Media releases

MEDIA RELEASE, 28 July 2022 — announcing the National Congress of Women, 11-12 September, Canberra (and online)

WOMEN LEADING THE CALL FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Canberra to host historic women-led event on climate action this September
Women across Australia are being called to Canberra for a two-day gathering on 11–12 September 2022, to take part in the National Congress of Women and bring their voice to a Women’s Charter for Change for climate action. Online participation is also welcome.

Hosted by the Women’s Climate Congress – a non-partisan, women-led group formed out of the Black Summer bushfires – the event will weave together two years of work and ongoing conversations with women across the country to call for a new approach to leadership on climate change that is collaborative, inclusive and sustainable.

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Media release, 25 May 2022
Women welcome the prospect of doing politics better
The Women's Climate Congress has welcomed the longed-for prospect of Australia having more women active across the parliament with increased agency to end the divisive ‘climate wars’.
“We are ready to work with the government as a nonpartisan voice to implement our proposal for a multi-stakeholder participatory process to develop a national plan that we can all get behind for action to transition from fossil fuels. We have an urgent and enormous challenge facing us, and we must come together to meet it” concluded Dr Salisbury.
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