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Feedback from the community about the founder, and our work at ecology
action sydney.
You can email us here: e c o l o g y a @ b i g p o
n d . c o m (just delete the spaces between the letters and
symbols first)
Picture: Mature forest destruction Ellery
Block East Gippsland 2003
Why a new group in 2002? Aren't there enough existing groups? See our
first mailout explaining our launch here.
The letter explains the basis after an overseas holiday
by our founder to Chile, part of Argentina, and western Europe in mid 2002 after 10 years of activism, thus returning with
new inspiration to make a difference on our blue green planet with knowledge of topics needing extra attention.
Most of everything else you might want to know follows here
in a variation of our profile leaflet below.
Notice topics like
- Gandhi's nonviolence philosophy,
- some of the other groups we actively co-operate with
- specific campaign activities
- fundraising activity like aluminium/copper scrap metal
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
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