Central Vic Climate Action
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Rising Tide: 20 years of action
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the initial activist actions aimed at forcing the closure of Newcastle Harbour, the largest coal export port worldwide. The inaugural demonstration continued for five hours before being dispersed by law enforcement authorities. Rising Tide, the people’s blockade, continues annually. A special screening of Rising Tide: Turning the Ship,…
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Protesting proposed protest laws
Central Vic Climate Action, along with a number of other groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Wombat Action Group, gathered outside Jacinta Allan’s office in Bendigo last Thursday to celebrate protest and all it has achieved, and bring an important message: democracy dies when protest is criminalised. Avery Barnett-Dacey was one of the speakers at…
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The power of collaboration
Tina Helm is using her Mount Alexander Shire Council scholarship to take part in LEAD Loddon Murray, to put her new skills to the test with the development of a Meet the Candidates project in the lead up to council elections. Tina has gathered together 13 independent community groups to be involved in the Meet…
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Central Vic to disrupt Land Forces
Concerned citizens from across central Victoria will be supporting the disruption of Land Forces, this year’s largest weapons expo in the southern hemisphere, to be held at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre. The ‘Land Forces’ massive weapons convention is being held from September 8 to 14. Delegates from 30 countries around the world, including generals,…
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Gas on the nose at climate rally
Gas was on the nose as hundreds of locals gathered in Castlemaine’s Victory Park on Friday as part of nationwide protests demanding genuine climate action from the federal government.Many more Castlemaine students and more mature residents caught public transport to Melbourne to join the estimated 5000 people who gathered at Treasury Gardens for a rally…
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Courage on climate workshop
Locals worried about climate change and its impacts are being encouraged not to despair and invited to join with like-minded others to help address the global issue. The Castlemaine-based group Central Vic Climate Action is gearing up to coordinate a range of community actions including this month’s upcoming public workshop in Castlemaine. Group members like…