Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch former leader of the Greens Bob Brown as he shares stories of courage, conviction and the power of community with host Jeff Sparrow.
Originally presented on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by The Wheeler Centre, in partnership with RMIT.
For half a century, Bob Brown has been standing up to powerful interest groups that have put profit before planet.
To celebrate the launch of his new book 'Defiance', he sat down to reflect on the people and places that shaped him and shared what motivates him to keep fighting. He considers the challenges facing those who are dedicated to safeguarding life on Earth โ from dealing with hostile corporate lobbyists, to press propaganda, to the powerful pull of consumerism โ and shows how courage, persistence and community can defeat them all.
Drawing on decades of experience and told with his trademark warmth and humour, these stories galvanise, uplift and inspire a new wave of individual and collective action.
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Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
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Watch former leader of the Greens Bob Brown as he shares stories of courage, conviction and the power of community with host Jeff Sparrow.
Originally presented on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by The Wheeler Centre, in partnership with RMIT.
For half a century, Bob Brown has been standing up to powerful interest groups that have put profit before planet.
To celebrate the launch of his new book 'Defiance', he sat down to reflect on the people and places that shaped him and shared what motivates him to keep fighting. He considers the challenges facing those who are dedicated to safeguarding life on Earth โ from dealing with hostile corporate lobbyists, to press propaganda, to the powerful pull of consumerism โ and shows how courage, persistence and community can defeat them all.
Drawing on decades of experience and told with his trademark warmth and humour, these stories galvanise, uplift and inspire a new wave of individual and collective action.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
youtube.com/@WheelerCentre
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐
The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne.
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐
Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐
๐ Website: wheelercentre.com
๐ Instagram: instagram.com/wheelercentre
๐ Facebook: facebook.com/wheelercentre
๐Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social
๐ LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN
#WheelerCentre #WheelerCentreTalks #SmartConversations #InspiringTalks #LearnOnYouTube #YouTubeEducation #PublicTalks #Storytelling #books #writing #ideas
