Rising Tide was one of the first grassroots climate groups in Australia. We were active in Newcastle from 2005 until 2012, when our members became involved in climate research or other climate campaigns.
We were known for our community campaigning and ground-breaking nonviolent direct actions; blockading the coal port and railways with small and large groups of people. Our members also took several of the earliest public interest legal challenges regarding the regulation of coal’s climate impacts.
Rising Tide has now restarted, as there’s an urgent need for our type of radical, but targeted and inclusive climate action.
