Australian Government – Act Now (Wellington)

📍Australian High Commission, 72-76 Hobson St, Thorndon, Wellington
⏱2pm, Friday 10 January
 
Or meet at Parliament 1:30pm and walk up with others from the Lawn.
 

 
Australian Government – Tell the Truth! Act Now to stop climate change!

The Australian bushfires, spread across 6 million hectares, have so far led to at least 20 human deaths, the destruction of 1,500 homes, mass evacuations, and the deaths of an estimated 500 million animals. Air quality in Australia is incredibly poor, and even in Aotearoa, people with asthma are in increased danger.

These fires are a direct result of climate change. Extinction Rebellion Te Whanganui a Tara is calling an emergency protest outside the Australian High Commission (72-76 Hobson St, Thorndon, Wellington), to demand an end to fossil fuel extraction, whether in Australia, Aotearoa, or anywhere else in the world, which is super-heating our climate. Governments, corporations, and the global capitalist system as a whole are to blame for this crisis — we need global resistance from below to fight back and save the world.

Wear a gas mask. Bring friends and placards.