Media Alert
2
November, 2009
Northern Melbourne churches petition MP on climate change.
A petition with more than 800 signatures will be submitted to Kelvin Thomson,
Member of Parliament for the federal seat of Wills, in a public handover event
this week:
Friday 6 November
9.45am
Coburg Baptist Church
298 Sydney Road
Coburg
The petition calls on the government to drastically ramp up its greenhouse gas
reduction commitment from 5 per cent (on 2000 levels) to at least 20 per cent by
2020.
It also wants this target boosted to 30 per cent if other countries commit to similar
goals.
On the day:
Uniting Church in Australia’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit
will explain the reasons behind this push by the churches of Wills
electorate.
MP Kelvin Thomson will respond.
Many members from various church denominations are expected to attend
and participate in the handover.
Media comment and background will be available before and during the
handover.
Media comment - Dr Mark Zirnsak, director, JIM unit, 0409 166 915
Media enquiries - Michael Docherty, media liaison, 0408 950 702
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