Title: Tasmanian Wilderness Society blocks dam construction (Franklin River Campaign) 1981-83 | Global Nonviolent Action Database
Headings: Tasmanian Wilderness Society blocks dam construction (Franklin River Campaign) 1981-83
Tasmanian Wilderness Society blocks dam construction (Franklin River Campaign) 1981-83
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Content: Candidates chose a side of the
issue to include in their platform. Throughout their actions, the Tasmanian
Wilderness Society maintained pressure to urge politicians to take a definite
stance on the Franklin Dam issue. The
Tasmanian state government announced plans to hold a referendum to engage
citizens in the Hydro Electric Commission’s decision. The Wilderness Society asked
that a “NO DAMS” option be included in the referendum. In the lead-up to the referendum, the
campaigners distributed yellow, triangular “NO DAMS” stickers. The Tasmanian government announced that the
referendum would have two options, both of which took the construction of the
dam as given. The two options only
differed by location: Gordon Below Franklin and Gordon above Olga. The Wilderness Society encouraged voters to
take part in a “Write-in”, by writing “NO DAMS” on their ballot in protest. When the government held the referendum on 12
December 1981, 33% of the voters wrote “NO DAMS” on their ballots.