released the statement below on October 8.
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Today, over 30 actions took place around the world as part of a global 24 hours of action targeting retailer Harvey Norman for their role in helping to drive the destruction of Australia鈥檚 native forests.
Five forest campaigners were arrested after two climbers abseiled down the Sydney Opera House and unfurled a giant banner. Two campaigners were arrested at Harvey Norman鈥檚 Preston store in Melbourne after occupying the roof and displaying a large banner.
鈥滺undreds of people across the planet have taken action today to tell Harvey Norman that profiting from Australia鈥檚 forest destruction is absolutely unacceptable in this day and age,鈥 said Ula Majewski, spokesperson for The Last Stand.
Images from actions are still streaming in from around the globe, but in a diversity of locations 鈥 including Ontario, Prague, Auckland and Bristol 鈥 hundreds of people took action for Australia鈥檚 native forests.
Majewski said: 鈥淔rom the sails of the Sydney Opera House to the forests of East Gippsland and from the World Cup stadium in Johannesberg to Harvey Norman stores in Wellington and Auckland, the global community have stood up and said No Harvey No! Stop selling Aussie forest destruction.
鈥淗arvey Norman needs to take urgent action for our spectacular forests and stop selling furniture and flooring products sourced from native forests. There are readily available alternatives such as recycled and plantation timber鈥 said The Last Stand spokesperson Nicola Paris,
Spectacular high resolution images from Sydney, Melbourne and across the world can be downloaded here.
High resolution vision from Goongerah, East Gippsland, Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania and Alice Springs, Northern Territory can be downloaded .
A full list of actions will be published on The Last Stand鈥檚 when finalised.