"Timber giant concedes defeat in decades-old logging war" - The Age, Friday September 10.
Dear NEVILLE,
Friday's headline in The Age was one to remember. After years of fighting to protect Tasmania's precious old growth forests we've finally convinced Gunns to get out of the business of native forest logging.
The writing has been on the wall for Gunns for some time now, and this victory is thanks to your efforts and those of our partners at organisations like The Wilderness Society and Environment Tasmania.
GetUp members have funded full page newspaper ads in Australia and abroad. We've mobilised shareholders and customers to influence the ANZ bank and scare off all other Australian banks from financing a destructive pulp mill.
GetUp members like you then took the fight to the world's biggest financial markets with ads in European and Asian newspapers. Over the years we've written to Environment Ministers, placed thousands of phone calls and sent tens of thousands of emails to our politicians to keep this campaign alive.
This victory has proved that when we mobilise in numbers, we can demand far more from unsustainable Australian companies.
Right now we're considering what more GetUp could achieve in the next few years. If you haven't already, can you help us map out GetUp's future direction by taking a few minutes to answer a few questions in our post-election survey?
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/NextSteps
When we can demonstrate that the community's attitudes are ahead of those of our decision makers we can create major change in our nation - and you are an integral part of this process.
Thanks for being a part of this movement,
The GetUp team.
P.S. Informal talks between the forest industry and the environment movement are happening right now in Tasmania. We could be on the precipice of big change. Is forest protection still a priority for you? Let us know in our member survey: http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/NextSteps
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Authorised by Simon Sheikh, Level 5, 116 Kippax St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
