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December 11, 2014

Why hundreds of New Zealanders buried their heads in the sand together

Large group of people burying their heads in the sand at a beach, mimicking ostriches. The scene shows dozens of participants in colorful clothing lying face-down on the sandy shore under a partly cloudy sky.

Hundreds of people across New Zealand decided to do something quite out of the ordinary last weekend — they all buried their heads in the sand. Why? To send a message to their government that should be a no-brainer — to take their heads out of the sand and get serious about climate change.

Check out one of the 12 demonstrations that happened in the video below where about 220 Kiwis from the city of Christchurch came to New Brighton Beach for #HeadsInSandNZ:


Via 350Christchurch