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newsletter September 2009

SEPTEMBER 22nd  Wear SOMETHING GREEN to show support and solidarity for sealing the deal in Copenhagen on the day the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, hosts world leaders at a UN High Level Event on Climate Change in New York. Leaders will come face-to-face with the latest support for the Climate Petition - SIGN HERE!

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of a week-long program of initiatives from the SEAL THE DEAL website:

  • Sat 19th Global Tree Planting Drive
  • Sun 20th Climate Petition Day
  • Mon 21st Climate Change Assembly Day
  • Tue 22nd Seal the Deal! Wear SOMETHING GREEN Day
  • Wed 23rd Go Climate Neutral Day
  • Thur 24th Climate Voices Day
  • Fri 25th Climate Solutions Day

Full details HERE.

Kia Ora 350 Welcome to 350 Aotearoa newsletter #3! Catch up on all the 350 action going on in New Zealand.  More info...  Buy the T-Shirt and promote a great campaign!  If anyone would like to champion this cause in our community, please register with aotearoa@350.org.nz and spread the word through Eastbay REAP Enviro Newsletter! 

An excellent animation explaining the campaign and planned GLOBAL action on OCTOBER 24th -350 on YouTube!  And a second excellent animation. 

Greenpeace Sign On CampaignThe world is on the brink of runaway climate change and it’s time to get serious.  That’s why this year, Greenpeace is launching the most urgent, most ambitious and most important campaign it has ever run.  It’s called Sign On..... read more.   

 

Avaaz Climate Change Campaign96% of Avaaz members want to go all-out and beat the climate crisis with a giant 'global wake-up call' on SEPTEMBER 21st.  "If  together we can raise $150,000" ($163,352 already raised), we'll be able to organise what could be the largest climate event ever!  More info...

 

WOW!! AT LAST!! A seriously good campaign for the eradiacation of slavery in the production of Chocolate.  Read more.  FUNDRAISE with Fairtrade Chocolate from Trade Aid HERE.

NEW!! Fresh Market, Lovelock Street, has started selling Scarborough Fair (Fairtrade) tea and coffee.  Plus, I hear the manager is putting up a BIKE STAND!!! 

COMMUNITY GARDENING Wairiki Institute, Cutler Crescent on Thursdays.  Time to catch up and plant. From 12.30 pm. Please bring spare seed trays if you have any?

KOANGA INSTITUTE July 2009 Catalogue is now available to members for on-line ordering of Heritage Seed.  Koanga Gardens Seeds are also available at Michelle's Health and Nutrition shop on Boon Street.

BAN ENDOSULFAN campaign - Send an online letter calling for the Indian Government to support a global ban on deadly pesticide endosulfan.

NATIONAL CYCLEWAY update.

Bike News - ROTORUA to be Cycle City of NZ  http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/rotorua-to-be-cycle-city-of-nz/3900850/

SAVE ENVIROSCHOOLS - WWF Campaign Speak out now and help us bring back Government funding for Enviroschools.