Samantha Castro

Samantha is a mother of three, an organiser and activist committed to environmental, social, cultural and political transformation. She is the co-founder of WACA (Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance) and currently works as the Operations Coordinator for Friends of the Earth (FoE) in Melbourne, Australia. Sam has previously worked in International Aid and Development and has a background in media production and community radio. She has a Masters in Communication with her specialty being on the intersection of Global Media and the War on Terror. RESOURCES LIST Overview on WACA’s work on rights for refugees James Der Derian Open Canada: The "Virtuous" War Iceland constitutional reform War on Terror http://www.newdawnmagazine.com.au/Article/War_on_Terror_The_Police_State_Agenda.html http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/defense-department-war-terror-has-cost-250-million-day-16-years-2608639 https://apjjf.org/2014/12/52/Jeremy-Kuzmarov/4241.html Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/aug/30/comment.hurricanekatrina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9CM_J00bw Prison abolition Sisters Inside: http://www.sistersinside.com.au/ImagingAbolitionConference2018.htm https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/a-world-without-bars-the-prison-abolition-movement/ Youth incarceration https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/31/indigenous-youth-incarceration-rate-is-a-national-crisis-and-needs-action-pm-told Kirra Voller: http://www.3cr.org.au/queeringtheair/episode-201711121500/undercurrent-panel-accountability-shut-youth-prisons-mparntwe Shut Youth Prisons Mparntwe: https://shutyouthprisonsmparntwe.wordpress.com Full Episode Transcript Here