Merry Christmas and thankyou to you all..
Dear CCBR Supporters,
last week's shocking announcement of our government's appalling response to Climate Change has led many of you to write letters or join us last Tuesday at our peaceful protest outside Tanya Plibersek's office:
(http://flint.smugmug.com/gallery/6845751_VktFp#P-1-20)
Thanks to all those who attended or sent their apologies - we delivered 3 pages of them to Ms Plibersek on the day.
If you didn't get around to telling our politicians how you feel and would like to, here are their addresses again:
Tanya Plibersek: Tanya.Plibersek.MP@aph.gov.au
Kevin Rudd: http://www.pm.gov.au:80/contact/index.cfm?p=3
Thankyou all for your wonderful support in this recent action and throughout the year.
Groups like ours are leading the way in building a movement and we are looking forward in 2009 to creating a national groundswell, from the grassroots, that will compel our government to become strong and sensible leaders on Climate Change.
2009 will be the year when we turn our politicians around...
There is one final chance to turn the Rudd Government around on this issue. We have 12 months before the UNFCCC talks in Copenhagen next December that will decide the next phase of the international Kyoto agreement.
Encircle Parliament : 8am, Tuesday Feb 3, 2009 - Parliament House, Canberra.
Come together with thousands of climate concerned Australians and form a human ring around our Federal Parliament House on the first parliamentary sitting day of 2009. For more info see http://www.climatesummit.org.au/moreinfo
CCBR is planning to organise a bus for folk to go to this. Let us know if you are interested ccbrmail@aapt.net.au
In the meantime....Please send the news of this action to.....
everybody you know in Canberra. Feb 3, 2009!!!
Over the break...some things you can do:
If you have a bit of time (sometimes it only takes 2 minutes!) there are plenty of other ways to get involved:
Getup: Fabulous new Campaign to air an ad on National television during Boxing Day cricket. See / donate at https://www.getup.org.au/campaign/ClimateActionNow&id=488 (takes 1.5 mins of your time!)
Greenpeace: Christmas e-card that spreads the "renewable is do-able" message: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/fungames/e-cards/clean-dream-holiday-e-card?utm_source=gpi-cyberactivist-list&utm_medium=email
Turn The Tide Kevin: Take a photo with friends and family at Christmas showing a sign asking Kevin to "Peak Carbon by 2010". Send your photos to turn.the.tide.kevin@gmail.com and they will put it in an album and send it to the Prime Minister! Check out the campaign: http://turnthetidekevin.blogspot.com
Greens MPs "5% is not enough" petition : http://greensmps.org.au/content/petition/5-emission-target-not-enough
Earth Hour : 8.30pm Sat Mar 29, 2009 - put it in your diary - host a gathering!! http://www.earthhour.org/
Walk Against Warming : 2009 date TBA - very important to get high levels of participation in 2009 http://www.walkagainstwarming.org/
This Is Reality , U.S. Campaign - http://www.thisisreality.org/ great vid on so-called 'Clean Coal' - sign up to add to their numbers.
We Can Solve It , U.S. Campaign - Al Gores 'repower America' http://www.repoweramerica.org/ - great stuff!
Gross Feed-in tarrif : write a submission to support the idea! - submissions close Jan 12, 2009. See attached doc.
"Wake Up - Freak out" - animated video. A beautifully constructed video on where we're headed if we don't act now!!
Ross Garnaut's article : from the Sydney Morning Herald last weekend -
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/global-warming/carbon-plan-fuels-meltdown/2008/12/19/1229189886133.html
and lastly....
We hope the festive season keeps you all safe and well,
Merry Christmas from,
Alex, Alison, Corinne, Derek, Gayle, Jenny, Lucy, Morris, Richard, Sabina, and Sue.
