When
to
Where
Horseshoe Beach
Horseshoe Bend Rd
Newcastle NSW 2300
Australia
Why
On the lands and waters of the Awabakal and Worimi Peoples, The People’s Blockade is now one of the most iconic climate protests in the world. And 2025 will be the biggest and best one yet!
Make history as we escalate for the climate.
As cyclones, floods, droughts and fires become more frequent and intense, ordinary people - just like you - are rising up. Now is the time.
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Program overview
- Thu 27th: Protest Camp: Welcome + Build our Movement
- Fri 28th: Protest Camp: Prepare, Skill up + Build our Movement
- Sat 29th: Protestival: Flotilla Blockade, festivities, Climate Concert
- Sun30th: Protestival: Flotilla Blockade, festivities
- Mon 1st: Protest Camp: Debrief + 2026 Plans & AFTER PARTY!
- Tue 2nd: Protest Camp: Pack Up, Wrap Up
Weekend Protestival: Flotilla and Climate Concert
Sat Nov 29th + Sun Nov 30th: Horseshoe Beach / Camp Shortland
Flotilla blockades + Festivities: Join the flotilla blockade on Saturday or Sunday to show our power. At the site of Australia's biggest contribution to the climate crisis, we will come together in our thousands, from little kids to grandparents, to fight for our future.
Climate concert: On Saturday afternoon and evening, enjoy some great music and good times! The line up is going to be
You don’t want to miss it!
Join the blockade camp for the full experience
Thu 29th Nov - Tues 2nd Dec, or part thereof; Foreshore Park.
Meet like minded people, build community, share meals, join a volunteer crew, train and prepare for nonviolent direct action and more! And of course - join the weekend Protestival!
Join with thousands to demand
- An immediate end to new coal projects
- A 75% tax on coal export profits to fund community and industrial transitions and climate loss & damage.
- The end of coal exports from the world’s largest coal port, by 2030.
Contact
Rising Tide
0493 828 175
info@risingtide.org.au
risingtide.org.au
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