Waltham Forest Group updates
Greenpeace Waltham Forest Film Night: Fit for a Queen
Orford House Social Club, Thursday 29 March, 7.30pm.
On 29 March, the Queen is visiting Walthamstow. She would, no doubt, normally be taken on a tour of the...
March 08 at 02:46pm
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Are you green in E17... or anywhere nearby really?
The next meeting of the Waltham Forest Greenpeace group takes place next Wednesday, 7 March at 7.15 at the Rose and Crown on Hoe Street.
There is lots to...
March 04 at 03:41pm
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It's nice to be nice
“Thank you,” I said to the woman who took a leaflet from me. “What’s all this about then, something to do with Shell?” she asked. I gave a quick summing...
February 26 at 09:19pm
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If your network was a rock band...
Which local Greenpeace networks are like which bands?
As it is a new year, many of us may find ourselves recruiting lovely new activists over the...
January 10 at 10:01pm
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Rainbow Warrior III - deckhand diaries - back to Bremen
And so, we are sailing for Germany.
With our two Rhibs putting ashore our guests from the Swedish office at the outer edge of the Swedish archipelagos...
December 06 at 06:23pm
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“Hello Mum, I've just been arrested.”
As the police led me away from the Department of Transport on Monday afternoon, into a ramble of cameras, I made the choice to cover my face. It wasn't that I...
December 01 at 06:08pm
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Chain reaction
Waltham Forest activists transport themselves to the forefront of the fight against tar sands. On Monday 28 November, some 50 Greenpeace activists helped to...
November 30 at 12:04pm
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Rainbow Warrior III in Stockholm
So here I am, sitting in the lounge of Rainbow Warrior III after being on board for just over a week now.
We have just completed the last open boat day in...
November 25 at 01:36pm
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Running away to sea - the Rainbow Warrior III
So here I am again, after an unbelievable last minute opportunity, sat up in a bunk aboard a Greenpeace ship and writing a little blog. It seems a lifetime...
November 21 at 05:21pm
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CFP campaigning in Stoke Newington
It's nice to hang out with friends. That's why we headed to Stoke Newington this weekend to go campaigning with the Islington Greenpeace network.
And what a...
October 23 at 03:50pm
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Five easy pieces
Getting involved with your local Greenpeace network may seem daunting but it’s actually very easy. Here are five simple things to do
1. Join a local group
We...
October 01 at 09:38am
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Waltham Forest Greenpeace video
Check out our new video of us campaigning recently.
September 28 at 10:17pm
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Meanwhile at the Thames Festival…
This weekend was mainly about Greenpeace volunteers up and down the country exposing the darkside of VW dealerships and what a great job they did.
But joining...
September 12 at 05:52pm
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Volunteers expose VW's dark side
Waltham Forest activists join a pan-European effort to turn Volkswagen away from the darkside.
Greenpeace has been campaigning to highlight the dark side of VW...
September 12 at 01:41pm
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Lane and simple
An interesting day’s campaigning was had by the intrepid adventurers of Waltham Forest Greenpeace on Saturday.
As the good looking eco-warriors set about...
August 15 at 07:09pm
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Wanted: Videographers, producers and talented amateurs
Greenpeace has launched a new film competition to turn the cameras on VW, and I’d encourage you to enter. However Greenpeace volunteers in London also need...
August 15 at 12:45pm
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All dolled up
There has been much fun with the Waltham Forest Greenpeace network recently.
First a couple of hardy souls braved the Belgian police by joining a Europe-wide...
June 10 at 07:39pm
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Back in the saddle
Having moved to Walthamstow just last week, I thought I
would ingratiate myself with the local Greenpeace network by popping along to
their monthly meeting...
March 03 at 06:35pm
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Shelf stacking in ASDA
This picture was taken recently at ASDA in Harlow town centre.
It's nice to know that activists all over the UK are making their objections to Princes tuna...
February 06 at 02:22pm
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New adventures in London
Reviewing a year in a campaign network is one thing, but reviewing the first year is another.
I’ve been in thriving groups and attended the bustling meetings...
January 19 at 01:59pm
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