Action on Climate Change Meeting – the story of Adani's coal mines.
All are welcome to an information night on Monday 1st July on the history and current status of the campaign to stop Adani's plan to initiate six coal mines in Queensland. These mines would pump 7.7 billions of tons of carbon pollution over its life (almost ten times Australia’s current annual pollution), drain the Artesian basin and 70,000 acres of land to be cleared.
FLAC (Front Line Against Coal) members will be presenting a talk with slides to speak about the many different ways that local communities can continue to support the Adani protests directly and to create positive change in wider contexts. There is still time to stop the mine if public disapproval is vocal, informed and widely expressed.
FLAC is a long established group which takes its strategic direction from the indigenous leaders effected by the Adani mines and is committed to non-violent means of resistance as espoused by such peace and conflict practitioners as Erica Chenoweth.
Hopefully the meeting will help to collectivise and activate the widespread opposition felt in our community to the present government's continued support of coal mining as the way forward for Australia's energy production in the following ways; to disseminate first hand accurate information about the current legal situation at the Adani site; to provide strategies to best strengthen positive dialogue between environmentalism and big business in the future to accelerate Australia's uptake of renewable energy solutions and indigenous land rights justice; to provide a warm, safe space for the community to share their insights, anxieties and suggestions about collective climate change action.
The meeting starts at 6.30pm in the lovely garden room of Brunswick Uniting Church, Sydney Road on Monday 1st July. Hearty soup and bread available to all. Everyone welcome.
