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GetUp!

GetUp! Action For Australia

About Me

GetUp.org.au is a new independent political movement to build a progressive Australia. GetUp brings together like-minded people who want to bring participation back into our democracy.GetUp.org.au members use the latest online tools to act on important issues facing the country.Whether it is sending an email to a member of parliament, engaging with the media, attending an event or helping to get a television ad on the air, GetUp members are always only ever asked to take targeted, coordinated and strategic action.

My Interests

Democracy, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Environmental & Ecological Sustainability and Economic Fairness. Working for a progressive Australia.

I'd like to meet:

You! GetUp! is looking for anyone interested in helping us out all around Australia. If you'd like to help make a more progressive Australia, drop us a line to [email protected] telling us a bit about yourself and your skills and how you'd like to help.

Music:

Check out The GetUp Mob's "From little things, big things grow" - some of Australia's best-known performers have come together to create a song that harnesses the momentum of the Prime Minister's February apology to make sure 'sorry' is only the first step towards Indigenous equality.Richie Ramsay is donating proceeds of his New album to GetUp!. Check out his My Space too.Check Peter Combe's Free David Hicks song hereAnd his My Space Thank you Peter!Also check Wish Hounds and their David Hicks song "Into our arms"

Television:

Check out GetUp's spoof of the Government's Fuel-Watch Program. Petrol is Very ***ing Expensive and we need to look beyond the bowsers towards long term transport solutions. If you like the spoof and believe in it's message you can donate to the campaign so we can broadcast it right across Australia!

My Blog

Close The Gap - A third-world future?

Dear friends,Saying sorry was an extraordinary first step on the road to reconciliation. But now is the time for real action - starting with closing the 17 year life expectancy gap that exists between...
Posted by GetUp! on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:55:00 PST

Promise Watch

Dear friends,Don't you just hate it that every time an election comes around politicians try to woo you with a million promises that seem to disappear into thin air as soon as they get elected? This ...
Posted by GetUp! on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:53:00 PST

The Election Showbag - A Lucky Dip

At 8pm today the electoral roll will close for voters who are first-timers or are reenrolling, unbeknownst to many of those its closure will exclude. Despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud, hun...
Posted by GetUp! on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:55:00 PST

Tasmania - Under the Gunns

A quarter of a century ago, national public outcry over the proposed destruction of Tasmanian wilderness in the Franklin River helped bring down a Federal Government. The lessons of history ignored, t...
Posted by GetUp! on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:44:00 PST

GetUp Launches Ozin30seconds!!!!

We're starting something brand new for Australia, and we wanted you to be the first to hear about it. It's GetUp's ground-breaking new project "Oz in 30 Seconds" a chance to show us your Australia by ...
Posted by GetUp! on Wed, 02 May 2007 06:14:00 PST

Climate Action Agenda

Brett Solomon delivering the 75000 strong petition for Climate Action by GetUp! membersTelling about our 5 point Climate Action planOn Saturday GetUp had a seat at the National Climate Change Summit t...
Posted by GetUp! on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:35:00 PST

Climate Change: Action Agenda for next Parliament

Australia needs to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change, and we need to start now - not in the decades to come.That means developing an actionable plan to get us started...
Posted by GetUp! on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:01:00 PST

Hello!

Hey check out the website!!! www.GetUp.org.au
Posted by GetUp! on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:44:00 PST