Fighting In Resistance Equally), Climate Justice Collective, the Australian Student Environment Network and Workers for Climate Action.

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24 January 202011 March 2020

Unions, Aboriginal rights and the climate movement

Andy Mason

The success of the climate movement is going to depend on its ability to connect with Aboriginal communities on one hand and the union movement on the other. Aboriginal leadership of the climate justice fight is vital not only because Aboriginal communities are the most marginalised in Australia, but because they have the values and the knowledge that the rest of the country needs to build a sustainable and fair society in this place.