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Tynedale #FreeTheArctic Stall

On Saturday seven members of the Tynedale Greenpeace group staffed a stall in the centre of Hexham at the busiest shopping time. They invited members of the...
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League Against Cruel Sports Wildlife Day & Global Day of Solidarity

We had an early start to catch the ferry from ~ Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight - for the 8th Annual League Against Cruel Sports Wild life day in Newport. The...
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To Russia with Doves (Part 2)

I was gutted last week - the Arctic30 were charged with piracy, and I had to work on Saturday so couldn't even get to the solidarity event. Meh. However, when...
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Newcastle in Solidarity with Arctic 30

On the 5th of October we protested in soladitary with our Activists that are being held in Russia, along the Quayside in Newcastle.  Many people stopped...
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#FreeTheArctic30 @gp_arcticsunrise Global day Arctic Russian Embassy

Global Day of Action #FreeTheArctic30

Global Day of Action to protest at Russia's play on piracy ... ironically lost not only in translation.. but also in international waters. My Mum is furious....
by Croydon
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Emergency global day of solidarity to #freetheArctic30

Staffordshire network supporting the Arctic 30 <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=705874456108593" width="320" height="240"...
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To the Russian embassy without love

There was a large protest outside the Russian embassy today.  There was a very good attendance by the members of Cambridge group.  I was gutted to...
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Free the Arctic 30 Nottingham Day of Solidarity

Despite dire weather predictions of rain it was a lovely, if very windy, day in Nottingham.  We gathered to collect messages of support for our 28...
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Free The Arctic 30

Seven Groups - One Message

Seven Groups One Message - Free The Arctic 30 This is just a quick message, like the 280 messages of support that were written on paper doves which will be...
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National Day of Action - 15th September

On the 15th September, Birmingham and Black Country Greenpeace protested outside of a Shell garage in Birmingham to demand that Shell pull out of the Arctic....
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Go Dutch!

More news on this fast-moving issue - the Dutch government (the Arctic Sunrise is registered in the Netherlands) has just announced that it will initiate...
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Dear Leo

Dear Leonardi DiCaprio, You have led the celebrity world in taking action to protect our planet in everything from adressing climate change, tiger conservation...
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#freethearctic30

Concert for Project Pod and Solidarity for Arctic 30

Thursday 3 October 2013 at Wharf Chambers Cooperative Club, Leeds.  What an amazing evening which we hope has raised a bit of money for a new pod and...
by Leeds
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Arctic 30: There Is Hope

This morning I’m sat at my desk at Greenpeace UK where I work as a volunteer to the Outreach team. Yesterday, Russian authorities started charging the...
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Arctic defenders

I was delighted to see so many people at our meeting this evening so many that despite being there on time, I had to sit on the last available chair!  Let...
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To Russia with Doves

By now you probably know that the crew of the Arctic Sunrise (the 'Arctic 30') have been held by the Russian authorities and could face 15 years in prison. I...
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Show your support for the Arctic 30

As you may know, 30 Greenpeace activists were detained by Russian armed coast guards recently, when taking peaceful, non-violent direct action to try and halt...
by York
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Join the global day of solidarity for the Arctic 30 - Saturday 5th October

For full details of what is happening on Saturday, please see this blog on our main homepage
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Are These Peaceful Arctic Activists Pirates? FREE THEM AND FREE THEM NOW!

The picture above shows the moment the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise was boarded by Russian forces and clearly show the non-violent reaction by the...
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