In this newsletter:
- Solidarity with Palestine: Weekly rallies and more
- Restore Passenger Rail: Public meetings
- Guerrilla Choir
- End of Year: Potluck meal and a movie Dec 17
- End Urban SUVs – get stickering
- Climate Café, Monthly CBD
- Regular North Shore Picket
Solidarity with Palestine
Weekly Rallies. Vigils. Blocking the Port.
Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau liaison with Palestinian Youth Aotearoa is Adam. He is keeping us informed of the actions being taken and is contributing to the planning on our behalf. Contact: Message on 0273517026. Adam will get back to you.
At the rallies look for the XR Flag to walk with friends.
Watch the Instagram and Facebook posts by Palestinian Youth Aotearoa.
While we will be supportive of the Palestinian struggle, it’s not our struggle. We actively see the links of colonization, neoliberal capitalism and the climate crisis. We abhor all wars, the continuing stockpiling of weapons throughout the world. We acknowledge the violence in Myanmar, Ukraine, Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, and more. We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. XR members are attending the rallies in Tāmaki Makaurau with XR flags. We deliberately do not have a banner to ensure Palestinian flags are dominant, as requested by the organisers.
Restore Passenger Rail
Action Phase is beginning. After months of mobilising people are gathering to take disruptive nonviolent civil disobedience, appropriately just as the government is taking over, and COP28 negotiations begin. This Government is promising to roll back the hard won but minimal gains of the last government, to honour the Paris Agreement and lesson the effects of the climate crisis we are experiencing. (Remember West Port, Motueka, January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle, Southland drought. Already a fire in the Otautahi Port Hills, two cyclones early in the cyclone season). A strong message to this incoming government is unfortunately necessary.
To join RPR action it is necessary to attend a public meeting and a nonviolent action training. See social media and the website www.restorepassengerrail.nz
Guerilla Choir
The first outing of the Guerrilla Choir was at the Auckland Council Transport and Infrastructure Meeting Thursday 16th November. To address the city’s biggest polluter, transport, XR has previously submitted to the Committee for the establishment of congestion charges to lower emissions.
We did not know this was to be discussed until too late for a presentation. So we interrupted the meeting with singing. We urged the carrot and the stick: free public transport (frequent and reliable), with congestion charges. The Mayor was so delighted to be supported (like really!) that he shook our hands.
We now are planning a delegation to him to inch him towards focusing on emissions not merely roads congestion.
To join the Guerrilla Choir message Margaret 0224743073
See this article for a wee clip of the Guerrilla Choir:
End of year Potluck and movie:
We are celebrating a full and busy year increasing the pressure for the political will to honour the Paris Agreement for 1.5 <2 degrees post-industrial temperature rise.
Sunday Dec 17th, 4.30. 40 Croydon St Mt Eden.
HeART of the Matter: And an inspirational movie about education for creativity, which will be sorely needed as we move further into the societal commotion caused by increasing unprecedented and not unexpected disruptive weather events. This is about the society we dream of, and has already been done. Great company. Great inspiration. As we take a well-earned break to be ready for 2024 with this new government.
END Urban SUVs. www.endurbansuvs.org
Kirsty has taken over organising this. We are getting more round stickers. Get the stickers then onto the street and on the worst emitting SUVs in the cities. A starter pack is only $10. Email [email protected]
Urban SUVs are killing people, killing the planet https://theecologist.org/2021/apr/07/what-actual-truck. Aotearoa New Zealand is failing in emissions reductions commitment, and the clean care rebate isn’t enough.
The Rebel Clown Workshop
Have you registered yet:
Saturday 2nd December 1 – 6pm & Sunday 3rd December 11 – 5pm
Investment: $225-250 (1sr 5 registrants $195) register: [email protected]
Join Activist Clown and founder of the Bristol Clown School, Robyn Hambrook for a two day workshop. The clown embodies our Utopian visions creating a unique encounter blending the imagination, the subversive, and the everyday.
Our two day deep dive explores the dynamics clowning; from the deeply regenerative practice of play, presence and pleasure to the liberation in being ridiculous, transgressive and rebellious.
CBD MONTHLY CLIMATE CAFÉ:
1st Sundays, 10.30 am at the Art Gallery Café CBD.
Final café for 2023 Dec 3rd
Informal. Relaxed. Great company. Whatever you want to chat about regarding the climate crisis and what to do about it in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland. There is so much happening. You are not alone in your anxiety about the crisis. Catch up with all that is happening. Find out where and how you can join in. A perfect introduction and way to stay in contact with Rebels
Contact Adam: 0273517926, Justine 021819169
Art Group
Kirsty, Laura and Eleanor are the Art Group. Huge thanks for the stencil, Kirsty. More great art work to come. If this is your strength maybe you could join the group. It’s a minimal commitment but so important when we need something to enhance our actions.
Plus:
- Planning meetings – help make actions happen 1st & 3rd Mondays 6.30pm Zoom meetings
- Organise the zoom. Welcome people as they login. Be the minute taker
- Be a Red/Green Rebel
- Help with the Website/Social media/data bases.
- Help with press releases.
- Do a nonviolent action training to get ready for disruptive effective action
- And much more – think of your strengths and talk to us.
Can’t join actions?
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A huge thanks to everyone who has made a donation. Your contributions are making a big difference.
He mea whakahirahira ngā tikanga whakahaere iwi e tautoko ana i te whakamanatanga o te tangata, kia kīa ake ‘He tangata rite tātou’, kāre ō tātou rangatira, kāre ō tātou taurekareka, ka tarea e tēnā e tēnā te whātoro i tāna ringa makoha.
The customs that organise, respect and acknowledge people are cherished and invaluable, so we proclaim ‘We are all equal and of the same standing’, without exception in the eyes of the universe, each of us has a place to lend a helping hand.
Race to Zero Emissions for 1.5 or <2 degrees
