From Whangārei to Invercargill, thousands are expected to take to the streets in Friday’s climate strike.
But it is not just about the climate crisis: The event is led by a coalition including Toitū Te Tiriti, Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, and School Strike 4 Climate.
They have six demands. To keep the ban on oil and gas exploration, end the Fast Track Approvals Bill, toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi, climate education for all, lower the voting age to 16 and to “free Palestine”.
Yeah this was highlighted at the Ōtautahi rally.
The US military alone emits more CO2 than most countries. War and genocide are bad for the climate, as well as for humanity.
Will Appleby from SAFE pointed out that live animal exports are not only cruel, but they contribute to global carbon emissions.
Rolling back oil and gas bans is going to increase emissions, and those sources won’t even be online for another 10 years. The fast-track proposal is about silencing the majority that don’t want more oil and gas exploration.
All of these issues intersect in some way, and all of them need to be addressed.
I thought the messaging was pretty clear to be honest.
I didn’t really get any messaging, just the brief intro from this article. Your explanation makes sense, but I haven’t seen this explained elsewhere. I see there’s a bit more in the live blog part now, but I’d still be concerned that the government can pretend that these things are different issues and use it as an excuse to ignore it because of people like me that haven’t understood without an explanation.
I agree, some sort of manifesto clarifying how they’re connected would help too prevent the current government dismissing them.
That’s good to know.
I’m stuck in bed at the moment with extreme vertigo so I can only look at still images from the protest - I’m obviously not getting the “whole picture”.