Casey Hatherly (born 1985 or 1986, commonly known as Ever) is a Canadian climate activist and member of On2Ottawa.
Hatherly was arrested in March 2023 after interrupting Avril Lavigne at the
Juno Awards
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to protest against climate related issues.
She has interrupted an international soccer match, and thrown paint on the Canadian Prime Minister's office while conveying concern for the climate crisis and environmental issues.
Biography
Hatherly was born in .
Known as Ever, Hatherly is a member of the On2Ottawa group that draws inspiration from the climate-change related teaching of UK climate scientist David King. She lives in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
.
In June 2022, Hatherly and one other protestor, interrupted a match between the Canada men's soccer team and the Curaçao football team to protest against old-growth logging. Hatherly was half naked and had the message “1022 days left” written on her torso. In August 9, 2022, she again protested against old-growth logging while naked from the waist up in at the
visitor centre
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in
Victoria, British Columbia
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. As part of the ''Save Old Growth'' campaign, Hatherly posed with the slogan "961 days left" on her upper half.
Hatherly was arrested after interrupting the
Juno Awards of 2023
The Juno Awards of 2023 was a music awards ceremony that was held on March 13, 2023 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.Avril Lavigne's interaction of
AP Dhillon
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's performance to protest climate related causes. Her torso was adorned with protest slogans against oil pipelines, destruction of Ontario's
greenbelt
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and old-growth-logging. "Land back", "Save the green belt" and "Stop logging old growth now" was written on Hatherly's torso. Lavigne responded to Hatherly: "Get the fuck off, get the fuck off, bitch." After the event, Hatherly said “Just tell Avril I'm not mad.” She was charged with mischief and was detained overnight in
Edmonton Remand Centre
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before appearing in an
Edmonton
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court. In May 2023, Hatherlay pled guilty to trespass and was fined $600.
University of British Columbia
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sociology professor David Tindall described Hatherly's actions as a typical means to draw attention in order to attract media attention, and suggested that her actions would have been more effective if they occurred at a government event.
On April 15, 2023, Hatherly splattered pink paint around the entrance of the Office of the Prime Minister. She posed with a sign that stated “Demand climate action now!”
See also
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Nudity and protest
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