Join me in Canberra

January 27, 2009 by Fred Baker

Next Tuesday February 3rd, the first day of the sitting of Federal Parliament for 2009, I’m joining thousands of others (hopefully) in a large peaceful protest, forming a human chain that will encircle Parliament House. The aim is to place climate change at the top of the Federal Government’s agenda.

Find out more here.

If you can make it, join us there at 8am. Wear red and bring a strip of metre-wide red cloth if possible!

We Australians need to find a way to get the message to our leaders that we want urgent strong action on climate change: 5% is nowhere near enough. This will help.

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