OUR VISION.

Our Theory of Change.

Friends of the Earth has a unique view on social change; we believe it takes both proactive and reactive campaigning to deliver real outcomes.

There has tended to be a split between organisations that are working at a reactive level (ie campaigning to stop inappropriate developments and resource extraction) and those that are working at a more proactive level (ie. on community development and sustainable employment initiatives). 

FoEB believes that the poor social and environmental outcomes that we see are manifestations of underlying social dysfunctions, it therefore makes sense to integrate both proactive and reactive work - to focus on both 'constructive' and 'oppositional' politics. At a basic level, while we are saying 'NO' to something, we also need to be saying 'YES' to something else.

More information.

FoEB Information Flyer
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Annual Report 2012-13
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Vision and Principles.

Friends of the Earth-Brisbane is a community based social change cooperative working on local, regional, national and international issues. We are working towards the creation of an ecologically sustainable and socially just society through community action.

Principles
  1. We recognise the interdependence of all life on earth
  2. We uphold the principles of non-violence
  3. We acknowledge the rights of all indigenous peoples to self determination
  4. We acknowledge and abhor the past and continuing dispossession and marginalisation of the indigenous people of Australia and of other indigenous peoples throughout the world
  5. We reject patriarchy and any other form of elitist hierarchy in our society
  6. We reject racism, sexism, colonialism and all other such forms of discrimination and oppression
  7. We acknowledge, respect and value cultural diversity and different knowledge systems
  8. We support the concepts of inter-generational equity and intra-generational equity (supporting the rights of communities to pursue their own development path without compromising the opportunities of other communities or future generations to pursue their own development paths)
  9. We do not endorse political parties
  10. We aspire to achieve egalitarian participation in work and decision making within the cooperative
  11. We work cooperatively using a consensus model as described in these rules
  12. We individually and collectively take full responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences of our actions
  13. We recognise non-violent direct action as a legitimate tool to achieve our vision
  14. We seek to develop a community of activism based on nurturing and respect for members and for the public at large
  15. We actively encourage skill sharing
  16. As part of our insistence on transparency of process and organisational honesty and integrity, we critically evaluate our processes and activities
  17. While acknowledging our agreement to join Friends of the Earth Australia Inc., we remain a self-managed, independent cooperative

Aims and Objectives
  1. Stimulate a movement of social change towards a socially just and ecological sustainable society.
  2. Halt the destruction of ecosystems and the corresponding loss of biological diversity and ecological processes.
  3. Restore and encourage the restoration of degraded ecosystems
  4. Encourage the ecologically sustainable and socially just use and distribution of the earth’s resources
  5. Encourage local community self reliance and autonomy
  6. Encourage the development of a well informed and active community
  7. Provide the organisational framework and infrastructure to support the social change, community development and ecological restoration/conservation aspirations of members