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The Support Centre for Land Change presents:
#BANFRACKING – South Africa
◂ No fracking, not in South Africa, not anywhere ▸
The #BanFracking campaign was launched in 2018 by local communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa to call for a national ban on fracking in South Africa.
For decades, the oil and gas industry has perpetuated the lie that fracking is “safe,” but we’ve seen the devastating impacts in our communities. Fracking, which involves injecting water deep into the ground to push up oil and gas, also requires disposal of the chemical-heavy wastewater. But these disposals disproportionately harm and impact communities in the Karoo, South Africa, and everywhere. That’s why the Support Centre for Land Change is calling for a national ban on Fracking.
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Take Action
1. Sign the Petition
We won’t let up the pressure. We will continue to build the movement we need to build back better. Sign this petition to call on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ban fracking in the Karoo and the rest of South Africa.
2. Share on Twitter
Please help us share this important report far and wide – you can use the sample messages below to tweet:
The dire health effects of oil & gas extraction on communities call for urgent action. It’s time to #BanFracking in #SouthAfrica. #AVCaravan #AfrikaVuka @CyrilRamaphosa #JustRecovery
Click here to tweet this messageOur fight against #Covid19 and the #climatecrisis are connected. #SouthAfrica is already reeling from the effects of #climatechange. It’s time to seek lasting solutions to this climate crisis. #BanFracking #AVCaravan #AfrikaVuka @CyrilRamaphosa
The same way that #COVID19 disproportionately impacts our communities… is the same way big oil drilling sites abuse the livelihoods of people around them. We are calling on @CyrilRamaphosa to #BanFracking in #SouthAfrica #AVCaravan #AfrikaVuka
For decades, the oil and gas industry has perpetuated the lie that fracking is “safe,” but we’ve seen the devastating impacts in so many communities. @CyrilRamaphosa it’s time to #BanFracking and invest in #renewableenergy
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AfrikaVuka Caravan
From May - August, we'll be putting a spotlight on the fights happening across Africa to stop climate change and fossil fuel development. From Senegal to South Africa (with many stops in between), join us live online every two weeks as we connect with frontline groups exposing the fossil fuel and finance industry's role in accelerating the climate crisis, and find out how you can take action to support their work.
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