"Voices from the Frontline" National Speaking Tour

Rising sea levels and tidal surges are damaging crops and contaminating water supplies. Increased temperatures are warming the oceans and destroying coral reefs. Some communities have already been forced to leave their traditional homes.

Come and meet the people at the frontline of climate change in the Pacific and hear their stories of the effects on their homes and livelihoods. Learn about what they are doing to protect their communities and ensure that their cultures live on and, most importantly, find out what simple steps you can take to support their fight for survival.

Speakers

Reverend Tafue Lusama, Tuvalu
Chairman of the Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN)
Program Secretary, Department of Peace and Justice, Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu)

Pelenise Alofa Pilitati, Kiribati
Managing Director Kauaoki Foundation Enterprise
Chairperson Church Education Director's Association in Kiribati (CEDAK)

Marstella Jack
Former Attorney General, Federated States of Micronesia

Read the personal stories from the speakers

Dates for your diary

Brisbane: 28 July, 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm)

Brisbane Room, Brisbane City Hall
1st Floor, King George Square, between Adelaide and Ann Streets
(Google map directions)

RSVP by emailing annmatson@oxfam.org.au or phone 07 3637 4600

Melbourne: 30 July, 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm)

Supper Room, Melbourne Town Hall
3rd Floor, corner Swanston and Collins Streets
(Google map directions)

RSVP by emailing toms@oxfam.org.au or phone 03 9289 9332

Cairns: 2 August, 4pm

Cairns Esplanade, Western Events Lawn
(adjacent to western end of lagoon)

RSVP not essential but recommended. Email climate@au.greenpeace.org.