Part of the flotilla
Polka dot fundraiser for the blockade. My true self :)
Polka dot fundraiser for the blockade.
Graeme-flag-maker extraordinaire- screenprinting the flags
Naomi & Pete sewing banners in preparation 4 the blockade
Jackie & Jess getting the banners ready
Signs deposited around Newcastle leading up to the blockade
Setting up at dawn. In the interests of truth- Jackie took these. I was tucked up in my little polar bear bed.
New day dawning
Steve from Rising Tide
Steve
Who can resist a crying bear??
He couldn't!
Jackie- fabulous flag maker
Setting up
Our sinking opera house- with a little diva
Nobbies headland & lighthouse
Fran & Paul
Across Newcastle Harbour to Koorangang Island industrial area
Jonathon selling tshirts
Launching the opera house
Hardly recognised myself without the fur on...
Greenpeace boats
Ray's beard
(1/3) Girl with ferret
(2/3) Girl walking ferret
(3/3 ) Dog eating ferret
No-coal bear in the background, an iceberg unto herself :)
Oh the loneliness of the polar bear.....
Warning, warning...people having fun while trying to spread a positive message, over.... Or maybe they're calling to ask the ETA of the mechanical shark?
Ummmn....overkill??? Ya THINK???
Hey guys- those bloody greenies look like they're having more fun than us. Maybe we should swap camps??
Don't it just break your heart?? :)
Don't leave me, don't leave me!
Some of the visitors to "the berg"- Jackie
Lovely young Claire trying on my head
Doggies thought I was a new playmate! HELLLLPP!
Doggie- just a little TOO friendly!
Ray
Jackie- burning her legs
Scotty from Rising Tide
Ray looking just a bit gruff
Lurking, lurking..... "Maybe that polar bear is a terrorist???"
"Look look we can land our boat. That justifies the expenditure...."
"Look at me, look at meeeee..."
The Flotilla on its way out
Lee Rhiannon & Geoff Ashe from NSW Greens
Green power
Scotty
Newcastle Herald 23.3.09
