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ARTICLE · 26 NOVEMBER 2019

Dance in Defiance: An interview with Keep Sydney Open campaign director Tyson Koh

The "Dance in Defiance" mobile street protest is calling for the roll out of pill testing at NSW music festivals.

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Music festivals are supposed to be a time of celebration, where young and old can attend and forget about their everyday lives for a while. There's music, dance and a general coming together and feeling good about being alive.

But, over the last two decades, authorities have been cracking down on these events, due to some patrons partaking in illicit substances. And rather than preventing drug use, what's happening is people are dying unnecessarily, and police are also making young people strip off in front of them.

It's no secret that the drug of choice at these events is MDMA. It's also common knowledge – if you care to take a look – that it's one of the least harmful drugs around.

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