Gemma Weedall

Gemma Weedall (b. 1989) is a South Australian social and environmental activist, journalist, photographer, opinion writer and community organiser.

Career

Weedall graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in 2009. While studying, she was involved in student politics and environmental activism through her position as Environment Officer on the Student Representative Council and as convenor of several groups and collectives. She was an active member of the Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN) and the socialist youth organisation Resistance.[1][2] After graduating, she stood as the Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Adelaide in the 2010 Australian Federal election[3][4] but was unsuccessful.[5]

She has been an active member of numerous activist groups in South Australia, where she has often held leadership positions. These include Resistance,[6] Socialist Alliance, the Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN)[7] and Repower Port Augusta (as a representative of CLEAN).[8] As of 2015, she had been a member of CLEAN for seven years,[9] and continues to advocate for renewable energy projects in South Australia with an emphasis on solar thermal potential for Port Augusta, South Australia.[10][11]

In 2015, she participated in a hunger strike to show solidarity for refugees detained at Manus Island.[12]

She is a regular journalist,[13] opinion writer[14] and photo contributor[15] to Green Left Weekly[16] and is an occasional speaker on political topics.[17][18][19]

Weedall describes herself as an eco-socialist.[9][14]

References

  1. ↑ "'Real power comes from the grassroots' | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Free speech is dead: long live sedition! | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. 2005-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Back Story » Blog Archive » Gemma Weedall and Renfrey Clark on the Federal Election 2010". 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  4. ↑ "ALP's desperate rebadging could mask a shift to right | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Gemma Weedall | Breakfast on Radio Adelaide". radioadelaidebreakfast.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  7. ↑ "Unconventional Gas in SA – A Road to Nowhere? | Climate Emergency Action Network". www.cleansa.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  8. ↑ "Update: Parliamentary briefing and the Repower Port Augusta local group | Repower Port Augusta". www.repowerportaugusta.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  9. 1 2 "Movement leaders feature at Radical Ideas conf | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  10. ↑ "Trillions to be Invested in New Renewable Technology | Beyond Zero Emissions". bze.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  11. ↑ "Solar thermal still on radar for Port Augusta". The Transcontinental. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  12. ↑ "Australian Activists Join Manus Island Refugee Hunger Strike". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  13. ↑ Weedall, Gemma. "Can we save the Murray Darling? | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  14. 1 2 Weedall, Gemma. "Why we need an ecosocialist revolution | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  15. ↑ "Build the political alternative for a better world | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Gemma Weedall | Green Left Weekly". www.greenleft.org.au. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  17. ↑ "Can Labor's Carbon Price Green the Economy?". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  18. ↑ GreenLeftTV (2014-04-27), Gemma Weedall: Why the Market can't fix the climate crisis, retrieved 2016-07-26
  19. ↑ "Gemma Weedall | Socialism for the 21st Century". www.socialismforthe21stcentury.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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