Monthly Archives: July 2020

Today David was interviewed by Laura Gartner of PlainsFM, for their show “It’s Getting Hot in Here“. To listen, follow that link and go to the episode dated 21/07/2020. David’s interview is in the 2nd half of that show. We’ve … Continue reading →

Tim writes… The day began with strong wind and heavy rain. Kate helped us carry our signs and gear down to Parliament, where we wrapped ourselves in tarps and tried not to be blown away. (I’m getting a decent amount … Continue reading →

Tim writes… The past couple of days have been super busy, so neither David nor I have blogged as much as we’d like. We’ve been writing articles and doing interviews. There are a couple more interviews lined up for Tuesday. … Continue reading →

By David Goldsmith. To continue partying to oblivion, not caring about our children’s and grandchildren’s future, is simply obscene. I’m very confident that virtually everyone would agree, it is just we are a complex herd animal and are suffering from … Continue reading →

From David . . Near the end of day 12, a fire juggler walked by and stopped for a good chat. He had a couple of really good suggestions on how to improve our messaging. One was my science board … Continue reading →

From David: Hunger strike Day 6: My honest, honest view? Based on the science and evidence, I see no chance of averting the coming catastrophe. Very likely we are seeing the end of civilization and quite possibly this will include … Continue reading →

Tim writes… Morena! David’s hunger strike continues — he’s now on his fifth day. I ended my four-day solidarity strike this morning, as planned, with a small apple for breakfast. You probably won’t be surprised to hear that this apple … Continue reading →

From David: It was so good to have Sara and Orry join us today. We now have a very strong contingent of Christchurch supporters here in the capital, with Fay and Jo joining us yesterday. Of course Tim has been … Continue reading →

By David Goldsmith I’ve divided our human response to the enormity of our climate and eco-crisis into 3 stages. These stages aren’t separate levels to pass through but rather form a whole interconnected cycle: all stages can be present at … Continue reading →

From David: Today Robin was called back to Auckland to be by her Mother’s bedside.  Our love and thoughts go to Robin and her family at this time. Fay and Jo arrived from Christchurch today. Suddenly we have 2 more … Continue reading →