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Arctic 30: our Captain Fantastic

Posted by BunnyMcdiarmid - 15 October 2013 at 2:01pm - Comments
Peter Willcox on board Rainbow Warrior II
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Peter Willcox on board the Rainbow Warrior II

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.

I think we hit a nerve with this one...

Posted by leila - 14 October 2013 at 4:47pm - Comments
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Not for Shale lawn sign, Lancashire

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.

"Thank you very much for your kind words, love and care" - Marco's letter to you

Posted by Fran G - 14 October 2013 at 2:22pm - Comments
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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.  

Letter home: "I'm preparing myself for a lengthy sentence"

Posted by petespeller - 14 October 2013 at 11:27am - Comments
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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.

Don’t want your home fracked? Just say no!

Posted by LiamBB - 14 October 2013 at 8:33am - Comments
wrongmove.org
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Andrew Pemberton of Lytham, Lancashire is not for shale

Years from now, today may be remembered as the day that the UK stood up and declared, "We are not for shale!"

I’ve spent a lot of time in and around actions here at Greenpeace and elsewhere, but rarely have I felt as excited as I do right now about the potential for a major victory, with the launch of wrongmove.org and the Not For Shale legal block.

Sini, the quiet hero

Posted by Harri Lammi - 8 October 2013 at 10:57am - Comments
Sini Saarela at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk
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Sini Saarela at the Leninsky District Court of Murmansk

My friend Sini Saarela is in jail in Murmansk, along with many other Greenpeace International activists. They are some of the first people in the world to face long jail sentences because they followed their conviction and acted against climate change, because they peacefully demonstrated against Arctic oil drilling.

Thousands join global day of support for Arctic 30

Posted by jamie - 5 October 2013 at 4:00pm - Comments
Miss you, Daddy: message to one of the Arctic 30
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Family and friends of the Arctic 30 joined demonstrations around the world demanding their release

From Bali to Helsinki, Sydney to London and all points in between, supporters of the Arctic 30 have turned out in force today, demonstrating outside Russian embassies around the world to demand their release.

Greenpeace activists are not pirates. Even Putin knows that

Posted by John Sauven - 3 October 2013 at 11:08am - Comments
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Russian security services seize the Arctic Sunrise at gunpoint

Twenty-eight Greenpeace activists from 18 different countries, and two independent journalists, have been charged in Russia with piracy with a maximum 15 years in prison. This is despite president Putin saying last week: "Obviously, they are not pirates". But what is obvious to Putin, speaking in front of the world's press at an Arctic Forum, may become obscured within the labyrinth of the Russian legal system.

Please write to the Arctic 30 and let them know how much support they have

Posted by sara_a - 3 October 2013 at 9:18am - Comments
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Write a letter to the Arctic 30

The Arctic 30 are being detained in Russian prisons, charged with piracy. Please help us to shine a light into their cells, raise their spirits and let them know how much support they have all over the world. These 28 activists and two journalists are at the forefront of the battle against dangerous oil drilling in the Arctic, they are heroes not pirates. In their darkest moments we need to let them know they are not alone, so please write a card or letter with a message of support

Join the global day of solidarity for the Arctic 30 – Saturday 5th October

Posted by sara_a - 2 October 2013 at 3:13pm - Comments
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Join us in a peaceful vigil open to everyone

The Arctic 30 have now been charged with piracy by the Russian state prosecutor. They stood up to protect the Arctic, and they now face the possibility of spending years in prison on an absurd and outrageous charge. So let's stand with them in global day of solidarity this Saturday, 5th October.

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