Images
Yes to Renewables
Hundreds rallied outside the Victorian Parliament House opposing plans for brown coal allocation and development for a coal export industry from the La Trobe Valley and Gippsland. Can be used to illustrate a discussion or presentation on the movement for renewable energy in Australia, or government attitudes towards renewables.
Englart, J. (2013, December 10). Yes to Renewables: No coal export rally 10 Dec 2013. Flickr https://flic.kr/p/iegyNe
Pacific 1st prize
The guy in the dinghy and the two sports sailboats on the horizon having fun and enjoying themselves depicts the lax and couldn’t-care-less attitudes some developed countries have towards the issue of climate change. As for the poor people living on low level islands in the Pacific who are touched by the effect of climate change daily, it’s a matter of life and survival. This image could be used to provoke discussion on how Western countries are (not) taking responsibility for climate change, or how the people in the Pacific are trying to save themselves without Western intervention.
Osake, B. (2012, February 15). Pacific 1st prize. Flickr https://flic.kr/p/bzDBcy
St Kilda – Koala Funeral March
Forming part of a COP26 Global Day of Action, Extinction Rebellion – who have worked with a puppet production company to create a giant, smoldering koala (name’d Blinky), representing the terror our animals are facing in the climate emergency – led a march through St Kilda’s Catani Gardens. Could be used in a discussion on how Australian citizens react to the threat of climate change.
Hrkac, M. (2021, November 6). St Kilda – Koala Funeral March. Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2mGMUK7
Climate Justice Now – Melbourne climate march for our future
“Melbourne March for Our Future” was a snap climate action organised in a little over a week to tackle the climate emergency prompted by the continuation of coal mining in the Galilee Basin, and Queensland experiencing record temperatures in an extreme heatwave along with catastrophic fire weather.
Englart, J. (2018, December 8). Climate Justice Now – Melbourne climate march for our future – #stopAdani – IMG_3865. Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2c3sRGV
Earth’s future… Climate crisis rally Melbourne
Rally for the climate crisis, Saturday 22 February, 2022, Melbourne, organised by the Climate Justice Alliance.
Englart, J. (2020, February 22). Earth’s future… Climate crisis rally Melbourne. WikiCommons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth%27s_future…_Climate_crisis_rally_Melbourne_-_IMG_7639_(49568318123).jpg