Extinction Rebellion protestors dump shoes in Brisbane’s CBD

Bizarre moment Extinction Rebellion protesters dump hundreds of shoes during a march against climate change – dressed up like characters from the Handmaid’s Tale

• Extinction Rebellion protesters laid out 700 pairs of shoes in Brisbane’s CBD
• Dressed in outfits similar to the Handmaid’s Tale they marched around the shoes 
• Protesters demand the government listen to expert advice on climate change
• The shoes represented the impact that would be felt by the next generation

By Tom Place For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 07:03 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 07:03 BST, 11 July 2020

Extinction Rebellion protesters have staged a bizarre march against climate change by dumping more than 700 hundred pairs of shoes in Brisbane’s CBD.

The protesters, dressed in outfits similar to those worn in the hit series the Handmaid’s Tale, lined the shoes in a circle in front of City Hall at King George Square on Saturday morning.

The small group were seen circling around the shoes and holding their arms in the air as they called for the government to listen to expert advice on climate change.

Extinction Rebellion protesters staged a protest (pictured) against climate change by placing over 700 hundred pairs of shoes in King George Square in Brisbane’s CBD

Despite bearing a significant resemblance to outfits worn on the hit TV show, spokeswoman Kate Miller told the Courier Mail their robes had no association.

She said there were the outfits worn by a branch of Extinction Rebellion known as the Red Rebels.

The protest drew a crowd of around 50 people.

Another protester, Kate O’Brien, said the hundreds of pairs of shoes were laid out to represent ‘the vast number of children who will face the disastrous outcomes of an inhospitable planet.’ 

‘(Extinction Rebellion) believes that society has a moral obligation to maintain the planet as a livable home to pass onto our children.’

The protesters were seen dressed in red robes that appeared similar to the outfits worn by characters of the hit TV show the Handmaid’s Tale (pictured, similar outfits in March)

Protester Kate O’Brien said the over 700 pairs of shoes (pictured) were laid out to represent ‘the vast number of children who will face the disastrous outcomes of an inhospitable planet’

Many of the shoes had handwritten letters placed to them addressed by parents to their children explaining why they had to take action.

‘I wish I could undo the damage that is done but all I can do is work to be part of the solution,’ one mother wrote to her children. 

‘Grow strong, we’re going to change the world and it’s going to take some work.’ 

A speaker at the protest said it was her ‘duty as a mother’ to campaign for climate action.

‘We can work now to prevent degrees of warming that will save lives,’ the speaker said. 

Many of the shoes (pictured) had handwritten letters placed to them addressed by parents to their children explaining why they had to take action

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