Rally for Climate Justice Tomorrow!
People from across Aotearoa are rallying for climate justice and will nonviolently blockade the Oil Summit being held at
the TSB Arena in Wellington on March 27th.
Spokesperson Teanau Tuiono says, "We need to take bold, collective action now to prevent catastrophic climate change. We
stand in solidarity with those standing up to the fossil fuel industry - and with those already experiencing the effects
of a warming world.
“The science is really clear, to prevent catastrophic climate change we cannot burn all the fossil fuels which we’ve
already found, let alone explore for more.
“The oil and gas industry is a dying relic. The government needs to stop handing out exploration permits, stop all
existing exploration and drilling, and provide for a just transition for workers in the industry.
“Our prime minister has indicated she takes climate change seriously. That’s great - but we need her to back up the
words with actions. Ending block offers would be a first step - but we need much more.”
On Monday, 350.org and other groups created a sunflower outside the Oil Summit to symbolise all the groups resisting and determined to end
the industry and create a sustainable and fair world.
"The solutions to climate change must include and benefit the people most affected by it - Indigenous Peoples, people of
colour and those struggling on low incomes. Those most affected by climate change are the least responsible for it,"
says Teanau.
“We are thrilled to be joined by a broad range of groups who’ve come from all over Aotearoa to protest the expansion of
oil and gas in Aotearoa: Climate Justice Taranaki, Te Ara Whatu, Pacific Panthers, 350 Aotearoa, Auckland Peace Action,
Peace Action Wellington, People Against Prisons Aotearoa, Oil Free Otago, Berrigan House, Coal Action Network Aotearoa,
It's Our Future Manawatu, Unite Union, Our Climate Declaration, Frack Free, Oil Free Otautahi, and Unions Wellington.
“We invite everyone in Aotearoa to come down and join us to stand up for climate justice. There will never be a better
time to take action than now. You can be part of making a better future for all of us."
The Rally for Climate Justice is calling for the following:
1: To the government: Commit to no new permits, and stop all drilling and prospecting for oil and gas as part of a just
transition for workers and communities.
2: To the oil and gas industries: Stop drilling and prospecting; clean up the damage you have caused and make amends to
the communities you’ve harmed.
3: To the people: Join with us to stand up for climate justice - demand that global solutions to climate change centre
on and support those who bear the brunt of it, rather than perpetuating existing injustices.
#ClimateJustice
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