Protesters paint “NO WAR� on Sydney Opera house!

[Beccie]

This is fucking awesome :) It’s a strong reminder that many Australians do not want anything to do with this war. If Howard feels that it is Australia's duty to back the US then maybe he should go fight in the front line himself.....

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD276372

[hawarameen]

i have seen it and it actually looks quite nice.
i would love to know how they managed to get up there and paint so well

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

Quote: from Commie01 on 11:03 am on Mar. 18, 2003
This is fucking awesome :) It’s a strong reminder that many Australians do not want anything to do with this war. If Howard feels that it is Australia's duty to back the US then maybe he should go fight in the front line himself.....

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD276372

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

Are there any pics?

Nice action :biggrin:
Do you know of one of the protesters?

[Angie]

Well done to the protesters who painted the sail. Let's hope more things show up like that.

[oki]

yea cool.pic. anybody?

[Beccie]

I found a picture but it is hard to see. It is also from the dodgiest paper in Australia:

http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_...255E662,00.html (http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6148521%255E662,00.html)

CCCP,

I don't know the protesters. I saw it on the news.

[VivoFidel]

Those bastard reporters called them vandals.

[Beccie]

I did mention that the Herald Sun is the dodgiest paper in this country (Australia). Unfortunately it is the only paper that gets delivered to my house so I do read it now and again. Sometimes the opinions that people write in are good but basically the paper is full of bias patriotic shit. I only posited it for the picture.

[CruelVerdad]

"I believe this is a dishonourable way of making a protest because it defaces a beautiful piece of our public property"

Well, sometimes you have to take drastical actions so you can be heard!
WELL DONE!!

----> They are facing 5 years of jail?!

[Palmares]

It was awesome! I was pissed off when they painted over it.

One of the guys who did it is British, and might be deported.

[Ze]

Those guys have balls of steel. Civil disobedience at it's most brave.

[4514]

wat the fuck five yrs jail?
even 1 day in jail is bullshit
freedom with a can of spraypaint!
ive been picking out some spots to spray but i
still cant decide the best and most effective slogans to spray?
any idea's?
4514

[Hodgo]

With our shithouse treatment of refugees, our "white Australia policy" that was only abolished thirty odd years ago, and our refusal to apologise for the Stolen Generation, sometimes its hard to be proud to be Australian. This kind of thing is what restores my faith.

If they get five years jail, Ill still be proud; proud that there are Australians who feel strongly enough to go to jail or to risk jail over what they believe in.

I was at the anti-war protests on March 5, and I hope to go to many more.

[Beccie]

Hodgo,

Someone wisely said in another thread “people are separate from nations” (RedCeltic??)

If being Australian means that I have to condone the countries policies on war, refugees and stolen children then I am not Australian. The whole concept of race is completely ridiculous. You should not feel pride or guilt for being born in a particular country, It is something that you have no control over. Although I do agree that it is extremely refreshing to know that we have comrades in Australia.

[apathy maybe]

I laughed when I heard about it, and am still lauging. It is so funny. we need more people doing things like that to lighten the air.

[Hodgo]

Quote: from Commie01 on 8:47 am on Mar. 19, 2003
Hodgo,

Someone wisely said in another thread “people are separate from nations” (RedCeltic??)

If being Australian means that I have to condone the countries policies on war, refugees and stolen children then I am not Australian. The whole concept of race is completely ridiculous. You should not feel pride or guilt for being born in a particular country, It is something that you have no control over. Although I do agree that it is extremely refreshing to know that we have comrades in Australia.



I see your point Commie. The pride Im talking about isnt really a nationalist pride, though; nationalisms shit, I just meant pride of my heritage and culture, not because its "better" or "worse" than others or anything like that, but because its where I came from and stuff. Theres aspects of it I love, but aspects I hate, such as the nationalistic, ultra-conservative view alot of Aussies take. I agree that pride or shame for something your country does is stupid since theres nothing you can really do about it. But yeah, as you said, its great to see.

(Edited by Hodgo at 2:15 pm on Mar. 19, 2003)