Jonathan Sriranganathan

Jonathan Sriranganathan

Sep
02
Big changes + Anarchy in the riparian zone, transphobic conspiracies, activism strategy and green shoots in the desert

Big changes + Anarchy in the riparian zone, transphobic conspiracies, activism strategy and green shoots in the desert

Heads up: Brief writing hiatus is probably on the cards...
7 min read
Sep
01
Court challenges alone won’t save Barrambin, but could the Save Victoria Park campaign find a radical edge?

Court challenges alone won’t save Barrambin, but could the Save Victoria Park campaign find a radical edge?

Is being 'anti-stadium' but 'pro-Olympics' really the best strategy?
16 min read
Aug
28
Seedlings in the desert: Did Alice Springs almost just elect a Greens mayor?

Seedlings in the desert: Did Alice Springs almost just elect a Greens mayor?

Challenging racialised crime panics has delivered multiple solid results for the Greens in the NT town of Mparntwe
8 min read
Aug
08
Deeper fault lines: Greens evolution and Drew Hutton’s ‘trans cult’ claims

Deeper fault lines: Greens evolution and Drew Hutton’s ‘trans cult’ claims

I didn’t initially want to spend time writing about Greens co-founder Drew Hutton’s expulsion from the party, because
22 min read
Jul
22
Anarchy in the riparian zone: Does liminal life fertilise radical imaginations?

Anarchy in the riparian zone: Does liminal life fertilise radical imaginations?

First-hand experience of a less-regulated life makes it seem more realistic to imagine a city without hierarchical rulers
14 min read
May
18
So much to reflect on!

So much to reflect on!

Some thoughts on the recent federal election, local activism, a significant but under-theorised military funeral ritual + upcoming events
8 min read
May
15
Establishment vibes: Do 'extreme Greens' criticisms hit harder when we're no longer 'doing politics differently'?

Establishment vibes: Do 'extreme Greens' criticisms hit harder when we're no longer 'doing politics differently'?

We can't beat them if we play by their rules
14 min read
May
05
Before the dust settles... What should we be attending to in the federal election aftermath?

Before the dust settles... What should we be attending to in the federal election aftermath?

Here's what I'll be thinking more deeply about over the coming days
14 min read
Apr
06
Blurred rituals: Do poppy services at funerals amplify the emotional resonance of Anzac Day?

Blurred rituals: Do poppy services at funerals amplify the emotional resonance of Anzac Day?

On artificially connecting nationalist military traditions to the intense grief at a loved one's passing...
8 min read
Mar
29
Can activists ensure the Greens won't sell out in balance of power negotiations?

Can activists ensure the Greens won't sell out in balance of power negotiations?

Australia could be approaching a critical political moment that those of us with an interest in deeper systemic change would
12 min read