The girl who went topless on stage on the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Monday mentioned she did it to attract consideration to the lack of pure carbon sinks throughout Canada.
Ever Hatherly appeared in Edmonton court docket Wednesday on a misdemeanor cost and mentioned the stunt created worldwide buzz round local weather change.
“That is a part of the explanation I do my environmental activism topless — as a result of it is good for information,” Hatherly mentioned.
Messages written on Hatherly’s naked torso learn “land again” and “save the Greenbelt,” referring to Ontario’s choice final yr to open up a protected land space for housing.
“The Greenbelt is considered one of our nice carbon sinks in Canada,” Hatherly mentioned.
“We even have the old-growth forests in BC being logged as we communicate.”
Hatherly mentioned her group is headed to Ottawa to demand a residents’ meeting — a randomly chosen group of Canadians who can be convened to debate a problem — on local weather motion.
“We now have such a short while to make these drastic actions,” she mentioned.
Hatherly mentioned her unique plan was to drop a musical efficiency by Avril Lavigne, till she came upon that Lavigne wouldn’t be performing.
“When she got here up on stage to current an award, we simply went for it … for the headline, we knew it will get an important headline,” she mentioned.
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Hatherly mentioned she has finished topless protests for local weather motion earlier than and she or he does not thoughts that the stunt could have attracted unfavorable consideration.
“It is proper that individuals are speaking in regards to the improper factor now as a result of it occurred two days in the past and individuals are nonetheless asking questions.”
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