![]() This is not the first time environmental activists have drawn attention to their cause in unique ways. Organizers, in response, said they were not commenting further.Īctivists of Just Stop Oil glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at Vincent van Gogh's painting Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London on Oct. "But there are always risks with live events and broadcasts," the statement reads.ĬBC News asked whether there would be an investigation into how the protester got on stage and whether any changes would be made to security. In a statement, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which runs the Junos, said it takes "every step to avoid interruptions to our program." ![]() Questions have been raised about security at the awards show Hatherly appeared to get on stage easily and was on stage for 30 seconds before security escorted her off. It's not an issue that people want to think about - climate disaster that we are currently experiencing here and all around the world." Questions about security at Junos "Everybody just saw a topless protester, but they're looking now. "We created an international buzz, and even if people aren't asking the right questions now, they will be," she said. ![]() Junos 2023: The Weeknd wins big, Avril Lavigne confronts topless protester onstage."We wanted to start off with a big bang, and I think we achieved that goal," she said, adding that she chose to disrupt Lavigne "for the headline." Hatherly, who had a ticket for the Junos, said she chose the awards show as a platform simply because of the international attention it would garner. She said she is part of a group called On To Ottawa that will go to the nation's capital in April to demand a citizens' assembly for climate action. A Vancouver woman charged with mischief after a disruption at the Juno Awards is unapologetic about her public protest that garnered headlines around the world.Ĭasey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, was arrested after interrupting Avril Lavigne's speech during the high-profile event the 37-year-old was topless, wearing pasties and had slogans for environmental causes such as "Stop logging old growth now" and "Save the green belt" scrawled on her body.ĬBC News spoke with Hatherly on Wednesday outside of the Edmonton courthouse after her bail hearing.
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