People power on display around the world this week, with demonstrations, protests and performances calling for a safer, cleaner planet and more just societies. Here are a few highlights.
🇳🇱 The Netherlands – A mass demonstration took place in The Hague on October 26th, just before the Dutch House of Representatives elections. More than 45.000 people demand a radical change of course from the new government: a just and habitable future for our children, for each other, and for the planet.
🇫🇷 France – Protest groups including CGT 93, CGT Roissy, FO, Solidaires, SUD Aérien and the Ligue des droits de l’Homme — denounced the transit through Roissy Airport of military equipment or so-called ‘dual-use’ components, i.e. those that can be used in both civilian and military applications, destined for Israel. They are demanding an immediate halt to all French exports that could contribute to Israeli military operations, including those that do not legally fall within the strict definition of military equipment.
🇵🇭 Philippines – Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) are taking Shell to court for the great harm they suffered from the storm that claimed 405 lives and injured over 1,400 others in 2021. Pictured in the foreground: Arnold Obguia, community member.
🇮🇹 Italy – Greenpeace Italy activists in Rome unveiled a massive bill with a long list of extreme climate events that have occurred over the past 10 years, from the Paris Agreement to today, and an estimate of the costs society is already paying and will pay. The total bill presented exceeds €5 trillion, equal to the economic damage associated with six of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies according to Greenpeace research.
🇬🇧 U.K. – A team of Greenpeace activists install prison bars around three iconic statues – Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and the Suffragist Millicent Fawcett – in Parliament Square, London. The installation is a protest against the UK government’s crackdown on protest, implemented through the proscription of Palestine Action, and new powers for police to clamp down on protesters including in the Crime and Policing Bill that is currently being debated in Parliament.
🇨🇩 D.R.C. – Greenpeace Africa volunteers organise a symbolic performance in the port city of Matadi, to denounce the destructive impact of plastic. The action aimed to call on policymakers and multinational companies to take responsibility for environmental protection. A symbolic trophy was presented to Coca-Cola, named for the sixth consecutive year as the world’s top plastic polluter.
🇲🇾 Malaysia – A day before the arrival of United States President Donald Trump for the ASEAN Summit chaired by the Malaysian government, activists from Greenpeace Malaysia stage a non-violent banner action across five bridges in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, calling for Malaysia and ASEAN leaders to uphold integrity and justice in the face of the hypocrisy of climate denial and genocide, represented by Trump.
Pictured are Greenpeace campaigners and volunteers dropping the #TimeToResist banner at a pedestrian bridge along Jalan Pudu.
🇨🇴 Colombia – Days before the Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Greenpeace Colombia conducted an artistic and citizen intervention at the Gabriel García Márquez Journalists Park in Bogotá. The giant letters forming the word “AMAZONÍA” were turned into a work of art by artist Green Amarilla, symbolising the main threats to the world’s largest tropical rainforest: extensive cattle ranching, mining, and the expansion of hydrocarbons.
🇬🇧 U.K. – As Shell announces record profits an electric advan outside Shell HQ is showing images of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. The images raise awareness that the biggest polluters continue to profit while ordinary people bear the brunt of the costs of these climate disasters. It’s time to hold Shell accountable and demand they pay for the damage they’ve caused.
🇲🇾 Malaysia – Rendy Zuliansyah (left) and Pralensa (right), haze victims from South Sumatra, pose with a banner reading “Politician Talks, Leaders Act!” in front of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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