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A 97-year-old man has been arrested at the ongoing blockade of the Newcastle Port, organisers allege.
Alan Stuart, a reverend, said it was “his duty” to stand up for what “I know is right”.
97yo Reverend Alan Stuart is in good spirits, despite being arrested on the water at the #PeoplesBlockade. If charged he’ll be the oldest person ever charged in Australia 😲
“I think it is my duty to do what I can and to stand up for what I know is right.” pic.twitter.com/EC8GQtjkYq
— RisingTideAustralia (@RisingTideAus) November 26, 2023
A 97 yo arrested with + 100 others from 15yo up, for blocking the largest coal port in the world, one of the. Biggest acts of mass civil disobedience. #RisingTideAus #NoMoreCoal. pic.twitter.com/471pp5p7aA
— Bronwyn Plarre (@agreenever) November 26, 2023
Protestors have remained firm on their actions, with one woman holding a sign reading “we are not the criminals”.
Updated at 02.53 EST33m ago02.26 EST
Rising Tide has posted imagery of what they allege are police arrests at the port.
NSW police remains yet to comment publicly.
Climate protestors defiant as they’re pulled onto police boats after occupying the shipping channel at the Port of Newcastle. The blockade shopped coal ships for over 32 hours #PeoplesBlockade pic.twitter.com/9B44DtECZv
— RisingTideAustralia (@RisingTideAus) November 26, 2023Updated at 02.28 EST1h ago02.03 EST
Rising Tide, the organisers of the Newcastle Port blockade, allege “nearly all” people occupying the shipping channel have been taken onto police boats.
As we mentioned earlier, police have confirmed arrests have been made but have not provided a figure while the operation is ongoing.
NSW Police pulling climate protectors from the shipping channel at the #PeopleBlockade of the world’s biggest coal port.
Will they arrest 97-year-old Uniting Church minister Alan Stuart doing this for his grandchildren? 17yo school striker Anjali Beams? Coal miner Grant… pic.twitter.com/TTmEPk4VpJ
— RisingTideAustralia (@RisingTideAus) November 26, 2023
Anjali Beams, a 17-year-old school striker from Adelaide who was remaining on the water, said…
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