***UPDATE:*** date has been changed so that we can standby our comrades calling for action against the Algal Bloom ecological disaster happening here in SA - So please join their Sit-in For the Sea protest following our rally. More info here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1YGUbCUpuz/
In short: join us for another rally, this time on parliament steps!
The context:
The City of Marion Council has approved plans to revoke the community status of green space at Chestnut Court Reserve in Tonsley and allow out-of-state developer MAB CCT Pty Ltd to build a factory for tenancy by Tesla.
Their own Community Feedback Report shows the 95% disapproval rating the proposal received, yet they approved it anyway.
A government that refuses to listen to their people no longer represents the communities they govern; it shows they live in the pockets of giant corporations and will actively choose profit before people.
We're calling on our local representatives and State Government to:
- Listen to the voices of the community they represent
- Reject the revocation and sale of this publicly owned green space
- Protect the ecosystems of Chestnut Court Reserve
- Prevent the expansion of Tesla facilities into the surrounding community
The community has already spoken: we do not want this. We'll make our voices heard again and again because our voices matter — they work for us!
Anyone is welcome to attend and to share the event — even if you don't live within the City of Marion, this decision sets a bad precedent which affects all of us.
With only 10% parklands in Adelaide and some of the lowest levels of tree canopy in Australia we cannot afford to lose more green space. Also Tesla has a recent history of environmental and labor violations and is run by a world-renowned fascist — we don't want his influence over our state!
See our website for more facts and sources www.treesnotteslas.com.au
Guidelines:
- Attendees are welcome to speak on the day, however please keep it short, strictly 5 minutes, so others have a chance to speak as well.
- Please don’t use this as a recruitment or selling ground. Strictly no sales of newspapers, shirts, badges, conferences etc., we are focused on people not profits.
What you can do in the meantime:
- Please share this event and tag us in any social media posts you make here or on instagram @treesnotteslas
- Sign our petition which will be given to Minister for Local Government Joe Szakacs, who gets to make the final decision (currently within an unknown timeframe). www.change.org/treesnotteslas
- Call, letter and email your local representative, Joe Szakacs and Peter Malinauskas and tell them why this issue is important to you, hold them accountable!
***please be community-minded and COVID-safe by wearing a mask and not coming if you are sick/think you might be getting sick or if you're a close contact of some who is - remember folks, COVID isn't over and the newest variant spreads faster***
This rally is held on stolen Kaurna land for which sovereignty was never ceded. The proposal by the City of Marion council to sell the reserve furthers the colonial project of so-called "Australia"
