Extinction Rebellion protests enter their sixth day with a 'nudie run'
Extinction Rebellion activists have no plans to slow down their climate change demonstrations, as protests enter their sixth day.
All eyes are on Melbourne, where protestors have stormed the streets with a "nudie run".
Protestors slept overnight at Carlton Gardens and were filmed limbering up for the morning's run. There have been police monitoring them.
Activists have taken to the streets to demand more action for climate change. 9News
The run is scheduled to start at 10am. 9News
In Adelaide, protestors staged a singing event in the CBD from 11am.
Saturday and Sunday will be the last two days of climate action in our capital cities.
Over the week protestors have caused widespread disruption across the country. Demonstrators have blocked major streets, glued themselves to buildings and in Sydney they stuck their heads in the sand, literally.
Activists bury their heads in the sand on Manly Beach. Getty Images/Brook Mitchell
Activists from Extinction Rebellion participate in a protest in Perth, Friday, October 11, 2019. AAP
Activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) take over the William Jolly Bridge during protests in Brisbane, Friday, October 11, 2019. Brisbane demonstrations are being staged in conjunction with similar XR protests in dozens of cities around the world. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING AAP
Activists participate in an Extinction Rebellion protest in the intersection of Margaret and George Street in Brisbane, Wednesday, October 9, 2019. (AAP Image/Albert Perez) NO ARCHIVING AAP
There have been 343 arrests nationally. Yesterday in Perth there were 65 and in Brisbane, 43.
"People of the world have spoken. We have had mass arrests today and for the last five and that will continue. Until the government meets our demands. The demands are that a climate emergency will be called and that there will be zero emissions by 2025," one protestor in Brisbane said.
Another protestor Julia Jones said: "We are sorry for the disruption, but the fact of the matter is I'm worried for my children's future and the government is not doing anything."
In Melbourne protestors halted peak-hour traffic, which prompted Lord Mayor Sally Capp to slam them as "disrespectful" to other residents.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion participate in a protest in Melbourne where some protestors have glued themselves to the road, Thursday, October 10, 2019. The Extinction Rebellion climate protests movement has planned a "spring rebellion" from Monday to Sunday, including marches aimed at blocking traffic. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING AAP
"It's highly frustrating, it's disrespectful ... the fact that they're causing so much disruption to other people is unacceptable," she said.
While the widespread protests will die down by next week, Extinction Rebellion activists have warned their work has just begun.
They will hold workshops where they will educate the public on their mission and views – and in six months time we could see another week of unrest.
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