Posted by James Turner -
9 May 2012 at 4:16pm -
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The Rainbow Warrior is moored in the port city of Belem, here at the
mouth of the Amazon river in Brazil. It’s a historic city, over 400
years old, which was established in colonial times and has become a
thriving trade center ever since.
As the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sailing down the Amazon I
participated in an event that was very different from our day-to-day
campaigning for Zero Deforestation in the Amazon. It was a suit and tie
summit in London organized by the Financial Times and the Brazilian
Government to discuss the future of Brazilian agriculture. It was a
star-studded affair with the heads of the Brazilian cattle, sugar cane,
chicken, beef and orange juice associations, two government ministers,
and Senator Katia Abreu, head of Brazil’s National Confederation of
Agriculture.
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior served as center stage for a flotilla assembly deep in the Amazon. Boats travelled,
some for more than a day, to join the assembly and give testimonials of
the destruction threatening their survival in the forest. The riverboats
tied lines between them to create a floating platform around the Rainbow Warrior
and passed a microphone between the families as they demanded
implementation on the laws governing their already protected land.
After two days of travel through the Amazon, the Rainbow Warrior
arrived today in Santarem. Just a few days ago, we
called on you to join Brazilians, as they demand a Zero
Deforestation law to Save the Amazon. Today, we are in Santarem to meet
with more people from the Amazon to discuss the impacts of deforestation
and the need for a Zero Deforestation Law.
No longer a 'rust bucket trawler': the new Rainbow Warrior docked in London
In 1977, Greenpeace organised a ‘Save the Whales’ rally in Kensington
Gardens. Spike Milligan came over to rally the troops with a quirky but
passionate speech. We sat on the grass to listen and many people ended
up soiled by dog crap.
Posted by bex -
13 December 2011 at 9:54am -
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In the latest in our video series, "Stories from the Rainbow Warrior", Martti talks about his journey from an unhappy sailor working for an oil company to a sailor / activist on a Greenpeace ship. Want to get on board?
Posted by tracy.frauzel -
11 November 2011 at 10:58am -
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Michael and Emily Eavis joined the Rainbow Warrior III yesterday for a trip up the Thames. Glastonbury Festivals gave a generous donation to help pay for the new ship and the ship's mess has been dedicated to Michael Eavis (he didn't know about that until he got on board). Here's a look behind the scenes of their journey.
The Earth has a new champion. This afternoon at a small ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany, our Executive Director Kumi Naidoo, christened the world’s first purpose-built, crowd-bought,
eco-sleek sailing vessel, the new Rainbow Warrior.
For twenty two years she’s been our trusty workhorse, a symbol of
inspiration, a bringer of hope and a home for her hundreds of crew. But
now it’s time for the Rainbow Warrior to move on and we'd like to collect memories from everyone who has sailed, seen or simply been inspired by her.
The Rainbow Warrior III is afloat in Berne, Germany and awaits her mast plus final fittings
Longtime Greenpeace crew member Rien Achtenberg blogs from a
landmark event, as the world's first purpose-built environmental campaigning ship - The Rainbow
Warrior III - enters water for the first time, at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, Germany, and
gets nearer to completion.
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