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About us. Rising Tide Australia is a grassroots Newcastle group taking action against the causes of anthropogenic climate change and for equitable, just, effective, and sustainable solutions to the crisis. We are committed to the principals of Non-violent Direct Action. We are part of the global Rising Tide climate justice movement. We live in the biggest coal port in the cosmos. Get involved...Want to get involved in grassroots climate action in Newcastle?  Upcoming events
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Previous actionsProtesters disrupt coal ChampionMedia Release 11th August, 2009 Climate change protesters disrupted a speech by Rio Tinto Coal Managing Director Bill Champion in Newcastle today. Half a dozen protesters from Rising Tide Newcastle were removed from the premises by police after arriving at the speech with banners and a megaphone. Submitted by admin on 11 August 2009 - 1:22pm.
Coal lobby leaves black fingerprints on Combet's office May 8 2009 Black handprints that the Greenhouse Mafia left on Combet's door On Friday, May 8, representatives from the world's coal corporations went to Cardiff to see Greg Combet, the government's Secretary for Climate Change. They were lobbying for free pollution permits, just three days after the government had given them a lot more. We went along to expose that the coal industry had their black fingerprints all over the Government's pollution trading scheme. Submitted by mustard on 8 May 2009 - 7:03pm.
29 arrested after six hour Climate Protest at Bayswater power station Activists occupy the coal yards at Bayswater Power Station: 1st November 200829 people have been arrested after a climate change protest at Bayswater power station today. Climate activists disrupt SenateA dozen activists from Newcastle climate action group Rising Tide disrupted Question Time in the Senate on Monday, unfurling a banner and calling on Climate Change Minister Penny Wong to peak carbon emissions by 2010. Shortly after 2pm, the group unfurled the large banner that they had smuggled into the public gallery, which showed pictures of reefs, forests and ecosystem and the word "UNLESS". A Rising Tide member jumped onto the barrier separating the chamber from the public gallery and began an impassioned plea to Penny Wong. Fossil Fools Day report back
Here is an account of the Fossil Fools Day activity carried out by Rising Tide Newcastle on the morning of April 1st. For information about everything else that happened around the world visit the global Fossil Fools Day website. Fossil Fools swap coal for consumer products Submitted by admin on 1 April 2008 - 3:49pm.
Climate protest targets Australia's biggest polluter
Port blockade a success!
Here are some photos from the day. Here is a slideshow. You might also like to see these, these, these... and these new ones. Here are a few more photos and some words from one of the blockade particpants. The protest was a fantastic show of community determination to take action against Australia's biggest contribution to climate change, despite resistance from government and industry. As well as being a powerful and symbolic action, the protest succeeded in disrupting coal exports from Newcastle Harbour. NSW Coal Action AlertThis year will see the beginning of a rolling direct action campaign to pressure the State Government to take control of the coal industry, stop the acceleration of greenhouse gas emissions from export coal, and lead NSW forward into a post-coal economy. In Sydney this month, major NSW and international environment groups resolved to take a series of actions to stop the expansion of the coal industry in NSW, and the grassroots movement against export coal has been steadily building momentum over the last two years.  |
Thankyou to everyone who took part in Saturday's