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Take the challengeIn a powerful escalation of the global campaign against Indian Mining Adani’s proposed Abbot Point and Galilee Basin coal projects, over 120 people have today risked arrest in a peaceful community action at the Abbot Point port.
Led by Aunty Carol Prior, a Juru elder and traditional custodian of the Abbot Point area and other local leaders, community protestors known as the Reef Defenders, delivered a pledge of their commitment to protect the Great Barrier Reef and global climate by preventing the Abbot Point coal port from going ahead.
The photos are truly inspiring!
At 1 Million Women, we have also been campaigning for over a year against the coal expansion on the Great Barrier Reef, petitioning the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to declare the Reef World Heritage 'in danger' and to get the Australian Government to take greater action to protect the Reef from the threats of coal and climate change.
The UN World Heritage Committee will meet in Germany next week to decide the 'in danger' listing. If the draft decision is followed (which they usually are), then the Reef will probably NOT be declared in danger, just placed under close watch.
READ: The Barrier Reef is probably not listed as in danger, but the threats remain
However, this inspiring Reef Defenders protest shows the depth of community and public concern in Australia over the plans to dig up the coal reserves of the Galilee Basin and construct a massive new coal export port at Abbot Point in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
We support the actions of the Reef Defenders, who are standing up for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, and a safe climate future for our children and grandchildren.
[All images from Reef Defenders and republished with full permission]
Please check out the Reef Defenders on Facebook for more wonderful images and information on their campaign of peaceful civil disobedience.
UPDATE: Juru traditional custodians were denied access by Adani to the Abbot Point Coal Facility delivering a pledge to protect culture, heritage and land. Police offered to facilitate a conversation between the two, but Adani have refused. The Juru elders vow that the message will be heard.
