YCAT Rally at Smith Reserve
Well done to everyone who braved yesterdays weather and attended the first YCAT Community day!
If you have a report, additional media or photos, please feel free to contact YCAT or discuss our first rally on the YCAT email list. More updates soon.
- See more photos from Sundays YCAT Rally on Flickr
- Stephen Jolly’s report on the rally: YCAT rally in Fitzroy a success!
- Fitzroyalty: Strong attendance at YCAT rally Continue Reading…
YCAT at July Yarra Council Meeting
Well done to all the YCAT members for turning out on a cold winters night to lobby Yarra Council. Our protest went live to air on Channel 7 TV 6pm news, plus pre-recorded interviews of Keith and Cr Stephen Jolly. The new banner was unfurled for the first time and it looked great.
Inside the meeting after a long wait, John, Freda and Ian all addressed the Council, pushing for a strong stance against the tunnel. Freda also took up the question of red baiting of YCAT, explaining that it is a new, dynamic and fast growing group that has members from many different political views and most members not in a political party.
Council voted 9-0 to oppose the tunnel but an amendment to leave out reference to the rail tunnel proposal was lost 5-4 (with Socialist Party and Greens losing to ALP and independents). Continue Reading…
Climate Emergency Rally – Join the No Tunnels Contingent
Climate Emergency Rally – This Saturday 5 July 2008, 1pm
Climate Emergency Rally and “Human Sign”. We will have a “no road tunnels contingent and will meet at the Burke and Wills statue in the City Square at the north-west corner of Collins and Swanton Street.
RPPG and Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc., (of which RPPG is a member.) formally supports the rally.
A 140-metre long human sign will be formed to spell the words CLIMATE EMERGENCY. Wear red if possible!
Venue: Starting in City Square Melbourne. Organisers advise people to bring something to sit on as we will be waiting around for a space of time.
Website: http://climaterally.blogspot.com
Contact: Julianne Bell 981894114
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Eastern Transport Coalition Summit Friday 4 July
When 8:30 to 11:30 am
Where: Manningham City Council 699 Doncaster Road Doncaster
