I am a passionate supporter of Blockade Australia.

BA believe we cannot tackle climate collapse without addressing

the economic system that is fuelling it. That is why they target

the bottlenecks of the system in an attempt to disrupt the

economic system itself, giving them political leverage.

We can gauge the effectiveness of this disruption by the response

from the-powers-that-be, usually draconian new anti-protest laws.

We will tolerate dissent as long as it is ineffective.

John Gorton, Australian prime minister, c. 1970

In this country it is illegal to protest if you dont get permission from the police.

The police are the compliance arm of the state. Naturally they will not allow any

activity that disrupts the operations of that state.

The only effective form of protest is disruption, therefore all effective protest is illegal,

and only ineffective protest is allowed.

We have all seen how ineffective legal protests have been.

Tens of thousands of school kids can march through the streets

and the powers-that-be will praise their passion and conviction.

The next day is business-as-usual.

To understand just how ineffective our protests have been over the years

we can look at our achievements, or lack there of.

At the Earth Summit in 1992, all the leaders of the free world pledged,

hand-on-heart, to drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

At that time 87% of our energy consumption was from fossil fuels.

Now, after some 30 years of protest and inaction, fossil fuel use has dropped

to 83% a mere 4%. At this rate, by 2050 our emissions would be down to 79%.

We would not achieve zero emissions for another 900 years!

For a more detailed explanation of the BA rationale go to,

https://www.facebook.com/BlockadeAustralia/about_details