Tag: Greenpeace

Greenpeace and elvis assemble high profile activists for nationwide billboard protest

Stuart Mitchell

‘They can’t arrest this billboard’ harnesses “safety” of OOH spaces to call for restoration of the public’s democratic right to protest The right to protest powers democracy. It’s behind many of the biggest leaps forward society has seen. In recent years however, people’s freedom to join peaceful demonstrations has been quietly eroded. New research published on 3rd July by Greenpeace shows an almost ten-fold rise in the number of arrests in London for conspiracy to cause public nuisance since 2019, but out of more than 600 arrests made, only 18…

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Less than 3% of protest arrests result in charges as ‘right to protest’ campaign launches

Stuart Mitchell

Recent research by Greenpeace indicates that the Metropolitan Police have regularly arrested protesters when there is an extremely low chance of them ever being charged. Officers made more than 600 arrests in London over the last six years for conspiracy to cause public nuisance but only 18 of them (2.8%) resulted in charges. The research also showed an almost tenfold rise in the number of arrests in the capital since 2019, when environmental protests became widespread.  These numbers support the belief, widespread amongst activists and protesters, that the police are…

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Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas companies to pay for climate damages

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, 75% of people surveyed support taxing oil and gas companies for climate damages — including 63% of Republicans A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal companies for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus across political affiliations, income levels, and age groups. Today’s study, which was jointly commissioned by Greenpeace and…

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Photoplay’s Dropbear and Greenpeace Unite to Protect Oceans from Long Line Fishing

Stuart Mitchell

Photoplay director and animator Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong) has joined forces with Greenpeace Australia on a powerful new animated campaign aimed at raising awareness about the devastating effects of long line fishing on the ocean’s ecosystem – particularly the alarming threat it poses to blue sharks, which are the most common victims of bycatch. The campaign’s striking film uses a bold mixed-media animation style to educate and move viewers about the unseen brutality of industrial fishing practices occurring just off Australia’s coastline. The campaign will be launched across Greenpeace’s website,…

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Greenpeace UK commits to match London’s diversity

Stuart Mitchell

Greenpeace UK’s office is in London, one of the most diverse, multicultural cities in the world, and we draw tremendous benefits from that as a global campaigning organisation. But the organisation itself is significantly less diverse than the city we work in, and so we are leaving some of those benefits and insights on the table. But not for much longer. Today Greenpeace UK is announcing our 2030 Race & Ethnicity Representation Goals, and committing to match the diversity of our host city at every level of our organisation. This…

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