Posts filed under ‘rallies & protests’
Pressure on Bill Shorten over Adani with Sit-Down protest scheduled
March for our future #stopAdani 8/12/2018
With Adani announcing they are proceeding with building the Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin in Queensland last week, snap protests were called in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and Cairns for Saturday 8th December that attracted thousands. In Melbourne the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston street was occupied in a sit-down protest for over half an hour.
Stop Adani and climate action groups have called for a sit-down protest at Bill Shorten’s office in Hall street, Moonee Ponds on Wednesday 12 December at 8 AM – 11 AM (Facebook Event)
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Photo Gallery: March for our Future #stopAdani
March for our future #stopAdani 8/12/2018
Snap protests for climate action and to stop Adani were called in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns for Saturday 8th December that attracted thousands of people.
The climate movement has been invigorated by the recent student strikes for climate action on Friday November 30, the occupation of Parliament House foyer, and the urgency of the recent IPCC 1.5C science report. We have a climate emergency.
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Snap Action: #StopAdani Saturday 8 December
Treat the climate crisis as a crisis – Stop Adani
The fight to stop Adani’s coal mine is at a critical turning point.
The coal corporation has announced that they are self financing the project, and want to start digging coal before Christmas. By Adani saying that they have the money to start work immediately, it looks like they are trying to pressure the government to wrap up the approvals process before the next federal election.
Which means we need to put pressure on our politicians to act now.
Where: State Library, Melbourne
When: Saturday 8 December 10.30am
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Melbourne school kids climate strike on November 30
School strike – climate strike
School kids in Melbourne are going on climate strike this Friday, 30 November, and gathering outside the Victorian Parliament.
Climate Action Moreland endorses this action by youth challenging our leaders to ramp up action on emissions reduction, renewables rollout as part of the energy transition, more funding to public transport and cycling to increase transport mode share change and reduce transport emissions.
We have a climate emergency that needs rapid transformative action. The recent IPCC 1.5C report makes that abundantly clear.
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Hey Melbourne – Time to Rise for Climate on September 7
Climate Emergency
On September 7 and 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that works for all of us.
Join us as we hold our local leaders to account and demand that they walk the talk on climate action.
One of those events will be at the State Library in Melbourne at 6pm on Friday September 7. Join members of Climate Action Moreland and other climate activists in global solidarity calling for strong climate action.
In Australia events are being co-ordinated by 350 Australia.
Rather than hold a small event in Moreland we are throwing our support behind the City of Melbourne event at the State LIbrary.
Where: State Library, Melbourne
When: 6pm Friday, September 7, 2018
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/242220166496545/
Other events in Victoria:
- Sat 8 September 10am-5pm – Rise for Climate #PacificPawa in Laverton
- Sat 8 September 10am-12.15pm – Rise for Climate Bulleen-Doncaster
- Sat 8 September 2pm-3.30pm – Rise for Climate Frankston
- Sat 8 September 10.30am-12noon – Rise for Climate Maroondah Hwy
- Sat 8 September 10.30am at Traralgon Rise for Climate Latrobe City
Stop Adani people sign in Princes Park October 7
Reef not Coal Stop Adani protest
Okay Morelanders, time to present yourselves for the #StopAdani cause at Princes Park in Carlton.
The #StopAdani movement is uniting in a big day of action on Saturday, October 7. Join us in Princes Park!
WHEN
October 07, 2017 at 12pm – 3pm
WHERE
Princes Park – Lawn 5
Royal Parade
Melbourne, Victoria 3054
Australia
It’s just a quick trip on the No 19 tram down Sydney Road and get off at Princes Park. Or come by bike down the Upfield Bikepath, or along the inner city rail reserve from the east or Capital City Trail from the west to Princes Park.
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Westpac have a better climate policy on export coal than Liberal or Labor
Thank You Westpac for new climate policy
On Friday members of Climate Action Moreland and supporters gathered on Sydney Road outside Westpac Bank. For a change we had something positive to say. We also had a load protest outside Commbank next door, before marching to Wills MP Peter Khalil’s office to push him past just opposing public subsidies to oppose the mine itself.
The Westpac Bank climate position statement and 2020 action plan is actually more aligned with Australia’s commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement, in terms of the export coal industry, than either the Government or Labor opposition. That is not to say it is perfect, but Westpac Bank realize there is a transition to a zero carbon economy underway and their policy on investment in fossil fuels and especially coal is nuanced to that effect.
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