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Stop T4 - Rally and street parade!
Sat 16 Mar 13
Date: Saturday, 16 March 2013 - 10:00am Place: Customs House Parade to Civic Park, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia
Read moreReflection on FoE Climate Justice Rio+20 actions
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.
Read moreAustralia is clowning around at Rio
Tags: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
Read moreThe real cost of coal is quickly adding up
Sat 19 May 12
Linda Connor and Stuart Rosewarne expose the myth of cheap coal in the Newcastle Herald. "The time has arrived to leave behind the myth of "cheap coal". Added together, the hidden costs are unaffordable, for Australians and the planet."
Read moreKnock, knock, knocking on Paddington's door
Mon 23 Apr 12
FoE Sydney joined the 100% Renewables team for a spot of door knocking in Paddington. We were smiffed to be a part of an amazing effort by the 100% crew!
Read moreInterview with Teguh Surya, WALHI (FoE Indonesia): “We are against REDD. We are against carbon trading.”
Tags:Sat 10 Mar 12
Chris Lang from REDD-Monitor interview with Teguh Surya, campaigns director at WALHI (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia - Friends of the Earth Indonesia). Teguh explains why REDD carbon offsetting is a false solution to climate change, and the ongoing troubles REDD projects have created on the ground.
Read moreEnergy white paper “climate and technology illiterate”
Tags:Tue 13 Dec 11
Friends of the Earth Melbourne renewable energy campaigner Ben Courtice highlights the serious inadequacies in the Federal government's climate policy. The Energy White Paper signals the planned expansion of gas under carbon pricing, and no adequate plans to build the potential of renewable energy in Australia.
Read moreNSW Cannot Risk a U-Turn on Uranium Mining
Tags:Mon 1 Aug 11
Spokesperson Emma Kefford says, “The 1986 ban was implemented for a good reason – uranium mining is highly polluting for the surrounding land and poses considerable danger to mine workers’ health. It is also the first stage of an extremely hazardous industry, as evidenced in the recent Fukushima nuclear disasters in Japan.”
Read moreBeyond Carbon Pricing: Where to from here? FoE Sydney teach-in
Tags:Sat 30 Jul 11
Come to this Friends of the Earth Sydney teach-in for a critical assessment of the carbon price and to learn about alternative solutions. How can we move beyond carbon pricing and build the case for climate justice? There will be speakers and a short film.
Read moreLynas faces protests by Malaysians at Sydney Headquarters
Tags:Tue 5 Jul 11
A large delegation of 12 people from Malaysia demand Sydney-based mining company cease construction of a toxic ‘rare earth’ plant with a theatrical action with signs and props to demonstrate the impacts of the Lynas plant. 1 - 2pm Tuesday July 5th at 56 Pitt Street, Sydney.
Read more‘Hard-wired’ path to carbon trading goes the wrong direction
Tags:Thu 24 Feb 11
– We need urgent reductions in emissions, not handouts to big polluters. Today’s announcement of the Multi Party Climate Change Committee (MPCCC) agreed pathway of an interim price ‘hard-wired’ to become an emissions trading scheme takes Australia in the wrong direction, says Friends of the Earth Australia, and away from real solutions to the climate crisis. Climate justice spokesperson Holly said, “We're concerned this is a resurrection of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), which was rejected in the Senate and failed to win public support because it was worse than doing nothing.
Read moreBreakout Conference For the Free Movement of People Programme
Tue 30 Nov 10
From December 10th to 12th at the Redfern Community Centre, the Breakout conference aims to create a space where opposition to Australia’ s border protection regime can again transform into a movement; around which anger, hope, solidarity and resistance can be channelled into strategies for dismantling the border.
Read moreNuclear Freeways Fundraiser - 9th December
Tags:Tue 30 Nov 10
Nuclear Freeways Fundraiser for Nuclear Freeways campaign and in support of Muckaty Traditional Owners' opposition to the nuclear waste dump site on their land.
Read moreClimate Justice Conversations will be happening in Sydney on 13 November - Come along!
Tags:Thu 21 Oct 10
In the lead up to the United Nations talks in Cancun, join Friends of the Earth Sydney and Indonesian climate justice activists for a day-long workshop: Climate Justice Conversations.
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