Birmingham & Black Country Group updates
John West Tuna targeted at Merry Hill
Members of our group recently spotted these tins of John West Tuna whilst they were at the Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill. The tins had stickers...
July 13 at 11:46am
Comments
Mostly Jazz Festival 2011
A few days after we got back from Glastonbury we had to start thinking about the Mostly Jazz festival. Now in its second year we we’re fortunate enough to be...
July 11 at 07:36pm
Comments
Glastonbury 2011
Last year Glastonbury celebrated its 40th anniversary this year it was Greenpeace’s turn. To mark the occasion there was an interactive structure that people...
July 05 at 11:55pm
Comments
Barbie Hunt Birmingham & the Black country
A Greenpeace investigation and testing of Barbie's packaging revealed her boxes are made from Indonesia's rainforests which are vital to the continued...
June 13 at 04:16pm
Comments
Review of 2010
It’s a new year and we’ll soon be starting a new Tuna campaign, but before we do let’s have a look back at everything we achieved in 2010.
CampaignsWe started...
January 07 at 10:18pm
Comments
Double Rainbow
All the way across Birmingham We've been out campaigning for the country to Go Beyond Oil these past two Saturdays. Last week we took the campaign to the City...
November 07 at 12:33am
Comments
Wales and West Midlands Skillshare
The Skillshare for network coordinators took place in Birmingham in early October. A great day to be had by all, much deliberation, inspiring grassroots...
November 02 at 01:52am
Comments
Go Beyond Oil subvertising
The Go Beyond Oil campaign launched a few weeks ago aiming to end our addiction to oil with the focus on stopping the use of unconventional oil such as the Tar...
September 18 at 04:09pm
Comments
Moseley Folk Festival 2010
Last weekend saw us return to the Moseley Folk Festival after our success at last years festival and the Mostly Jazz Festival a few months before. The...
September 11 at 12:26am
Comments
Harborne & Halesowen BP Tar Sands Protests
BP Harborne Earlier today we visited the BP garages in Harborne and Halesowen taking our NO TAR SANDS banner made out of messages from people across...
July 17 at 09:04pm
Comments
Mostly Jazz Festival
The festival season continued last weekend with the Mostly Jazz festival, a new jazz festival based in Moseley Park (the same place the Moseley folk festival...
July 11 at 11:32pm
Comments
Glastonbury 40th anniversary
One of my highlights of the year on the Greenpeace calendar is Glastonbury and this year’s 40th anniversary lived up to all expectations. As always Greenpeace...
July 09 at 10:33pm
Comments
Dirty Oil & BP
Last week was another active week for us; some of us went to see Dirty Oil at the Birmingham Just Film Co-Op. It’s a film about BP’s involvement in the Tar...
June 14 at 09:16pm
Comments
Birmingham Climate Change Festival
Birmingham Climate Change Festival We decided to have another go at the Tar Sands campaign after last weeks failed attempt. This weekend couldn't...
June 08 at 11:57pm
Comments
Successful Month
The past month seemed quite successful, one of the first things the new government did was scrap the plans to build a third runway at Heathrow and also...
June 08 at 11:06pm
Comments
Cancelled because of the rain
Behind The Logo One of the biggest problems we seem to have in our group when doing street campaigning is the rain. There's normally only...
May 31 at 06:11pm
Comments
Trident street poll in Dudley town centre
Last weekend we conducted a poll of local residents in Dudley town centre. We asked each shopper/visitor the following question – “Do you...
April 05 at 06:31pm
Comments
Brief review of 2009
E.ON HQ Coventry Last year seemed like an extremely busy / active year for our group, with the year ending with an influx of new members. One of...
February 05 at 01:25am
Comments
Guerrilla gardeners plant apple trees
A few months ago Greenpeace planted an orchard on the Airplot site, the plot of land it owns in the heart of Sipson (the village that will be...
January 05 at 01:37am
Comments
Alistair McGowan at the Wulfrun Hall
We were out doing some Airplot campaigning on Sunday night for the Alistair McGowan gig at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton. Alistair McGowan is one of the...
December 15 at 02:18pm
Comments
Join our global movement
Being a volunteer
Interested in helping with our campaigns, but not sure what’s involved?
Help and FAQContact
About Get Active
The Get Active section of our website is updated by Greenpeace volunteers and reflects their passionate and personal opinions.
More about Get Active