Protest.It's how we make ourselves heard.
How do we protest? And why?
Protest is our way of having a say in Here in New Zealand we are able to speak our opinions very freely, and that is what gives us character. But in December 2013, just as gay marriage was legalised and all the press was focused on that, the government banned the flotilla protest -- protesting on the water from boats -- from 300m around the site of the oil rigs. A man called Elvis Teddy was arrested for protesting against deep sea oil exploration from his boat, the San Pietro (watch the video below). Before this law was set, organisations (such as Greenpeace) would boat out to the oil drilling site. Now that it is banned, Greenpeace organise a protest group called "Banners on the Beach". On the 15th Feb 2014, as Anadarko's ship, the Noble Bob Douglas, was sailing down the South Coast, a group of 500+ people holding banners essaying things like "SAY NO TO DRILLING" and "IT'S NOT WORTH IT". Banners on the beach organiser (unknown), explains why it's important to protest about this. "Securing and maintaining the integrity of our clean and pure lands and waters for the long term should be a core responsibility of any government." |