In this update:
Upcoming Events - August
Tuesday 5 - People Power meeting, 7:30pm, upstairs, Blackburn’s Family Hotel. Come along and get involved as we gear up towards putting an end to the power privatisation proposal!
Sunday 10 - Blue Mountains Public Forum on the Future of Electricity DETAILS BELOW!
Saturday 16 - ‘Super Saturday’ anti-power privatisation street stalls - We need volunteers, email peoplepowerbm@gmail.com to be a part of securing your electricity future
Saturday/Sunday August 30/31 - We have booked a stall at the Penrith Show on Saturday and Sunday the 30th and 31st of August. Rex Drummond is the contact person for this event and his number is 0439 581 413.
Campaign update
People Power Blue Mountains met on July 22 and discussed the upcoming forum and the broader campaign.
The statewide campaign is gearing up for Super Saturday on August 16. At our meeting on August 5 we will be deciding whether to hold stalls in the Blue Mountains or to assist the campaign around Penrith/St Marys.
Public Forum
This will be held August 10th, from 1-4pm at Katoomba Civic Centre - the next People Power meeting on August 5 will continue the planning for this forum.
We have confirmed speakers. They include energy expert Dr Mark Diesendorf from the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of NSW, prominent political campaigner against power privatisation, Dr John Kaye MLC and power industry worker and activist Rex Drummond. Further speakers are being finalised.
We have A3 posters for the event and people interested in distributing them can contact via return email or call Phil on 0402 167 136.
Especially useful would be people with access to an A3 photocopier so we can run off more black and white posters.
Banners have been organised for Katoomba and Hazelbrook - the Hazelbrook one is already up and looks terrific! Well done to all concerned.
We are planning to use the forum as a springboard for developing a charter on the future of our electricity/energy needs in the Blue Mountains. We can then lobby our elected representatives to adopt this charter.
Super Saturday - August 16
We will be making a decision about where we want to put our energy on this important day. A number of people have already volunteered but we could use more, so get in touch if you can help.
Penrith Show
We have booked a stall at the Penrith Show on Saturday and Sunday the 30th and 31st of August. Rex Drummond is the contact person for this event and his number is 0439 581 413.
Local council elections
We will be writing to all declared council election candidates asking them to support both our plebiscite and keeping electricity in full public ownership.
People Power Blog!
We now have our very own Blog, which is full of all the latest news on power privatisation. Check it out at http://peoplepowerbm.blogspot.com/
More Good News!
With Miranda Devine now supporting Power Privatisation we’re bound to win.
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What you can do
Get involved now! Take action! Make a difference! The person that stands between Costa and Iemma and Power Privatisation is YOU.
Things that you can do include:
Tell Phil Koperberg you support his opposition to power privatisation
Contact Phil Koperberg:
Phone (02) 4751 3298
Fax (02) 4751 1245
bluemountains@parliament.nsw.gov.au
It only takes a few minutes and has a BIG impact. You can email your letters to: editorial.bmgazette@ruralpress.com
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