Posts tagged ‘Protest’
“Grief of the burned country” – Climate Crisis Rally in Melbourne Feb 22, 2020
Front banner Climate Crisis rally, 22 Feb, 2020
Between 5000 to 6000 people gathered at the State Library on Saturday afternoon in a national day of action on the climate crisis, and marched down Swanston street, up Collins Street and Spring Street finishing outside State Parliament.
The speakers were all very powerful, Sim, a Volunteer firefighter for 20 years said “Being in a burned country is lonely and silent – all the languages are gone – there is the grief of the burned country.” Sim pointed out that these catastrophic fires are with one degree of warming. They will be far worse with another degree of warming.
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Callout: National Day of action on Climate Crisis – Feb 22
There are a wealth of climate meetings and actions happening daily around Victoria – see our Events page. The next major action in Melbourne will be a nationally co-ordinated Day of action on the Climate Crisis.
When: Saturday 2pm-5pm 22 February
Where: Outside the State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne
Details: Facebook Event
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Melbourne turns out to demand climate action in #globalclimatestrike
According to the Student strike organisers, well over 330,000 people attended the climate strike across Australia, more than double the March 2019 turnout.
Melbourne saw 100,000 people in the Tereasury Gardens and march along a 1.2 kilometre route through the CBD.
Sydney had 80,000 people in the Sydney Domain. There were also 30,000 people in Brisbane, 20,000 people in Adelaide, 20,000 people in Hobart, 15,000 people in Canberra, and 10,000 people in Perth. There were actions by Students & workers in over 115 Australian cities & towns.
Globally, over 4 million globally participate in world’s largest climate mobilisation. This included 250,000 people marching in new York City, where Greta Thunberg addressed the enormous crowd.
The essential demands of the Student Strike for Climate in Australia were: no new fossil fuels including stopping Adani mine, 100 percent renewables by 2030, and money for just transitions & jobs.
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Call to action to Moreland: #GlobalClimatestrike on September 20 – Melbourne
A call for a global climate strike has been made for 20 September by the international student strike for climate and Fridays for Future campaigns. The call has been endorsed by global NGO leaders, celebrities and scientists, including Jennifer Morgan from Greenpeace International, Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein from 350.org, Professors Michael Mann, Will Steffen Tim Flannery and Lesley Hughes. You can pledge your support to join the global climatestrike.
Associated events in Moreland:
- Melbourne Global Climate Strike. Meet Treasury Gardens at 2pm – Facebook Event
- Moreland Bike ride to Global Climate Strike meet Coburg Mall at Noon for 12.30pm start, Brunswick mechanics Institute 12.45pm – Facebook Event
- Moreland Train Ride to the Global Climate Strike! – Upfield Line – Facebook Event
- Newlands Parents for Climate Action and Moreland Friends of the Forest – Walk with us Facebook Event
- Craigieburn line climate strike train: 12.30pm from Craigieburn. Facebook Event
- Craigieburn Line (2): Meet Broadmeadows Rail Station For the 1.19 pm train, Second carriage from the front if you join down the line.
- Local Action: Kids climate strike photo at local politicians office (Peter Khalil),
Where: 1/240 Sydney Road, Coburg.
When: On Friday 20 Sept – Meet at 3:15 for photo by 3:30.
Who: Everybody
Wear: WHITE clothes and for those who like dressing up come as an ANGEL.
Share: Photos and feelings about climate change
See also:
Moreland Council votes to support Global Climate Strike and
Brunswick MP calls for SpringSt politicians to attend Global Climate Strike
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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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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CAM members participate in Croissants Not Coal #Hazelwood action
A few Climate Action Moreland members participated on Tuesday morning in a breakfast protest outside Engie’s local offices in Melbourne, calling for an early decision by Engie’s board to shut down the Hazelwood Power Station, one of the most polluting power stations in the industrial world.
Hazelwood is the worst polluting power station in the industrialised world. Other power stations in the La Trobe Valley are also heavy polluters. Current emissions intensity for Brown coal (lignite) in Victoria, Australia:
- Hazelwood 1.56TonneCO2/MWh,
- Yallourn 1.49TonneCO2/MWh,
- Loy Yang A 1.28TonneCO2/MWh, and
- Loy Yang B 1.24 tonneCO2/MWh
Need more background? Read our Hazelwood Primer or our Hazelwood Brief History.
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