Climate Change protest this Sat9.30am Preston

[Chris Clarke]

You may be interested in attending this.

 

Chris Clarke

 

 

This effort by Darebin Climate Action Now is worthy of our support.

Please note this is an orderly vigil. We do not want to embarrass council, which has just announced a zero emissions policy by 2020 and is doing great work for climate change, unlike our federal member!

Hope to see you there.

Jim

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Suzie Brown" <suzie...@iinet.net.au>

Date: 19 August 2009 11:47:33 PM

To: <dareb...@gmail.com>

Subject: Martin Ferguson protest this Sat 9.30am Preston

Join us for a PROTEST AGAINST MARTIN FERGUSON’S (AND KEVIN RUDD’S) CLIMATE & ENERGY POLICY THIS Saturday 22 August 9.30am HP Zwar Park, Corner Jessie and Cramer Streets, Preston (Melway map 18 E12) – 5 mins from Preston station Martin Ferguson, Federal Minister for Energy & Resources will be appearing in Preston this Saturday morning to open a new environmentally-friendly park renovated by Darebin Council. Join Darebin Climate Action Now to tell Ferguson what you think of the CPRS and to call for 100% Renewable Energy for Australia! PLEASE - Bring banners with climate-action messages (we will provide some “Dirty Coal-Clean Solar” & “Nice one Darebin Council, pity about the Federal govt” banners) - Wear black clothing (we will provide some black balloons to carry) We will line up in a silent vigil bearing banners, black balloons and wearing black clothing (a funeral for the CPRS!). If there is an opportunity to ask the hard questions of Ferguson, have some ready questions (but as it’s a council event, and Darebin council are doing great work on climate change, we don’t want to disrupt their proceedings). Martin Ferguson is Member for Batman which includes Northcote, Thornbury, Preston, Reservoir, Fairfield (and closely mirrors the Darebin Council area). Darebin Council has just released a Community Climate Change Action Plan to achieve zero-net carbon emissions by 2020. Yet Ferguson’s energy and climate policy’s will make this target impossible to meet. Ferguson is a known climate sceptic and a champion of the fossil fuel & nuclear industries. PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR NETWORKS AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS ALONG ON SATURDAY! Questions?: call Suzie on 0419 002 606 Council press release below FYI…:

Community invited to opening of HP Zwar Park

MEDIA RELEASE, 12 August 2009 Darebin Mayor, Cr Diana Asmar, is inviting the community to the opening of HP Zwar Park in Preston this month, following almost $350,000 of improvements that feature pioneering sustainability initiatives. The event will include a launch by the Mayor, light refreshments and children’s entertainment. It will also celebrate recent smaller park upgrades across Darebin. The funding for the park includes $135,000 from the Australian Government’s Community Infrastructure Fund. Member for Batman and Minister for Energy and Resources, Martin Ferguson, will be launching the park with the Darebin Mayor.  As well as energy efficient lights and barbecues, spinning chairs in the shape of gumnuts have been installed that can produce their own light.  Darebin Mayor, Cr Diana Asmar, said the new spinning gumnut chairs were something fun that could draw people’s attention to the serious issue of climate change. “The three gumnut seats were designed by furniture designer Roland Smith, and are made from renewable and recyclable materials. They can harness the energy people create when they spin on them, and 10 minutes of spinning by a child produces enough light for about an hour,” she said. “The park also includes our first in-park raingarden as well as generous tree planting across the park area. Park furniture has been constructed from sustainable materials, and the park is 100% GreenPower.  “To celebrate the opening , we’re holding a family day to launch HP Zwar Reserve, with entertainment to keep the kids busy and some light refreshments. I’d like to invite everyone from the community to join us,” she said.  Cr Asmar said that while everyone was waiting to see what would happen at a national level with the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, local governments such as Darebin were getting on with the job of addressing climate change. “We are incorporating sustainability principles wherever we can, and will continue to work towards cleaner air for our residents and a lighter carbon footprint,” Cr Asmar said. When: 10:15am Saturday 22 August Where: HP Zwar Park, Corner Jessie and Cramer Streets, Preston

Jim Buckell

03 9484 8574

0400 465 459

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