Protester locks himself to car in inner-city Brisbane
A PROTESTER has locked himself to a car outside an International Women's Day breakfast in inner-city Brisbane.
Gregory Mackenzie, alongside other activists from Extinction Rebellion, 'disrupted' the event at the Royal International Convention Centre in Bowen Hills on Thursday morning.
The event was hosted by mining giant BHP.
In a social media statement, Extinction Rebellion said protestors were angry with both BHP and local police - Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll was one of the keynote speakers.
A protester appears to be holding onto a tyre of a car that’s parked in the middle of the road in front of the Royal International Convention Centre. @QRCouncil is holding an International Women’s Day Breakfast inside #qldpol pic.twitter.com/FUtF22Hl7R
— Domanii Cameron (@domaniicameron) March 4, 2020
"The mining industry and police service both play vital roles in the continued oppression of women and minorities, and this morning they have joined together to co-opt International Women's Day," the statement said.
"Behind BHP's farcical pro equality charade they profit from creating the ecological crisis in which women from majority world countries will fair worst, while QPS are still employing 84 officers accused of domestic violence."
It is believed Mackenzie was arrested by police.
The man has been cheered on by protesters. pic.twitter.com/kjSxzKxSlL
— Domanii Cameron (@domaniicameron) March 4, 2020
