Events
Coming Events:
Climate Justice Fast!
9am-5pm, 6th November – 18th December Front lawn, (new) Parliament House
Climate Justice Fast! supporters began a global hunger strike on 6 December, aimed at provoking world leaders into achieving results at the Copenhagen climate summit this December. Australians Paul Connor, Michael Morphett, Marcella Brasset, Neel Bannerjee and Kamrul Khan have been fasting in Canberra in front of Parliament House.
“Climate change is a global emergency, bringing us slowly but surely towards catastrophe, and our governments’ inaction is set to make us complicit in the greatest crime against humanity in history. We’re already seeing the world’s most vulnerable people suffering the consequences of a problem they did not cause,” Mr Connor said as he prepared for an indefinite abstinence from food of any sort.
Come along and show your support to the fasters, and have a look at the blog they are updating daily at www.climatejusticefast.org
ANU Sustainable Learning Community Organic Garden to continue over Summer
The SLC garden is in a really exciting stage of development and it would be great to get as many people as possible down to the working bees over Summer as possible. If you can make it please come down to the working bees Tuesdays 4-6pm, Thursdays 4-6pm and Saturdays 10am – 12pm. If these times do not suit, contact Riccardo (riccardo.natoli@anu.edu.au) to work out other arrangements.
Australian Students Environment Network (ASEN) Training Camp
25-30th January 2010
Canberra
A week of workshops, planning, sharing and getting to know environment activists from all over the country to develop and improve skills essential to creating social change.
Young People Ambassadors – call for expressions of interest
The Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, Dr Maxine Cooper, is inviting expressions of interest for Young People Ambassadors.
The Young People Ambassadors assist the Commissioner and staff on advocacy and awareness of sustainability and environmental issues, particularly in the youth sector (12-25 years). The functions of the Ambassadors in partnership with our Office are to:
- identify opportunities for engagement with young people;
- provide advice on the update of the website and electronic communication;
- provide linkages with the Children & Young People Commissioner by partnering with this Commission to work with young people, and
- provide linkages with key sustainability and environmental youth groups such as the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and ACT Otherwise.
You will find more information about the Young People Ambassadors on the Commissioner’s website at: www.envcomm.act.gov.au
Expressions of interest should be lodged by Friday 12 February 2010 by:
Fax: (02) 6207 2630
Email: envcomm@act.gov.au
Post: PO Box 356, Dickson ACT 2602
Australia’s Climate Action Summit
March 2010
Australian National University, Canberra
The much anticipated sequel of Australia’s Climate Action Summit will take place in Canberra in March 2010.
Permaculture Design Certificate Course
10-22 April 2010
Orana Steiner School, Weston, ACT
13 days. Non Residential.
Tutors – John Champagne & Phil Gall.
Cost – $1250 inc all day meals & 1 dinner.
Contact – John Champagne – (02) 6492 7306 – brogopg@bigpond.net.au.
Certificate 3 in Accredited Permaculture Training
February-June 2010
Far South Coast Community College, Bega
The Far South Coast Community College and our local team of permaculture trainers will deliver a Certificate 3 in Accredited Permaculture Training starting in February next year.
It will run for 5 months, 3 days per week (Tues to Thurs) with the Tuesday a theory day followed by 2 days on a variety of properties ‘hands – on’ doing. The course is Auststudy approved.
Those interested please contact Ruth Ayling at the College on – (02) 6492 0052
Those interested coming from out of the region, let John Champagne (02) 6492 7306 – brogopg@bigpond.net.au) know as we may be able to find billets on a work share arrangement.
