Navarre Trees, Rob Blakers
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Lost and Saved in Tasmania
21 Reasons to Protect Peaceful Protest: Gunns20
fortyfivedownstairs
Tuesday 02 February 2010 to Saturday 13 February 2010
An exhibition of photographs highlighting the extraordinary beauty and value of the Tasmania environment, and to open minds to the fact that these places are so valuable that peaceful protest is a legitimate tactic employed in the face of their imminent destruction.
In December 2004, 17 individuals and 3 groups were sued by Gunns Ltd, Australia’s largest wood chipper, for $6.4 million. A day later Gunns’ applied for approval to build a pulp mill in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley. Almost 5 years on, the case continues with 6 defendants remaining. The cases against the other defendants have been settled or unilaterally dropped by Gunns.
The opening date of the exhibition, 2 February 2010, coincides with the first day of the
Gunns20 trial.
This exhibition features photographs by: Senator Bob Brown; Olegas Truchanas; Peter Dombrovskis; Rob Blakers; and Wolfgang Glowacki.
www.gunns20.org/
fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Lane Melbourne Vic 3000
(03) 9662 9966
Tue – Fri 11am to 5pm, Sat 12pm – 4pm
