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New Rainbow Warrior tours Australia to save the Great Barrier Reef
Over the next two months, Australia will host one of the world’s iconic ships, the new Rainbow Warrior. This extraordinary ship was funded entirely by donations from Australia and around the world.
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Hope for the Philippines
Greenpeace ship the Esperanza transported relief goods to communities in the Philippines devastated by typhoon Pablo (Bopha). Mark Dia, our Regional Oceans Campaigner, is currently serving as our onboard team leader for our Pablo Response mission. Blogpost by Mark Dia He sent us the following update from the field just before the Esperanza made landfall…
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Shark attack ends without harm
Press release – 14 November, 2012Thursday 15 November, 2012: Police have arrested two Greenpeace activists dressed as sharks, ending their five hour occupation of John West headquarters in Melbourne.The two Melbourne women, aged 22 and 25, descended from the John West’s roof after the company’s Managing Director agreed to end a month of silence and…
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The Esperanza’s back in the Pacific
The sun has just set on my first day back on board the Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza. It’s been six years since I last sailed on the Esperanza for our Pacific fisheries campaign and I am glad to see how much the campaign has evolved over the years. Blog by Farah Obaidullah, oceans campaigner at…
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Thank you times two million!
When you’re as far north as we are right now, communications come to you like telegrams; they’re few and far between, and only the most important make it through. Blogpost by Martin Norman – October 3, 2012 So when Steve, the radio operator on board the Arctic Sunrise, hand-delivered me a message today, I knew…
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The Greenpeace mission has become mine, and their vision, my dream.
Usually you volunteer because you are a firm believer in the cause, but in my case, I volunteered for Greenpeace out of curiosity. I had no idea what Greenpeace does, but when I got involved, it became an insatiable want to contribute and to help. The Greenpeace mission has become mine, and their vision, my…