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Strzeleckis Stomp [Victoria] (Boolarra (Gippsland), from 2008-07-27 13:00 to 2008-07-27 17:00) — by CamWalker

Come along and see what Hancock and the Government have planned for the Strzelecki Ranges in Victoria.

Melbourne Real Food Film Night (Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, from 2008-07-09 18:30 to 2008-07-09 20:30) — by CamWalker

Friends of the Earth Melbourne Real Food group and loop bar serve up some films on food issues. Main course: Lost in Palm Oil - Documentary. Desert: Palm Oil & Orangutan Rescue – Slide show by Jessica McKelson from Melbourne Zoo.

climate emergency rally - Melbourne, July 5 (Melbourne, from 2008-07-05 13:00 to 2008-07-05 17:00) — by CamWalker

We are calling for Victorians to join the Climate Emergency Rally on July 5. We want to send a wake-up call to state and federal governments that they are heading in the wrong direction. New coal, new freeways and desalination plants increase our use of and reliance on fossil fuels dramatically at a time when we must be cutting our use even more dramatically.

Melbourne Real Food Film Night (Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, from 2008-07-01 18:30 to 2008-07-01 20:30) — by CamWalker

Friends of the Earth Melbourne Real Food group and loop bar serve up some films on food issues. Films: 'We Feed the World', 'Food not Bombs documentary', 'Meatrix - Spoof animation comedy'

Talking Food and Climate Change: Discussion Night [Brisbane] (Brisbane, from 2008-06-30 18:30 to 2008-06-30 20:00) — by CamWalker

 

Melbourne Real Food Film Night (Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, from 2008-06-25 18:30 to 2008-06-25 20:30) — by CamWalker

Friends of the Earth Melbourne Real Food group and loop bar serve up some films on food issues. Main course: The World According to Monsanto – Documentary (100 min) Entrée: Store Wars – Spoof animation comedy (5 min)

forum: Defending Community and Ecology in Ecuador [Melbourne, June 24] (Melbourne, from 2008-06-24 18:00 to 2008-06-24 20:30) — by CamWalker

The Globalism Research Centre RMIT, Friends of the Earth and the Latin American Solidarity Network present A public talk with CARLOS ZORILLA (DECOIN, Ecuador) and GLEN KUECKER (De Pauw University, Indiana USA)

forum: Speeding towards dangerous climate change [June 15] (Melbourne, from 2008-06-15 14:30 to 2008-06-15 17:00) — by CamWalker

Public forum on climate and transport – 15 June 2008 Hear what the world’s leading climate scientists are discovering about the speed of climate change, the potential impacts on our way of life, and what we need to do to safeguard our future.

Radioactive Exposure Tour 2008 Reportback! [Melbourne] (Melbourne, from 2008-06-07 17:00 to 2008-06-07 19:00) — by CamWalker

Friends of the Earth's Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign presents: Radioactive Exposure Tour 2008 Reportback! Saturday June 7 5pm to 7pm 312 Smith St. Collingwood Awe-inspiring photos, videos, stories, and more! All welcome ... including those who missed out on the trip. From the incredibly diverse and beautiful desert country in South Australia that we travelled through and inspiring people we met with to the devastating impacts of uranium mines on local people and places, the Radioactive Exposure Tour has a powerful affect on all who come along. This evening is an opportunity to get up to date information on nuclear developments in Australia from experienced campaigners and for 2008 tour participants to share their images, recordings, stories and inspiration for action with others from the tour, friends and family. An important aspect of the tour is bringing the stories and images from these more remote areas back to the city. So please come along and bring a friend or two or three! Everyone is welcome to attend - whether or not you came on the tour. Speakers include radtour organisers Michaela Stubbs and Jessie Boylan from FoE, and Adele Pedder from the ACF. Short films, photos, rhymes and music. Hot soup, nibblies and drinks available.

FoE Brisbane Introduction night [May 28] (Brisbane, from 2008-05-28 08:30 to 2008-05-28 20:35) — by CamWalker

FoE Brisbane Introduction night Wednesday, May 28th, 6.30 to 8pm (none in April) FoE Brisbane House, 294 Montague Road West End Introduction sessions cover the history of FoE Brisbane, our principles and how we work, connection with FoE Australia and FoE International, our current work and ways that people can get involved. Information sessions are open to any curious person and are ideal for people considering becoming involved in the organisation. They are held on the third Tuesday of every month. For more information contact Derec or Emma on 3846 5793.

public forum: our climate at a crossroads [Brisbane, May 17] (Brisbane, from 2008-05-17 14:30 to 2008-05-17 17:00) — by CamWalker

We've changed our light bulbs and ratified Kyoto ... where to now to avoid climate chaos?

Voices from Bangladesh Speaking Tour (national, from 2008-05-13 20:40 to 2008-05-23 20:40) — by CamWalker

The people and ecosystems of Bangladesh face many of the most devastating consequences of climate change and sea level rise – at the same time as international financial institutions such as the Asian Development Bank continue to finance projects such as the Phulbari Coal project that directly contribute to climate change and threaten the environmental health human rights of developing communities. This national speaking tour aims to raise awareness of the unequal impacts of climate change and to voice the urgent need for Australia to support development projects that are socially and environmentally just, rather than destructive. Speaker: • Prof Anu Muhammad is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka and has been integral in leading the civil society campaign against the Phulbari mine.

Help Create a Just Australian Response to Climate Change [Sydney, May 8]. (Sydney, from 2008-05-08 19:00 to 2008-05-08 21:00) — by CamWalker

Discussion led by Damien Lawson, adviser to Greens Senator Kerry Nettle, co-founder of climate think tank Carbon Equity and incoming national Climate Justice campaigner with Friends of the Earth.

rally: SOS: Save Our Solar [Melbourne, May 8] (Melbourne, from 2008-05-08 08:30 to 2008-05-08 09:30) — by CamWalker

The Victorian Government is about to make a decision critical to the future of solar energy. We need to TAKE URGENT ACTION NOW to ensure Victoria's solar future. Join us from 8.30am to 9.30am sharp on the steps of Parliament House this coming Thursday, May 11 to tell Premier John Brumby and the Victorian Government that we want a REAL Feed-In Tariff for Victoria's solar future. We need your help to get at least 200 people along, so bring your friends, bring your placards and let the Politicians know what we want.

Climate Change |Social Change [Sydney] (Sydney, from 2008-04-11 09:00 to 2008-04-13 17:00) — by CamWalker

A conference to strengthen radical social action to stop climate change

Organic Cuba :: Abandoning Fossil Fuels [Melbourne, April 5] (Melbourne, from 2008-04-05 18:00 to 2008-04-05 21:00) — by CamWalker

Public meeting featuring... Roberto Perez Cuban permaculturalist from the documentary "The Power of Community: how Cuba survived peak oil"

Fossil Fools Day [Adelaide] (Adelaide, from 2008-04-01 19:00 to 2008-04-01 21:00) — by CamWalker

Are you concerned about our energy future in facing climate change? See the story of how one nation’s people met the challenge in a public screening of this inspiring documentary, ahead of Roberto Perez’s visit to Adelaide

Fossil Fools Day 2008 [national, April 1] (national, from 2008-04-01 07:00 to 2008-04-01 23:40) — by CamWalker

Fossil Fools Day, April 1st: International Day of Action Against the Fossil Fuel Empire The International Rising Tide network and its allies are calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008…FOSSIL FOOLS DAY! Confronted with melting ice caps, unprecedented species extinction, droughts, and extreme weather the fools at the head of the fossil fuel empire continue to plunder the earth, with the governments as willing court jesters at their side.

Public Forum: NANOTECHNOLOGY - Silver bullet or can of worms? [Sydney] (Sydney, from 2008-03-12 12:15 to 2008-03-12 14:00) — by CamWalker

Sydney Public Forum: NANOTECHNOLOGY - Silver bullet or can of worms?

opening of photo exhibition - Inhabited (Adelaide, from 2008-02-20 18:00 to 2008-02-20 21:00) — by CamWalker