As violence escalates across the Middle East, the human costs of the US and Israel’s illegal attacks on Iran are devastating and rising fast. Lives are being lost and families are being torn apart. Violations of international law, from targeting civilians and destroying livelihoods, to poisoning the environment and fuelling climate disasters, are the inevitable results of these illegal wars. The US-Israeli war on Iran has triggered the worst energy crisis in modern history.
This is a manufactured crisis driven by imperialist aggression, fossil fuel dependency, and decades of inaction. We, the undersigned, demand the following four urgent actions:
1. NO WAR: End imperialist aggression and work for peace
2. FREE & FREQUENT & PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Move people and conserve fuel
3. MAKE POLLUTERS PAY: Tax windfall profits & collect gas royalties
4. GO ALL ELECTRIC: Speed up the renewable transition off foreign oil
We, the undersigned, call on all levels of Australian Government to act with the urgency this crisis demands: make peace, fund public transport, make polluters pay and electrify everything. We must build our resilience now and into the future for a more sustainable and just world.