{"id":23109,"date":"2014-10-23T00:34:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T13:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=23109"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:31:25","slug":"anz-bank-hq-in-melbourne-occupied-by-climatewarriors-takvera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/anz-bank-hq-in-melbourne-occupied-by-climatewarriors-takvera\/","title":{"rendered":"ANZ Bank HQ in Melbourne occupied by #ClimateWarriors: @Takvera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pacific Climate Warriors join occupation of ANZ Bank Headquarters in Melbourne. Photo: 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Pacific Climate Warriors travelled to Melbourne today and were part of an occupation of the lobby of the Headquarters of the ANZ Bank. Over eighty people participated standing in solidarity with Pacific Islanders whose homes and cultures are being destroyed by fossil fuel expansion.<\/p>\n

Last week the Climate Warriors visited Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek coal mine near Narrabri and saw the destruction first hand of the Leard State forest where coal is extracted. Read my report of Pacific Climate Warriors joining the Leard blockade protesting coal and climate change<\/a> <\/p>\n

They also visited and blockaded Newcastle coal port on Friday 17 October, pitting their traditional canoes against the huge coal ships. They were joined by hundreds of Australians who also joined the blockade in a ragtag fleet of kayaks and sail boats. Twelve boats were due to pass through the coal port on Friday, yet only two passed through the blockade. Read Nicola Bell’s (@Sikamikanico<\/a>) report on the blockade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is a short video of last Friday’s blockade:<\/p>\n