Local artists and activists Jane Davidson and Ian Bretherton stand in front of a protest sign dating from the anti-smelter movement in Aramoana; (inset, clockwise from top left) Residents and friends of Aramoana hold a meeting at the Aramoana Hall to air their feelings in September 1980; Two images of protest signs from 1980; Angela Baker (left), of Dunedin, and Sonja Antonsen, of Harwood, display their wares at the ‘‘Aramoana State Border’’ to raise funds for the Save Aramoana Campaign in January 1981. PHOTOS: SIMON HENDERSON AND ODT FILES
When it comes to battling corporations, it can often be the case that the one with the biggest wallet wins. But when protesters took on an international consortium wanting to open an aluminium smelter, the little guys won for a change.
The Star reporter Simon Henderson looks back at the struggle to keep Aramoana safe from big industry. Local artists and activists Jane Davidson and Ian Bretherton stand in front of a protest sign dating from the anti-smelter movement in Aramoana; (inset, clockwise from top left) Residents and friends of Aramoana hold a meeting at the Aramoana Hall to air their feelings in September 1980; Two images of protest signs from 1980; Angela Baker (left), of Dunedin, and Sonja Antonsen, of Harwood, display their wares at the ‘‘Aramoana State Border’’ to raise funds for the Save Aramoana Campaign in January 1981. PHOTOS: SIMON HENDERSON AND ODT FILES
When it comes to battling corporations, it can often be the case that the one with the biggest wallet wins. But when protesters took on an international consortium wanting to open an aluminium smelter, the little guys won for a change.
The Star reporter Simon Henderson looks back at the struggle to keep Aramoana safe from big industry. …Read More