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50 years of Greenpeace: Looking back and looking forward
This month, Greenpeace celebrates 50 years of environmental activism, dating from the first campaign to stop a nuclear bomb test in Alaska, launched from Vancouver Canada, on Sept. 15, 1971.
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Photographic Memories
From 1974 to 1982, I served as photographer on Greenpeace campaigns. Here are a dozen photographs from those years and some memories that they evoke.
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Irving and Dorothy Stowe: Mentors to a movement
Two Greenpeace founders, Irving and Dorothy Stowe, grew up during world wars, the dawn of a global peace movement, and a non-violent direct action movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.
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50 years of Greenpeace: Q&A with Rex Weyler
I was asked to host a series of virtual "mailbag" calls connecting activists across generations and regions. The outpouring of interest — and questions — from those at Greenpeace today was moving.
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The roots of Greenpeace
This September 2021, Greenpeace will celebrate 50 years of environmental activism, dating from the launch of the first Greenpeace campaign to stop a nuclear bomb test in Alaska.
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How I became an ecologist
How does an engineering student, in the era of expanding space exploration, become an ecologist? In my case: Rachel Carson, the Cuyahoga River, Gregory Bateson, Bateson, Fools Crow, and a magpie.
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Women in the Vanguard of Ecology
This year, Dr. Vandana Shiva's Women’s Day statement inspired me to think about some of women who have been essential to ecological awareness in human society.
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The women at the start of the Greenpeace journey
In honour of Women’s History Month, we want to highlight the women who were part of the start of the incredible Greenpeace journey.
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Social Inertia: Why is change so hard?
In the face of overwhelming evidence, scientific warnings, existential urgency, and countless examples of ecological disintegration, why are societies worldwide so slow to respond appropriately?
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Memories of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) aboard a Greenpeace ship
In the summer of 1977, American poet, publisher, and innovative book seller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti joined the crew of the Greenpeace ship during the whale campaign and he wrote an historic poem in the ship's dreambook. On 22 February 2021, he died from lung disease, at the age of 101.