On a sunny Saturday afternoon, over twenty-five people including high school students and veteran activists protested outside the Grey Lynn Mitre 10 calling for the company to stop selling Kwila furniture. A letter was delivered to the store Manager and the protest got lots of toots and waves of support from passers-by. Police were called when protesters marched to the entrance to give the protest letter to the Manager. A great start to the Summer 2010 campaign with one of the largest protests so far against stores selling Kwila. Protesters wore cassowary, tree and chainsaw costumes to highlight to customers that Kwila means rainforest destruction. Let’s hope Mitre 10 gets the message, because there’s more protest action on the way this summer.
Click here to see more photographs: Rainforest Action – Protest Photos Outside Mitre 10
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