Stranger Things star’s latest Twitter challenge is taking him to the Antarctic

Publication date: 23rd January 2018

Yesterday Stranger Things star David Harbour tweeted his latest Twitter challenge at Greenpeace. David asked if Greenpeace would take him somewhere he could dance with penguins.

Following a series of escalating Twitter challenges, this time the challenge was set for David: 200,000 retweets. In just five hours, David reached the target. Our response: “Get your thermals.”

Frida Bengtsson, speaking from on board Greenpeace’s Protect the Antarctic expedition, said:

‘We challenged. And he delivered. David Harbour, get your thermals because we are taking you to dance with penguins and help us create the biggest protected area on Earth: an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.’

ENDS

 

Notes:

 

Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary:

Greenpeace is in the Antarctic campaigning for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary covering 1.8 million square kilometres. The proposal has been submitted by the EU and backed by the German Government. It will be considered when the Antarctic Ocean Commission next convenes, in October 2018.

Greenpeace’s Antarctic expedition will run for three months from January to early April 2018.

For more information on the expedition, see here: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-releases/penguins-pop-across-globe-march-antarctic-ocean-sanctuary-landmark-expedition-begins/

For images of Greenpeace’s ship the Arctic Sunrise, see: http://media.greenpeace.org/collection/27MZIFJX9IE3D

Official site: http://protecttheantarctic.org

Frida Bengtsson is a senior oceans campaigner at Greenpeace Nordic, she is leading Greenpeace’s new Protect the Antarctic campaign.

 

For info & comments:

luke.massey@greenpeace.org