Keep Sydney Open Is Holding Another Huge Anti-Lockout Laws Rally

A casual 15,000 showed up last time.
Shannon Connellan
September 14, 2016

Crusaders for saving Sydney's nightlife Keep Sydney Open have issued the battle cry once again, announcing another large-scale rally in Sydney on Sunday, October 9.

Protesting NSW's controversial lockout laws and Justice Ian Callinan's (honestly pretty general) liquor law review, released by the NSW Government yesterday, the KSO rally will reiterate the sentiment that fuelled their huge February rally that saw around 15,000 Sydneysiders take to the CBD streets.

"It's good to finally hear what Sydneysiders have already known for a long time, that these laws are putting Sydney's reputation as a dynamic, international city at risk," says Keep Sydney Open founder Tyson Koh. "We shouldn't have to settle for lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key policy solutions, when only an hour's flight away Melbourne has created a safe and dynamic nightlife with a cool-headed smart policy."

"With each passing day the lockouts are in place, Sydney's cultural life is damaged, small businesses are jeopardised and our internationally recognised artistic talent is finding it harder to be paid for their work", said Koh. "A thirty minute extension misses the point, that Sydney wants policy that encourages safe and vibrant nightlife at anytime. Major cities around the world can do it and we can too."

Keep Sydney Open will hold a rally in Sydney's CBD at 12pm on October 9. Here's the Facebook event if you're keen to attend.

Image: Kimberley Low.

Published on September 14, 2016 by Shannon Connellan
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