Protesters power way into Labor HQ (Sydney)

[struggle4progress]

Protesters chained themselves to the doors of the ALP's head office in Sydney on Tuesday, demanding the NSW government rule out building more coal-fired power stations in NSW.

Fifteen members of anti-climate change group Rising Tide waved banners and presented 250 protest letters during the hour-long sit-in at the Labor Party's Sussex Street headquarters.

Police removed 12 demonstrators but had to wait to obtain bolt cutters to remove another three who had chained themselves to parts of the building.

Last December, Energy Minister Frank Sartor announced plans to build up to three new power stations in NSW and said the government would consider coal, gas or renewable energy as a power source. <snip>

http://afr.com/articles/2005/03/22/1111253996257.html

[chlamor]

1. Bravo

Direct action is the only thing that has worked historically.