Heading to the climate march by the bus-load

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onsideration is presently being given to taking bus-load of Goulburn Valley people to the People’s Climate March in Melbourne later this month.

The idea, raised by Tatura’s Terry Court at this morning’s Beneath the Wisteria  meeting, was enthusiastically and immediately taken up and decisions about furthering the idea will be made at the usual monthly meeting of the Shepparton-based, Slap Tomorrow.

Beneath the Wisteria supporter, Carole Trotter, will investigate hiring a bus and fellow supporter, Bill Brown, will research the making and cost of individual signs for people to carry declaring their concern for the climate.

The Naomi Klein inspired movie, “This Changes Everything”, screened in Shepparton on Monday night clearly illustrating the importance of “people power” in combatting the forces that are worsening the world’s climate.

And now the November 27 march will be a further example of that “power”.

The UN Climate Conference kicks off on Monday, November 30, in Paris and People around the world will be mobilising to speak with one voice in a #PeoplesClimate rally on the weekend of November 27-29 demanding an ambitious climate agreement and climate action from our leaders and those who have been negotiating for 20 years and more.

Climate Action Moreland says, “We shouldn’t accept any more pussyfooting around or the weak targets that succeeding Australian governments have put forward at global forums.

“The protest in Melbourne is scheduled for the Friday afternoon. What we do here in Melbourne sends a clear signal to the rest of the world.”