On2Ottawa

On2Ottawa is a Canadian climate change advocacy group. The group seeks to unite all Canadian climate activism groups. In March 2023, On2Ottawa activists were arrested after vandalising a museum exhibit in Victoria, and after interrupting the Juno Awards of 2023.

On2Ottawa
TypeGroup
PurposeClimate change advocacy
Location
  • Canada
Key people
Casey Hatherly

Organisation

On2Ottawa seeks to unite all climate change activism groups.[1] The group draws inspiration from the teaching of UK climate scientist David King.[2]

The group is organising a caravan from Vancouver to Ottawa on April 1, 2023 to draw attention to the climate crisis.[1]

History of activities

On March 1, 2023, three On2Ottawa activists, including Laura Sullivan, smeared pink paint on an exhibit at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. The activists applied the washable paint to a model of a Woolly mammoth. Victoria police arrested the activists and charged them with mischief.[3]

Two weeks later, On2Ottawa activist Casey Hatherly interrupted singer Avril Lavigne while presenting on stage during the Juno Awards of 2023. Naked from the waist up, Hatherly had "Land back", "Save the green belt" and "Stop logging old growth now" was written on her torso.[4][5] Hatherly was charged with mischief and was detained overnight in Edmonton Remand Centre before appearing in an Edmonton court.[2][6]

References
  1. Lawrence, Jeff (2023-03-01). "Climate activist smears pink paint on woolly mammoth exhibit at RBCM". CHEK-DT. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  2. Wakefield, Jonny (15 March 2023). "Topless protester who crashed Edmonton Junos stage makes brief court appearance". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. "Climate activists toss pink paint on Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth replica". CBC. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. Wong, Julia (15 March 2023). "Junos protester explains why she disrupted awards show". CBC. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. Swensrude, Stephanie (15 March 2023). "Topless Junos protester wants drastic climate action | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. "La femme qui est montée sur la scène des Juno seins nus a été accusée de méfait". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). 2023-03-16. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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