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Yeb Saño stands in a forest, looking past the camera pensively.

Activism

“The typhoon ripped through my home town”: activists on why they’re taking action against Shell

For many of the activists and crew involved, this is personal. Here, they share what Shell’s climate crimes have taken from them and their communities.

by Greenpeace UK January 31, 2023

Aerial shot of Shell's ship with the giant oil platform on the deck, accompanied by a smaller escort ship.

Activism

How Greenpeace activists occupied a Shell platform heading for a major oil and gas field

Activists from climate-hit countries exposed Shell's reckless plans to drill for more oil and gas, as the company announced record profits. The protest was Greenpeace’s longest ever occupation of a…

by Greenpeace UK January 31, 2023

Giant red cylindrical oil platform travels on a ship along the ocean. Activist boats zoom towards it. It looks like David approaching Goliath because they're so small in comparison.

Activism

BREAKING: Greenpeace activists board and occupy Shell vessel en route to major North Sea oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’

Four activists occupy ship carrying oil production platform to Shell's Penguins oil field in the North Sea to highlight the worldwide climate devastation caused by Shell

by Phil Richards January 31, 2023

A row of activists hold up a large banner (message not visible). One activist looks into the camera with a determined expression.

Activism

Who does what on a Greenpeace protest?

There are dozens of roles that combine to make each Greenpeace action a success. Here are some of the things you can do as an activist.

by Greenpeace UK January 20, 2023

Activism

Five things people get wrong about activism

Everyone has a part to play in fighting the climate crisis, but there are lots of myths flying around that can stop people getting involved. Let's set the record straight.

by Greenpeace UK January 20, 2023

Traffic spreading bright yellow paint from the Arc de Triomphe onto surrounding roads, creating the shape of a sun when seen from above.

Activism

On action design and aesthetics of protest

Artist Harun Morrison interviews Greenpeace's Hannah Davey about art and activism.

by Harun Morrison, Hannah Davey January 11, 2023

Protesters in red hold hands and dance across a road to block traffic and declare a climate emergency

Activism

I asked Greenpeace volunteers to define activism. Here’s what they said.

Dramatic and disruptive protests often hit the press and capture a snapshot of what being an activist means. But activism includes many types of action, whether you call yourself an…

by Leah Das November 15, 2022

A Greenpeace activist in climbing gear hangs from the edge of a huge commercial ship dock, holding a banner that says 'Fossil fuels war'. In the background, there's a giant concrete suspension bridge, and the milky pink sky of the early dawn.

Activism

How I blocked a tanker carrying Russian oil to the UK…and why I shouldn’t have needed to

…and why I shouldn’t have needed to.

by Benji Bailes November 4, 2022

Group of disabled activists protest in a London street. They’re holding banners saying “People before profit” and “Disabled People Against Cuts. Rights not charity”

Activism

For disabled people, the cost of living crisis is nothing new

M-E – a long-time campaigner for justice, inclusion and equality, and a Steering Group member of Disabled People Against Cuts – talks about how government failure on the cost of…

by Greenpeace UK November 1, 2022

Group of people dressed as zombies with a sign in the shape of a gravestone. Text reads

Activism

‘The nightmare after Halloween’: Groups urge Parliament to drop resurrected anti-protest proposals

Liberty | Greenpeace UK

by Alison Kirkman November 1, 2022