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This morning, environmental group Quit Coal have unveiled a giant banner from the top of Flinders Street Station, calling on Premier Napthine to 'get off the coal train and get on track for renewables'.

Come along and learn some tried and tested techniques for engaging with members of the public on issues.

South Melbourne,  August 7.

The Friends of the Earth Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign is holding an art auction on June 15.

The auction is a joint fundraiser for the ACE campaign and for the Aboriginal-led Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA).

Come and see a fabulous locally made documentary, Heru Ini Lafu; Weaving Life, which gives voice to rural women whose stories are not often told. Hear how women in three remote villages are building positive futures and reclaiming their beliefs through the art of weaving ceremonial cloth known as tais.

At FoE, wed June 9.

The Sustainable Living Festival is on this weekend. The Sustainable Living Festival aims to inspire
and empower everyday Australians to accelerate the uptake of
sustainable living.

Check here for details on FoE workshops at the festival.

Check here for the report.

When Kevin Rudd took power in 2007, many were hopeful that the dark days of Howard’s racism were behind us – the days of kids in detention, refugees dying at sea trying to make it Australia, and the Tampa. Once again it’s time to stand up and be counted, to stand up for basic human rights. Saturday December 5.

On August 10th, 2008, Kim Nguyen got on his push bike and began riding north from Brisbane with the aim of reaching Copenhagen by December, 2009, in order to spread awareness of climate change around the world. Melbournians will have the opportunity to show their support for the Ride Planet Earth project by attending “Ride Melbourne,” on Sunday December 6th.

We are looking for a skilled researcher to examine the threats and opportunities posed by the development of biosequestration initiatives for the environment, traditional owners and the local non-Indigenous communities in the Murray-Darling Basin. Applications due 1st February 2010.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaged person to be involved with the roll out of our 2009-2010 Safe Sunscreen Guide, an initiative of the FoE nanotechnology project.