Inspired story: Moving Windmills

In late 2006, a Malawian newspaper first wrote about a remarkable young man from a remote rural village north of the capital city. This is his story.

Climate Emergency Rally Video

Well it’s been a few months since the Climate Emergency Rally was held but it has taken all of this time to get the footage and pictures from the day.  Of course there were some delays in getting some of the footage and we had to spend some time editing the footage and pictures.  But we’re happy to announce the Climate Emergency Rally video has been produced and uploaded to Youtube.

Check it out below!

Save Solar Systems

THE SAVE SOLAR SYSTEMS CAMPAIGN IS ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

The company Solar Systems has gone into administration making 100 workers redundant. This has put the construction of the first large scale solar power plant in Australia in doubt. It was to have been a 420 million project that would have created 1000 jobs in construction and powered 45000 homes. State and federal governments had already promised 125 million to the project, but so far released less than 3 million of that money.

We are asking that the federal government immediately intervenes to guarantee (i) that the Solar Systems factory in Abbotsford remains open, (ii) that the redundant workers are reinstated and, (iii) that a large scale solar power plant is built in Mildura.

We are asking you or your organisation to:

1. Come to the rally, bring banners, union flags or placards – Save Solar Systems rally, 2pm Sun 11 Oct
2. Let us know if you can provide photocopying or other resources for the campaign.
3. Come to organising meetings, Sun’s 1pm

More info and contact details at – http://indymedia.org.au/stop-solar-systems-closure-rally-save-jobs-fund-renewables

To be added to our email list: savesolarsystems@gmail.com     Facebook: ’save solar systems kevin!’

Hazelwood here we come!

The Switch off Hazelwood action is this weekend! And luckily the weather forecast says we’ll have sunny skies.

People all over Victoria and Australia are making preparations to head to Australia’s biggest single polluter and stand up and be counted. We need you to join us for this historic weekend to send a clear message that if our governments won’t stand up to the big polluters and plan for a transition to 100% renewable energy, the community will.

It’s been a massive week, with our launch getting media attention (see here for an example of coverage), and a public meeting in Morwell tonight to discuss the transition for the Latrobe Valley away from coal.

In great international news, the Canadian province of Ontario announced on Friday that it will cut coal use by 40% by next year, and aims to completely phase out coal by 2014! This is a province with a population more than double that of Victoria’s that even exports electricity to the USA! If they can do it, we certainly can.

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www.switchoffhazelwood.org is the place to go to get all the information you need.

* Locations – where the campsite is for Saturday night and the meeting spot for Sunday’s action.

* Transport – options for transport, organising car pooling and which trains will have a shuttle bus meet them at Morwell station to take people to camping on Saturday and Hazelwood on Sunday.

* What to bring – for camping and the action. The campsite is a fully serviced caravan park.

* Program for the Saturday and Sunday

* Legal Advice – are you prepared to put yourself in an arrestable position? Then you need to read the legal advice section of the website, under ‘The Action’ menu.

* Coverage – we will be streaming live media on the day, which can be accessed from the website.

* RSVP – please RSVP on the web site to let us know you are coming. Especially RSVP if you are coming on Saturday to camp or if you need help with transport.

* Affinity groups – check out the groups you can join to work with other like-minded people to make the action great.

That website again is www.switchoffhazelwood.org

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Please make an effort in the next few days to let everyone you know about this event and bring your friends and family to the action.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Hazelwood!