An eyewitness account of today’s arrests in Manners Mall, from a teenager on his School holidays - with images from
tonight’s TV3 coverage of the protest.
Image Source TV3
The protest started at the bottom of Manners Mall outside McDonalds, where about 100 protesters gathered. The protesters
moved down Manners Mall to outside Rebel Sports, where two people were arrested and violently dragged across to a Black
Wagon. They appeared to be being arrested for obstructing traffic.
Image Source TV3
Later they were protesting against Westpac (or Westsuck as the protesters called them) for financing a uranium mine on
Aboriginal land. They stood outside showing signs while some went inside and were arrested for trespassing onto private
property.
Image Source Scoop
I was given a leaflet by a man who later appeared to have been arrested for giving them out. – DJ.