Newcastle Group updates
May Group Meeting Minutes
Present; Rakesh, Chris, Rosie, Saied
Apologies; Ed, Ursula, Charlotte, Mike
1) Summary of activities in April Dip in the Sea raised over £300 thank-you...
May 18 at 04:52pm
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What a Difference a Year Makes
This is a blog post has been written by one of my friends highlighting the wanton destruction taking place on our doorsteps.
This is what is left of the...
May 17 at 04:37pm
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Time to order suspended coffee's?
A group of people in Newcastle have stumbled upon an idea which has the potential of supporting some of the needs of those people who are less fortunate then...
April 28 at 10:36pm
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International I ❤ Arctic Day in Newcastle
On the 20th of April we celebrated International I ❤ Arctic Day on Northumberland Street in Newcastle with a little help from an Arctic visitor (pictured above...
April 27 at 10:15pm
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Chasing Ice screening at the Star & Shadow cinema
The much anticipated screening of Chasing Ice at the Star & Shadow cinema was worth every bit of the wait, and the jam packed cinema proved just how...
April 21 at 02:29am
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Dip in the Sea for a #HopeOnARope
We the Newcastle Greenpeace successfully recycled an old fund-raising activity used by the Tynedale group, they used to have a dip in the North Tyne on New...
April 09 at 01:40am
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North East Poet Joins the Campaign to Save The Great Barrier Reef
The North East poet Linda France has put a local face to Greenpeace Australia's campaign to Save The Reef, a campaign which seems to be geared up to saving the...
March 29 at 01:46am
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Newcastle Community Green Festival needs your help
The Newcastle Community Green Festival an annual event that takes place in Leazes Park, has also suffered from the cuts that have hit the public services in...
March 08 at 01:28am
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Fracking George Osbourne
As we speak Greenpeace activists have erected a mock gas fracking rig outside the George Osborne's constituency office in the village of Kuntsford in Cheshire...
March 04 at 01:17pm
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Protests continue to Save our Libraries & The Battle for Britain
From Saturday night to Sunday morning around 70 people of all ages and walks of life including me took part in a sit in & sleep over protest at the...
February 24 at 11:26pm
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Save Our Libraries – A REVUE
On Saturday I had the pleasure to attend an intimate show put on by the Artists Against Cuts, a collection of creative and passionate people who are against...
February 11 at 12:11am
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Idle No More - The Birth of A New Movement
A new movement is sweeping the world, titled "Idle No More" it calls on people around the world to stand in solidarity with the indigenous peoples of Canada....
January 29 at 09:44pm
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Miranda's Story
As we enjoy the festive period spare a thought for Miranda Gibson, who has spent the last year living on a tree in Tasmania, Australia. She is making a...
December 27 at 02:08am
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Greenpeace Newcastle 2012 a Review
Its been a very good year for us in Newcastle, from very humble beginnings. Our group has grown from just a couple of people, to up to a dozen people.
In...
December 14 at 02:04am
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Are Waitrose hypocrites? NO
Waitrose have decided to go into a partnership with Shell which will include, having Waitrose shops at Shell garages. Waitrose is a supermarket which...
December 04 at 03:31pm
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Polar Bear Visits North Shields
On Sunday Volunteers from the Tynedale & Newcastle Greenpeace groups gathered outside a Shell Garage in North Shields to protest against the companies...
November 27 at 10:53pm
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Talk by Jess Worth: UK Tar Sands Network (No Tar Sands UK)
Earlier this month we had the plessure to welcome Jess Worth, the founder of the UK Tar Sands Network, an organisation based in the United Kingdom to draw...
November 27 at 08:54pm
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Polly Higgins Visits Newcastle
On the 16th of October we had the pleasure of hosting a talk by international lawyer Polly Higgins about the campaign to make Ecocide the 5th International...
October 30 at 10:55pm
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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...
October 11 at 02:24pm
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Shellday 2
It was Shellday 2 on Saturday 22nd of September, a national day of protest against Shell and their destructive plans to exploit the Arctic for Oil. As...
September 24 at 08:31pm
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