Greenwich Group updates
Getting over the ‘green blues’
Last weekend I met up with a woman who was thinking of becoming a Greenpeace active supporter. Looking back on the conversation, Emma reminded me a lot...
July 26 at 10:09am
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Greenwich Greenpeace joins Polar Parade
It wasn't quite the Arctic... but Greenpeace activists from across South London joined forces for a special Polar Parade along the Thames as part of a national...
May 01 at 04:55pm
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Video of Greenpeace's activities during 2012
This short video is a great overview of the work Greenpeace and its active supporters put into key campaigns over the past year. Inspiring - though I say it...
January 11 at 12:14pm
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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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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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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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Paula the Polar Bear comes to Blackheath
It was a hot day but that didn’t put off our mate Carlos from holding out inside a thick polar bear costume for more than an hour. When I asked him how he...
July 30 at 02:41pm
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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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Greenpeace goes ape over KFC forest trashing
It’s not often you find an orang-utan in the queue of your local Kentucky Fried Chicken. Even rarer to find two. But last Saturday, KFC’s fast food restaurant...
May 28 at 10:12pm
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South London film night celebrates 40 years of Greenpeace
After a couple of nail-biting days wondering if our event would go smoothly, the South London film night turned out to be a great success with...
March 27 at 01:37pm
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Greenpeace to hold 40th anniversary film night for South Londoners
Greenpeace activists from across South London are putting on a free film night to celebrate 40 years of campaigning for environmental and social justice.
A...
February 29 at 04:41pm
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Greenwich Greenpeace Active Supporters Group: 2011 review
Being a Greenpeace active supporter can be challenging. At times it can be frustrating. But the one thing you can count on with Greenpeace is that you’ll...
February 07 at 08:55pm
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Nuclear energy: we want a future, not a disaster
When I'm not helping out with Greenpeace campaigns, most of my spare time is spent fighting the government's drive to build eight new nuclear power stations...
February 03 at 03:14pm
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London-wide day of action against VW
On Saturday, 10th December about 60 local Greenpeace volunteers from all 11 London networks as well as Berkshire, Surrey and Cambridgeshire descended to top...
December 15 at 10:36pm
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Rainbow Warrior brings colour to the Docklands
The Greenwich Greenpeace crew joined activists from all over the UK for a special tour of the new Rainbow Warrior. Despite being dwarfed by the grey towers of...
November 18 at 06:21pm
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Volkswagon is driving us crazy!
A Volkswagen dealership in Norwood, South East London was one of scores of VW outlets targetted by Greenpeace activists last weekend. In total, more than sixty...
September 13 at 10:18am
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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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Local debate on the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and implications for the UK
If you're free on the evening of Wednesday 7th September, a very interesting public meeting is being held in Greenwich to discuss the ongoing disaster at the...
August 29 at 12:00pm
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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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