Last day on the street

This week was our last day on the street at Lindfield. Every Tuesday for three months - not a bad effort. 

We spoke to hundreds of people, and got to know many people in our local community a lot better. We gave a voice to people who are worried by climate change and want the government to take stronger action. 

Many said they would think about what we said, many signed our petitions, and some came to stand with us. Thank you to everyone who has shown support.

COVID-19 is an immediate danger that needs attention, we respect that. But global heating is a much greater danger. And it is increasingly urgent. So now, we step back to allow a little space, but our determination to create a strong long-term future is undimmed.

On our last day, Nadine, a journalism student, approached us and asked if she could do her assignment on us. She has to write an article about something happening in her local area. Of course, we are the BEST thing happening in Bradfield! We'll update you with her article.

We know that COVID-19 is mesmerising, but we encourage you to continue to follow the news on climage policy. We're very heartened that the NSW government has spelt out plans for the next 10 years, to put it on the path to net zero emissions by 2050.

Lower emissions are the only vaccination for climate change.

Brian's Big Banner!

How good is this? Brian Peck visited our Tuesday Climate Action at Lindfield, bringing his BIG banner. Look at the size of it.

We had another encouraging day on the street. There were lots of good conversations as we handed out flyers encouraging people to contact Paul Fletcher to ask for stronger climate policy.

It has been a strong week on climate news this week, partly because the awesome Christina Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, is in Australia at present. She wrote an article for the Sydney Morning Herald where she is upfront - "Be Honest Australia, you are not 'meeting and beating' your emissions targets". She advocates for a very positive future without fossil fuels. 

It is time to move on from denial, delusion and delay towards preparedness, productivity and prosperity.

Her new book, "The Future We Choose", is available now. It's on my list!

Finally, here's a photo of schoolkids at Lindfield this week. On their way to school, they clowned around our "Honk for Climate Action" sign while waiting to cross the road. It was fun to see their glee at the honks they got.

This is the 'make or break' decade for a liveable planet. These kids will be young adults by the end of the decade. Their generation will carry the heaviest burden of the climate disasters to come.