Climate Project Connector Marguerite Marshall meets with Minister Jenny Macklin
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin
Climate Project Connector Marguerite Marshall met with Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin recently.
The delegation led by Melbourne-based Reverend Graeme Harrison, representing several churches and their congregations told Ms Macklin that they were worried about the future of our children and grandchildren.
“The climate crisis is forecast to bring more conflict and mass refugee movements. Also we told her of our concern about the increased threat of bushfires and drought,” Climate Project Connector Marguerite said. more »
From Bhutan with love
Bhutan stamp
Every so often here at The Climate Project - Australia something happens that makes it all so worthwhile. more »
Ed Broome Connecting around Earth Hour
Connector Ed Broome speaks to the crowd at his first community screening of Telling the Truth
COLLINGWOOD Connector Ed Broome played host to 30 people at his first screening on Earth Hour night.
"I would never have thought that being part of an online (Connector) community would actually connect me to my physical community, but it has. The first thing I did after organising when and where I would have my screening, was to type up a flyer and walk down my street and put one in each post box."
Broome also sent the invitation to his local community radio station. "A reporter enthusiastically emailed me back prior to publicising the event, as did three MPs I emailed who took the time to reply to explain why they could not attend."
After a well attended evening and a healthy discussion after the screening, a list of five priorities was sent to local MP's and other community members agreed to become Connectors.
"I am looking forward to doing it again," says Broome. His story shows that being a connector can also provide a bridge to connecting our own local communities.
Telling the Truth in Schools
Lyneham Primary Telling the Truth audience converges
A delegation of parents from three Canberra primary schools met with a Sustainable Schools Initiative representative after being motivated by a screening of Telling the Truth.
Childcare was provided at the screening, so more than 35 parents of children at Turner, Lyneham Primary and the O'Connor Co-operative schools could watch the Climate Project documentary. more »
Rolling out the Green Carpet
Cate Banchett, Don Henry and the documentary stars at the Sydney premier
On the afternoon of October 28, the Climate Project team felt more like they were on the set of Hollywood production rather than occupying the back end of the ACF’s inner city office in Melbourne’s Carlton.
The green carpet was in place, the television camera crew’s and newspaper photographers were jockeying for position after being left waiting (in true Hollywood style) for ten minutes at Sydney Theatre.
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Renewable enthusiasm
Imagine if all the roofs in your neighbourhood produced solar power?
The Sustainable Maleny group on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast have shown how to get an idea for reducing their carbon footprint up and running across their entire community. The attendance by the newly formed climate action group in Maleny at a Climate Project presentation by Kim Hudson in February 2007, provided the serendipitous opportunity to discuss how the entire community could be involved in ... more »
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most responsive to change.