The water was very cold, and we were standing in it up to our knees. But it made a great image.
Stand by for a very important message
Be part of a Vote for Climate Action event on 23 September
Come to Oriental Bay (where the picnic tables are) on 23 September at 11am.
SS4C Welly needs people to hold up letters, making up the phrase “VOTE CLIMATE ACTION!”.
There will be a practice before the action at 12 noon.
That doesn’t sound like we need a lotta people, but we want some back-ups in case some can’t make it at the last moment. Also, supporting extras are great! You could always bring your own sign and make it a protest party.
Photos will be take, and media should be present to capture the moment and spread the message.
If you are interested, please email admin@fridaysforfuture.nz and we will pass on your name and email address to the organiser. Or just turn up at 11am.
So what’s happening during Climate Week?
Aotearoa Climate Strike Coalition is a coalition of climate activist groups around New Zealand. They have organised a series of events for Climate Action Week 18 – 24 September.
Depending on where you are, these range from:
- a Tarras Airport die-in
- attending candidate meetings (to ensure political candidates have to answer questions about climate change policy)
- chalking the town (Kapiti)
- climate rallies to
- tree planting
Find out what’s happening near you, on the Aotearoa Climate Strike Coalition website.
FFF is all over the place
Check out local Climate Shift events near you
Climate Shift is a joint initiative between Greenpeace, Forest and Bird, Fridays for Future Aotearoa and many other climate groups, to campaign for urgent climate action in this year’s general election.
Local groups (including us) are hosting events around the country.
A couple of photos
It was lovely to see some young people join us at our Parliament protest last Friday.
Joined here by students from Tawa College
Friday 25th we will be at Midland Park for our fortnightly protest against Fonterra – see you there!
Be the voice for the climate at in-person election campaign meetings
In the latest Climate Club e-newsletter there’s a link to some great advice on how to make sure climate is talking about at election campaign meetings.
These are where candidates meet the public (that’s you!), talk about their plans for the election, and answer questions from anyone in the audience.
This is where we come in. As members of the voting public, it’s important that politicians know there are lots of people out there who are keen to vote for strong climate action.
Find out the most effective ways to ask candidates about climate.
Or you can just turn up with an appropriate placard!
You can also subscribe to the Climate Club on the same link – it’s well worth it.
Vote for Climate
This election we have a huge opportunity to make a difference to climate action policies in New Zealand.
Vote for Climate is here to show you how to most effectively vote for climate action and how to join the campaign to make climate change prominent in this year’s election campaign.
Would you be willing to:
- Put a sign on your fence
- Wave signs on the side of a busy road with a group
- Run a stall with a group
- Stick up posters around town
- Join a rally and/or
- Help with social media (including liking & commenting to boost posts)?
Find out how to get involved in the Vote for Climate campaign.
See which political parties have good, no, or poor, climate policies.
Climate Crisis Action Aotearoa – Radio show episode 2
Apologies if you tuned in to episode on 6 August and it didn’t broadcast. Apparently Access Radio were naughty and didn’t broadcast it on the day and time they’d promised to.
But the recording of episodes 1 and 2 are now available on their website. Listen to it now.
Episode 3 is scheduled for Sunday 10 September at 6.30pm
The Big New Zealand Climate Action Survey
If you live in New Zealand, are aged 16 years or over, and you take any kind of climate action, this survey is for you. (For example, you make lifestyle changes, attend or organise protests, sign petitions, consider climate change when voting or making major life decisions, talk to people about climate change, take a stand on social and economic justice issues that might help reduce emissions…).
It should take 15-20 minutes to complete, and the survey answers will be used in a PhD dissertation by a Victoria University doctoral candidate.
The more people who complete the survey, the more useful the findings will be for supporting climate action in Aotearoa.
At the end of the survey you have the option of leaving your contact details to go into the draw for a $20 supermarket voucher – of you can forgo the draw and be completely anonymous.
You can also choose to participate in a focus group, these will take place in late 2023/early 2024.