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Greenpeace visits the Woodcraft Folk

Just got back from giving a talk (in my role as a Greenspeaker) to the Woodraft Folk who meet at Windmill Hill City Farm. The group were really interested and...

June 03 at 09:59pm

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Arctic Sunrise visits Fowey

The Arctic Sunrise was visiting Fowey 31st May - 2 June 2013 as part of a European Tour to promote long overdue reform of the EU Common Fishing Policy. Richard...

June 02 at 11:37pm

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Stacy, Jo and Richard on Radio Ujima

Just listened to Stacy, Jo and Richard B on Radio Ujima - on Outlook with Paulette North talking about Bristol's bid to be the European Green Capital for 2015...

May 30 at 09:10pm

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Arctic Sunrise anchors in Lyme Bay and fisheries reform inches closer

Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" anchored in Lyme Bay yesterday morning to meet representatives from the Lyme Bay Reserve, local dignitaries and...

May 30 at 07:24pm

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Greenpeace talks about renewables on Radio Ujima

Just got back from doing a 30 minute interview with Madeleine on Paulette North's Radio Ujima Outlook programme. Madeleine gave a potted summary of the...

May 23 at 05:16pm

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Do The Math

On 16th May the campaigning group 350.org encouraged groups around the world to download and watch their video, 'Do The Math'. Bristol East members...

May 19 at 02:53pm

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Ursa Bear unveiled in the Bear Pit

Mayor George Ferguson overcame some brief RPZ-related heckling to unveil Ursa Bear in the Bear Pit on Friday evening. Paula Bear went along and helped...

May 11 at 10:35am

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Radio Ujima 98FM hosts Nuclear Power discussion

Radio Ujima's Paulette North hosted a discussion on Nuclear Power on her lunchtime Outlook show on Thursday 9th May. I debated the pros and cons of a new...

May 10 at 07:01am

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Who's Gonna Love the Arctic on a Hot, Sunny Day?

A sunny Bank Holiday weekend (don't seem to have used that phrase in a long time!) and the people of Nailsea are out supporting the town's Scout Troop's 2nd...

May 06 at 09:23pm

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Picton Street Mayfest - May the 4th Be With You

The Bristol East group were out in force on May 4th in Picton Street. With a great position adjacent to the stage we did a brisk trade in collecting...

May 06 at 07:35pm

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Car Booting for A Pod - The Return!

Bristol East Greenpeace attended their second car boot sale today and raised £88 towards the cost of a new Arctic survival pod (see video below). This...

April 28 at 04:14pm

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A Whole Lotta Love for the Arctic at Bristol Zoo (updated with video)

It was wonderful to be back at Bristol Zoo yesterday with a global campaign that was happening simultaneously around the world. It was a great feeling to...

April 21 at 03:23pm

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Car Booting for a Pod

So it's 8.15am on a bright but cool Sunday morning and I'm in a field helping the team (Richard L and Fi) get ready to do a bit of fundraising towards a brand...

April 07 at 03:34pm

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Loving the Arctic at Bristol's Castle Park

We had a impressive turnout of volunteers for our first 'I ♥ Arctic' street campaign during today's lunchtime break. Big thanks for those hardy souls who...

April 04 at 08:00pm

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Paula the Polar Bear visits Ujima Radio

Just got back from doing a 30 minute interview with Madeline on Paulette North's Radio Ujima Outlook programme. Main topic was the Arctic and the campaign to...

March 28 at 05:20pm

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Eradicating Ecocide - Polly Higgins in Bristol

Earlier this month a few members from Bristol East Greenpeace were inspired by the talk given by international barrister and award winning author, Polly...

March 16 at 06:09pm

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Cheltenham Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood gets a gentle reminder to stop the "dash-for-gas"

I happened to be in Cheltenham yesterday evening and passing Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood's Office I noticed that somebody had put up lots of posters all along...

March 08 at 01:42pm

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Marching for Marine Reserves

A group of four Bristol East Greenpeace members took the National Express down to London on Monday to join the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall fishfight march to...

February 28 at 09:37am

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Giving Shell Hell (with a bit of Harlem Shake)

Bristol East Greenpeace returned to Gloucester Road to remind Shell that we oppose their plans to search for oil in the Arctic. Over a dozen volunteers, some...

February 23 at 11:06pm

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Flag for the Future - local winners

An 'exclusive' panel of judges spent a couple of hours this weekend pouring over the entries to our local Flag for the Future competition. The local...

February 17 at 10:04pm

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