
We need to remind our leaders of children like Nway who are living in poor, vulnerable (and innocent!) communities which are already feeling the impacts of climate change. It's just not right.
Over the next few weeks we need VGenners to get out there and campaign hard - we've got some awesome strategic and aligned actions for you below - and then UNITE for a National Day of Action on December 12th as we rally around Walk Against Warming.
It's going to be amazing. The best part - we're going to maximise our impact.
WALK AGAINST WARMING
VGen is going to represent at this year’s Walk Against Warming!!
The walk unites thousands of people who care about our climate and every VGen state team will be uniting as well for a National Day of Action! Each state will be organising their own theme, costumes, props, signs, to walk in style and with a purpose – to represent World Vision and the poor at this climate change event.
The walk unites thousands of people who care about our climate and every VGen state team will be uniting as well for a National Day of Action! Each state will be organising their own theme, costumes, props, signs, to walk in style and with a purpose – to represent World Vision and the poor at this climate change event.
Where the events are taking place:
BRISBANE 10am, King George Square
ADELAIDE 11am, Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga
PERTH 11am, Perth Cultural Centre, Russell Square
HOBART Timbs Track, Upper Florentine, Gordon River
CANBERRA 11.30am, Federation Mall
IN THE LEAD UP
1. Schmooze with your MP
Get your Vision Group writing letters to your local MP, and set up a time to meet him/her. Tell your MP about Nway and make a passionate plea for stronger climate change action to help the poor!
Get your Vision Group writing letters to your local MP, and set up a time to meet him/her. Tell your MP about Nway and make a passionate plea for stronger climate change action to help the poor!
You can find out who your local Federal Member of Parliament is here
You can find some good templates for letters to MPs at the Youth Decide website here. If you participated in the Youth Decide campaign you may like to retain some of that information, otherwise talk about your concern for climate change and use Nway's story as an example of how poor people are being hit hard - and it's only going to get worse.
2. Harass local Media
Call up you local paper and tell them all about your campaigning efforts in the lead up to Copenhagen. Articulate Nway’s story and share your desire help young people like yourself who are already feeling the impact of climate change.
Find the contact details for your local paper here
3. Host a Vegetarian BBQ
We’ve all learnt about how much energy the meat industry uses and its impact on our climate. If we all ate a little less meat we’d be doing our planet a big favour! Tell your friends about this truth and host a Vegetarian BBQ!
3. Host a Vegetarian BBQ

We’ve all learnt about how much energy the meat industry uses and its impact on our climate. If we all ate a little less meat we’d be doing our planet a big favour! Tell your friends about this truth and host a Vegetarian BBQ!
Find some recipes for Vego BBQs here
A good article on meat and climate change here
Watch The Silent Tsunami - particularly the 6min 40secs mark
Watch The Silent Tsunami - particularly the 6min 40secs mark
RESOURCES: (more cool links!)
World Vision website
http://www.worldvision.com.au/Issues/Climate_Change.aspx
Make Poverty History website
Great report they’ve put together - scroll down to ‘Learn’.
http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/2009-Campaigns/Climate-Change.aspx
The Story of Stuff
Great animation that will make you think about our impact on the environment www.storyofstuff.com
Sisters on the Planet
A series of clips about women in developing countries dealing with the effects of Climate Change www.oxfam.org/sisters
http://www.worldvision.com.au/Issues/Climate_Change.aspx
Make Poverty History website
Great report they’ve put together - scroll down to ‘Learn’.
http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/2009-Campaigns/Climate-Change.aspx
The Story of Stuff
Great animation that will make you think about our impact on the environment www.storyofstuff.com
Sisters on the Planet
A series of clips about women in developing countries dealing with the effects of Climate Change www.oxfam.org/sisters




