From Lev Lafayette <
lev.lafayette@isocracy.org>:
Dear citoyens,
It was The Guardian cartoonist “First Dog on the Moon” who declared that
February 18 should be Bramble Cay Melomys Remembrance Day. The cartoon
made the prediction that the little brown rat would be forgotten. But I
marked it my diary and knew that something had to be done.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/20/a-moment-of-silence-for-the-bramble-cay-melomys-another-victim-of-climate-change>
Last month an ally in Canberra made the remark:
“I think Canberra should have a National Memorial for Extinct Australian
Species. Just like the AWM, there should be a place for people to grieve
and to say we don’t want this to happen again.”
And that’s when I knew what had to happen. We need to build an
institution, not just for memorial purposes, but also for educational
purposes.
Thus we now have a very important campaign; to establish a National
Memorial and Museum to Extinct and Endangered Australian Species for
Australia, which will be officially launched on February 18, the first
anniversary from when the Bramble Cay Melomys was officially declared
extinct, and recognised as the the first mammal to become extinct due to
climate change.
We have initiated a petition for the Australian Parliament, which will
be launched on February 18 and just two days ago started a Facebook
group to encourage people to participate on the process. We will have
memorial services across the country.
https://facebook.com/groups/melomys.day
We urge all of you to help in some way. Please, we need your help, and
if you want to be a leader in this campaign, please say so!
* Invite all your Australian friends to join the page. And get them to
do the same.
* Mark yourself as “attending” the Remembrance Day
https://www.facebook.com/events/836453496850016/
* Contact your friends who are environmentalists and tell them about
this campaign.
* Contact your friends who are artists and tell them about the idea for
a memorial and tell us in the group of their creative ideas.
* Contact your friends who are connected with museums, tell them of the
idea and share their insights in this group.
Bramble Cay Melomys, we will not forget you.
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
