Tena koe Friend,
We hope everyone is safe and dry and getting assistance if needed following the January floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
Action is needed, fast and now. These storms have long been predicted. The best way to deal with climate anxiety is to take action. There are many actions for you to join. Lets make the climate crisis a big issue this election.
Upcoming Actions:
- This Thursday Feb 23rd 6 am Meet at the Cricket Club
- All Groups Postering – Feb 23rd 6-8pm
- Weekly CLIMATE CLUB Alternating Saturday & Sunday mornings
- Global Climate Strike 03/03/23 3 pm Te Komititanga Britomart Station
- Sunday 23rd March2-4 pm March Eco Fest Workshop
- Saturday 22nd April Earth Day Rally
- Easter: Taranaki action organised by Climate Justice
- Upcoming Restore Passenger Rail – April
PLUS
- So many opportunities for you to positively express your anxiety and anger at the decades of inaction
- Planning meetings – help make actions happen Fortnightly Zoom meetings
- Join the Council Pressure Group
- Be a Red Rebel
- Help with designing and making banners and placards
- Help with the Website
And much more – think your strengths and talk to us.
Stop the polluters – February 23rd
Successive governments inaction on the climate crisis and we are now in this critical state. Internationally people are rising up, taking actions to stop the polluters.
Join the action to stop the mad rush for profits by top polluters, knowingly ignoring the damage to our fragile ecosystem, making the planet unlivable.
Contact Caril 021 1883933 for details.
All Groups Postering – THURSDAY 23rd 6-8pm
Postering, flyering, and chalking are great ways to get people along to the Global Climate Strike (March 3), to intro talks for Restore Passenger Rail, and any other climate events that need promoting. Doing this together is efficient, fun, and helps build solidarity in our movement. Other climate and environmental causes are welcome – contact us!
Bring sponges or largish brushes and containers (large jars or small pails work well) if you have them, and chalk. Paint rollers and trays are helpful too. Don’t stress if you don’t have that stuff, we can supply all that gear to you, and the posters and paste. Just make sure you bring yourself! Don’t dress in your best clothing – postering can get a bit messy! Bringing a bag or backpack can be helpful.
Just turn up or contact Sara 021218856
Weekly CLIMATE CLUB – Alternating Saturday & Sunday mornings 11am at the Art Gallery Café
Get to know the community of climate activists in a relaxed informal setting. Get to know who’s addressing their climate anxiety and distress with other lovely people. Chat about anything and everything.
Next Climate Café
is this Sunday 26th Contact Adam 0273517926.
Then Saturday March 4th contact Charlotte 0211104420
Global Strike For Climate Tāmaki Makaurau – 03/03/23 3 pm Te Komititanga/Britomart station.
First strike for 2023, demanding transparent and meaningful climate action from our decision makers. Bring your placards, banners, masks, and loving rage as we stand together to ask for a real deliberative response to the climate crisis: Race to Zero Emissions
Council Action Group
At the end of last year, December 15, the Council signed off on a proposal by the Mayor for a 5% cut on operational funding for local boards. The concern at that time was for ways to fit a $295 million budget shortfall.
That was before the floods.
The draft Annual Plan – which sets out Councils budget for 2023/2024 Annual Plan – is due to be released for public examination and feedback at the end of February. Meantime, all the local boards have been having, or are about to have, a meeting to decide on their local area budget. The one for my local board, Devonport-Takapuna, is scheduled for Tuesday 7th. I plan to attend because I think that the storm we have had probably needs us to have a bit of a re-think, both at local levels and throughout the region. In my view, whatever budget trimming happens, it must not be at the risk of climate change responses. In my view, if the storm has shown anything, it’s shown the importance of “soft infrastructure” – community group supports, communication networks, public information – as well as attention to the storm-water system. If you want to know what your own local board it thinking, the website is: https://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Mairi, Lead for the Council Action Group.
Restore Passenger Rail
The campaign continues. To join go to https://restorepassengerrail.nz/ Attend a talk/workshop “Our Responsibilities at This Time. Then attend a non-violent action workshop, take smaller actions such as those above and invite friends and family to join.
XR Planning Meetings
Bring your ideas, enthusiasm and skills. It’s taking everything we’ve got to be successful – which we must. Fortnightly Mondays. In person or join by Zoom. We are currently changing the meeting time so contact us directly. Next newsletter will confirm details.
Or join a working group: Red rebels, banner making, Placards, Cyber Rebellion, Phone tree, social media, public meetings, leafleting, poster runs and more.
Can’t join actions?
Every campaign needs finance. Please donate through Kiwibank 38-9022-0356965-00
A huge thanks to everyone who has made a donation. Your contributions are making a big difference.
Mena kotahi te rākau ka whati, ki te kāpuia e kore rawa. Mā ngā tikanga e whakamanawa ana i te mahinga tahinga o te iwi e ora ai tātou.
Should there be but one stick it will break. If it is bundled with others, never. The etiquette that encourages working together will ensure our survival.
Race to Zero Emissions for 1.5 or <2 degrees
