Walk Against Warming, Australia

The Global Day of Action came early to Australia when, on November 15, a Walk Against Warming saw concerned citizens from Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory come together in their respective cities to show our political leaders that Australians are deeply concerned about global warming.

These photos are from the Brisbane walk where local campaigners, Elissa Jenkins and Emma Hine, held an APGN banner and were followed behind by many Greens supporters with their Green triangles.

APGN was also given the opportunity to display a banner on the central stage. The dancers are from a West Papua dance troup.

At the end, all walkers came together to form a map of Queensland (photo coming soon!).

On December 6, the International Day of Action on Climate Change, events will be happening to coincide with the UN negotiations on a global climate agreement in Poland.

This occasion will be marked in Australia with further Walk Against Warming marches in Sydney and Canberra.

Welcome to the Asia Pacific Greens Network's Global Climate Campaign site

Welcome to the Asia Pacific Greens Network's Global Climate Campaign site where members of APGN can promote and record the activities carried out in their cities and countries leading up to and on the day of the December 6 global day of climate action.

To members:

If you are a member of APGN and would like access this site to post ideas, content and photos, please e-mail elissa_joan@hotmail.com.

Good luck with your actions!

To the public:

The Asia-Pacific Green Network (APGN) is a network of national Green parties in countries in the Pacific Ocean and Asia, and is a member of the Global Greens.

Greens Parties from 13 member nations met in February 2005 in Kyoto, Japan to found the network.

APGN took the opportunity to meet again at the Global Greens Conference is Sao Paulo, Brazil in May 2008.

The Global Greens seeks to: promote the Global Green Charter among the Green Parties of the world, as well as kindred groups and society at-large; stimulate and facilitate action on matters of global consequence; and deepen communication among Green Parties and Federations.

If you would like to join APGN please e-mail elissa_joan@hotmail in the first instance.

Nepalese Climate Action - December 6

THE newly formed network based in Kathmandu, Nepalese Youth for Climate Action, are organising two major events to be held in Butwal and Kathmandu.

With the help of local NGOs Clean Energy Nepal (CEN) and Collective Institution for Research and Action (CIRA), many young people have been involved in the organisation of these events.

In Kathmandu, 500 participants will be gathered at a local sports ground to start a Run for Climate.

Joining them will be 50 electric cycles, and local experts and celebrities.

The group will run for up to an hour, through the centre of the city, to finish at the main square.

Here there will be a mass exhibition of mountain photos, many depicting the changes occurring to the environment and the lives of the mountain people as a result of changes in climate.

Also there will be two street drama presentations, young people enacting the effects of climate change on the people of Nepal.

In Butwal, in Rupendehi district in the Western Development Region, CIRA has worked with local development NGOs to hold a workshop and a march.

The workshop will bring together 100 flood affected victims, local leaders, students, experts, and organisers to discuss the cause and affect of climate change, especially in relation to the local people’s livelihoods.

Experiences will be shared, and a discussion will be held about policy, and how local people can really influence the decisions.

A march will be held through the town, with an expected 250 participants.

The organisation of these events has brought together many people, and hopes are high that an ongoing network can be established (under the NYCA) for further research, education, and mobilisation around Nepal.

The Nepalese Youth for Climate Action are recently joined members of the Global Young Greens.