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I <3 Arctic Fundraiser

A couple of weeks ago the lovely Katie Fitzgerald's in Stourbridge kindly lent their downstairs basement gig room to us thanks to a lovely girl called Ruby (...
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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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Shell Day 2

Last Saturday Birmingham, Worcester and Malvern Greenpeace groups took action against Shell in their local area. The groups arrived outside the Shell petrol...
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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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Greenpeace at Moseley Folk Festival 2012

Last weekend Birmingham and Black Country Greenpeace had a presence at Moseley Folk Festival in Moseley Village, Birmingham. Armed with a polar bear suit,...
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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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Shell Protest - Kingsheath - August 11th

Following on from the success our protest against Shell drilling for oil in the Arctic last month in Stourbridge (which ended up in the local paper) we decided...
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Video: Shell Day Stourbridge

Short video of our protest outside of the Shell petrol station in Stourbridge
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Save the Arctic - Stourbridge

Earlier today around 20 people joined in a protest outside of the Shell Petrol station in Stourbridge as part of the day of action against Shell. They were...
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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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Stop Shell Save the Arctic - Kingsheath Birmingham

On Saturday 23rd members of the Birmingham & Black Country Greenpeace Group held a protest outside the forecourt of the Shell petrol station in Kingsheath...
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Connect The Dots - Coseley's 'Weird Weather' Education Day

On Saturday 5th May two of our Greenpeace members attended Coseley's 'Connect the Dots' event. The event was part of Climate Impacts Day across the world...
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Go Green week

On Tuesday we were part of Aston University’s Go Green week and had a stall in the eco market in the Students Guild. We called on the services of Brian the...
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Video: Brian the Stormtrooper at Aston University Go Green Week

Greenpeace Birmingham & Black Country called on the help of Brian the rebel Stormtrooper to help them out signing people up to join the rebellion and...
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Greenpeace Birmingham & Black Country 2011 Highlights

It’s been another busy year for Greenpeace Birmingham & Black Country so here’s some of our highlights. During the summer we started a campaign against toy...
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Kick Off event at Aston Villa Football Club

Kick Off at Aston Villa

Last week we were invited by Envision to participate and run a stall at their Kick Off event at Aston Villa Football Club. Envision is a youth empowerment...
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Video: Moseley Folk Festival 2011

A short video summary of our time at this years Moseley Folk Festival
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Greenpeace Strike Back. Volkswagen dealership occupied in Birmingham

On Saturday morning Greenpeace took action against Volkswagen by targeting its forecourts around the UK and Europe. Despite its image as one of the worlds...
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Moseley Folk Festival 2011

The first weekend of September saw us end the summer with one last festival of the year the Moseley Folk Festival. We always enjoy the festival and the people...
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Common Fisheries Policy Campaign in Kings Heath

After the recent success in our Tuna campagin, John West were the last major Tuna supplier to agree to switch to more sustainable fishing metheds, we started...
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