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"Recent sustained anti-coal action by Blockade Australia in the Hunter Valley
has brought public protest back into the news cycle. Activists have occupied
trains, railway lines and machinery in an attempt to obstruct coal production
and broadcast their message about the climate crisis.
Under recent anti-protest legislation in New South Wales, which has been
matched by similar laws in other states, some protesters have been charged by
police for their activism.
Internationally, protesters faced with arrest have devised new ways to protest.
Recently, Iranian activists have started engaging in “micro-protests”, which
are small-scale protests over a shorter period of time, to evade arrest.
My historical research into the infrastructure of protest, using the
anti-Vietnam War campaign in New South Wales as a case study, has found that
many Australians who did not or could not actively or publicly protest
similarly found “quieter” ways to express their opposition to the conflict."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
