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conference. Other cyclists travelled around south east Asia. In 1983 and 1984 the ride continued through Europe, with reports being published in Chain Reaction by veteran FoE Townsville activist, Paul Marshall. Whether independently organised or under the aegis of an organisation like Friends of the Earth, rides against uranium continue to be held: from the Ride to Roxby (1984 - Sydney, Adelaide to Roxby Downs), to the Cycle against the Nuclear Cycle (1998 - Melbourne, Adelaide to Jabiluka Blockade). The rides are about providing an alternative vision. They are educative of both the participants and the people they meet and interact with. And they are about people taking personal responsibility for ................................................................................................................................................................................................... their lives. They are both serious and fun. They are about living life and taking care of each other and the earth. The original Rides against Uranium left a legacy of interest in cycling and cycle touring which is manifested in the nonpolitical ‘Great Victorian Bike Ride’ and the anarchic convergence of cyclists as critical mass in our cities. I am proud to have participated as a lifelong Friend of the Earth. FoE 30 Years 32
In the 1980s, there was a shift to more targeted solidarity campaigning with the rise of the Food Justice Centre, the struggle against apartheid, links with liberation struggles in Latin America and elsewhere, and growing campaigning on Australian indigenous issues. With the backdrop of the cold war and nuclear proliferation, peace and disarmament issues received greatest attention during the later 1980s. In 1982 there were 20 local groups and FoEA accepted a new constitution which acknowledged local groups as the focus of operations. This seems to mark a shift in the way FoE operated, away from a focus on national collaboration towards more locally focussed activity and greater ................................................................................................................................................................................................... Shipboard protest against nuclear weapons, Melbourne, early 1980s. strategic engagement with other social movements. Chain Reaction declared this a year of ”gloom or guts” and Frank Muller noted that “there is a clear sign that the antiuranium movement is entering a period of renewed activity and broadening support. There is a rising tide of concern throughout the community at the increasing likelihood of nuclear war. This will be an important new focus for the movement requiring some redirection”. He noted however that there were also pressing domestic issues with two new uranium mines at Ranger and Nabarlek in the Northern Territory, and that this had a “dampening effect on the movement.” But while the Fraser government was fiercely pro nuclear, there had still been substantial gains. He believed that the anti nuclear movement could refocus, consolidate and continue to move forward. He noted that the trade unions would be a very significant part of the struggle in the coming years. Given the expansion of the nuclear industry in Australia and the global proliferation of weapons as a result of cold war tensions, there were widespread street level mobilisations and attempts to influence government wherever possible. Local councils were a focus of a campaign encouraging them to declare themselves nuclear free zones and FoE hosted the Nuclear Free Zones Secretariat for several years. FoE 30 Years 33
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Steph Long, Kim Stewart Friends of
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Australia has been largely obliviou
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Fossil fuels have not bought wealth
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Roman Orzanski Possibly the first F
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In 1996, Consolidated Rutile Ltd ga
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1994. VicRoads was planning to wide
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Lee Tan “Let’s chuck in some co
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