Zero Emission Network

Sunday November 23,2008

11.45am Story Reserve, at the rotunda

Next to Swing Bridge (near the Tennis courts)

Warburton Hwy, Warburton

Melways Ref Map 290 A4

Just over 1 hour from Melbourne/15minutes from Warburton logging is scheduled in Melbourne's pristine Cement & Armstrong Creek Water Catchments.

On Sunday November 23rd at 11.45am, join the Warburton Community, the Yarra Ranges Shire Council, Melburnians and Environmental Groups as they walk through Warburton to demonstrate opposition to the logging of our water catchments.

Inspired by the Climate Emergency Rally Walk Against Warming is on again.

November the 15th around Australia and Canberra on the 6th of December.

See their website for more details.

Those wonderful young people are looking for your help at raising funs to attend the next UN meeting on climate change in Poland.

They are running a movie night fundraiser at the Nova Cinema on the 23rd of October featuring The Coen brothers’ smash-hit comedy ‘Burn After Reading’

You need to pay before the night.

For full deatils check out their website.

organised by getup... link: www.climatetorch.com

The torch is lemon powered (acid battery), solar powered & wind powered!!

The Queen of Brunswick, Barb Wire will be receiving the torch from the Mayor of City of Yarra at Fitzroy town Hall 12.30pm Saturday 30.08.08.

Then the 'Queen of Brunswick', will be chauffeur ridden on a tandem bicycle to the Ceres environmental park with a large crowd of cyclists.

ANU's Brendan Mackey has release a new paper “Green Carbon - The role of natu ral forests in carbon storage” that furthers previous work at the ANU ion the critical role native forest play in storing large amounts of carbon.

The report also make this critical comment on the ultimate goal for climate change:

The climate crisis is a planetary emergency coming faster than anyone thought. There will be millions of climate refugees, unless we act fast.

Come to Tim Forcey's audio-visual presentation called, 'Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change,' at the Hercus Theatre, physics building, Melbourne University, Parkville, (near the corner of Swanston & Elgin Streets)

Sunday 31st August, 7.30pm – 8.45pm.

Topic: That economic growth must be sacrificed to stop climate change.

AFFIRMATIVFFIRMATIVE
Professor Robyn Eckersley
Chair of Political Science at Melbourne
University
Sue Pennicuik
Victorian Greens MLC
Shaun Murray
Friends of the Earth

NEGATIVE
Gavin Jennings
Victorian Minister for Climate Change
and the Environment
Dr Peter Christoff
Coordinator of Environmental Studies
at Melbourne University and Vice-
President of the Australian
Conservation Foundation
Adrian Whitehead
Target 300

“IS HEAVEN NUCLEAR POWERED " ANTI NUCLEAR COMEDY BENEFIT

A great night of laughs for a very important cause.

Some of Melbournes best live comedians go head to head in a comedy debate arguing the hilarious idea that nuclear power reactors are used in heaven

All monies raised will be used to further Nuclear Free Australia's community campaign against the dirty and dangerous nuclear industry in Australia.

When: Thur Sept 4th at The Northcote Social Club 8pm

Moderator: Damian Callinan

Panellists:

Sammy J
Christina Adams
Dave Thornton

You've been invited to a fundraising dinner for the Camp for Climate Action. This event will be a wonderful opportunity to share experiences and reflect on Australia's first Camp for Climate Action which peacefully blockaded the world's largest coal exporting port.

When: Sunday August 24th from 6pm
Where: Lentil As Anything at the Collingwood Convent in Abbotsford
How do I get there? See: http://www.abbotsfordconvent.com.au/visitors

Date: Saturday 2 August

Time: 10.45am-5pm (register from 10.30am )

Venue: Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne (See map attached)

Lunch available

Stalls from campaign groups welcome

See Website