Issue No 118 | 02 November 2001 | |
NewsGreenpeace Activist Gets Union SupportBy Greg Turner
A fundraiser was held this week to support unionist and Greenpeace (Australia-Pacific) anti-nuclear campaigner Nic Clyde, who faces six years gaol in the United States for doing his job. Nic was arrested and gaoled in California in July with other Greenpeace campaigners during a peaceful protest against the United States' 'Star Wars' missile system. He is a member of the Australian Services Union and is currently in Australia on bail before he plans to return to the U.S. to defend himself in court. He has acknowledged the support of the ASU and the NSW Trades and Labor Council which passed a resolution calling for the dropping of all charges and his immediate release. "There was a time when this whole thing was getting really heavy and I felt like my whole world was coming down around me," Nic says. "Then I got a call from the ASU to tell me about the Labor Council resolution and that one call really, really, boosted my morale at a time I needed it most." Along with ASU members from Greenpeace and other community organisations, the fundraiser was attended by representatives from Trade Unions including the CFMEU, The President of NSW Legislative Council, the Hon Meredith Burgmann MLC ( Labor) and NSW Greens leader, the Hon Lee Rhiannon MLC. Well known environmental campaigner Bruce Childs also attended the Sydney fundraiser and congratulated unions for supporting Nic's cause. "Nic is taking a moral and ethical stand and he's taking it right to the very heart of the system." He has also received support from Catholic and Anglican bishops.
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