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"Thank you very much for your kind words, love and care" - Marco's letter to you

Posted by Fran G — 14 October 2013 at 2:22pm - Comments

Swiss activist Marco Weber, who is currently being held in a Russian prison along with 29 others following the storming of the Arctic Sunrise by Russian agents on 19 September, has written a letter of thanks to all the people supporting the Arctic 30. In it he explains why he believes that people power is necessary to protect the Arctic and how the support of the public is keeping him going.

Article tagged as: arctic, Arctic30, big oil, gazprom, oil, russia, SaveTheArctic, shell

Letter home: "I'm preparing myself for a lengthy sentence"

Posted by petespeller — 14 October 2013 at 11:27am - Comments

Freelance videographer Kieron Bryan who was arrested when Russian special forces stormed the Arctic Sunrise on September 19th has written a letter home in which he talks about his fears for a lengthy sentence, life in a Russian prison and Spur's latest result.

Article tagged as: arctic, arctic 30, arctic sunrise, gazprom, kieron bryan, murmansk, russia

Don’t want your home fracked? Just say no!

Posted by LiamBB — 14 October 2013 at 8:33am - Comments

Andrew Pemberton of Lytham, Lancashire is not for shale

Years from now, today may be remembered as the day that the UK stood up and declared, "We are not for shale!"

I’ve spent a lot of time in and around actions here at Greenpeace and elsewhere, but rarely have I felt as excited as I do right now about the potential for a major victory, with the launch of wrongmove.org and the Not For Shale legal block.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, fracking, gas, Lancashire, not for shale, wrongmove.org

Thousands join global day of support for Arctic 30

Posted by jamie — 5 October 2013 at 4:00pm - Comments

Miss you, Daddy: message to one of the Arctic 30

Family and friends of the Arctic 30 joined demonstrations around the world demanding their release

From Bali to Helsinki, Sydney to London and all points in between, supporters of the Arctic 30 have turned out in force today, demonstrating outside Russian embassies around the world to demand their release.

Article tagged as: arctic 30, direct actions, free the Arctic 30, Save the Arctic

Please write to the Arctic 30 and let them know how much support they have

Posted by sara_a — 3 October 2013 at 9:18am - Comments

Write a letter to the Arctic 30

The Arctic 30 are being detained in Russian prisons, charged with piracy. Please help us to shine a light into their cells, raise their spirits and let them know how much support they have all over the world. These 28 activists and two journalists are at the forefront of the battle against dangerous oil drilling in the Arctic, they are heroes not pirates. In their darkest moments we need to let them know they are not alone, so please write a card or letter with a message of support

Article tagged as: arctic, climate change, freethearctic30, protests, russia, what you can do

Join the global day of solidarity for the Arctic 30 – Saturday 5th October

Posted by sara_a — 2 October 2013 at 3:13pm - Comments

Join us in a peaceful vigil open to everyone

The Arctic 30 have now been charged with piracy by the Russian state prosecutor. They stood up to protect the Arctic, and they now face the possibility of spending years in prison on an absurd and outrageous charge. So let's stand with them in global day of solidarity this Saturday, 5th October.

Article tagged as: 30, arctic, climate, october, protests, russia, Save the Arctic, sunrise

We need 30 Twitter millionaires to #FreeTheArctic30

Posted by jamess — 2 October 2013 at 11:40am - Comments

Our friends are being charged with hooliganism for standing up to Gazprom. It’s an incredibly serious charge and carries a maximum sentence of 7 years in a Russian jail. Please tweet these people with millions of followers to help #FreeTheArctic30.

Article tagged as: 30, arctic, free, greenpeace, jail, million, russia, twitter

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