Our next planning meeting is  soon! All potential new FOE Sydney members are welcome to come along. Please get in contact before the meeting if you'd like to come along.

WHEN: Saturday 29th June 10-3pm.
WHERE: 19 Eve Street, Erskinevilla
CONTACT: sydney@foe.org.au

Action alert:
Protest AusAID’s pro-mining conference!

WHERE: SMC Conference & Function Ctre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney

WHEN: 10am Monday 20th May

WHY… Because aid money should not be used to promote Australia’s mining interests

Sat 16 Mar 13

Date: Saturday, 16 March 2013 - 10:00am Place: Customs House Parade to Civic Park, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia

Fri 22 Jun 12

On Thursday 21st June, FoE Australia organised three protests against the mealy mouthed approach to the 'green economy' and 'sustainable mining' by the Australian delegation at the Rio+2- Earth Summit. Run down on our grassroots success story below.

Wed 20 Jun 12

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday June 21, 2012 Clowns to Carr: ‘You’ve Got To Be Joking!’ WHERE: Senator Bob Carr’s office, 4-6 Bligh Street Sydney WHEN: Noon, Thursday June 21 st WHAT: A group of Clowns will converge on Bob Carr’s office to protest at the government’s agenda at the Rio+20 Earth Summit CONTACT: James Goodman 0420 371 537

Protest our government promoting 'sustainable mining' at the Rio+20 Earth Summit

When: 12pm, Thursday June 21
Where: Bob Carr's office, 4-6 Bligh Street

Friends of the Earth Australia and its affiliate groups are concerned about Australia's negotiating position at the upcoming Rio+20 UN Earth Summit 20-22 June. Rio+20 is a change for the world to chart a just and sustainable development agenda, however the Australian submissions to this process appear to be undermining current shared principles in the UN draft text that would support this.

Full letter in attachment here.

There are three key questions arising from Australia’s negotiating position at Rio+20. Each concerns the government's prioritising of Australia’s economic interests over Australian and global sustainability.

1. Why is Australia promoting mining but not action on climate change?
2. Why is Australia promoting market mechanisms against UN efforts to secure government action?
3. Why is Australia advocating aid to promote private financing, against UN efforts to protect sustainability?

WHEN: 1pm Sunday 24 June 24
WHERE: Sydney Town hall
WHY: 20 years is too long: this year marks 20 years mandatory detention began

Tue 10 Aug 10

In recent months, calls for population control policies have come to the fore in discussions about how best to tackle climate change. Friends of the Earth Sydney is troubled by the risks associated with calling for population control in the name of climate change. Such demands can justify the undermining of women’s reproductive rights and fuel racist migration and border control agendas.

Wed 25 Nov 09

Today, Friends of the Earth Australia and AidWatch are releasing a joint report ‘What a Scam – Australia’s REDD Offsets for Copenhagen’, examining the Australian and Indonesian Governments’ program to create carbon ‘offsets’ from reduced deforestation. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will allow 100% of Australian emissions reductions to be found offshore. Indonesia is the first target, with the AusAid funded Kalimantan Forests and Climate Project designed to establish reduced deforestation as an acceptable offset.