Rally for Renewable Energy, Jobs and Regional Communities

Don't Let Baillieu Pull the Plug on Renewable Energy Save Wind and Solar Rally for Renewable Energy, Jobs and Regional Communities

12.30pm Thursday 29 September
Parliament House Steps, Melbourne
Bring a placard or banner, bring your friends!

In one black week for renewable energy, the state government recently brought in planning laws that will restrict wind farms from any new developments in the state, and then slashed the solar feed-in tariff.

Less than a month later, it is clear this is having a negative effect on the development of clean, renewable energy. Wind developers and solar companies are closing down or leaving the state. Come along to tell Ted Baillieu that this is the wrong way and that we want support for renewable energy in Victoria, exactly one month after the new wind laws were introduced.

There will be protests in other centres at the same time, including Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong. Contact Ben Courtice on 0413 580 706 below for details.

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Organised by Friends of the Earth, Mount Alexander Sustainability Group, Geelong Sustainability Group, Ballarat Renewable Energy and Beyond Zero Emissions

Endorsed by Environment Victoria

Organising Meeting - September 1

Next Organising Meeting:
6pm - 7:30 Thursay, 1 September

Proposed Agenda
- Progress on jobs plan
- Choose the Logo
- Strategy
- Carbon Tax position

Organising Meeting - August 8

Meeting moved to monday august 8

* Progress made within unions endorsments etc
* Planning for our next event
* Discussion Carbon tax: will it help, where do we stand
* UCAN Logo, we need an image
* Thursday, bob brown

All welcome to attend

Public Meeting - Climate, Jobs and Green Bans - 6.30pm Wed, August 3

What attitude should unions have to new coal-fired power & HRL?

Speakers
Jack Mundey - leader of the Builders' Labourers Federation's famous 'Green Bans' in the 1970's
Steve Dodd - Assistant secretary Gippsland Trades and Labour Council
Luke Van Der Meulen - President Victorian District Branch, Mining & Energy Division,CFMEU
Merryn Redenbach - Stop HRL Campaign

6.30pm Wed, August 3,
New Council Chambers, Trades Hall
(corner Lygon & Victoria Sts Carlton)

UCAN monthly meetings

Don't forget our monthly meetings take place on the first Thursday of each month. Usually it is held at the Climate Action Centre in Trades Hall. Any questions, please contact us at ucan@live.com.au

May 5 regular meeting

This months regular Union Climate Action Network meeting will be 6.30pm this Thursday May 5 at the Climate Action Centre, 5th Floor, New Building, Trades Hall (corner Victoria and Lygon Sts Carlton).

We will be continuing our work promoting the Beyond Zero Emissions plan for renewable energy jobs, and will be planning our next forum on the proposed HRL power station, for which we are hoping to get former BLF leader Jack Munday (of NSW Green Bans renown) down from NSW.

Coming Up In April

Our next organising meeting is going to be on the 7th of April

Will a carbon price deliver renewable energy? - April 28

Speakers
Tony Maher - CFMEU National President
Dr Stuart Rosewarne -Dept Political Economy Sydney University
Patrick Hearps - Beyond Zero Emissions

6.30pm Thur April 28
New Council Chambers
Trades Hall
Corner Lygon & Victoria Sts Carlton

There will be light food, tea and coffee, available for donation

Please let us know if you are coming by registering here
http://carbonpriceforum.eventbrite.com/
(there is no need to print ticket we just want an idea of numbers)

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3. The national Climate Action Summit, is this weekend in Melbourne

There are two sessions about unions and climate-
Sat 4pm - 5.30 Campaigning for a safe climate future - working with unions
Panel discussion with Ged Kearney (ACTU President), Luke van der
Meulen (CFMEU Mining & Energy Division, Victoria) and Verity
Burgmann (co-author, Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental activism and
the NSW BLF) will discuss how climate activists can work with and in
unions to advocate for climate policy and action

Sunday 2pm - 3.30 How to get unions to fight for renewable energy?
Union Climate Action Network (Melbourne) will present a practical workshop to
discuss ways we can win unions to support and campaign for a transition to 100%
renewable energy. With Chris Breen (UCAN), Mark Ogge (BZE)