Seed Mob, also known simply as Seed, is an Indigenous youth climate network in Australia.

History

Seed, established in 2014, is Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network .[1] It is led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. It was initially a branch of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, but became independent in 2020.[2]

It was co-founded by Amelia Telford,[3] who is currently its national director,[4] and Larissa Baldwin-Roberts,[5] who is as of 2023 CEO of political activist group GetUp!.[6]

Campaigns

In 2015, Seed, in an alliance of 13 environmental groups, was successful in campaigning for Australia's four largest banks to rule out funding the Adani coal mine in Queensland.[7]

Seed has been campaigning against Origin Energy's plans to do gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory.[3] It produced a film about the campaign called Water is Life in 2019.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Seed Mob, Australia's First Indigenous Youth-Led Environmental Organisation". Junkee. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Seed Mob to be first Indigenous youth-led environmental organisation". Medianet. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The young Indigenous woman fighting fracking in remote NT". The Feed. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Our Team". Seed. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Larissa Baldwin-Roberts". Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Segments: The Mission: GetUp CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts". Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Big four banks distance themselves from Adani coalmine as Westpac rules out loan". the Guardian. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Water is Life". Protect Country, Ban Fracking. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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