On opposite sides of the world, two important activist conferences
If I could be in Australia on May 11 or England on June 8, I would definitely attend these meetings. I look forward to receiving first-hand reports from Climate & Capitalism readers.
CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE
Saturday May 11. 2013
Noon to 6pm
Parramatta Town Hall, Sydney Australia
Speakers include
- Lee Rhiannon, Australian Greens Senator
- Jeremy Buckingham, NSW Greens MP
- Simon Butler, Green Left Weekly environment reporter
- Tony Oldfield, Auburn councillor and campaigner against the nuclear waste dump in Lidcombe
- Michelle Tormey, Greens’ Penrith councillor
- Jess Moore, Stop CSG Illawarra
- Zane Alcorn, Newcastle Coal Terminal Action Group
- Graham Matthews, Socialist Alliance
Hosted by Green Left Weekly. To register or for more information, email ccscparramatta@gmail.com, or phone Fred on 0412 556 527 or 8070 9331.
CONFRONTING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Saturday, June 8, 2013
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
London Metropolitan University, Stapleton House
Speakers include:
- Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director of the Tynedale Centre for Climate Change Research
- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association
- Chris Baugh, Deputy General Secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union
- Suzanne Jeffrey, Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union group;
- Andreas Ytterstad, Union of Concerned Scientists (Norway) and author of Norwegian Climate Jobs report
- Dr Michel Tsamados, Research Associate, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Reading University (personal capacity)
Conference hosted by London Metropolitan University UCU and Climate Action Group, supported by TCCS & PCS. More information here
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