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East Bristol show Solidarity with Arctic 30 Sat 5th Oct.

We had a great day Saturday with the East Bristol group – we were joined by relatives and friends of Alex, Iain and Anthony – three of the activists from the...
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Bristol Shows Support for Arctic 30 at Make Sunday Special

Today several of the group were campaigning on Corn Street as part of the penultimate Make Sunday Special.  Although we set out to gain signatures for the...
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Support for Detained Activists at Best of Bemmy!

Bristol East ran a stall at the Best of Bedminster Show today.  Another one of Bristol's great community events which attracted a good crowd. It was...
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Starter for Ten!

Bristol East Greenpeace and friends fielded two teams at a fun quiz in aid of Avon Wildlife Trust's Feed Bristol campaign.  Commiserations to Rainbow...
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Aurora Lights Up Arctic Campaign

At 3 tonnes , twenty foot high and the size of a London double decker bus, Aurora, the world’s biggest polar bear is surely a beast to be reckoned with....
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Greenpeace at Whitehall Primary School

In my role as the local 'Greenspeaker' I spent the morning at Whitehall Primary School giving talks to two Year 2 classes with about 30 children in each class...
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Only Fools and .... Polar Bears!

"Wanna buy a pig?"  "How about a lovely terracotta teapot, mate?"  "Ere, that's a genuine Banksy. Honest .. would i lie to you Missus?"  "Take...
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Eastville Park Islamic Cultural Fayre

Eastville Park Islamic Cultural Fayre

Sunday and we're at Eastville Park for the Islamic Cultural Fayre - this is a first for us so we weren't really sure what to expect. The Fayre starts at noon...
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Castle Park - At Last!

After a couple of rain delays, we finally made it to Castle Park on Wednesday  to speak to tourists and the lunch crowd about Aurora, the giant bear who...
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Aurora is Coming!

You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for Amnesty Bristol.  For a second year their main Bristol fundraiser -Goldney Garden Party - was hit by heavy rain. This...
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The Shard Six - Their Incredible Achievement Lives On

Thursday 11th July and it's my birthday!  How kind to receive early morning texts from Greenpeace - but what's all this about an 'IceClimb'?  Six...
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Bristol East Helps To Make Sunday Special

Other cities are looking at Bristol's new initiative to encourage families to ditch the car for one Sunday in the month and enjoy all manner of entertainment...
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Giving Shell More Hell - As Inspired By The Shard Six!

Today's peaceful protest outside a Shell garage in Bristol was inspired by the heroic actions of Victo, Ali, Sabine, Sandra, Liesbeth & Wiola who took part...
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Arctic Hugs at St Paul's - the video

Temperatures in the 70s - just perfect for a carnival.  Not the best conditions to be donning furry Arctic animal costumes - but it did get people's...
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Climate Confusion at St Paul's Carnival

It's St Paul's Afro-Caribbean Carnival, it's one of the hottest days of the year and here we are donning Factor 150 furry arctic costumes!  The last thing...
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Jumping Jack Frost

Well, a week at Glastonbury passed in a blur so it’s just as well we took a few photos in and around the Greenpeace field to remind us. The Arctic features...
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Save The Arctic at Bristol's Big Market

  Bristol East Greenpeace had a nice day out at Big Green Week’s Bristol BIG Market on Saturday.  We took an Arctic-themed stall down to St Nicholas...
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John Sauven Greenpeace UK Executive Director in Bristol for 'Beyond (Eco) Campaigning'

John Sauven, Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director, was in Bristol on Friday 21st to take part in a panel discussion entitled ‘Beyond (Eco) Campaigning’. John...
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Carbon Footprint on the Radio

Today was the last in our current series of six slots on radio Ujima and it was the turn of Mark Usher and me (Richard Lancaster) to have a go at explaining...
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Radio Days

A good friend, let’s call her Maria (for that is her name), advises me to “get out of the comfort zone” every week.  A recent text-message suggestion from...
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