The Bentley Blockade: Weeping for the Earth

The text!   It would have looked better if I were digging out the composting toilet or planting organic veggies. But the truth is I was half-way into an egg and sausage McMuffin in Casino when the text came from Bentley.   I had to ring Yollana to make sure I had it right.  … Continue reading The Bentley Blockade: Weeping for the Earth

Bentley CSG Blockade: You Can’t Just Take My Dreams Away

  Nimbin, 28 April 2014   It was bucketing rain at dawn at the Bentley Blockade this morning. The blockade against unconventional gas mining. No guitars or drums because of the rain. There were lots of people there but not a lot were singing.   Then, magically, about 5 am, a woman with a strong,… Continue reading Bentley CSG Blockade: You Can’t Just Take My Dreams Away

The Bentley CSG Blockade: Something Changes in Me

 First reflections on the Bentley CSG Blockade   21 April 2014       A song has been going round in my head today, after greeting the dawn at the Bentley Blockade (https://northernriversguardians.org/). This is a blockade to prevent Metgasco from drilling for unconventional gas in farmland near Bentley, NSW.     It’s Holly Near’s… Continue reading The Bentley CSG Blockade: Something Changes in Me