Calendar of events
Walk to Work Day - Friday 2 October
Register as a Walking Class Hero via www.walk.com.au
Ask your workplace to host a healthy breakfast.
Ride to Work Day - Wednesday 14 October
Register via http://www.registerridetowork.com.au/
Hungry for Change Food Summit - Thursday & Friday, 22nd & 23rd October. Knowledgeable speakers and discussion of the future of our food supply, food security and sustainable production. Costs apply. Organised by Sydney Food Fairness Alliance.
350.org day of events - Saturday 24 October. 10am - 12 Epping Beecroft CAG display of school students' messages in Hannah Street, Beecroft.
December
Saturday 12th December, Walk Against Warming. 1pm from Martin Place to Botanic Gardens. Family friendly walk to show our concerns about global warming and encourage the world's politicians to take strong action to reduce emissions at the climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Friday 11th December. Blue Laces Day and School Song Competition - school students have a chance to show their concerns about greenhouse gas emissions by wearing sky blue laces to school and/or writing a song about what concerns them about climate change. Schools with winning songs will be invited to perform on stage in the Botanic Gardens at the end of the Walk Against Warming (see above).
Food and Climate Change
Website links on food and community gardens have been added to the Website Links page<http://www.lgsa- plus.net. au/www/html/ 2006-website- links.asp? intSiteID= 2> of the Climate Change Action Pack:
Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network <http://www.communit ygarden.org. au/policies/ index.html> webpage - has several links to policies and practices for community gardens with several Local Government documents.
Community Gardens Policy Directions for Kogarah Municipal Council <http://www.communit ygarden.org. au/policies/ kmc_policy_ sept08.pdf> - a report by Russ Grayson providing a comprehensive analysis of issues surrounding community gardens.
Getting Started in Community Gardening: A Guide to Planning Design and Implementation of Community Garden Projects<http://www.communit ygarden.org. au/policies/ cityofsydney- cg.pdf> by Faith Thomas, funded by the City of Sydney Council.
Sustainable Living
See what other local residents have done:
Other links and information
Letter to Sydney Morning Herald about climate change and the uncertainty of the science being used as an excuse for lack of action. Click here
Voluntary Carbon Markets Association: http://www.vcma.org.au/index.php Options for Federal government to include additional rewards in the carbon pollution reduction scheme for households and businesses who voluntarily reduce their carbon footprint.
Australian Youth Climate Coalition http://www.aycc.org.au/
Report a smoky vehicle. Smoky vehicles not only put potentially toxic particles into our atmosphere, they are also less efficient at burning their fuel and therefore increase greenhouse gas emissions. You can report smoky vehicles at: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/esdsmokyapp/default.aspx
Australian climate change movements
One Million Women: http://www.1millionwomen.com.au/
Climate Movement: http://www.climatemovement.org.au/
Safe Climate Australia: http://www.safeclimateaustralia.org/
International climate change movements
Tck Tck Tck: http://tcktcktck.org/
350.org: www.350.org/
World Forum: http://www.worldforum.org/index.htm
Science references
World Meteorological Organisation greenhouse gas bulletins: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/ghg/GHGbulletin.html Australian Bureau of Meteorology: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/change/
Government information
NSW Government: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/climatechange/
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: http://ageis.climatechange.gov.au/NGGI.aspx