ACF Community Principles

We are purposeful & focused: The ACF Community advocates for nature protection and clean renewable energy and fights to end climate destruction. We are aligned with ACF’s charitable purpose of protecting nature and advocating for all living things to live in harmony on the planet that sustains us. We contribute to ACF’s national campaigns while also creating local campaigns relevant to our communities and aligned to ACF’s national purpose.   
 

We are bold & credible: We champion big ideas for real change. We hold decision makers to account. We speak truth to power. We are informed by science and indigenous-led knowledge systems.  
 

We’re respectful & inclusive: We are respectful of all individuals, even those we disagree with. Our care for nature includes people, social justice and equity. We respect the rights, interests and perspectives of Australia’s diverse communities. We are respectful and do not tolerate behaviour that is harassing or discriminatory. 
 

We respect culture and country: We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this country and recognise the continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay respect to elders past and present and acknowledge the pivotal roles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in caring for country and wildlife across Australia. 
 

We find common ground with unlikely partners: We seek to build common cause and create strong alliances and networks. 
 

We engage positively in politics: We work to create a democracy we want to be part of – holding our representatives accountable, encouraging participation in our political system and upholding strong democratic values. 
 

We are independent & non-partisan: We hold all political parties to the same standards of protecting our environment and give them all equal opportunity to respond to our demands. 
 

We speak out with united but independent voices: People who are part of the ACF community speak out as ACF community members and concerned citizens, but do not speak on behalf of ACF the organisation. 
 

We act lawfully: We engage in lawful advocacy including peaceful protest. We do not engage in or promote illegal activity. ACF Community do everything we can within the law to stop pollution and protect our living world. 
 

We fight for nature because our lives depend on it. We recognise the diversity of life on our planet as worth protecting, and we act urgently to safeguard it for people now and into the future.