John Butler, Tash Sultana & More Stage Protest During Bluesfest Set
#StopAdani
John Butler Trio, along with a stack of other Bluesfest acts, stood up during the band’s Sunday night set to deliver a powerful message concerning the proposed Adani mine.
About mid-way through the band’s Easter Sunday performance, John Butler halted the music to invite acts such as Tash Sultana, Mia Dyson, Michael Franti, The Teskey Brothers and more to unfurl a massive banner adorned with the war cry ‘coral not coal'.
"Coal has had its time. We need to give renewables everything we've got now," Butler said.
"We must stop this mine. If we allow Adani to go ahead, the mine will not only be the one of the world's largest, it will be one of our generation's greatest regrets. We owe it our children, and their children’s children, to make sure this environmentally reckless mine never sees the light of day."
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The group then invited Adrian Burragubba, world-renowned digeridoo player and the traditional owner of the proposed Adani site, to warn of the environmental impact that the mine will have on the land.
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As reported by The Music reviewer Bernie Winter, the speech was summed up with the simple and strong message ‘No means no’ – referring to the fact that two-thirds of Australians oppose the mine.
This wasn't the first anti-Adani sentiment shared during the festival with All Our Exes Live In Texas sporting #StopAdani shirts during their Friday performance.
The proposed Carmichael coal mine, wholly owned by Indian company Adani Mining, has attracted controversy due to the predicted carbon emissions, the potential impact it could have on the nearby Great Barrier Reef groundwater and other damaging environmental consequences.
Butler rounded up the demonstration by encouraging the audience to sign the current #StopAdani petition.
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