Climate Camp Day of Action disrupts stock exchange

About 150 people took to the streets early this morning in Wellington as two banners were hung overnight in prominant locations. First stop was the Stock Exchange, to disrupt business as usual and tell the profiteers of climate change that our climate is not their business. While people entered the building a samba band, radical cheerleaders and a kids block were outside all main entrances. There was also a vocal bunch from a group claiming to be counter-protesting for the right to profit from exploiting the environment. Nine people were arrested in a sit-in blockade but later released with no charge.

Meanwhile, a banner was dropped off the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on Lambton Quay. The action was taken to draw attention to the fact that 51% of New Zealand's climate changing emissions come from agriculture. The protesters who were initially at the stock exchange, marched down Lambton Quay to support the two activists hanging off MFAT. The two climbers came down later and were not arrested.

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