After the Adnyamathanha campout there will be a rally at Hawker
Meet at Blue Butt Memorial Park
Sunday Oct 9
12pm
Hawker
Speak Out Say No
to a nuclear waste dump
on Adnyamathanha land
Wallaberdina
Flinders Ranges
near Hawker
For more information: 0421 955 066
Camp Out at Cotabena!
Friday 7th – Sunday 9th October 2016
Come and meet the ancient land. Experience Adnyamathanha culture: past and present, for a nuclear free future.
Sleep under the stars, hear the stories and support the campaign to say no to a radioactive waste dump on Adnyamathanha land at Barndioota / Wallerberdina.
Venue and Logistics
Cotabena
Half an hour’s drive from Hawker
Flinders Ranges
South Australia
Detailed directions will be provided, and signs will guide the way.
We’ll do big meat and vegan cook-ups for Friday and Saturday night dinners, and lunch on Saturday all together. Please bring your own breakfast and snack food.
There will be one cooking fire and another hang-out fire.
Please bring your own swag/tent, torch, sun protection, fly protection, water (we’ll supply some but stay on the safe side and bring extra). More info will be coming soon to your email inbox.
Please respect camp protocol, which will be explained on site. This event is drug and alcohol free.
Let’s come together to experience and celebrate the land and Adnyamathanha culture!
Contact Details:
campoutcotabena@gmail.com
Regina McKenzie – 0432 483 440
Gem Romuld – 0421 955 066 / gemromuld@gmail.com
And on Sunday
Rally at Hawker
Meet at Blue Butt Memorial Park
12pm
Speak Out Say No to a nuclear waste dump on Adnyamathanha land, Wallaberdina, Flinders Ranges, near Hawker
For more information: 0421 955 066
FOE members are invited to meet with Market Forces presenter Jack Bertolus at 5pm prior to the event.
Is your money making the world a better place? Or is it supporting the continuation of fossil fuel and other industries that contribute to climate change?
Sustainable Communities and Market Forces event
Wednesday 5 October
6-8:30pm
The Joinery
111 Franklin St Adelaide
Did you know that banks lend our money to large coal, oil and gas companies and projects, and super funds and insurance companies invest customers’ money in these industries.
Come along to learn more about how you can exert influence and make a positive change for sustainability by making sure your money is working for good. Divesting your money from fossil fuels is a powerful thing to do. It is the opposite of investment – it’s taking your money away from damaging industries and businesses that threaten our future.
Our speaker is Jack Bertolus from Market Forces, a Melbourne-based organisation that works with the community to prevent investment in projects that harm the environment and drive global warming.
A simple meal will be provided from 6pm, prior to the talk – we suggest a donation of $5 per person to help cover costs.
This is a DIVESTMENT DAY event. Saturday 8 October 2016 is Divestment Day. Meet at 11am in Hindmarsh Square to join with others to deliver a message to banks about their obligations regarding compliance the Paris Agreement to keep global warming to below two degrees.
Please book for this free event via Eventbrite to help with catering.
adelaide.office@foe.org.au
Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners raise objections to underground coal gasification plans at Leigh Creek.
Excerpt from their Media Release: Community concerns of possible damage to Aboriginal Sites at Leigh Creekcommunity
“We raise concerns as a collective voice for those people who want to exercise their right to protect Adnyamathanha cultural heritage on the Leigh Creek Coalfield and prioritise the public safety of residents in nearby communities such as Copley. We are aware that Queensland has banned the use of USG technology because it is deemed too risky to the environment and to public health. We want the same ban to apply here in South Australia.”
Full Media Release: mr-community-concerns-of-possible-damage-to-aboriginal-site-at-leigh-creek
We weren’t surprised at the Nuclear Royal Commission recommendations.
We were, however, disappointed by the poor quality of the report.
We have a presentation for those still undecided about the dump proposal, highlighting some of the
extraordinary assumptions and interesting features of the proposal.
A lot of the information came from work by other people and groups, including David Noonan, Jim Green, the australia institute, FoE Australia and the Conservation Council SA.