The Planetary Health Equity Hothouse presents the documentary Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protector
Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protectors is a 25-minute documentary following Senior Cultural Custodian Adrian Burragubba from the sacred Doongmabulla Springs to the courtroom, the community, and the national stage - documenting the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) fight to protect their ancestral waters from destruction by Adani’s Carmichael mine.
The film captures both the beauty of these ancient springs and the determination of the custodians to fulfil their sacred obligation under First Law to protect them. The film will be complemented by a panel discussion with Senior Cultural Custodian Adrian Burragubba, where we will discuss the importance of standing up to corporate power and the tactics civil society can use to do so. The event is in-person only.
All the money collected via ticket sales will go to the W&J Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians to support their legal fight against Adani’s mine. To further support them, you can also donate to their fundraising here.
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Event Speakers
Adrian Burragubba
Adrian is a Senior Cultural Custodian of the Wangan & Jagalingou Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians who launched a litigation aimed at preventing the destruction of the Doongmabulla Springs by putting a stop on Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Ignacio Giraldez
Ina is a PhD candidate at UNSW. He is a lawyer from Barcelona researching climate litigation venues in the European overseas territories in the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean. His research takes an integrated approach to international human rights, environmental law, and the law of the sea. Currently, he teaches international law at the UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice and at UTS.
Tjanara Goreng Goreng
Tjanara is a Wakka Wakka Wulli Wulli Traditional Owner from Central Queensland. She is a senior academic in Indigenous Health at the School of Medicine and Psychology at ANU and a leader in the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the academy. She was involved in the early Land Rights movement in Australia.
Gio Dalla Libera M.
Gio is a PhD student at the Hothouse, investigating the role of private philanthropy in knowledge generation and its implications for the achievement of planetary health equity. She is also a scientist activist who believes disruptive peaceful action is needed to transform the current extractive, exploitative and violent system we currently live in.