Tomorrow, firefighters across Australia are coming out for rallies on climate action. We cant afford not to show up too. We cant let this Government think that we will stay silent as they abolish climate legislation, axe the Climate Commission, fire CSIRO scientists, and not even show up to international climate negotiations. We cant send the message to Labor and the Greens that they can go weak on climate change. Its going to be a big, powerful day. Danny Ward, a firefighter from Victoria, may have said it best: When you stand actually fighting a bushfire, you just realise theres something wrong here, something different. Something has changed. Climate change is real. Ill be there with my family this Sunday, and we need you there too. There are 130 simultaneous events this Sunday - most of them organised by GetUp members like you. From community picnics to huge rallies in capital cities, thousands of hours of time have gone into organising these events. Now its over to you. getup.org.au/firefighters Share this video to invite friends and family along in Garema Place at 11am tomorrow. So please, right now, invite some friends, neighbours or family to come along on Sunday. Some of them might be making up their mind about whether or not to come along. Heres just a few reasons to pass along: Its going to be fun, with great bands, entertainment for kids, and great speakers Its going to be powerful, with more than 100 diverse community actions going on simultaneously around the country, Its going to be an explosive, incredible start to a summer of climate action, and the huge fight for our climates future. Rain, hail or shine, lets do this. Lets make Sunday an amazing, powerful, heartfelt display for action on climate change, and a celebration of the movement fighting to make it happen. Pass on these details to friends and family: What: Beat the Heat - a National Day of Climate Action When: 11am Sunday 17 November Where: Garema Place, Canberra Dont forget: To wear bright, heatwave coloured clothing – reds, oranges, yellows -- and bring a hat, water bottle and lots of friends! Share this link with friends: getup.org.au/canberra Click here to invite your friends and family along on Facebook. I cant wait to see you there, Sam, and the GetUp team GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group. We use new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues. We receive no political party or government funding, and every campaign we run is entirely supported by voluntary donations. If youd like to contribute to help fund GetUps work, please donate now! If you have trouble with any links in this email, please go directly to getup.org.au. GetUp has recently updated our Privacy Policy, to read the policy go to: getup.org.au/about/privacy-policy. To unsubscribe from GetUp, please click here. Authorised by Sam Mclean, Level 2, 104 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:52:58 +0000