Climate Action Show Produced by Vivien Langford

November 18th 2024

CLIMATE ACTION IN KOALA PARK  and NEWCASTLE COAL PORT

Rising Tide Protestival Register now - https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-rego

Rising Tide Protest organisers outside NSW Court this week- Photo Wendy Bacon at Michael West media

Speakers at the Bob Brown Foundation Rally in Sydney to Protect Native Forests

• Mark Graham - "Our forest are our future. They keep us safe"
• Phil Zylstra - Associate Professor at Curtin University, and as Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong.
• Alex the Astronaut - https://www.youtube.com/c/AlextheAstronaut
• Kate Carol - National Parks association - Citizen Science
• Emily Mitchell   - Rising Tide
• TO REGISTER - https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-rego

The courtcase : https://michaelwest.com.au/rising-tide-climate-protestival-to-go-ahead-d...

• Little Green - https://littlegreenmusic.com/home
• Uncle Bruce Shillingsworth - https://www.facebook.com/mundagutta/

Video: Bob Bown and Alexa Stuart :  From saving the Franklin to shutting down the world's largest coal port      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqvHnYt0aNg 

PLUS : Rising Tide Spokeperson Zack Schofield

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Rising Tide climate ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling

by Wendy Bacon | Nov 9, 2024 | Government, Latest Posts

"NSW Police argued that the risks to safety outweighed the right to protest. Rising Tide barrister Neal Funnell told the court that the group did not deny that there were inherent risks in protests on water but pointed to evidence that showed police logs revealed no safety concerns or incidents during the 2023 protest.

Although he accepted the police argument about safety risks, Justice Fagan acknowledged that the “organisers of Rising Tide have taken a responsible approach to on-water safety by preparing very thorough plans and protocols, by engaging members of supportive organisations to attend with outboard motor driven rescue craft and by enlisting the assistance of trained lifeguards.

"In his judgement, Justice Desmond Fagan affirmed that protesting without a permit is lawful".

NSW Council for Civil Liberties is one of more than twenty organisations that supported the Rising Tide case.

In response to the prohibition order, its Vice-President Lidia Shelly said, “Rising Tide submitted a Form 1 application so that NSW Police could work with the organisers to ensure the safety of the public. The organisers did everything right in accordance with the law. It’s responsible and peaceful protesting. Instead, the police dragged the organisers to Court and furthered the public’s perception that they’re acting under political pressure to protect the interests of the fossil fuel industry.”