A creative week in the Greenpeace world, with murals around the globe celebrating the ratification of the Global Oceans Treaty, as well as people power in the streets of Washington D.C, London, and Berlin.
🇺🇸 USA – Protesters gather near the White House on the one year anniversary of the Trump inauguration. January 20, 2026 marks one year of the second Trump administration.
🇩🇪 Germany – Andreas Demko and Aurélien Pinder are creating a mural based on the story of Sadako Sasaki, victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. She was diagnosed with leukaemia and began folding 1,000 paper cranes in order to regain her health. According to Japanese legend, cranes are considered a symbol of good luck, and Sadako’s story made them a global symbol of hope and peace. The mural is a further development of Daniel Ebert’s artwork.
🇬🇧 U.K. – An electric advan, hired by Greenpeace UK, circles Westminster in London, to highlight the death and violence still happening in Gaza despite 100 days of the ceasefire. The government must stop selling weapons to Israel now.
🇦🇹 Austria – Greenpeace Austria works with artist Gernot Passath to create a mural in Graz to celebrate the Global Ocean Treaty coming into force on the 17th January 2026.
🇩🇪 Germany – Greenpeace activists and volunteers march in the annual ‘We have had enough!’ protest for a more sustainable agriculture in Berlin. The environmental activists take to the streets with the Greenpeace pig, bee, banners, balloons and signs.
🇬🇧 U.K. – The Greenpeace sailing vessel Witness arrives in London
🇦🇺 Australia – To celebrate the Global Ocean Treaty formally entering into force on Saturday 17 January 2026, Greenpeace Australia unveils a large scale mural in Brisbane, Australia by award-winning artist Gus Eagleton.
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