Global protest against Rio Tinto 5th June
On the 5th of June in South London, a protest against Rio Tinto was led by Earth Strike North of the River from Trafalgar Square to the Rio Tinto headquarters. 
The intent was to highlight the breadth of environmental disasters, the displacement of some Indigenous peoples, desecration of sacred sites and ongoing health issues for communities across the planet as a consequence of Rio Tinto’s operations.
Ariana Sutton (Awarua, Waihopai) Rongoā lecturer and traditional Māori Healer, collaborated with Apache Leader and Activist Wendsler Noir Snr to have the Tiwai issue raised on the Tino Rangatiratanga flag and the Apache Nation flag in reference to the ‘Save Oak Flat’ campaign.
The turn out of the protest reminds us just how far, wide and deep the effects of Rio Tinto’s operations have spread and how often solidarity and unification is our greatest strength in confronting such injustice.
Read the Demonstration Speech (PDF, 102.07 kB) to find out more about the global effects of Rio Tinto operations.
Posted: 11 June 2021