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Could your East Yorkshire home be fracked? Find out, and stop it.

I just checked my house in Hull- and guess what, it is at risk from fracking. It is unlawful for fracking companies to drill under your home without your...
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Free the Arctic 30 - Solidarity Event in York on Saturday

People from the Yorkshire East group joined people from across the region in York on Saturday to show solidarity for the Arctic 30.
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Free the Arctic 30

Right now, 28 of our activists, a photographer and a videographer are being held in custody by the Russian authorities. We urgently need your help to free...
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members of Hull & York groups at Galtres Festival

You wanna drill for oil where?

Galtres Festival. Where?  The vale of York- it takes its name from the Royal Forest of Galtres.  Members of the local East Yorkshires group and the...
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bare folk

The festival season is now in full swing, and we'll be getting out to those we can- our latest outing was the increasingly successful Beverley Folk Festival....
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it's not a teddy bear!

Our very own Paula Bear paid a visit to Hull carnival today.  Although I will admit that our costume is not quite as realistic as the terrifyingly...
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Hull Declares it's love

As the Arctic ice melts and oil companies grasp at the chance to drill for oil there, last Saturday saw a global wave of love to Save the Arctic. Citizens...
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Paula Bear Eats Cake in York

York group, with help from Paula Polar, are raising money for a new survival pod by selling cakes in York city centre this Sat 6th April.  http://www....
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Next meeting: Wed 20th Feb

1930 Admiral of the Humber, Hull city centre, round the corner from the interchange. Save the Arctic campaign continues, with the addition of Project Pod...
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Greenpeace Yorkshire East is being revived! Meeting Wed 23rd Jan 2013

Hi all My name is Richard.  I've been active with Greenpeace for quite a few years, but I'm fairly new to Hull, and I'm the new Network Co-ordinator for...
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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...
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People protesting outside a Shell station

September Get Active newsletter

Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
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August Get Active newsletter

Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
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Greenpeace Netherlands action at Shell HQ - the Hague

July Get Active Newsletter

Shell-Day Saturday 21st July by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
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Stop Shell - Save The Arctic street signs

June Get Active newsletter

Sod the Olympics, what about the Arctic? by Richard George, climate campaigner Shell’s summer of risky oil drilling got off to an inauspicious start this...
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Strawberries for Signatures!!

In the past there's been Cash for questions and even arms for hostages but last Saturday in the sun our group exchanged strawberries for signatures, collecting...
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Common Fisheries Policy Street Campaign

We will be running a stall on Newland Avenue this weekend for the Current campaign, The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). With 72% of European fish stocks at...
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September Get Active newsletter

Common Fisheries Policy: Broken and Corrupt by Ariana Densham, oceans campaigner It is not very widely known that an astonishing 72 per cent of all...
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We've just passed 100k Jedi in the Rebellion. Help us visualise it and get some

August Get Active newsletter

Volkswagen update – news on the Dark Side Since the campaign to move Volkswagen away from the Dark Side launched four weeks ago, an incredible 250,000 people...
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Free training for Greenpeace volunteers

Greenpeace runs regular free training for volunteer activists to enable them to talk confidently to the public at festivals and on the streets about Greenpeace...
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