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Raising CANE: the Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion

roman June 25, 2015

The SA Government has launched a Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle in the hope of garnering support for an expansion of the nuclear industry. The terms of reference and the makeup of the commission and its experts are clearly biassed towards expanding the industry.

We believe this is an attempt to soften up the public for the creation of a nuclear waste dump for high-level waste from overseas.

FoE Adelaide are proud to announce the launch of the Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion

We believe that renewable energy is the best alternative to fossil fuels and SA is not the place for a nuclear waste dump, an enrichment facility or expansion of uranium mining.

How you can help

If you’ve got time, or skills to help in the campaign, contact FoE Adelaide or meet fellow campaigners upstairs at Kappy’s Tea & Coffee Merchants at 1/22 Compton Street, Adelaide, between 4 and 6pm Mondays.

Keep up to date on events by joining the FoE anti-nuke google newsgroup (email robyn.wood@foe.org.au and ask to subscribe), or subscribe to the fortnightly email from FoE Adelaide (form on website adelaide.foe.org.au, bottom left).

Join Friends of the Earth Adelaide

If you’ve got a busy job and can afford it, please contribute to the CANE fund, either with a one-off donation, or a regular contribution (eg $10, $20 or $50) for several weeks or months. Here’s an online donation form

FoE Adelaide Plans

Friends of the Earth Adelaide have hired a part-time campaigner to respond to the Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, highlighting how we wish to keep our state nuclear-free. They’ll also note opportunities to interact with the Royal Commission and campaign for renewables.

We’ve already allocated $5000 towards the campaign, but we hope to raise more funds to extend the campaign into the public arena.

Climate, FoE, Nuclear

Encouraging FoE at tax time with a donation

robyn June 19, 2015

Its tax time as the end of the financial year approaches – will you encourage our campaigning with a tax deductible donation?

Our two collectives are busy planning our campaigns and would welcome your support.

Thankyou

Friends of the Earth Adelaide are one of South Australia’s foremost community campaign organisations. We work to address social and environmental justice issues through community action. Friends of the Earth Adelaide has two primary campaign collectives that welcome your support!

Clean Futures Collective

Active since 2005, the Clean Futures Collective is one of South Australia’s primary campaign groups on mining, energy and nuclear issues. The collective is committed to creatively

promoting sustainable, socially and ecologically conscious technologies
supporting Indigenous communities adversely affected by the nuclear industry, particularly through uranium mining or nuclear waste dumping
raising public awareness about mining and energy issues
monitoring the activities of the nuclear industry

Passionate about justice and the health of SA’s fragile arid ecosystems, the collective coordinates Friends of the Earth’s legendary nuclear education tour: the Radioactive Exposure Tour and is a participant in the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance.

Reclaim the Food Chain

Reclaim the Food Chain draws together community members passionate about the politics and practicalities of contemporary food issues. Inspired by the concept of ‘food sovereignty’, the collective campaigns both on the environmental and social impacts of agriculture, trade and aid policy (for example, the impact of Free Trade Agreements or corporate control of food production and retailing) as well as having a strong emphasis on local, practical food production and community building. Some of our projects include:

The Urban Orchard homegrown fruit and vegetable exchange. A monthly neighbourhood meeting place for the exchange of surplus backyard produce, skills and knowledge.
The Feast of Film. An annual food and agriculture film festival, held annually showcasing some of the world’s best films on food, agriculture and community.

Clean Futures, FoE

updates on the Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion

robyn June 15, 2015

Updates on our Clean Futures Collective’s Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion (CANE) will be available in the form of meeting minutes. If you are a member or donor and would like to receive copies of the minutes please send your email address to robyn.wood@foe.org.au. Currently we are meeting weekly at Kappy’s Cafe in Compton St from 4-6pm Mondays, all welcome.

Clean Futures, Climate, FoE, Mining, Nuclear, Renewables, Sustainability, Weapons proliferation

Adelaide, anti-nuclear, clean futures collective, community, friends of the earth, Mining, Sustainability

Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion meetings changes to Monday nights

robyn June 2, 2015

All welcome at our weekly Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion meetings on Monday evenings starting 15 June

4-6pm Kappys Tea and Coffee Merchants cafe

Compton St Adelaide (between Gouger and Wright St).

We would like to build a coalition of individuals and groups to work together to help the Nuclear Royal Commission reach the correct conclusion that a nuclear SA is not the way to go.

SA: Renewable not Radioactive

Come along whenever you can or contact Robyn 0423 219 096 or robyn.wood@foe.org.au