Sydney, November 25 (RHC)-- In Australia, police arrested some 170 people as activists in kayaks formed a blockade at sea to shut down maritime traffic to the Port of Newcastle, one of the world’s largest coal ports. 

Thousands took part in the climate action in the state of New South Wales.  Peter Schofield, a doctor and activist with the group Rising Tide Australia, told reporters:  “We’re here in Newcastle.  We’re a singularity, really.  It’s in a unique place, being the largest coal port in the world, exporting vast amounts of coal.  If we can make a difference here and if we can demonstrate our commitment as a community and as a government to influencing things such that, you know, we minimize that, that can have worldwide implications.  And so, what we do here is very, very important.”

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]