How Australian Surfers paddled out to protect their coast
WSL PURE | One Ocean
English - April 08, 2020 07:01 - 52 minutes - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this week’s podcast, learn how Australian surfers paddled out to protect their coast with activist Damien Cole. He talks about leading The Fight For The Bight campaign against a foreign oil company drilling off the coast of southern Australia, what their win meant, and the importance of a committed team.
Thanks for listening! Here are this week’s show notes:
Damien was just one of many incredible activists in the Fight For The Bight. Check out The Great Australian Bight Alliance to see the other organizations and people involved: https://www.fightforthebight.org.au/
Do check out indigenous elder, Bunna Lawrie in “Jeedara: The Great White Whale” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMrGCurugw
“The Head Of The Bight” by Patagonia Australia has some beautiful imagery of the area: https://vimeo.com/374032680
The Fight For The Bight Goes To Norway https://www.patagonia.com.au/blogs/roaring-journals/the-fight-for-the-bight-goes-to-norway
A great perspective from Sean Doherty, another amazing voice in this campaign: https://www.surfer.com/features/how-australian-surfers-defeated-equinor/
Here’s our most recent coverage: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/447762/bight-oil-drilling-plan-abandoned
And some in depth coverage from last year from our friend Adam Skolnick: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/386727/surfers-down-under-rise-up
Some of pro surfing’s best joined the paddle outs last year — https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/385795/paddle-out-for-the-bight-torquay
Australian Surfers Give A Masterclass In Protesting https://www.surfer.com/features/australian-surfers-give-master-class-protesting/
You can find Damien on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/damienmcole/
And you can find us online @wslpure and wslpure.org
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On this week’s podcast, learn how Australian surfers paddled out to protect their coast with activist Damien Cole. He talks about leading The Fight For The Bight campaign against a foreign oil company drilling off the coast of southern Australia, what their win meant, and the importance of a committed team.
Thanks for listening! Here are this week’s show notes:
Damien was just one of many incredible activists in the Fight For The Bight. Check out The Great Australian Bight Alliance to see the other organizations and people involved: https://www.fightforthebight.org.au/
Do check out indigenous elder, Bunna Lawrie in “Jeedara: The Great White Whale” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMrGCurugw
“The Head Of The Bight” by Patagonia Australia has some beautiful imagery of the area: https://vimeo.com/374032680
The Fight For The Bight Goes To Norway https://www.patagonia.com.au/blogs/roaring-journals/the-fight-for-the-bight-goes-to-norway
A great perspective from Sean Doherty, another amazing voice in this campaign: https://www.surfer.com/features/how-australian-surfers-defeated-equinor/
Here’s our most recent coverage: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/447762/bight-oil-drilling-plan-abandoned
And some in depth coverage from last year from our friend Adam Skolnick: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/386727/surfers-down-under-rise-up
Some of pro surfing’s best joined the paddle outs last year — https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/385795/paddle-out-for-the-bight-torquay
Australian Surfers Give A Masterclass In Protesting https://www.surfer.com/features/australian-surfers-give-master-class-protesting/
You can find Damien on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/damienmcole/
And you can find us online @wslpure and wslpure.org
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices