A thousand take action to halt coal exports.

On Sunday morning, 13th July, over a thousand people marched peacefully to the Carrington coal terminal in Newcastle to protest the reckless expansion of the coal industry in an age of climate change. It was an incredible day. The children led the march which meandered peacefully along the edge of the coal rail line until we held a 5 minute silent vigil in front of the massive coal stockpiles.

Then, one by one, small groups of people made their way over or under the fenceline and onto the tracks. By the end of the day, 57 people had been arrested and we succesfully halted all coal trains through the Carrington port for the day. The atmosphere was amazing. When we got back to the camp for climate action site, you could see huge grins on people's faces and hear the excitement in their voices as they shared stories of the day. Collective action a beautiful thing. Check out the wonderful photos and videos from what was a truly inspiring day.

On Monday morning we awoke to hear that a small group of people from camp had chained themselves to equipment at the Kooragang coal loader, effectively halting coal exports for several hours. Later that afternoon, four students spontaneously decided to shut down the Carrington rail line again, locked onto the track and stopped coal trains for another few hours.

It feels like such a privilege to be part of this movement of such brave, inspiring people who are standing up for our future. And it's only going to grow from here!