Jason Goroncy‘I do not want to be protesting. #Protest work is not fun – it’s stressful, resource-intensive, scary and the #police are violent. … I want to be a mum and I can’t be a mum because this government is refusing to act on #climate. We must act now – our children and our planet is in distress’.
– Violet CoCo, https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/12/10/the-sentencing-climate-activist-violet-coco #democracy #activism #auspol #parenting @SophieMcNeill @hrw @andrewstroehlein
The sentencing of climate activist Violet CoCo
Deanna “Violet” CoCo knew her fate. In March this year, the 32-year-old climate activist gave an interview about her work with the group Fireproof Australia. In the interview, she seemed to predict the 15-month jail sentence she would be handed for a 28-minute protest. Asked about the future – as governments turned to police to target climate change protesters – CoCo diagnosed the problem and succinctly explained the implications.