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What on earth is going on in Leyton?

Leytonites (that's what I assume people who live in Leyton are called, but I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong) got the schock of their lifetime on Saturday...
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Tell Dilma to SAVE THE AMAZON

As you're probably sitting and waiting for the long awaited arctic campaign to start, why dont you sit down and do a bit of online activity unless you have...
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Not just another social

On Tuesday we gathered for what are starting to grow into a tradition for our group, socials. We normally take it on shift to hold it at our houses. We...
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Good Times With Greenpeace

I have received following amazing and inspiring accounts from our departing member Sophia: I registered with the Southwest London Greenpeace group website just...
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South London VW & 40 years anniversary film night

In a joint event with Southwark and Greenwich, bringing together the best South London has to offer, come and join us for this event, which promises to be a...
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Syncrude Oil Operations in Alberta Tar Sands

Stalemate on EU Tar Sands Vote

The Tar Sands debate really hotted up this week and a massive thank to everyone who has written to Nick Clegg and told him to support a law that would ban Tar...
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Rex Weyler on tar sands and Keystone XL

A discussion between Anders Lorenzen, from SW London Greenpeace, and Rex Weyler one of the early Greenpeace pioneers, who's still very active today. When Obama...
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London wide day of VW campaigning (with video)

Last Saturday several London networks took part in Volkswagen campaigning at London Southbank and Tate Modern. This was a combined London effort aand over 700...
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Social at Sophia's

Received following account from Sophia from last Wednesday's social. Please feel free to add coments, sure she would love some feedback: 'Last Wednesday I had...
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The Power of the Jedi Council

There is something quite amazing going on which might have unleashed some potential powers we were unaware of.  You would have thought Volkswagen would...
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Should we change where and when we meet? - Please tell us what you think

Happy new year all. And with the new year, we were wondering about a new meeting place for our meetings, and wanted to get your thoughts. We’re really keen to...
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Merry Green Christmas from Southwest London

Christmas is knocking on the door, and what better opportunity to look back at the year with season greetings. What a tremendous year it's been and it has also...
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Crossing the river...

I know for South and North Londoners, crossing the river can be a controversial issue, but as Neil the Camden coordinator had invited me to their December...
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Our first stall at Oval Farmers Market

Saturday saw us having our first stall at Oval Farmers Market to campaign at The Common Fisheries Policy. We found it to be a great venue to campaign at and...
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Petropolis

Last night we did something which at least at our group was new. I hosted a screening of the Tar Sands film Petroplois. It turned out to be just the right...
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We've just passed 100k Jedi in the Rebellion. Help us visualise it and get some

The true colours of Volkswagen exposed

Volkswagen want's you to believe that they're a green company and they're serious about tackling climate change and making their cars more efficient, recently...
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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...
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CFP, street campaign, ,Sainsburys, Colliers Wood

Ideas for how to organise a local Greenpeace event

As there’s lots of new people getting involved in our local Greenpeace group, I thought I’d write a quick blog on how to organise a GP event. This isn’t...
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Chopped down Boreal forest near a tar sands mine in Alberta, Canada

Canadian Tar Sands

The Canadian Tar Sands is the most energy intensive way of extracting Oil and it's highly destructive. Boreal forest the size of England have been destroyed,...
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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...
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