Shannon Hurley is a Great Barrier Reef campaigner for the Australian Marine Conservation Society. The role entails responsibility for mobilising the South East Queensland community and increasing political commitment to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The campaign seeks is to achieve greater protection for the Reef against the threats of global warming, coral bleaching and industrialisation through community empowerment and political lobbying. Shannon looks forward to developing stronger connections with other community organisers, to more effectively build movement-wide collaboration.