Extinction Rebellion Cairns in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Environmental conservation organisation

Extinction Rebellion Cairns

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +49 9658 764

Address: Cairns 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 https://climateactionaustralia.wordpress.com//500-school-/

23.01.2022 Michaela Cash will have an apoplectic fit. Electric vehicles are the future for many reasons. Any bets on how long it will take Australia to catch on to this global trend?

18.01.2022 I encourage everyone to go to Rob Pyne's Facebook page and Like. . We have a very conservative Cairns Regional Council which operates in a 20thC paradigm,... refuses to declare a Climate Emergency does not take significant measures to reduce Carbon emissions has an appalling record on destroying trees unnecessarily has an appalling record on consulting Traditional Owners (took them 40 years to put Aboriginal/TSI flags in the meeting room) and consulting with the community in general has major problems with conflict of interest due to donations to the Unity Team from businesses they have an interest in etc . One Councillor who stands out from the crowd is Councillor Rob Pyne of Division 2. Rob Pyne was the ONLY Qld Member of Parliament who voted against the Adani mega-coal mine (ALP-LNP, Independent all happy to give the green light). . Rob Pyne also worked hard to expose corruption in some councils in Queensland. . In the last Ordinary Meeting of Council Rob Pyne asked questions about whether Council consulted with the Traditional Owners, the Yirrganydji, about the historical Melaleuca in Palm Cove (question ignored but documented in podcast of livestreaming); whether there was any consideration of whether a one-metre high stump could be preserved (Council Manager Bruce Gardiner made the absurd assertion there was a danger it would fall over! It is over two metres wide!); and Rob commended those organising the petition against the planned forced eviction of the Spectacled Flying Foxes at the Nationally Important. . I therefore encourage everyone to go to Rob Pyne's Facebook page and Like. . https://www.facebook.com/RobJPyne/ . Many thanks.

18.01.2022 REMINDER - SATURDAY RALLY FOR THE SPECTACLED FLYING FOXES TODAY! 5.30pm - 7pm Cairns City Library. Come on Down!

12.01.2022 Much-anticipated docu on ace teen eco champion and ethical vegan Greta Thunberg for Hulu now has official name--"I Am Greta"--and excerpts soon will debut at the Venice Film Festival in Italy. Here is an account from "Deadline" online publication.

11.01.2022 Cairns Regional Council's State of the Environment Report 2018-2019 has finally been released. If you look long and hard (as it is well and truly buried) you can find it on the Council website. On Page 3 it boasts '46% reduction in Council’s greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2007/08 levels' [!!!!] On Page 35 we see there has been no gain in greenhouse gas emissions reductions since 2013, ie since Bob Manning's Unity Team came into office.... Go to 21mins 51 secs on podcast of Council Meeting (Ordinary Meeting) of 22 July 2020 where Cr Cathy Zeiger begin the gloating over the latest report. Then Cr Amy Eden mentions (23mins 40secs) how incredible it is that Council's Greenhouse emissions have been reduced by 46%!!!! The real news is that Council emissions increased by 3.5% compared to the previous year. Go to 24mins 55secs where Cr Rob Pyne asks if electric vehicles have ever been considered. Mayor Bob Manning says 'I know a former Mayor once had a hybrid vehicle but I haven't had one of those foisted upon me.' Check out what Cr Brett Moller then says about his daughters implying that trying to reduce emissions is a waste of time!

11.01.2022 COUNCIL ORDINARY MEETING TODAY TREES and FLYING FOXES . 1. Conflicts of interest, corporate donations to Unity Team, and 10 minutes wasted time arguing to be allowed to vote even with an obvious conflict of interest. Go to: 0:01:28 - 0:11:43 .... 2. Brett Olds says he will try to save the five perfectly healthy Melaleucas at 20 Amphora St, Palm Cove that Nathan and Julia Verri plan to cut down even though the are on the fence line. Go to: 0:17:02 - 0:18:50 . 3. Rob Pyne asks why the Traditional Owner were not consulted about the 400 year old Melaleuca in Palm Cove and why a one metre stump was not conserved. Bruce Gardiner failed to answer the first question and then argued that a one-metre high stump with a two-metre diameter would be in danger of falling over. Go to: 0:22:25 - 0:23:54 . 4. JahFe was surprisingly given a microphone to address Council on the impending dispersal-forced eviction. Go to: 1:08:40 - 1:15:13 . https://webcast.cairns.qld.gov.au/archive/video20-0624.php See more

11.01.2022 "The massive 2016 gathering of Tribes and allies defending Standing Rock Sioux territory from DAPL captured the world’s attention and attracted international me...dia coverage. It helped give rise to a global movement of indigenous resistance to fossil-fuel infrastructure projects." Rebellion works, and the help of the justice system! See more

10.01.2022 Eco-warrior Code of Conduct - Please Sign, Share widely let us know if you managed to sign and share widely (encourages others to take action)... https://www.change.org/p/the-department-of-transport-and-ma

09.01.2022 If it says the Event is full don't take any notice. It is just a glitch. If you click Going anyway, it will register (at least mine did) https://www.facebook.com/events/988353251613345/

08.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/2647894342094247/

08.01.2022 #ClimateChange "A group of more than 200 leading Australians, including leading scientists and academics, business and community leaders, former politicians an...d rockstars have issued an urgent call to action on major threats to humanity’s future, including global warming. The open letter has been facilitated by the Commission for the Human Future, which is chaired by former Liberal Party leader John Hewson and has brought together experts from a diverse range of disciplines to address challenges facing global society. The letter calls on governments to work across political divides to develop a concrete plan for surviving and thriving the mounting dangers that beset humanity. The open letter says that the Covid-19 pandemic can be considered a dress rehearsal for addressing major threats like climate change and that governments must act to ensure they are not caught unprepared for a challenge they have been warned about for several decades.'' See more

08.01.2022 VARIATION OF CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO APPROVAL 29 July 2020 The variation is: Delete the definition of Maximum period and replace it with the definition supplied below.... Maximum period means a period of up to 90 consecutive days. Signed: Kylie Calhoun Assistant Secretary Assessments (WA, SA, NT), Post Approval and Policy Branch, EPBC, Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment http://epbcnotices.environment.gov.au//a71d58ad-4cba-48b6-

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07.01.2022 I wish people would have considered alternative methods before I wish the last two weeks wouldn’t have happened ... I wish the word eviction wouldn’t exist in my vocabulary I wish we would know where the flying foxes are at the moment I wish it won't happen again Please sign and share! Thank you!

07.01.2022 https://action.hsi.org/page/63323/action/1

01.01.2022 Reminder our our regular SFF Rally at Cairns City Library at 5.30pm - 7pm TODAY!, Sat 04 July. See you there

01.01.2022 BREAKING TODAY: French citizens’ assembly, Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat, votes to make #ecocide a crime Over 99% in favour of ecocide crime, 63% for a n...ational referendum on it. Following the gilets jaunes crisis last year, President Emmanuel Macron convened a citizen’s climate assembly the Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) of 150 randomly selected French citizens and gave them a mandate to discuss and propose policies for addressing the climate crisis. The CCC has just voted on its final proposals. Foremost among these is a crime of ecocide, intended to remove the impunity of big polluters acting in full knowledge of the risks to ecosystems. The crime is defined using the concept of planetary boundaries, developed by the Stockholm Resilience Institute and influential in the drafting of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The framework lists nine connected planetary boundaries (eg CO2 levels, ocean acidification, biosphere integrity) beyond which we cannot go without risking irreversible damage to the Earth’s ability to sustain human life. Valérie Cabanes, lawyer, activist and established voice for ecocide law in France and beyond, presented to the CCC in January the law proposal for which she had previously been lobbying. Inspired by the work of late British lawyer Polly Higgins, Cabanes has dedicated many years to legally enshrining the protection of nature. She is thrilled: The approval of the Citizen's Climate Convention reflects and speaks for a French population ready to adopt a law that respects the Earth’s ecosystems. The CCC also proposed that this law be decided via referendum, to avoid censure by parliament - letting the French population choose their own destiny: living in harmony with nature and protecting future generations - or not. It’s a symbolic and powerful step. Now we wait for our leaders to listen - and act in accordance with the proposals. Jojo Mehta, co-founder with Higgins’ of the Stop Ecocide campaign, works closely with Cabanes and others around the world to progress a crime of ecocide at the International Criminal Court. She said today: The news from France is phenomenal. It clearly demonstrates that citizens feel the urgent need for an enforceable deterrent to prevent ecosystem destruction. We trust the French government will respond positively and step up at the national level even take the opportunity to lead at the international level, where Macron has already stated he believes this crime belongs (*20h04 in the timeline). The ball is already rolling climate-vulnerable states we have been working with have called for ecocide crime to be considered at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. This vote is a huge pointer for France to move in the right direction, and will undoubtedly inspire other countries. Elisabeth Borne, the French Minister for Ecological Transition, has said she is in favour of the proposal and will meet with the citizens’ assembly tomorrow Monday 22nd. President Macron is due to meet with them a week later on the 29th. Pictured: Valérie Cabanes, international law expert (human rights) http://valeriecabanes.eu/ Élisabeth Borne, French Minister for Ecological Transition Jojo Mehta, co-founder Stop Ecocide www.stopecocide.earth Press release: https://www.stopecocide.earth//french-citizens-assembly-vo