Comments on: Walk Against Warming in a city near you on 15th August 2010

By: Two countries, two paths, one crucial lesson learned « BraveNewClimate

Two countries, two paths, one crucial lesson learned « BraveNewClimate — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:07:44 +0000

[...] This video was produced by my sister, Marion Brook. It is terrific — exactly the type of community advocacy that is required. It is a visual complement to her “Take real action on climate change” posters, strategy and F.A.Q. It sums up the energy replacement problem beautifully, in less than 2 minutes, and also includes shots of various BNC supports who marched at Walk Against Warming. [...]

By: Terry Krieg

Terry Krieg — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:46:04 +0000

Congrats to all you walkers,card hander outers etc. That’s a good start and we all need to keep these things going. It’s easy for me to say that living as I do over here on the edge of the universe. I’ll just keep badgering politicians and writing to papers. I think there’ll be a piece by me in the Sept Adelaide Review for anyone here in SA who may be interested.

By: Finrod

Finrod — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:42:11 +0000

Now I’m feeling guilty about not going on the ACT walk. I was thinking about it, but I still have some mobility issues. Anyway, good show. These kinds of events can provide pro-nukes with a vehicle for publicity until we’re in a position to arrange our own events as well.

By: John Morgan

John Morgan — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:30:56 +0000

No Barry, I’m just indulging my outrage.

By: Peter Lang

Peter Lang — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:30:10 +0000

John Morgan,

Unbelievable. After putting my photo up on flickr for about an hour, the Nature Conservation Council have obviously just looked at it, and deleted it!

this reinforces my now strongly held belief that most of what is being advocated by the eco-warriers is more about a religion and pushing left wing political agendas than about trying to find viable solutions.

By: Barry Brook

Barry Brook — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:17:43 +0000

Is it really that unbelievable, John?

Great work by you & Rob in Syd, and Mark in Tas, and Marion and co. in Melb. Excellent and fearless efforts!

By: John Morgan

John Morgan — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:04:30 +0000

Unbelievable. After putting my photo up on flickr for about an hour, the Nature Conservation Council have obviously just looked at it, and deleted it!

Its preserved for posterity here:

http://imgur.com/AHuuT.jpg

By: Mark Duffett

Mark Duffett — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:00:27 +0000

Well there you go, Ms Perps, I made the newspaper after all (page 5 of Monday’s Mercury). Thanks John. There wasn’t any mention on the Mercury’s website, so I’d assumed it wasn’t in the dead tree version either.

By: John Newlands

John Newlands — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:53:29 +0000

Mark my neighbours kept yesterday’s paper knowing that I am pro-nuclear despite PV, biodiesel and wood fired cooking. Somehow it got scanned and uploaded to Flickr which I guess is a violation of copyright.

I was out bush on Sunday and noticed only one person was holding the fort at the logging protest camp (‘Flozza’, now snowbound) so I guess the others were in the WAW.

By: John Morgan

John Morgan — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:40:05 +0000

One of the organizers of the walk is the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. Their website invited submissions of photos from the day, and they have put up a great shot of us on their flickr stream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturensw/4899472791/in/set-72157624734880584/

Left to right are Anne Parker, Rob Parker, myself, and Richard MacNeal of EFN.

By: Mark Duffett

Mark Duffett — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:48:58 +0000

@John, yep, that’s me! You can see the price I paid for my plum position was having those bloody loud drums in my ear (they were good, though). Where did this photo come from?

By: John Newlands

John Newlands — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:38:35 +0000

Whoops no image of the person carrying a placard, try
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39112655@N00/4899306713/

By: John Newlands

John Newlands — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:34:06 +0000

@ Mark I see a lone soul holding a pro nuclear image in the Hobart WAW

By: charrier

charrier — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:17:22 +0000

It’s good to read about the support you belatedly grant to nuclear energy. We, in France, produce close to 80 % of our electricity in nuclear plants and have for close to 20 years. However, the pol corrects of the 70′s used a sticker that said
“nuclear energy, no thanks!”, a duplicate of the one you promote today, in their efforts to ban nuclear energy. riots and wild demonstrations took place then!!! Interesting, isn’t it, as is interesting the way you demonstrated against French nuclear tests in Mururoa, 5000 kms from Australian coasts !

By: Ms Perps

Ms Perps — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:14:34 +0000

Thanks Marion for sourcing the photo for us.
My banner reads “Nuclear Power = Climate Action” – hard to prove I was there though, as you can’t see me (well a little peek maybe) – I did warn you all that I was short:)
The posters were A2 size – I agree they need to be at least twice as big next year.

By: Mark Duffett

Mark Duffett — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:37:05 +0000

@Ms Perps, I should clarify that Tasmanian Times isn't a newspaper, rather an independent media website. I'm not sure if it got in the Hobart Mercury - like you, I don't read the local paper all that often!

By: Marion Brook

Marion Brook — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:09:16 +0000

To their credit, the organisers of the Melbourne WAW have put up a photo with our little band of pro-nuclear climate activists featuring quite prominently.

Here’s us:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/environmentvictoria/4893087300/in/set-72157624649882652/

Here’s all the photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/environmentvictoria/sets/72157624649882652/with/4892857494/

Regarding placard size. I agree. Next year they’ll be bigger.

By: Peter Lang

Peter Lang — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:16:48 +0000

Thank you for the summary. And really well done you guys. My eyes are watering as I write this.

By: John Morgan

John Morgan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:50:10 +0000

Richard MacNeal took a pic of us in Sydney, I’ll see if I can get it.

By: Ms Perps

Ms Perps — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:49:56 +0000

@ Mark
Well at least you made the newspaper:) Don’t know what happened to the photos we saw being taken by telephoto lenses. I don’t know how big your sign was but I took mine to Officeworks and got it blown up to A2 and laminated. The black and white version only cost a total of $8.95 but the coloured one was much more – about $17. I’m not sure if they can make bigger versions than A2.