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Posted by jamess - 26 September, 2013 - 11:52 - Comments
Arctic 30: our Captain Fantastic
Pete Willcox, who has just been refused bail and remains alone in a Russian jail cell, was my skipper on board the first Rainbow Warrior in 1984. As a crew we spent five months in a hellhole boat yard in Florida turning the Warrior from a motor boat into a sailing boat and she turned really beautifully.
Posted by BunnyMcdiarmid - 15 October, 2013 - 14:01 - Comments
I think we hit a nerve with this one...
This morning's launch of wrongmove.org and the Not for Shale legal block certainly seemed to hit a nerve in the pro-fracking world! We've been collecting defensive responses from government and industry since about midday, and felt we should send a volley back to those who've been shaken into such uncharacteristically immediate replies.
Posted by leila - 14 October, 2013 - 16:47 - Comments
"Thank you very much for your kind words, love and care" - Marco's letter to you
Swiss activist Marco Weber, who is currently being held in a Russian prison along with 29 others following the storming of the Arctic Sunrise by Russian agents on 19 September, has written a letter of thanks to all the people supporting the Arctic 30. In it he explains why he believes that people power is necessary to protect the Arctic and how the support of the public is keeping him going.
Posted by Fran G - 14 October, 2013 - 14:22 - Comments
Letter home: "I'm preparing myself for a lengthy sentence"
Freelance videographer Kieron Bryan who was arrested when Russian special forces stormed the Arctic Sunrise on September 19th has written a letter home in which he talks about his fears for a lengthy sentence, life in a Russian prison and Spur's latest result.
Posted by petespeller - 14 October, 2013 - 11:27 - Comments
