What do we stand for?
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Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence
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ecological sustainability
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environmental and social justice
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non-profit,
volunteer community approach
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free speech eg independent media
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financial and political independence from government and business
What do we do?
CAMPAIGNS:
1. Forests, woodlands and natural heritage in NSW and Australia:
Lobbying and policy,
member Australian ChipStop anti woodchipping network, forest visits, support for direct actions in NSW and East Gippsland,
information stalls. Photo evidence of forest destruction to inform Sydney residents.
2. Solidarity with A Limpiar
Columbia
In 2006 we are supporting this South American green ngo FuLimCol for short, an
education, bush regrow and recycling group in Palmira, Columbia. This follows $15K in 02-04 support for the winning Allianza Aysen campaing in Chile, refer-
www.ecosistemas.cl
3. Active recycling aluminium/copper on call inner Sydney, council
throwout items redirected to regionally based forest activists, or The Bower coop.
4. Permaculture garden, and other planting projects
Revive the landscaping at Addison Rd Centre, Marrickville, or bush regeneration
e.g previously at Menai, Streets factory
in Turrella.
5. Transport for other groups
Van with woodchipping sux stickers all over for that forest rally gear; transport for helpers; indy press delivery,
outreach stalls, donations to regional activists.
Picture: Our honourary
patron Benny Zable, world expert street theatre exponent.
6. Alliance building with likeminded local organizations
We work with
groups such as:
*ChipStop
in SE Australia targeting woodchipping and logging of native forest;
*Botany
Bay & Catchment Association (container trucks threatening to swamp Sydney out of expanded Port Botany )
* FuLimCol, a Columbian group promoting ecological awareness
* SydneyAlternativeMedia.com community news service
* The
Bower reuse and repair centre, at Addison Rd Community Centre
Who are we?
Tom McLoughlin, convenor BSc zoology, Llb (Hon)
* co-founder
Turrella activist centre 2001
* Media
Monitors 2000-2001
* Waverley
Councillor 1995-99 assisting closure of Waterloo incinerator in 1997
* organizer
The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Earth Sydney 1992-2002
* litigation
lawyer 1990-91
* 6
arrests for peaceful protest, no convictions
Judy Skipper
& Carol Seckers
Sydney based environmentalists specializing in public outreach, leaflet distribution
and fundraising for over 20 years.
Steve Raguckas recycler extraordinaire and bus driver
… and a loose network of professionals and volunteers just like you. pto.
