PWYP Australia pay’s tribute and acknowledges the passing of a dear friend and fierce defender of social justice and the environment R. Sreedhar. As a trained geologist, Sreedhar first worked with mainstream exploration organisations, including state oil company, ONGC Ltd. In 1985, he started working with communities on environmental and alternate technology establishing the Environmental Systems Branch of Development Alternatives. He then co-founded TARU (‘91), Network on Ethics and Climate Change (’94), the Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (‘95), and PEOPLE (’99) – the largest alliance of mining affected communities. More recently he set-up the Environics Trust, Mine Labour Protection Campaign, the EIA Resource and Response Centre, Occupational and Environmental Health Network of India (2008), and Mineral Inheritors Rights Association (2020). Right up until the end of his life he worked hard for the rights and interests of mining impacted communities, with great bravery and selflessness. He will be greatly missed among his PWYP colleagues globally for his incredible knowledge and insights and his great generosity in sharing that knowledge. All the best wishes and condolences to his family.

Kat Tu, ActionAid Australia

Kat is the Head of Policy and Campaigns at ActionAid Australia, a global women’s rights organisation, supporting women living in poverty and exclusion around the world. She has ten years experience working in the progressive campaigns space, with expertise in digital campaigning and fundraising, corporate campaigning, and community organising. Kat holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Sydney.

Mel Flanagan, Nook Studios - Steering Committee Chair

Mel is a local and global advocate for public participation, open process, environmental sustainability, and open government financial transparency initiatives including open contracting, beneficial ownership, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). She is a creative technologist, information and service designer, and founder of Nook Studios. Nook are pioneers in designing services using mining, production and infrastructure data to improve access to information and community engagement. 

Dr Ana Estefanía Carballo

Dr. Ana Estefanía Carballo leads Transparency International Australia’s Accountable Mining Global Programme. The Programme works across Transparency International’s global network to promote mining sector governance that is transparent, accountable and participatory, and ensures the social and environmental interests of current and future generations are protected. Ana is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. She has conducted extensive research on natural resources governance and has over 15 years of experience working with civil society organisations globally, but particularly in Latin America, Europe and the Asia- Pacific Region.  Ana completed her PhD in Social and Political Studies at the University of Westminster, UK and a Masters in International and Development Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany.

Luke Fletcher

Since 2016 Luke has been the Executive Director of the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, which conducts research on advocacy across a broad range of issues including mining, forest protection, fossil fuels, aid and development policy, and corporate accountability. Luke completed a PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, and has published academic articles on US diplomatic history, Australia’s aid policy and the Rwandan genocide. He is a Visiting Fellow at the UNSW School of Social Sciences.

Kat Tu, ActionAid Australia

Kat is the Head of Policy and Campaigns at ActionAid Australia, a global women’s rights organisation, supporting women living in poverty and exclusion around the world. She has ten years experience working in the progressive campaigns space, with expertise in digital campaigning and fundraising, corporate campaigning, and community organising. Kat holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Sydney.

Mel Flanagan, Nook Studios - Steering Committee Chair

Mel is a local and global advocate for public participation, open process, environmental sustainability, and open government financial transparency initiatives including open contracting, beneficial ownership, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). She is a creative technologist, information and service designer, and founder of Nook Studios. Nook are pioneers in designing services using mining, production and infrastructure data to improve access to information and community engagement. 

R. Sreedhar, Environics Trust

Trained as a geologist, Sreedhar first worked with mainstream exploration organisations, including state oil company, ONGC Ltd. In 1985, he started working with communities on environmental and alternate technology establishing the Environmental Systems Branch of Development Alternatives. He then co-founded TARU (‘91), Network on Ethics and Climate Change (’94), the Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (‘95), and PEOPLE (’99) – the largest alliance of mining affected communities. More recently he set-up the Environics Trust, Mine Labour Protection Campaign, the EIA Resource and Response Centre, Occupational and Environmental Health Network of India (2008), and Mineral Inheritors Rights Association (2020).

Dr Ana Estefanía Carballo

Dr. Ana Estefanía Carballo leads Transparency International Australia’s Accountable Mining Global Programme. The Programme works across Transparency International’s global network to promote mining sector governance that is transparent, accountable and participatory, and ensures the social and environmental interests of current and future generations are protected. Ana is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. She has conducted extensive research on natural resources governance and has over 15 years of experience working with civil society organisations globally, but particularly in Latin America, Europe and the Asia- Pacific Region.  Ana completed her PhD in Social and Political Studies at the University of Westminster, UK and a Masters in International and Development Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany.

Luke Fletcher

Since 2016 Luke has been the Executive Director of the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, which conducts research on advocacy across a broad range of issues including mining, forest protection, fossil fuels, aid and development policy, and corporate accountability. Luke completed a PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, and has published academic articles on US diplomatic history, Australia’s aid policy and the Rwandan genocide. He is a Visiting Fellow at the UNSW School of Social Sciences.