Blogposts tagged 'International Women's Day'

Well-behaved women rarely make history

Posted by Lotti Rutter - 7 April 2011 at 3:31pm - 13 Comments

Lotti prepares for her landmark orang-utan performance

Lotti Rutter, Greenpeace and Climate Rush activist, reflects on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, and the vital role the female of our species play in activism today.

This year on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, it was with disappointment that I saw Leona Lewis had been voted "the most influential woman to live or work in London in the past century". Seriously?

Article tagged as: active supporters, activism, activists, climate camp, climate rush, International Women's Day, suffragettes

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There is more than one way to save the planet

Posted by Esther Freeman - 29 March 2011 at 5:47pm - 2 Comments

by-nc-sa. Credit: Ammar Abd Rabbo

In response to Rachel's recent blog about taking in part in direct actions in such a male-orientated world as Greenpeace, Esther explains that you don't necessarily have to climb tall buildings to have an impact.

Some women have a touch of the Lara Croft about them, but others - no matter how hard we try - would always prefer a nice bit of cake and a day out shopping to climbing up chimneys. Not that there is anything wrong with this – after all, there is more than one way to save the planet.

Article tagged as: activism, clothes, environment, events, fashion industry, fundraising, International Women's Day, swish, textiles

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Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman...

Posted by rachel.murray - 8 March 2011 at 4:28pm - 5 Comments

Rachel stuck in a hard spot

Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day and for several weeks I've been thinking about what Greenpeace can do to support it. I know that to many people, Greenpeace looks like a macho organisation, and it has to be said that the world of non-violent direct actions in Greenpeace is a male-dominated world.

Article tagged as: activism, direct action, equality, greenpeace, International Women's Day, women