Walk Against Warming 2010
WALK WITH THE PEOPLE. NOT THE BIG POLLUTERS.
We’re doing our bit on climate change. It’s time to make our government do theirs.
There’s a federal election on its way. So we’re holding a Walk Against Warming to demand that our next government faces up to their responsibilities on climate change. We’ll remind them that to secure our votes, they must walk with the people; not the big polluters.
This year we’re taking our message for a safe climate straight to the people that matter most – the voters.
Replace Hazelwood campaign continues and intensifies
Community climate action groups and environment NGOs met at the Climate Action Centre today and discussed the latest development in the campaign to Replace Hazelwood.
A leaked story to The Age newspaper has suggested that Brumby government might be considering a deal to close only one quarter of Hazelwood's generating capacity.
There was an unanimous view at the meeting that keeping three-quarters (12 million tonnes of carbon pollution) of Hazelwood operating indefinitely was totally unacceptable and that the campaign would continue until all of Hazelwood was replaced.
If the leak is indeed true, it is clear that the campaign so far is having some affect and that we need to keep the pressure on the State and Federal governments.
The meeting discussed a range of options to increase the doorknocking, letterboxing and other campaigning in the inner city, outer suburbs and regional areas.
To sign up to doorknock go here.
Damien Lawson and David Spratt
Great protest action on coal exports
Our snap protest outside the hotel where Trade Minister Simon Crean today signed a deal to export $400m of brown coal from Victoria to Vietnam was a rousing success. Crean hand difficulty getting form his car to the hotel doors and there was great media coverage, including at least 3 evening TV news services.
Our message was clear that this was the Gillard government's first climate test and it had failed.
PHOTOS:
Emergency protest: Gillard government to sign brown coal export deal
2.45pm TODAY (Friday June 25) Langham Hotel, Southgate Avenue, Southbank. Melbourne
Simon Crean is due to sign a deal, in Melbourne today, to export Victorian brown coal to Vietnam. (ABC story below)
With less than 24 hours in the job, this is Prime Minister Julia Gillard's first big climate test. Unless she pulls this deal her climate credentials will be shattered.
Last year, similar proposals were canned by the Victorian State Government after widespread protest by the climate movement.
A Rough Guide to Door-Knocking on Climate
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Based on some recent experiences of door-knocking by the climate movement, this Rough Guide to Door-Knocking on Climate contains practical advice as well as some discussion of the strategic thinking behind this form of community engagement.
We hope it can be a source of useful tips and inspiration for climate action groups who might want to consider door-knocking as part of their strategy this year.
As the guide says, "door knocking is easy, fun and one of the most effective ways of getting our message
into the community and having an impact."
That's why we are working with local community climate groups to try and knock on every door we can and tell them about the campaign to replace Hazelwood with clean energy.
More on doorknocking, including sign up here
