Activism

Lisa Thompson takes a tour of the Sea Shepherd vessel The Sam Simon, as its crew prepare for protest action in the Southern Ocean this summer. Audio

'Speech' of afrocentric hip hop outfit Arrested Development talks to Trevor Reekie about the Atlanta Georgia group's place in the hip hop landscape. Audio

Kirsten Johnstone talks to Makana, a Hawaiian slack-key guitarist who is regarded as the greatest living player of the style, having learnt from the masters of the previous generation. Audio

Stella Young is a comedian, disability activist, and the Editor of ABC's Ramp Up website - the online space for news, discussion and opinion about disability in Australia. Since then she has been… Audio

A few weeks back we heard from three of the country's youngest politicians, and this week we're speaking to three young people who are no less passionate about bringing about change through political… Audio

Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head at point blank range a year ago as she travelled home on a school bus in Pakistan. The Nobel peace prize nominee shares her story of survival and what drives her… Audio

Filmmaker Mike Lerner spent six months with members of the Russian feminist art collective, Pussy Riot as they fought charges of hooliganism and religious hatred for their performance of a "punk… Audio

Jeremy Rose speaks with professor Norman Finkelstein and looks at the activism in the resistance of Mahatma Ghandi. Closer to home, Jeremy speaks with Rachel Buchanan about Parihaka and, perhaps, the… Audio

Bunker Roy is an Indian activist and philanthropist who's spent decades nurturing the rural poor in his homeland by teaching practical skills through The Barefoot College. Four decades after its… Audio

US digital activism and hacking researcher who took up a position with McGill University in January as the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy. Gabriella trained as an anthropologist… Audio

Author and activist, and founder of Women Moving Millions, an initiative for the advancement of women's lives through a massive change in giving to girls and women. She also co-founded the Institute… Audio

Software freedom activist visiting New Zealand to help promote the use, dissemination and ideals of free software. Audio