Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action
@bushfiresurvivors
We are people deeply impacted by bushfires, fighting for faster action on climate - so no one else has to go through what we have. bushfiresurvivors.org Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
Join our 2hr workshop this Thurs 6:30-8:30pm and learn to talk about climate change in ways that really connect. 💡 Master the art of the climate conversation 🗣️ Learn the messaging that works to Make Big Polluters Pay 🔥 Turn everyday conversations into action $10/free concession shorturl.at/mYe3K
Join us live to hear from experts Flora Vano, Nelli Stevenson, Barb Ibuai and Greg Mullins on: 💲Why polluters should pay ⏳Why a Climate Compensation Fund can't wait 💡Why this idea is catching alight 📅 Mon 3 Aug, 7-8:15pm us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sGrZ-scuTCKKdCmqHqit9g#/registration
Make Big Polluters Pay 101 🔥 Everyday people are paying the price for climate change, while big coal, oil and gas corporations profit. It's time they paid their share. 📅 Mon 3 Aug, 7-8:15pm Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sGrZ-scuTCKKdCmqHqit9g#/registration
Build the confidence and skills to talk about climate change in ways that truly connect with people. You'll have the chance to learn about Make Big Polluters Pay from guest speaker @nellistevenson.bsky.social, and practice having conversations. 🗓️ Thurs 6 Aug, 6:30-830pm 🔗 RSVP: shorturl.at/yAmeA
The Make Big Polluters Pay 101 Webinar is just around the corner! If you’d like to be part of this exciting moment to make big polluters pay for the damage they cause (instead of communities) this event is a great place to dip your toes in! 🗓️ Mon 3 Aug 7-8:15pm Register: shorturl.at/nWrOa
Jan Harris has spoken up in The Guardian about watching the wildfires overseas from her home in rural NSW. After losing her home to bushfire, Jan knows better than anyone what the people impacted will now be facing. Support survivors everywhere - Add your name: bushfiresurvivors.org/declaration
As part of the Make Big Polluters Pay Community Launch week, we’re co-hosting two fantastic events - we hope to see you there! 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝟏 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 - Mon 3 Aug, 7-8:15pm 🔗 RSVP: shorturl.at/nWrOa 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - Thurs 6 Aug, 6:30-8:30pm 🔗 RSVP: shorturl.at/pG9WE
Make Big Polluters Pay 101 Webinar 🔥 Learn about the campaign and how to get involved. Hear from Barbara Ibuai and Flora Vano about a Climate Compensation Fund, as well as communications guru Nelli Stevenson. Facilitated by Serena Joyner (CEO) Mon 3 Aug, 7-8:15pm Register at: shorturl.at/LlmXr
300 workers at the Ashton mine will face job losses with no transition plan in place. The Future Jobs and Investment Bill could help but $22.5M/yr (under 1% of coal royalties) isn't enough. $150M (5%) would be a fairer share for workers. Sign for a fair share: ourfairshare.org.au/fairsharepetition
We know none of this can happen without the support of our donors. Thank you for being part of this journey 🔥 And to our followers, thank you for every share, and every comment. They all help us keep the pressure on decision makers and reach more folks like us! bushfiresurvivors.org/donate 2/2
Thanks to our donors, we have made a big impact this year! We showed up in Canberra, in bushfire-hit communities, and in rooms with politicians who needed to hear us! bushfiresurvivors.org/donate 1/2
We are feeling for everyone affected by the US wildfires. What you can do: ❤️ Donate to Red Cross: redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief 🗓️ Share Extreme Weather Survivors' event for anyone facing the "second disaster" of insurance battles & administrative red tape after a disaster: shorturl.at/pjqW2
Every t-shirt sold supports bushfire survivors and frontline communities working for climate action. Our shirt come in two colours, they're made to last, and they're made for everyone! We love seeing supporters and survivors wearing our shirts! Grab your shirt today at bushfiresurvivors.org/merch
Climate change cost NSW $180 billion in 2024 - that's $20K per person! 🤯 So next time someone asks if we can afford to phase out coal and gas exports, tell them: how can we afford not to? Share this video & Sign to Make Big Polluters Pay: bushfiresurvivors.org/mbpp
El Niño + climate change = a hotter, drier summer ahead. Now is the time to speak out. You don't need to have lost your home like Jan to get involved. There are plenty of ways to support. 🔥 Learn more and join us at: bushfiresurvivors.org/joinus
Proud to have helped develop this historic case. 10 Aussies, including our volunteers Jack Egan and Barry Traill, have filed a human rights complaint against the Australian govt for failing to protect them from climate pollution by Australia’s coal and gas corporations. hardtruthscase.org.au
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded a Giving Circle Small Grant! 🎉 We are proud that members have trusted us with valuable funding to keep the pressure on decision makers to act on climate. 💚 Join the Giving Circle and help fund more projects like ours at givingcircle.wela.org.au
Will you help us campaign this coming fire season to urgently reduce climate pollution? Make a tax deductible donation today at bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
Support more voices like Jade at bushfiresurvivors.org/donate The news of El Niño means now is the time to put the pressure on our governments. We train Climate Witnesses to speak up - connecting lived experience with the coal and gas emissions driving climate change and worsening extreme weather.
NSW's new Cultural Fire Strategy commits to clearing the red tape that's kept First Nations communities from burning Country the way they have for tens of thousands of years. The strategy is a recommendation of the 2020 NSW Bushfire Inquiry. Learn more: jagunalliance.org.au and firesticks.org.au
We've been shortlisted for a WELA Giving Circle Small Grant! 🎉 WELA is Australia's only collective fund for women- and gender-diverse-led climate action, and members vote on where the funds go. Your support could make all the difference. Vote for us by 5pm AEST June 14: givingcircle.wela.org.au 💚
"During Black Summer I lived with bushfire for 3 weeks on our property near Port Macquarie, and I realised how much climate change is already affecting ordinary Australians." We run purely on grants & donations. If you can, help we'd be very grateful To support, go to bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
"Growing up on Kangaroo Island, the devastation of Black Summer and ongoing climate disasters, increased my awareness of the urgency for climate action immensely." We run entirely on grants and donations. If you’re able to support our work, we’d be extremely grateful. bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
"The last 8 years I’ve been using my story to lobby the parliament to act on climate fuelled disasters." We run entirely on grants and donations. If you’re able to support our work, we’d be extremely grateful. To support, go to bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
Victoria's infrastructure is underprepared for worsening disasters, and the Australian government is already paying $1.6B/year in recovery costs. That's why we are calling on the govt. to make big polluters pay their fair share for the damage they cause. Add your name: bushfiresurvivors.org/mbpp
We're the people who have come face to face with the climate crisis. We know what's at stake - and we're making sure decision-makers do too. We run entirely on grants and donations. If you're able to support our work, we'd be extremely grateful. To support, go to bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
We're very disappointed in the Budget. Communities needed funding to prepare for climate disasters and there was nothing. Extreme weather now costs Australians $38B a year and the cost is only increasing. It's time big polluters paid their fair share. 🖊 bushfiresurvivors.org/mbpp #AusPol
Remember last year when a community group took on a coal giant and won? MACH Energy have now appealed, making this the first ever climate case to be heard in the High Court. 🗓️ Show up for DAMSHEG in Canberra on May 13 when the judgement is handed down. 🔗 Comment and share to show your support.
Aussies pay more tax on beer than gas giants pay on the gas they export overseas. Head to the pub this Friday May 8 (Mate Day), raise a glass for a 25% gas export tax, snap a pic, and post publicly tagging @AlboMP #TaxGasNotBeer
The four women in this video have lost their homes to bushfire. This is just a glimpse of what they've been through. It's time the people responsible were held to account. Today, our CEO Serena Joyner is at Women Deliver Melbourne, joining a panel on making big polluters pay.🔥 #MakeBigPollutersPay