REMINDER POST: Our AGM is being held on this Thursday at 4pm, with our amazing two guest speakers, Hannah Thomas and Toyo white Come along at 3:45pm, and discuss with our guest speakers and committee members the topic of corporatization of Australian universities. Location TBA

We were incredibly lucky to have incredible minds contribute to our statement responding to, and rejecting Envoy Segal’s planned grading system for universities. (Slides 4/7)

Listen to @toyoau.bsky.social expose the hypocrisy of @monashuniversity.bsky.social intending to shut down the MSDI, but keep Woodside Energy on campus. Sign the MESSA petition!

On the MSDI Shutdown and the Woodside Partnership #activism #monash #climatechange

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A couple of days ago, @monashuniversity.bsky.social Law announced that it was going to be cutting tutorials for a ‘2-month trial period’. This was done with no consultation with the Law Student Society, and will massively impact students access to tutors and staff.

@monashuniversity.bsky.social has decided that it is going to be shutting down the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI). This is a shameful decision in a climate crisis. Listen to Lokesh, an MSDI PhD Student, talk about what the shutdown means to him.

Lokesh Sangarya sharing a student perspective on the MSDI Shutdown #savetheMSDI #activism #monash

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It was an absolute honour two weeks ago to interview @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social after she spoke at the Refugee Action Collective protest. Her words were not just inspiring, but empowering, especially for me as a young POC. Big thank you again to Mehreen and team. #antiracism #refugees #activism

Monash Uni Greens with Mehreen Faruqi on Anti-Racism (Part 1) #activism #palestine #multiculturalism

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Greens Uni Students from #monash, #unimelb, and #latrobe all showed up at the @youth4climate.bsky.social rally on Monday to protest Labor’s unambitious climate goals following a week of terrible climate news. We were very grateful for the moment of hope with our comrades in Fitzroy! 💚

Amazing to catch up with the Uni Syd Greens team at the Palestine solidarity rally in Sydney! @toyoau.bsky.social and Harrison share their thoughts on protest, divestment, and making change!

Toyo (Monash Uni Greens) and Harrison (Sydney Uni Greens) talk on divestment, protest, and change!

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We had the Monash Uni Greens team (Toyo - Pres, Valerie - VP) at the anti-fascist, anti-fascist ‘Sovereignty Never Ceded’ rally at Flinders St. It’s so important to be able stand against hate and violence while vulnerable communities are being targeted. We were so honoured to be part of this.

Toyo (Pres) and Val (VP) from the Monash University Greens at the ‘Sovereignty Never Ceded’ rally

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This Labor Government has chosen to sabotage any climate goals in favour of approving our biggest ever fossil fuel project and letting #Woodsideenergy engage in climate destruction. This is not a government taking the threat of climate change, or the opinions of our pacific neighbours, seriously.

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The Albanese Government is putting Australians in harm’s way as it gives Woodside’s North West Shelf the stamp of approval to run until 2070. This is the most polluting fossil fuel project in a decade. It is so harmful that it should be shutting down, not getting scaled up.

Newly elected @monashunigreens.bsky.social President, @toyoau.bsky.social, shares their reflections on attending the Student and Workers’ Strike for Palestine organised on Wednesday. There are some powerful messages form this rally about how and when we stand up and fight back ✊🏼

Toyo (Monash Uni Greens) and reflections from the Student and Workers’ Strike for Palestine

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The corporitisation of universities, and our education sector as a whole, must be opposed. From ANU, to Monash, and across the country ✊🏼

‘Mind-boggling stupidity’: The consultancy that captured universities

Nous Group has slowly taken over the university sector, filling VCs’ offices with ex-staff and buying ‘incredibly sensitive’ data that is sold back for benchmarking.

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Monash Uni Greens member @toyoau.bsky.social on the @australia.theguardian.com article on the Monash-Woodside Partnership and the @greens.org.au statement calling for its abolition. No climate criminals or weapons companies belong on campus.

‘Ideological’ young people opposed to fossil fuels reporting for duty 🫡💚🫡

Woodside boss says young people ‘ideological’ on fossil fuels while ‘happily ordering from Temu’

Meg O’Neill tells energy industry conference that individual consumers’ role in driving emissions is ‘missing’ in conversations about fossil fuels

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The @greens.org.au often criticised @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social as Minister for the Environment of bending too much to the will of the anti-environment elements of the ALP. Murray Watt IS the anti-environment element of the ALP. Great reshuffle Albo.

Labor literally won a stunning victory like last week, and to take advantage of that goodwill, they said ‘let’s make ourselves look even more internally divided’ Wild that saying there’s ethnic cleaning in Gaza could have been enough to dump a minister.

Crikey@crikey.com.au · last yr.

Good morning, early birds! Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus' anger has boiled to the surface as Anthony Albanese prepares to confirm his new frontbench, while the Nationals are gearing up for Matt Canavan's tilt at the party leadership.

YEEESHH real bleak tbh Three cheers for the climate denier who hates the Wiggles for being ‘woke’ and diverse 🥂

6 News Australia@6newsau.bsky.social · last yr.

#BREAKING 🚨 IT’S ON: Queensland senator Matt Canavan has told The Australian he WILL challenge David Littleproud for the Nationals leadership at a party room meeting on Monday Nationals sources speaking to 6 News expect Littleproud to be the favourite to hold the leadership