Yep, I got arrested trying to block a coal ship in the world's largest coal port and I'm proud as fuck, give all your love to the protest organisers. I've talked about it a ton over in this thread (and a few others in similar communities). I was joined by a handful of other people, including a student doctor who is in this photo but hard to see, she's on my right in the shade. She's so damn brave and a huge inspiration.
This took place at the People's Blockade, an annual "protestival" organised by a group called Rising Tide.
I'm the (misgendered 😡) 27 year old in this article.
170 people then set a new record for the largest civil disobedience action in Australian history the following day, they're all incredibly brave people who have had enough.
We fought the government in court and won the right to protest against the fossil fuel corporations who are burning our children's futures. We also fight to secure the future jobs of the workers in these industries, demanding a 78% tax on current fossil fuel projects to help them in the transition to a renewable future.
It's been a long few days, I've just arrived home about half an hour ago. Goodnight.
I'm an ordinary person, who less than a year ago sat around on a couch and cried about how powerless I was about all of this. Never forget that we give up our power by thinking we don't have any.
There is so much you can do, and you don't have to go anywhere close to the extremes I'm willing to.
You're amazing! It feels both incredibly scary and exhilarating to get arrested but know you're right and they're wrong. I don't want to dox myself, but I've been arrested and charged for climate civil disobedience before, and I wish you nothing but success and support in your future endeavors!
Hell yeah, way to go comrade!
It was a pretty wild experience, but I consider myself extremely privileged to have had a relatively easy experience and very minor charge. Those who took a stand on Sunday were far braver than me, we had a number of children, great grandparents and even an actual coal miner who where arrested for demanding their future back.