Thread by @simonahac

📢 @climate200 update!

just after 4pm on wed 13/4 we welcomed our 10,000th donor.

just after 8am on thurs 14/4 our donation tally passed through $10m.

we've chosen to support 22 community backed independents at the coming federal election.

climate200.com.au/candidates #ausvotes

when i launched @Climate200's #AusVotes22 campaign a little under 8 months ago, my audacious goal was to raise $2–3m from a few hundred people and support maybe 7 candidates.

https://twitter.com/simonahac/status/1430028225732771842

thanks to the overwhelming support from 10,000 donors, we’ve been able to select 22 great candidates to support for #AusVotes22.

every campaign started from within the local community (independent of C200) and is backed with hundreds and in some cases over 1000 volunteers.

every campaign has raised significant funding, in most cases most of their funding, from within their community.

our job is to help them compete with the major parties who enjoy so many benefits that indies do not.

so @Climate200 donates… with absolutely no strings attached.

every candidate is proudly #independent and committed to moving australia move forward on:
• a science based response to climate change
• rooting out corruption from politics
• advancing the treatment & safety of women

you can learn more about most* of the #independents we are supporting via our podcast, created by @GretchenMedia.

(*logistics and budget prevented us from recording everyone.)

climate200.com.au/podcast

we also built a website to help you find independents near you — whether we’re supporting them or not.

if you find an error, please DM @climate200.


if there’s no candidate near you, why not start a campaign in your electorate for the next election?

ittakes3.com.au

why is the site called "it takes three"?

because, all else remaining equal, if just 3 more indies join the cross bench, we could release australia from the political impasse of the last decade.

we are this 🤏 close.

ittakes3.com.au

we're really looking forward to seeing a number of seats become marginal for the first time… and a few wins!

…bringing progress on climate, integrity and gender equity.

…and we hope *you* will continue to support #independent campaigns in this and future elections.

💥 what you can do:
• find a nearby independent and volunteer
• talk with family, friends and colleagues about voting #independent this election
• donate: climate200.com.au/#donate