Not All Heroes Wear Capes - Zack Schofield Is Organising New Futures

Today’s guest is Zack Schofield - one of the lead organisers and who Murdoch media describe as a prominent member of the climate action and activist group Rising Tide. Now I know protest and civil disobedience isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I suspect just about everybody listening to this show has joined one at some point - whether the school strike for climate, one seeking justice regarding Indigenous deaths in custody, respect for women and an end to gender based violence, or maybe it was the Rising Tide prostevial in Newcastle in November last year or in 2023, they certainly have a role to play. From just being able to capture the energy and zeal of a group through to being a deliberate effort to raise anger and demand a response. Personally I think they are important, and as Zack points out in this chat so much social and political change over time has been born out of and the result of acts of protest, boycott and strikes. At the same time though, I appreciate they are not everyone’s cup of tea.

During a planetary crisis, when fossil fuel projects continue to be approved for expansion here and abroad - which is against the science and I would have thought contradicts climate commitments and the actual decarbonisation of our economies and societies - I wanted to bring Zack’s experiences and stories to you today and to share more about what drives him, what Rising Tide is about and how to make sense of and discern the aspirations and demands of such entities in the grand tapestry of meaningful and effective action.

I was in a near constant state of awe speaking with Zach about his and the efforts of other activists out there. This is an emergency, and while there is a need and space for the work many do in corporates or start ups or academic research or policy development and implementation, increasingly I think there is a space for a movement of direct action to hamper and restrict the fundamental cause of the climate crisis - generating emissions.

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