Oct 1, 2019-2019
New Zealand
Activists Glue Themselves to ANZ Building
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ACTIVISTS/ACT.GROUPS/DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP
Extinction Rebellion
TARGET
New Zealand government
WIDELY HELD BELIEF
The New Zealand government should stop encouraging and enabling the export of oil, gas, and minerals.
CASE NARRATIVE
Issue and Opponent: As part of the movement begun by Greta Thurnsburg’s Fridays for Future, the Extinction Rebellion organization implemented its Global Day of Action to capitalize on the momentum around climate action.
Dilemma Action: On October 7, 2019, 6 protestors, including a 15-year-old boy glued themselves to a glass door of the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment building. After being aware that an alternative entrance to the bank existed, 7 more capitalized on that discovery and glued themselves to that entrance. Protestors also attached themselves to a pink car in front of the Ministry.
Outcome: The DA was performed alongside the larger Extinction Rebellion protests. They were successful as their demands for Britain to declare a climate emergency, and its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050 were met. The dilemma action was performed in conjunction with many other protests, marches, and demonstrations taking place during the period that the campaign was active.
PRIMARY STRUGGLE/GOAL
NONVIOLENT TACTICS USED
DA TACTICS USED
Social disobedience
CASE NARRATIVE WRITER
SUCCESS METRICS
9 / 12
(CONC) Concessions were made
(EREP) Dilemma action got replicated by other movements
(MC) Media Coverage
(PS) Dilemma action built sympathy with the public
(PUN) Punishment favored the activists
(REFR) Dilemma action reframed the narrative of the opponent
(RF) Dilemma action reduced fear and/or apathy among the activists
(SA) Dilemma action appealed to a broad segment of the public
Laugtivism
PART OF A LARGER CAMPAIGN
1 / 3
Activist group continued working together after the action
RESOURCES
Project documentation
Dilemma Actions Coding Guidebook
Case study documentation
Dilemma_Actions_Analysis_Dataset
SOURCES
Lock, Harry. 2019. “Police make arrests after day of climate protests in Wellington,” RNZ. Retrieved July 23, 2023. (https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018716607/police-make-arrests-after-day-of-climate-protests-in-wellington).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/extinction-rebellion-meet-the-climate-protest-group-disrupting-dozens-of-cities-/2019/10/07/e7574c72-e6b201e9-b0a6-3d03721b85ef_story.html. Accessed April 15, 2022.
White, Nic. 2019. Militant activists storm parliament, glue themselves to banks and threaten planes with drones as Extinction Rebellion protests break out across Australia and New Zealand in a planned ‘week of chaos’ which will include a NAKED march,” Daily Mail. Retrieved July 23, 2023. (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7544845/Extinction-Rebellion-launched-week-long-climate-change-protests.html).
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