Wellington Protest Against the World Dairy Summit
Monday 8 November - 12.00pm
Starts at the bucket fountain in Cuba Mall, then march to Fonterra's offices in Vodafone House at Midland Park. Bring all your friends, drums, placards and lets of energy to show Fonterra we are not going to tolerate their abuse of animals and our environment.
March starts at 12.00pm at the bucket fountain in Cuba Mall.
Starts at the bucket fountain in Cuba Mall, then march to Fonterra's offices in Vodafone House at Midland Park. Bring all your friends, drums, placards and lets of energy to show Fonterra we are not going to tolerate their abuse of animals and our environment.
March starts at 12.00pm at the bucket fountain in Cuba Mall.
More protests planned for summit
But first -things to get involved with during the lead up:
Sunday 7th Nov:
Come along to a vegan pot luck dinner and hear about the plans for the summit, learn about more actions and discuss any legal questions you might have. If you were planning on coming to any of the demos during the Summit or are going to organise your own solidarity actions you should come along.
Where: Cityside, 8 Mt Eden Road, 6.00pm
Timetable of Protests During the summit:
Monday 8th Nov:
8am - 10.30am outside Skycity
Tuesday 9th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
11.30 - onwards rally outside Skycity
Wednesday 10th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
12.00 noon - Office demo at the Gold Sponsor Orica
Where: 123 Carlton Gore Road, New Market
Thursday 11th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
7pm – Debrief and dinner following the conclusion of the Summit.
Bring a plate of yummy vegan food and come hang out with your new, and old, comrades, discuss how the week has been and anything else you may want to share.
Where: Cityside, 8 Mt Eden Road.
More actions will be released closed to the time so stay tuned to www.cawds.org.nz
Sunday 7th Nov:
Come along to a vegan pot luck dinner and hear about the plans for the summit, learn about more actions and discuss any legal questions you might have. If you were planning on coming to any of the demos during the Summit or are going to organise your own solidarity actions you should come along.
Where: Cityside, 8 Mt Eden Road, 6.00pm
Timetable of Protests During the summit:
Monday 8th Nov:
8am - 10.30am outside Skycity
Tuesday 9th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
11.30 - onwards rally outside Skycity
Wednesday 10th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
12.00 noon - Office demo at the Gold Sponsor Orica
Where: 123 Carlton Gore Road, New Market
Thursday 11th Nov:
8am - 9am outside Skycity
7pm – Debrief and dinner following the conclusion of the Summit.
Bring a plate of yummy vegan food and come hang out with your new, and old, comrades, discuss how the week has been and anything else you may want to share.
Where: Cityside, 8 Mt Eden Road.
More actions will be released closed to the time so stay tuned to www.cawds.org.nz
Listen to talks from the Dairy Forum
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Last night the Coalition Against World Dairy Summit organised Public Forum: whats wrong with the New Zealand dairy industry?. It attracted a good number of interested people. We watched the films Food Inc and Meat the Truth and listened to talks from Ruth Irwin about the effects of intensive dairy farming on the climate. More . . .
Fonterra protest highlights destructive dairy industry ahead of World Dairy Summit
Press Release
The Coalition Against The World Dairy Summit (CAWDS) believe that yesterday’s Greenpeace protest at the Fonterra head office in Auckland demonstrates the growing awareness of the dairy giant’s devastating practices, and are calling for more protests to come.
Read the full version here
Demo Details Released for Summit
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CAWDS have released to details of some of the planned actions during the Summit.
Monday 8th Nov: 8am - 10.30am outside Skycity
Tuesday 9th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
Wednesday 10th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
Thursday 11th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
More actions will be released closed to the time so stay tuned.
We are also encouraging everyone to get together with their friends and take their own actions during and leading up to the Summit.
Monday 8th Nov: 8am - 10.30am outside Skycity
Tuesday 9th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
Wednesday 10th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
Thursday 11th Nov: 8am - 9am outside Skycity
More actions will be released closed to the time so stay tuned.
We are also encouraging everyone to get together with their friends and take their own actions during and leading up to the Summit.
AFA Member Interviewed About Summit and Investigation
AFA member Jasmine was interviewed on animal rights radio show Animal Rights and Wrongs about our dairy investigation which is currently underway. More . . .
Call for International Solidarity
We are calling for an international week of actions against Fonterra and the international dairy industry from November 8th to November 14th.
For more information click here.
For more information click here.
Public Forum: whats wrong with the New Zealand dairy industry?
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CAWDS invite you to a public education night with films and guest speakers that will cover some of the reasons why the intensive, corporate dairy industry is so destructive, and why it is important we target the World Dairy Summit. We will also be sharing ways you can get involved and answering questions. This will be a great event to learn more and then take action!
When: Wednesday, October 6 · 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Where: Te Karanga Gallery, 206 K Road, Auckland
Download the poster for the event here and help put some up around town.
When: Wednesday, October 6 · 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Where: Te Karanga Gallery, 206 K Road, Auckland
Download the poster for the event here and help put some up around town.
Help STOP the World Dairy Summit
Happening this November the 8th till 11th at SkyCity Auckland this is a massive talk fest for all those playing a part in the destructive corporate dairy industry. We will be highlighting the animal rights abuses, environmental damage, health problems and global trade impacts that the dairy industry creates in New Zealand/Aotearoa and internationally.
Stop the Summit Poster
Click on poster to download and then post around your town.