Turn Up the Heat Week of Action: December 4-12
The country is burning, our communities are sweltering. It’s only spring. A terrifying summer looms.
From First Nations communities seeing their Country destroyed by coal and gas, to Pacific nations suffering super storms and rising seas, and communities bracing for bushfires after floods - a resounding call is coming for our Governments to act on the climate crisis.
But, the Labor Government is failing the number one test - by giving new approvals to coal and gas corporations - pouring more fuel on the fire.
That’s why From December 4-12 during the global climate talks Move Beyond Coal teams and grassroots climate groups across the country will be taking action in their communities to Turn Up the Heat on Labor.
Scroll down to the map below to join an action or host your own.
What’s being planned?
Move Beyond Coal teams and grassroots groups across the country will be taking action at MPs offices and in the streets between Monday 4th and Tuesday 12th December. We’re aiming for dozens of actions in Federal Electorates.
Actions will take place in December and it's going to be hot, we're already seeing bushfires rage so let's get creative around the theme of HEAT. We are aiming for a tone of staunch solidarity with communities being impacted by the climate crisis now.
- In Labor seats - take action at your Federal MPs office, directly calling on them and Prime Minister Albanese to stop new coal and gas.
- In Coalition seats - take action in a high profile public place, Labor needs to see that even areas considered politically conservative want climate action.
- In Teal/Green seats - take action in a high profile public place and show how strong the support for climate action is in your seat.
For more information and inspo check out this section of the Action Guide
How do I take part?
You can join an action near you by signing up on the map below.
Can’t find an action near you? Why not host your own!
Step 1. Download and Read the Turn Up the Heat Guide
Step 2. Pick a date and time during the Week of Action 4-12 December and recruit some friends to help you organise
Step 3. Register your action here so it shows up on the national map! The Guide links to this suggested NAME & BLURB for your action.
Once you’ve registered your action, a member of the Move Beyond Coal National Support Team will get in touch with you and make sure you have everything you need for a successful and impactful action!
Support for your action
Download the Turn Up the Heat Action Guide which has handy tips and links to useful resources to host your action.
When you sign up to host your action here, one of our friendly support hub volunteers will give you a call to check you have everything you need!
Join the Move Beyond Coal Facebook Support Network to connect with others across the country taking action.
Short on time?
If you don’t have time or capacity to host an action, you can still be part of creating an awesome week of impact by signing up to deliver our template letter outlining our demands to your Federal MP
Step 1. Download and Read the Letter Delivery section of the Turn Up the Heat Guide
Step 2. Pick a date and time during the Week of Action 4-12 December to deliver the letter
Step 3. Register your action here so we can support you with your letter delivery. The Guide links to this suggested NAME & BLURB for your letter delivery
Step 4. Download the template letter, make any edits and print it ready to deliver.
