Dr Holly Champion, a young full-time piano teacher living in Sydney, had never been in trouble with the law.
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| A man is arrested by police during an Extinction Rebellion protest in central Sydney on Monday. |
But after she and other Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters were arrested on Monday, she was slapped with the kind of bail conditions normally reserved for bikie gangs.
The conditions include staying out of the Sydney CBD and not contacting or "going near" other members of Extinction Rebellion — a loosely defined organisation that has no central membership list, induction ceremony, uniform, ID card or secret handshake.
To join, you just have to say you're a member. In fact, Holly's mum says she's a member too.
"It's just absurd," said Holly, who has a PhD in Opera.
"How do I even know who's a member of Extinction Rebellion?"
"One of my flatmates is loosely involved with XR."
Read the story from Triple J Hack by James Purtill - “‘I'm not allowed to speak to my mum': Climate protesters slapped with 'absurd' bail conditions.”
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