MONDAY 20th
SAFE Auckland: Go Veg Talk!
Thinking what to make your New Years resolution for 2014? Now’s the perfect time to go the extra mile for animals and try out a Go Veg Lifestyle!
Come along to the FREE talk and discussion, facilitated by Marianne Macdonald on what to eat (wear, use etc), and what to avoid, to really enjoy the Go Veg lifestyle. Bring along any questions you have and get ready to find out just how easy a compassionate lifestyle really is.
Please RSVP to speakers@safe.org.nz
7pm-8.15pm
SAFE Office, 63 Great North Road, Grey Lynn.
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FRIDAY 24th
Anniversary Weekend ‘New Faces’ Comedy Showcase
NZ’s home of live comedy showcases a feast of new faces, ones to watch out for in 2014. Ten comedians for just $15 each night on the long weekend
The Classic – 321 Queen St, Auckland,
8pm-10pm
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SATURDAY 25th
The UnNatural Market
The UnNatural Market is a subculture market day planned to run every other month from Nature: Art + Design.
10am-2pm
18 St. Benedicts Street, Newton, Auckland,
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SUNDAY 26th
Picnic for the Planet 2014
Join Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei and the Green team at Waitangi Park for Picnic for the Planet 2014! There’ll be plenty to keep you refreshed, entertained and inspired so bring friends and family to enjoy the sun while it’s here for the Green Party’s kick-off event in election year.
11am-3pm
Waitangi Park, Wellington
I’m a keen supporter of animal rights but believe that if one is going to go Vegetarian for the reason of not wanting to kill animals then you cant use dairy products as the dairy industry produces large surpluses of males that inevitably end up being slaughtered for meat. I’m inclined to think the more practical action, for most people, is to only eat meat in small quantities and try and be as selective as possible of the source product. Not that i am dismissing those who prefer being completely Vegetarian. Reducing levels of meat consumption would perhaps encourage small farm systems that allow animals a longer and happier life.
Panui! Panui! Panui!
Wanting something fun, worthwhile, altruistic, artistically creative, and political, to do on Auckland Anniversary Day? Tired of listening to politicians making boring speeches excusing BAU? Sad at the damage climate change is doing to our world?
Join the fight against coal, the number 1 cause and most easily preventable cause of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Auckland Coal Action is calling for the public to rally to protest Fonterra’s proposed new coal mine.
Building on our series of successful protest rallies on Labour Weekend, at Easter Weekend and Queens Birthday Weekend, help us make this Monday’s Auckland Anniversary Day our most successful protest ever.
By continuing to build these protests we will make sure that Fonterra gets the message that the world can’t afford more new coal mines.
This holiday Monday 28 January, starting at 3pm (set up from 2pm) On the Auckland-bound side of State Highway 2 next to the site of the proposed new coal mine on the Mangatawhiri straight.
Meeting at the corner of Homestead Road (motorway overbridge) and Bell Road.
Coming from Auckland you will need to take the Mangatawhiri exit from State Highway 2 onto Mangatawhiri Road (incorrectly shown as Mangatangi Rd on Google Maps).
Coming from the East, you will need to take the Golf Road exit.
Click here for a map of the area: http://www.wises.co.nz/l/waikato/mangatawhiri/bell+road/#c/-37.221375/175.148721/15/
What should I bring?
Just bring yourself and your friends. We have lots of colourful banners and signs, that they can hold, stating opposition to climate change, and coal mining.
bearing these messages:
No New Coal Mines
Coal Cooks the Climate
Back Off Fonterra
Use Wood Waste Fonterra
Coal Causes Drought
Coal = Climate Chaos = Drought
Coal Dried Milk = Climate Dried Paddocks
Coal Free Mangatawhiri
But if you or your friends want to bring along your very own creative climate change messages to present to the public and Fonterra this would be very welcome also.
What can I do?
There will be lots of returning holiday crowds for you to interact with, Bored out of their minds sitting in the traffic and interested by anything you do, to bring attention to the danger of coal to the environment.
Can anyone come?
Yes. If you are returning from your holiday why not stop and join the rally? You will only be stuck in traffic anyway!
Support the campaign against new coal mines!
If you need transport and or want to be part of our car pool or for updates on this activity go to our website or facebook page.
http://aucklandcoalaction.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/aklcoal/
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