# Canary in the coalmine

Canary costumes have been used as attention grabbing props in lots of protests, although they are obviously the most directly linked to actions targeting coal mining. 

Ways to make the action more attention grabbing include: 

- Play canary song through a PA system
- Add [fake coal](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/link/1213#bkmrk-page-title) into the setup in some way
- Use black [flares](https://rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/link/1289#bkmrk-page-title)
- Design a performance where the canaries sing and then die, as their song fades to silence