Ian Cohen

Ian Cohen (born 1951) is an Australian politician, he has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1995, for The Greens. He joined The Greens in 1984.

Personal profile

After attending Fort Street High School Cohen attended and graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), and later he earned a Graduate Diploma in Education (DipEd). He is an environmental and social change activist and "has fostered a specific interest in the concept of theatre of the environment as an educational and community empowerment technique".

Community activity

Cohen has organised and participated in many major environmental campaigns in Australia during the 1980s: Nightcap rainforests in Northern NSW, Franklin River, Daintree, South East forests NSW, North Washpool and Chaelundi. He has also participated in anti-nuclear campaigns including those at the Honeymoon and Roxby Downs uranium mines.

Cohen was a founder of the Sydney Peace Squadron and the Brisbane Peace and Environment fleet and came to international attention in 1986 when photographed on a surfboard, while clinging to the bow of the destroyer U.S.S. Oldendorf (DD-972), as she pulled into Sydney Harbour to participate in the 75th Anniversary of the Royal Austalian Navy.

External links

* [http://www.iancohen.org.au/ Ian Cohen MLC]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/2142390.stm Anti-nuclear activists in sea protest]