The 6 August marked Rebellion Day in Meanjin-Brisbane. The day
of action saw Extinction Rebellion activists shutdown four key city
intersections to protest against government inaction on the climate
emergency. And for their trouble, around 90 protesters were
arrested by Queensland police.
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global
civil disobedience movement, which uses nonviolent direct
action to disrupt "business as usual" in order
to bring about societal and political reforms that will halt
the human activities that are causing a climate and ecological
crisis.
Four of the activists taken into custody appeared in Brisbane
Magistrates Court on 4 September and pleaded not guilty to various
traffic offences. And on 22 October, they'll be arguing the
extraordinary emergency defence on the basis that the crisis is so
extreme it warrants breaking the law.
