Waltham Forest Group updates
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,...
November 24 at 07:10pm
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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...
November 23 at 01:37am
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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...
November 13 at 12:16am
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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...
October 29 at 01:25am
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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...
October 22 at 09:39pm
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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...
October 15 at 12:12am
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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...
October 14 at 11:36pm
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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...
October 11 at 02:24pm
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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...
September 24 at 02:12pm
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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...
September 19 at 04:53pm
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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...
September 17 at 02:59pm
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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...
August 28 at 11:29pm
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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...
August 15 at 11:30am
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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...
August 09 at 01:00pm
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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...
August 05 at 10:51pm
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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...
July 23 at 03:21pm
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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...
July 13 at 02:01pm
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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....
June 21 at 12:15am
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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...
June 04 at 07:59pm
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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...
April 24 at 09:07pm
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