HUNDREDS VOW TO FIGHT WESTCONNEX AT PACKED COMMUNITY RALLY
Around 500 people attended the Stop WestCONnex Community Rally in Rozelle on Sunday afternoon to call for a halt to the project and its Federal funding.
Read moreSo, WestCONnex. Is it a good project? No.
Researcher Patrick Gallagher posted this scathing critique of WestCONnex on Facebook a few weeks ago. It's well worth a read to understand the 'good', the bad and the ugly of WestCONnex. Republished with his permission.
Read moreWhy I got involved in stopping WestCONnex
If it wasn't for the wonderful Chris Lego hooking us up with the equally wonderful Reclaim the Streets, many of our biggest rallies and direct actions wouldn't have happened. Chris recently wrote this piece about what inspired him to help stop WestCONnex. Enjoy.
Read moreRESIDENTS SHUT DOWN BAIRD’S UNELECTED INNER WEST COUNCIL
RESIDENTS protesting the first meeting of the amalgamated Inner West Council in Petersham tonight forced the meeting to close before it began after refusing to let the unelected Administrator speak.
Read morePeople's Inquiry: On WestCONnex and liveable cities
On 6 May 2016, Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong hosted a People's WestCONnex Inquiry at Parliament of NSW. Several WestCONnex Action Group members spoke at the inquiry on various topics. Here's the speech one of our spokespeople, Pauline Lockie, gave on WestCONnex and liveable cities.
Read moreRESIDENTS ARRESTED AND CHARGED AFTER LATEST WESTCONNEX PROTEST
TWO residents who occupied an apartment in a forcibly acquired block in Haberfield to protest its destruction for WestCONnex were arrested yesterday and charged with trespass.
Read moreMEDIA ALERT: RESIDENTS NOW OCCUPYING HABERFIELD APARTMENT SET FOR WESTCONNEX DESTRUCTION
RESIDENTS are now occupying a flat in a forcibly acquired apartment block at 27 Wattle St Haberfield that is due to be demolished for the $16.8 billion WestCONnex tollway project.
Read moreDefending Haberfield and Ashfield from WestCONnex
Filmmaker Russ Herman documented the occupation and destruction of much-loved family homes in the Ashfield and Haberfield areas. He's spoken to locals, former residents, those arrested and more to find out why they're standing up to the senseless destruction of their community for WestCONnex.
Read moreTalking WestCONnex, civil disobedience and transparency on 2RRR
Pauline Lockie from WestCONnex Action Group speaks to 2RRR's RadioActive about WestCONnex. Topics covered include recent arrests for civil disobedience in Haberfield, Leighton and Samsung being accused of corruption, and WestCONnex's lack of transparency and corrupted processes.
Read moreTalking civil disobedience and WestCONnex on ABC702
On Monday 2 May, WestCONnex Action Group's Pauline Lockie and Sharon Laura spoke to Robbie Buck on ABC702 Breakfast about civil disobedience and WestCONnex. Have a listen.
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