Pulp Mill Protest
Jun. 17th, 2007 01:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xenith10,000 in pulp mill protest
"A massive crowd turned out in Launceston yesterday to rally against Gunns Ltd's proposed pulp mill in one of the biggest protests the state has seen since the Franklin dam debate."
Have photos
Unfortunately, sunny winter day + crowds does not equal good photos (dark below, light above).
Starting at noon, there was a rally in City Park "whatever the weather". The weather turned out quite nice. Cold, but not overly so, and sunny.
From the front.
From the back.
Then the march to Civic Square. It took a while to get 10,000+ people out the gate.
Walkers out in Tamar St
These cars brought up the end.
Finally, out in the street!
From Tamar St into Brisbane St, which is the main street thought the city centre.
Which is why the paths are wider, and the traffic lane narrow (this bit is called The Avenue). From there into St John St, but with the angle of the sun and high buildings, it was too dark for photos, then into York St
and finally into Charles St, where it was also dark.
Not so bad looking back the other way though.
Arrived at Civic Square!
Civic Square is a stretch that was closed to traffic, paved over, gardens put in etc and bordered by the library, town hall, police station, a couple of churches and Henry House, the truncated concrete pyramid where most of the politicians have offices and the state government services are provided (the long grey balcony in this & previous photo).
The masterpiece of 60s architecture on the right is the state library. This end of the Square is just two blocks (to the left) from City Park. March took the long route.
Looking back towards the other end.
"A massive crowd turned out in Launceston yesterday to rally against Gunns Ltd's proposed pulp mill in one of the biggest protests the state has seen since the Franklin dam debate."
Have photos
Unfortunately, sunny winter day + crowds does not equal good photos (dark below, light above).
Starting at noon, there was a rally in City Park "whatever the weather". The weather turned out quite nice. Cold, but not overly so, and sunny.
From the front.
From the back.
Then the march to Civic Square. It took a while to get 10,000+ people out the gate.
Walkers out in Tamar St
These cars brought up the end.
Finally, out in the street!
From Tamar St into Brisbane St, which is the main street thought the city centre.
Which is why the paths are wider, and the traffic lane narrow (this bit is called The Avenue). From there into St John St, but with the angle of the sun and high buildings, it was too dark for photos, then into York St
and finally into Charles St, where it was also dark.
Not so bad looking back the other way though.
Arrived at Civic Square!
Civic Square is a stretch that was closed to traffic, paved over, gardens put in etc and bordered by the library, town hall, police station, a couple of churches and Henry House, the truncated concrete pyramid where most of the politicians have offices and the state government services are provided (the long grey balcony in this & previous photo).
The masterpiece of 60s architecture on the right is the state library. This end of the Square is just two blocks (to the left) from City Park. March took the long route.
Looking back towards the other end.
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Date: 2007-06-17 03:52 pm (UTC)I had a horizontal-axis windmill sign that said on one side "Wind" and on the other "Not War". Unfortunately, the winds were light in the park and I didn't take the time to add a vent in the Savonius variant that would have made it a more reliable dynamic statement. Something like this (http://www.antonine-education.co.uk/Physics_A2/Options/Module_7/Topic_2/Sign.gif) only with a box middle section where the broomstick axis was located.
Too bad I didn't take a photo of it. Maybe someone else did. :)
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Date: 2007-06-18 10:43 am (UTC)That's an interesting idea.
Savonius variant?
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Date: 2007-06-18 01:29 pm (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonius_wind_turbine
Here's a graphic of my sign (http://www.denniskeim.com/lj/WindNotWarSign.png) with the basic details.