Green Shoots in Fremantle - the founding of The Greens (WA) Inc and its contribution to the election of Australia's first Greens Senator, Jo Vallentine / Fremantle History Society

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AuthorChris WilliamsCorporate AuthorFremantle History SocietyDescriptionPolitical histories and media attention focused on politicians, or conventional debates within parties or parliaments, can obscure the role of communities and movements for fundamental change in society.

Chris Williams looks at the history of dissident groups and contributions by their members, many based in Fremantle, who united in the late 1980s to form The Greens (WA) and how this incorporated association successfully campaigned for the re-election of Jo Vallentine, formerly independent, as Australia’s first Greens Senator. He looks at both the vision and practice of green politics in Fremantle in the context of the environmental movement’s encouragement to ‘think globally, act locally’ and calls for ‘new paradigm’ politics.Imprint2026Collationmp3Series Title Fremantle History Society TalksDate Published2026Dewey ClassOH / FREAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes

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LocationOral History Collection

PeopleChri WilliamsSubjectPolitical partiesGreens Party (WA)CollectionOral History Collection

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