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Lobbying isn't scary after all.

Some time ago now I went to the Greenpeace offices in Canonbury to take part in a lobbying training day, I was rather nervous as I am much more of a hands on,...
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How can you have an open boat day without a boat?

Imagine the scenario. You live in a small Scottish town which isn’t exactly packed with entertainment. You find out that the Greenpeace ship Arctic...
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The Deckhand Diaries part 1

So, for those of you reading this who don’t know me, I’ll tell you briefly how I came to be sat in the lounge of the Arctic Sunrise writing a blog about being...
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Confessions of a bad hippy

Want to hear something ridiculous? If a supreme being existed and said deity offered me a straight choice between: The world moving towards a green future...
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GPI Executive Director was THRILLED to meet members of GP Waltham Forest

On Friday 19th October, members of Waltham Forest Greenpeace network went to the London School of Economics to hear Dr Kumi Naidoo, International Executive...
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Greenpeace activists at the O2 Arena

Save the Radiohead

About a month ago I was invited by Greenpeace to help with their Save the Arctic campaign at a Radiohead gig. At first, all I heard were the words "Radiohead...
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Is that a real polar bear?!

“Is that a real polar bear?!” – not a question you hear very often but by the end of this summer, it was a question I heard a dozen times a day, as I was lucky...
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October Get Active newsletter

Let’s sort out our Energy Future by Richard George, Energy Campaigner We are standing at an energy crossroads and a new law, the Energy Bill, will set out the...
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“I’ve always wanted to punch a polar bear…”

… as opening gambits go, this is not one I had encountered before. Yet here I was, face-to-face with a man who evidently spends his time fantasising about...
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People protesting outside a Shell station

September Get Active newsletter

Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
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Shell Day 2: If at first you do succeed…

… then do it again. In July this year, over 500 people from all over the UK gave up a small part of a Saturday afternoon to protest against Shell’s scandalous...
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Explore the art of action

Walthamstow rocks! Seriously, show me another part of London with something as utterly cool as the E17 Art Trail. Over 16 days in September, 180 venues will...
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August Get Active newsletter

Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
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E17 Art Trail

Campaigning in photos on the E17 Art Trail

Those that know Walthamstow will know that the E17 Art Trail is one of the highlights of the year. Held at the beginning of September it sees a wide array of...
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Polar bear needs ice

The polar bear has become a symbol for environmental campaigners the world over. And donning a polar bear suit, a rite of passage. Since Greenpeace launched...
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Save the Arctic, Save the Human

Last week six activists from the Waltham Forest Network took non-violent direct action against Shell as part of the Save the Arctic campaign. We all had our...
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Greenpeace Netherlands action at Shell HQ - the Hague

July Get Active Newsletter

Shell-Day Saturday 21st July by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
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Alternative use for those Stop Shell stickers

Last Saturday I got (most of) my kit off and cycled around central London, with two of those pretty little Stop Shell stickers posing as DIY nipple pasties....
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What does KFC mean to you?

Greenpeace’s campaign against KFC is making some nice headlines. Hopefully it won’t be too long before the company is forced to take a long hard look at where...
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Cute dog

Walthamstow: our little part of a worldwide movement

It’s always nice to feel part of something, especially something big. And when you’re a Greenpeace activist you can be part of something that spans the entire...
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