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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?

Update 6 Jan 10: They've been released! Our four activists endured 20 days in a Copenhagen jail following a peaceful protest at the State Banquet for world leaders attending the UN climate summit. The four activists still face trial in the Danish courts, and possible prison sentences. You sent over 12,000 letters to the Danish Embassy in London during their detention - thank you so much for your support ensuring their release.

Four of our activists face the prospect of Christmas in jail this year over charges relating to a protest at the Heads of State dinner at the Copenhagen climate summit. But the leaders who did practically nothing about the greatest threat to our planet got away.