The Wilderness Society Eastside Group is excited to invite you to 'Networking for Nature'🌿- to meet local members and discuss what we are working on in the coming months. 

Come along to talk with fellow environmental lovers about protecting nature and Victoria's tall mountain ash forests and our plan to make decision makers take action! 

Networking for Nature - Eastside

This is an opportunity to be part of a community of people tackling local environmental concerns as well as national issues like deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Be sure to RSVP so we know you are coming. See you there!

🍃Help protect NSW's Native Forests - Join our Bondi Market Stall🍃

Saturday 25th of July, 9AM to 1AM we'll be hosting a stall at Bondi Markets

What's happening?

👐 Connect with locals and have lively discussions about nature and how they can do their part to protect it.

🤝 Get involved in our work to end native forest logging in NSW, share your thoughts and help shape our work in Eastern Sydney.

This training introduces the theory and practice of community organising - how we bring people together to make change - and how we organise at the Wilderness Society. 

Community organising is an approach to social change that builds power by bringing people with shared interests together to take collective action. It recognises that lasting change comes from coordinated groups rather than isolated individuals, and focuses on shifting power relationships that underlie social and environmental problems.

Rather than trying to persuade decision-makers through arguments alone, organising seeks to make change politically necessary by applying collective pressure. As Frederick Douglass noted, power only concedes in response to demands.

Key principles of community organising include building and strengthening organisations, developing clear strategies to move from the current situation to desired outcomes, and using values based communication such as one-to-one 'relational conversations' and story telling. 

COOKS RIVER WILDERNESS SOCIETY GROUP 

We care, protect and conserve 🌿

We are a dedicated group of volunteers from all walks of life who engage with the local communities of the Cooks River and Inner West regions to give nature a voice and support the life that supports us.

We appreciate and value our natural environment, including our parks and rivers and unique Australian flora and fauna.

From the Cooks River to the waters of the City of Canada Bay, we meet on the lands of the Wangal people of the Eora Nation, to talk about what matters to us and organise activities that promote the conservation of nature and contribute to the Wilderness Society’s campaigns. 

Our activities involve picnics, educational walks, stalls, film screenings, and meetings with our elected representatives.

One step at a time we take action to prevent environmental threats - doing what we can to give nature a voice. 

If you would like to know more about our group before coming along to a meeting, please reach out to Jamie via [email protected] or 0439249311 or take a leap and join us at our next team meeting or event!

Please RSVP so we have an idea on numbers. All are welcome, so please share with your networks and invite friends and family. 

Want to learn how to effectively meet with your local elected representatives?

Join our political engagement workshop on August 5th via Zoom!

During this session, we'll be covering:

• The process for setting up a meeting with an MP, or candidate.
• How to introduce yourself, share your story and values, and how to connect this to our work, and your passion for nature.
• How to make an 'ask', and effective follow up methods
• How to build relationships outside of formal meetings

Training will be via Zoom at 6:30 August 5th.
Zoom link will be sent one day before the event, be sure to RSVP.

Australia's nature laws are being rewritten right now - this is your chance to make sure communities will have a voice! 

As part of it's ongoing Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation law reforms, the Australian government is about to release its draft "Community Engagement Standard" - the rules that decide whether the public gets a genuine say in environmental decisions, or just a tick-box consultation after the calls have already been made.

For years we've watched destructive industries like forestry and mining continue to operate despite overwhelming community opposition, because big corporations have more influence over these decisions by the Environment Minister than the people who live with the consequences. This is the moment that gets locked in or pried open.

We need a movement that watches every move, names every loss, and holds decision-makers accountable for the choices they make - in the open, on the record.

Join us for this national campaign update and then take action as we build the watchdog Australia's nature needs.

[Zoom link to be shared one day before the catch-up]

The Wilderness Society Southside Group is excited to invite you to 'Networking for Nature'🌿- to meet local members from the Port Phillip and Bayside areas to discuss what we are working on in the coming months. 

Come along to talk with fellow environmental lovers about protecting nature and Victoria's tall mountain ash forests and our plan to make decision makers take action! 

Networking for Nature - Southside

Monday, February 9 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Small meeting Room, Port Phillip Eco-Centre, 55A Blessington St, St Kilda VIC 3182

Some snacks and drinks provided! 

This is an opportunity to be part of a community of people tackling local environmental concerns as well as national issues like deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Be sure to RSVP so we know you are coming. See you there!

The Wilderness Society Northside Group is excited to invite you to 'Networking for Nature'🌿- to meet local members and discuss what we are working on in the coming months. 

Come along to talk with fellow environmental lovers about protecting nature and Victoria's tall mountain ash forests and our plan to make decision makers take action! 

Networking for Nature - Northside

Monday, August 3rd 7:00 – 8:00pm

Bar Francesca, Northcote 

This is an opportunity to be part of a community of people tackling local environmental concerns as well as national issues like deforestation and biodiversity loss.

Be sure to RSVP so we know you are coming. See you there!

At the Wilderness Society, we have a simple mission: To support the life that supports all of us.

The Westside group are local community members who love where we live and want to take positive action for nature. We are working to achieve better community rights in environmental decision-making, protection of Victoria’s Tall Forests, and stronger nature laws. There is no better time than right now to come together and demand more for nature.

If you're a resident in Melbourne's West who wants to take community action for nature but is unsure how, this is the event for you! 

Image: Matt Tomkins

RSVP now and be part of our growing community dedicated to preserving our world! 🌍💚

Eco-philosophy Social:
“You say you want a Revolution … You better free your mind instead”

– Beatles

What are your thoughts on our role as carers of our environment? Is liberal democracy
adequate to bring about the social and political changes needed to tackle climate change
and other pressing environmental issues? Or do we need a new set of shared values to
bring about such change? How do we agree on such values? Does it require a moral
revolution? If so, how do we bring this about? Can Aboriginal philosophy, knowledge
systems, and a custodial ethic that has been practiced for 60,000 years provide key insights
about how to care for country by being place-responsive?

We aim to create a collaborative dialogical space that will provide opportunities to discuss
and reflect on the how we, as citizens in a democracy, can contribute to change in an age of
environmental crisis. We live with uncertainty and social disagreement about the
philosophical underpinnings of climate change, and the ability of politicians to deal with
profound questions regarding ethics, human-nature relationships, justice, and knowledge.
Discussion can be a self-empowering experience where the expression and examination of
our worldviews regarding nature and society can ignite collaborative dialogue and draw out
paths for change regarding social and ecological issues.

We’ll also share a short update on what The Wilderness Society is currently working on
and ways you can get involved locally if you’d like to take action for nature.
Whether you're new to environmental philosophy or already interested in these ideas, this
event is a welcoming space