What would you like to see post October 24

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Permalink Reply by Charlie Devenish on August 24, 2009 at 11:52pm

I've been toying with the idea of modeling 350 on the anti-nuke movement in NZ - getting individual houses, then streets, suburbs and cities to proclaim themselves committed to a 350 future.
Of course there are some issues around this - do you have to prove that you are reducing your emissions to become a 350 household? Or is it more just about showing your support for a safe climate future?
One thing is clear and that is that 350 is gaining massive support and we need to maintain and build upon that.....I think the trick will be in working out just how we retain the interested people and keep engaging with new people and groups.....
Another central issue is gaining and then holding credibility at the government level. Showing that we have ideas and a plan for how we get to 350 is critical for this......on this I would say remaining focused rather than trying to do everything is important.....I'm going to keep pondering this......

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Permalink Reply by Sarah-Jane on August 25, 2009 at 6:27pm

That idea is awesome Charlie, we really do need to be looking at past movements' successes and failures. The result we want is indeed similar to the anti-nuke in that it required pressure from people, to change the governments' stance, to take it to the global stage.

I propose a card-sized mailout, with a sticker attached (for letter boxes - to proclaim one is a 350 household) with a website as reference.. and details on the card of how to reduce emissions on the individual level.

Anyone got a spare $2 million?

Or, as volunteers are in abundance.. same deal but door-to-door

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Permalink Reply by Joanna Morton on September 2, 2009 at 11:33pm

I like Charlie's idea too.

I also feel conscious that there are a lot of "little" but important decisions (about roads, power stations, public transport, details about the ETS) that all together add up to most of our carbon emissions.

There doesn't seem to be a focused national group that promotes good carbon decisions on each of these things.

What if 350 was a network or community of climate-conscious people who could share information and coordinate actions to make a difference about these things (in a bright, shiny, positive 350 kind of way, of course)?

Noone will agree with me! But I want to put the idea out there because I feel it's something that's really needed.

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Permalink Reply by Ashlee on September 3, 2009 at 2:44pm

I agree with you Joanna!
Ok, well, definitely agree with you on the absence of the national group bit, and see the potential for 350 as a network but interested in how that would be differentiated from what Intersect is doing. Maybe more pro-active organisation of central campaigns like Charlie's idea alongside helping to clarify climate change versus other environmental issues as there seem to be a lot of broad enviro groups but no(?) other large groups focused exclusively on climate change.

On the subject of a focused national group...
I was just talking to a friend the other day about the absence of a climate change NGO in New Zealand. I'm quite interested in the model of the CarbonTrust in the UK.

I'm not sure exactly how it would work for 350, (might only be a support role in set-up) which seems to have more of a community group actions focus at the moment, but I think a professional level Climate Change NGO leading and coordinating actions and advocacy across sectors is missing from NZ. Particularly interested in how an NGO could fill the gap for non-government initiated policy actions - given the Kyoto II and NZ's Government targets do not look likely to generate government policy strong enough to make the scientifically necessary reductions, there will be a large gap needing to be filled by other means.

Ashlee

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Permalink Reply by David Henley on October 9, 2009 at 8:01pm

Hey NZ Crew!

Take a look at this! 10:10 campaign in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10

Dave Henley here (Kiwi currently in Canada) - for those I haven't met I was hanging out with the NZ national crew for a few months mid-year.

Great to see this conversation starting in ernest!

I am currently brainstorming post O24 strategies with the Canadian crew over here (more on that tomorrow), but in the mean time there is a fantastic new campaign that is taking the UK by storm.

Why is it getting such purchase? Because it is relevant, real and revolutionary...Plus it's measurable and its about real transformation NOW (not tomorrow).

The 10:10 campaign - 10% GHG cuts in 2010 - was launched about a month ago by Fanny Armstrong (director or The Age of Stupid) and is also heavily supported by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK. Over 1000 businesses and several UK Political parties have signed up...Check it all out here...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10

Whatever the nature of 350 Aotearoa post O24 and then Copenhagen - I would suggest a 10:10 campaign framework would be fantastic as a vehicle (and could provide a great fit with ideas such as Charlie's street by street campaign).

Lots of Luv to all of ya and looking forward to offering up some other ideas in the next few days, and learning from all of you too!

Adios for now.
DAVE

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Permalink Reply by Maggie Lawton on October 10, 2009 at 10:19am

Hi Dave good to hear from you. What can we continue to do? I'm working now for local government in Auckland where the level of understanding about climate change and peak oil is low enough for decisions to be made without considereing them. That has to change if we are to have towns and cities designed or redesigned to asssist people to reduce their carbon footprint. So my focus and one suggestion is a strong campaign to local councils and their politicians leading up to the next local body election in October 2010. At present I see a real raising of awareness in the community around climate changed but it certainly isn't matched by local or national government organisations and without their inclusion the policy which sets the scene for business, urban development, our tade and tourism will head in the wrong direction. Petitions, presentations and media coverage around climate change for each local council would send a strong signal. Politicians do what they think their constituency want them to do so they need to get a strong messsage that acting on climate change is important and then think through what that mean for all the services they deliver.

David Henley said:

Hey NZ Crew!

Take a look at this! 10:10 campaign in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10

Dave Henley here (Kiwi currently in Canada) - for those I haven't met I was hanging out with the NZ national crew for a few months mid-year.

Great to see this conversation starting in ernest!

I am currently brainstorming post O24 strategies with the Canadian crew over here (more on that tomorrow), but in the mean time there is a fantastic new campaign that is taking the UK by storm.

Why is it getting such purchase? Because it is relevant, real and revolutionary...Plus it's measurable and its about real transformation NOW (not tomorrow).

The 10:10 campaign - 10% GHG cuts in 2010 - was launched about a month ago by Fanny Armstrong (director or The Age of Stupid) and is also heavily supported by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK. Over 1000 businesses and several UK Political parties have signed up...Check it all out here...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/10-10

Whatever the nature of 350 Aotearoa post O24 and then Copenhagen - I would suggest a 10:10 campaign framework would be fantastic as a vehicle (and could provide a great fit with ideas such as Charlie's street by street campaign).

Lots of Luv to all of ya and looking forward to offering up some other ideas in the next few days, and learning from all of you too!

Adios for now.
DAVE

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Permalink Reply by David Henley on October 18, 2009 at 2:15pm

BUILDING ON O24 MOMENTUM --> Mainstreaming the movement and National Climate Marches!

Hey crew!
Great work over the last few weeks.
Please find attached a suggested action timeline for the climate movement after October 24...focused around 'mainstreaming the movement' and culminating in focused mass marches 3-4 weeks after O24.
(i) a pdf diagram of the Action Plan (pdf)
(ii) a text doc with extended Details of Plan (doc)

I'm obviously not on the ground in Aotearoa anymore so am not privy to all the plans you most likely already have hatched...and offer this as an idea and framework if wanted.

Ultimately sustained action, coming from the mainstream, and in high enough numbers will be required in order to achieve any significant political action. O24 is shaping up to be a great ignition point - but it will need to be followed up with more action to have its desired revolutionary effect.

Would love to hear your thoughts.
DAVE



Intro from the document:

The moment is nearly upon us!

Oct 24 is shaping up to be a very significant day for the global climate movement.

Oct 24 is a key ‘ignition’ point, but must not be the end of the co-coordinated climate campaign leading up to Copenhagen and beyond. It is a day of broad international action and will provide a great deal of impetus to the movement, and the momentum it creates must be captured and harnessed at the national level, in order to create significant policy change.

Achieving truly significant political action, will require, non-violent, positive, creative, and sustained civil action. Real people on the street, in high numbers are required!

Crucially, the various threads of the climate movement need to be drawn together to collaborate and be visible as a unified-focused movement beyond Oct 24.

In a nutshell – on top of the continued individual actions of organizations in the climate movement - the vision would be to have a post O24 focus on mainstreaming the movement and then hold climate marches in the main centers across the country, 3-4 weeks after Oct 24.

These marches, would act as a follow on to 350 Oct 24 and include; politically significant numbers of people physically on the streets, activated mainstream participation, petition delivery, and co-ordination and links between the major centers.

One element could be to physically bring a representation of Oct 24 actions from across the entire country and the world (Eg. Photos of all actions), and embody them in each of the main centers (eg. some creative large scale sculpture, or different sections of each march representing different areas of the country?). In this way, a consistent, all encompassing movement is represented, and its message is unified across the country.

Keys to creating a unified, focused movement that achieves political change:

* Mainstreaming –> adding broad credibility and mobilizing people from all sectors of society.
* Cooperation and coordination between ALL threads of the climate movement
* Petition: (or political tool) 10-15+% of the population (Sign on in NZ?)
* Climate Marches - Get feet on the street. A follow on to Oct 24 involving the broad movement, and bringing the many actions of Oct 24 together in the main centers, in a unified focused way.
* Ongoing à 10:10 campaign, “Create a 350 Aotearoa/Canada conferences”



There is a great opportunity at this time to make sure our actions match the task at hand – let’s grab it!



Luv and Respect

Dave Henley



One Earth - One Humanity - One Moment

Attachments:

• Action Plan 350.pdf, 205 KB
• Details of Action Plan 350.doc, 955 KB

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Permalink Reply by Billy on October 23, 2009 at 5:07pm

One immediate goal post O24 would seem to be putting massive pressure on John Key to go to Copenhagen. NZ is small but the more world leaders who commit to going the higher the overall profile. Failing that, to identify whoever is going, and let them know directly just how many people want a sane outcome from Copenhagen. The existing 350 infrastructure and membership can probably adapt to that target quite well.

Longer term, yeah, we need lifestyle change in sustainable directions. There are a lot of groups and people in society who get this. Talking with them, and amongst ourselves. to identify how we want and need to live and how to get there seems like a necessary thing. This is a pretty huge project, but then total social transformation is going to be - and it is coming, so it is really just about how we engage with it. 350's vitality is as a youth movement, but yeah, there are a lot of people with knowledge and resources in our society who we will need to link up with to be most effective...

(I also like Charlie's idea as an approach to this. Engage with communities directly. Make change from the ground up. Our own social history is a good place to look for models and advice)

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Permalink Reply by David Henley on October 29, 2009 at 9:10am

Hey all - Congrats on a great effort Oct 24.
IT was GREAT GREAT start - but there isn't much time for rest right now - so lets energise, grab the bull by the horns and make sure this Movement is equal to the task at hand! That's going to need great co-ordination with other voices and movements and synergy between us all.

I have offered a frame work that could be inacted starting now (see previous posts Oct 18th etc Action plan Pdf and Doc.). And this is another stir to keep conversation flowing.

My main feelings are...
a. OCT 24 and the current numbers in Sign-on are a great start (but only a start)

b. There is a massive opportunity in NZ for the movement to have a big impact precisely because of our governments position.

c. Need to ask ourselves "What could the tipping point for change be here?" - Will 1000-5000 people at a march in Wellington or Auckland and 150,000 signatures at Signon be enough to ignite something here? or do we need to double/triple/multiply that?
and how are we going to create that in the next 6 weeks in order to have a real impact on Copenhagen and our communities futures.

d. The momentum and networks that emerged with 350 are a big opportunity.
e. Mainstreaming the movement (i.e. physically engaging high numbers of people from 'the mainstream' has a great multiplier effect in terms of who will listen to the movement (eg. Business people, Doctors, farmers etc.)....This might not really happen fast enough organically or by its own process - we have an opportunity through the 350 network to REALLY fascilitate and harness this vast mobilisation. (I've suggested simple strategies for doing this in the Action Plan I sent through previously).

f. And finally this is going to need significant numbers of people actually in one place at the same time (again) before Copenhagen Climate March/Celebrations - and lets tone them with 350's creative vision not just traditional protest. ---> this could include structed tangible activities that the same people (and more!) who threw themselves into 350 could latch on to - co-ordinated and widespread throughout the country - eg. at the same time with same message (adapted for different communities) engaging all local councils + and all MP's offices + Business leaders etc.

Ok - enough from me - let's grab this opportunity!


Luv and Respect
DAVE

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Permalink Reply by RT on November 2, 2009 at 4:36pm

The idea of a 10% reduction in 2010 initiative for NZ seems to be gaining traction among NGO people who see that its has appeal for households , schools, businesses whilst the campaign for a serious commitment of 40% reduction by 2020 continues - there is room for both. NZ Climate Action partnership is investigating feasibility and bringing partners together to get something started soon.

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Permalink Reply by alice ann bartlett on November 2, 2009 at 11:59pm

kia ora charlie ,

i also would really like to see your idea happen,& as a parent of a fouryear old, and having had some really good responses amongst the parents i've emailed from my personal networks re: submissions on the ets and 350, here are some starters:( if not already covered elsewhere)



national tv screening of "the age of stupid " - what needs to happen to get this happening? who's got those connections? what's the lagtime/dosh involved in screening on the main channels? if not those, what other screening options would be most effective?

follow up : outlining action options: i also would love to see some launch / airing of the 10:10 pledge/process here and also have each pledge sent automatically to key govt people, key and all...


among parents - this is a group with huge emotional involvement in this issue - how are they being mobilised?

advise through preschool and school networks (asap, because school years drawing to a close already, plus xmas/holiday stress reduce attention spans) of local screenings of a.o.s. (at those school sites?)

boil down the options for action for them at the screening , because many will act ( if my submission email responses are anything to go by), they just dont have the same time resources as others, so need it all in one place...

co-ordinate that with expanding into neighbourhood group/street/suburb stuff? i'm going to check out how quickly i can do this within my local scene ( ie to organise screening and advise of basic options, if someone isnt doing it already) , but do you have the network to do this nationally?

alice

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Permalink Reply by Natalie Jessup on November 5, 2009 at 10:21am

Hi everyone,

I am the volunteer coordinator at Greenpeace and we have been supporting all the 350 activities so far and promoting it to our members. It was an awesome day and I think it would be REALLY good if we can keep cooperating.

Below is all the activities that we have planned around NZ with our volunteer groups. Are you able to promote this to the 350 members too?

Christchurch

What is happening: Gather as many sign ons as a team as possible at fireworks in New
Brighton
Where: New Brighton library
When: Time 8pm, Thursday 5th Nov
Contact: Dan Marrow 021 2724044 or christchurch@signon.org.nz

What is happening: Volunteer meeting open to all
When: Tue 10th Nov 6pm-7.30
Where: Govindas Restaurant
Contact: Dan Marrow 021 2724044 or christchurch@signon.org.nz

Dunedin

What is happening: Volunteer meeting
When: Thursday 5th November, 5:30pm-6
Where: Circadian Rhythm
Contact: Hannah Jackson 0274636755 or dunedin@signon.org.nz

Nelson

What is happening: Collecting Sign On signatures at a movie "In Transition" – a film about
Transition Towns and presentation by James Samuel founder of Transition Towns in NZ, $10
waged, $5 unwaged
When: Thursday 5th November, 7:30pm,
Where: Student Centre, NMIT, Off Alton Street, Nelson
Contact: Trevor Houghton Ph 03 545 9176 Extn 5 or email trevorhoughton@nec.org.nz

What: Collecting Sign On’s and talking about climate change
When: Every Saturday in November and 1st 2 weeks in December, 9am - 12
Where: Saturday Market, near arcade from Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Contact: Ky Gress Ph 548 1829 email kygress@yahoo.com

Hamilton

What: Climate rescue tent – dress up as a nurse and help bandage people with casts
When: Tuesday November 10th, 11-2pm
Where: Garden place
Contact: J Beaudry 021 936 930 or hamilton@signon.org.nz

What: Volunteer Meeting
When: Thursday 19th November, 6-8pm (ALWAYS the third Thursday of every month)
Where: Environment Centre, 25 Ward Street, Hamilton)
Contact: J Beaudry 021 936 930 or hamilton@signon.org.nz


Thousands needed in Auckland and Wellington to go to the Planet A rallies
http://www.signon.org.nz/planet-a

On December 5th, two days out from Copenhagen, we need as many people as possible to
attend the Planet A rally in Auckland and Wellington. We need thousands marching up Queen
Street, attending the concert in Myers Park and thousands marching in Wellington. From now
please help us by promoting the marches and concert.

Volunteer postering – A3s and A4s – Auckland and Wellington
Email gareth.hughes@greenpeace.org if you would like to get sent some posters. You need to
tell him how many and where to send them.

Volunteer leafleting - Auckland
In Auckland Lissy has volunteered to organise teams to leaflet Britomart and the Ferry terminal
week day mornings 7:30-8:30am from the 9-13 November and again from 23 Nov – 4 Dec. If
you can help with this please email lissy.fehnker@greenpeace.org.

Volunteer leafleting - Wellington
If you are keen to do leafleting in Wellington please contact our new and amazing coordinator
Siiiiiimon Tapp! wellington@signon.org.nz. Simon’s already been doing heaps so you might
have met him somewhere before.

Markets - Auckland
Kirsten in Auckland is coordinating volunteers to hand out flyers at exits:
- Saturday 7-12 Otara Market
- Saturday 7-12 Takapuna Market
- Sunday 7-12 Avondale Market
Please email Kirsten if you are able to assist at any of these markets team@signon.org.

Outbound calling – Auckland
We will be calling people to promote the concerts and marches. We need as many volunteers
The phone bank will run from 6-8pm every evening until the conference and will be manned by
up to 10 volunteers. If you are keen to do this please contact gareth.hughes@greenpeace.org.

Join us at the Grey Lynn Festival – Nov 28th, Grey Lynn Park, Auckland
We will be having a big Greenpeace stall where you can paint your own banner and get rally
leaflets to hand out.

Yey!! Anyway if you guys can spread the work on that that'd be awesome. Uploaded is a PDF of the above info :)
Thanks!
Nat

Attachments:

• Sign On events you can get involved with.pdf, 82 KB

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