National campaign priorities for your ACF Community group

The 2022 federal election has been called for Saturday 21 May. This is a key moment in the Together We Can campaign where we can demonstrate the community appetite for climate and nature action.

We are powerful when we act together. While each ACF Community group is independent and sets their own priorities, we ask that at least half the group’s efforts are dedicated to our national campaigns.

There are key moments coming up over the next few months on which your group can have a significant impact!

Campaign Strategy

Climate damage is here, now. We can’t wait any longer. Scientists say Australia needs to slash pollution this decade to do our part and have a chance of a healthy future.

We need a plan to renew Australia that puts people, nature and our climate at the centre. We have huge opportunities to cut climate pollution, restore nature and create thriving communities with good, future-proof jobs.

We can and must do more to do our fair share and match up to what other nations are doing.
We know the majority of Australians agree the federal government should be doing more to address climate change.

That’s why ACF is bringing together other community organisations and businesses for our Together We Can campaign, which will demonstrate to the government this widespread demand for action, and that solving the climate crisis is a top priority for millions of us.

To Renew Australia we must:

• Send our sunshine around the world: Australia can become a clean energy superpower in the next decade replacing coal and gas with renewable energy.

• Create energy independent communities: Power our schools, government offices, sporting clubs, halls and libraries with affordable, clean energy by 2025.

• Travel clean: Take pollution out of transport. Save our health and climate with more accessible public transport and electric cars, running on clean energy.

• Move the money: Banks and super funds move our money out of coal and gas. Get coal and gas money out of politics and put people back in.

• Save our big backyard: protect and restore our forests, wetlands and bushland for our climate and for the animals that call them home.

To advance the Renew Australia agenda we need big action from our elected representatives, so we need to show them that broad support for action.. 

Through Together We Can, you’ll be asking people in your community from all walks of life to share their story, telling the country why climate action is important to them. With strong people-powered stories, we will show the diversity of people who care and the many reasons why. ACF Community groups play a critical role in showing MPs that their constituents care deeply about the planet and want their representatives to take action to protect it.

Priorities right now:

	Priorities	Timeline	Resources
Advocacy & Campaigns Network	Delivery of the People’s Voice to your newly elected (or re-elected) MP. Community groups,  partners and allies approach and meet with MPs (and candidates) about the 5 campaign asks.	Between 1 and 3 June   Now until mid May	Renew Australia Policy Agenda Network homepage People's Voice delivery guide
	Federal Election Election debrief webinar	Saturday 21 May Wednesday 25 May	RSVP for webinar
Change the Story Network	Distributing Climate Action Now signs to people in your community.	Now until mid May	CAN sign distribution guide Network homepage
	Amplify Together We Can Activities, the People’s Climate Poll results and the policy analysis on each party’s climate commitments in local and social media.	Now until mid May	Media resources People’s Climate Poll Results Policy Analysis & Comparison
People Power Network	Focus on getting concerned and alarmed audiences in your electorate to sign The People's Voice.	Now until June	Sign the People's Voice via Together We Can
	Have powerful conversation with concerned audiences.	Now and through to June	Climate Conversations Toolkit The People’s Voice
	National Volunteer Welcome Night	Tuesday 24 May	RSVP here
	Group Health Survey	Wednesday 25 May
	Run Together We Can events small scale and large scale in our communities.	Now until June	Together We Can Events Tactic Guide TWC Resources page Network home page
	Attend Regenerating Australia Screening	Tuesday 17 May Thursday 19 May	RSVP for first screening here. RSVP for second screening here.
	CAN signs packs - ordering to cease	Thursday 19 May, 12pm, last orders for CAN Signs pack From 20 May, Digital copy of CAN sign will be available	Order here Download digital sign
Together We Can - Save our Big Backyard	Nature Summits in a capital city near you - in person and online Platypus Month of Action COP15 - negotiations around a global effort to improve biodiversity Wild Art Competition	Saturday 18 & 19 June August tbc 29 August to 10 September Opens in September Exhibition in December	Save the Date! Nature Summit 2022
Training	Online Train the Trainer. Applications opening soon Activate Training - Learn core organising and campaigning skills	Saturday 25 June 16 & 17 July (Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne) 23 & 24 July (Perth, Adelaide or Hobart)

Updated: 16th May 2022

There may be other activities your group participate in, like raising your voice on talkback radio or running a Nature Outreach Project. Community Groups can also work with the the #OurDemocracy campaign on a national community survey on integrity to show that people across Australia support reforms to get big money out of politics. To get involved, touch base with your Organiser or contact the Community Helpdesk.

These other tactics are important for ACF as a whole, but the priorities listed above are critical for ACF Community groups as we progress our agenda and demand climate action now.

So, this is exciting, but how does your group make it happen? We recommend that you:

• Share the workload using the network structure. 
• Check out the available training that can support you with the key skills you need to effectively campaign.
• Check out the events other groups are running.
• Browse the resources for groups on the ACF Community Hub. 
• Come along to the next monthly ACF Community Webinar where you’ll hear timely campaign strategy updates and political context.

Still have questions? Or want to share how you’re going with it? Reach out on Slack on the #acf-community channel, the #acf-community-helpdesk or email [email protected].