‘We are gathered here today to join, in holy matrimony, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy with her one true love, Big Oil, while her jilted lover, Planet Earth cries silently.’ This was the troth plighted outside the venue of Africa Oil Week in Cape Town on Thursday.
by Kristin Engel, Daily Maverick October 12, 2023 Extinction Rebellion is well known for its creative forms of protest action but its most recent demonstration takes the cake. A mock wedding ceremony was held on Thursday by Extinction Rebellion Cape Town outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre where oil magnates from around the continent gathered for Africa Oil Week.
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