{"id":23584,"date":"2019-08-01T01:18:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T23:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=23584"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:49:57","slug":"people-vs-oil-posters-street-art-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/23584\/people-vs-oil-posters-street-art-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"People vs. Oil unveil posters and street art in 25 cities to tell truth about the climate crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The message is clear and unified: People around the world are holding the oil industry accountable for the global climate crisis. From the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeace\/status\/1156590259725094913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philippines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peoplevsoil\/status\/1156562250825703425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greece<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greenpeaceru\/status\/1156495941316292608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Brazil and from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceCA\/status\/1156545204385669121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1156375007359950848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/23458\/people-vs-oil-rise-in-25-cities-to-sound-the-alarm-on-the-global-climate-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activists placed posters and street art in highly visible public spaces on 31 July<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to proclaim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/07\/health\/climate-anxiety-eprise\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/jul\/31\/the-guardian-view-on-climate-breakdown-an-emergency-for-all-but-especially-the-poor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate breakdown<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/article\/climate-grief-un-ipcc-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate grief<\/a> are all \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/people-vs-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proudly brought to you<\/a>\u201d by the fossil fuel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23594\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23594\" class=\"wp-image-23594 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-2046x1366.jpg 2046w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/1a56a019-dsc_0984-greenpeace-ben-sarten-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in New Zealand with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The peaceful international display of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/people-vs-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People vs. Oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solidarity featured a series of posters depicting the types of harmful impacts &#8212; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more severe <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/gpfire\/?_ga=2.2741424.1871434914.1564412799-464961299.1563394065#3\/51.73\/47.29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forest fires<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_0TCrGtTEQM&amp;t=3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hurricanes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cyclones predicted to become more intense, as well as more intense rainfall and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qkMPVMNlz7g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extreme temperatures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> becoming more frequent &#8212;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the oil industry-fueled climate crisis is having in our communities. These bold images were placed in public spaces in 25 cities around the world to push back against the misleading messages that oil companies attempt to foster through their own advertisements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW! \ud83d\ude2eBeautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Streetart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Streetart<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JamOil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JamOil<\/a> from Russia! \ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>End the age of oil \u270a\ud83c\udf0f&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YqT6a1lak\">https:\/\/t.co\/2YqT6a1lak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/03JIFmDwqL\">pic.twitter.com\/03JIFmDwqL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Money For Change (@moneyforchange_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moneyforchange_\/status\/1156508947106291712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are more images around the world announcing the end of the oil age:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23600\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23600\" class=\"wp-image-23600 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-1821x1366.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/3569c6fb-img_20190731_110115-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in San Francisco, US with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23588\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23588\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Culturejam vs Oil - street art in Montreal. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/07\/abf40577-gp0sttom5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In collaboration with renowned street artist Roadsworth, known for his engaging street art in Montreal and abroad, Greenpeace activists rose early this morning to place large banners at the crossroad of LaGaucheti\u00e8re and Robert-Bourassa in Montreal to bring attention to the impacts of climate change and the role of the oil industry in contributing to the climate crisis.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23593\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23593\" class=\"wp-image-23593 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001-510x287.png 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/9f4e4083-cine_debate.00_00_19_21.still001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in Brazil with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23599\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23599\" class=\"wp-image-23599 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-1366x1366.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/0b08501f-20190731_114104.jpg 1849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d placed by activists attract notice in Kaliningrad, Russia.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23591\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23591\" class=\"wp-image-23591 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/a9f2a635-68a6458-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in Norway with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23602\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23602\" class=\"wp-image-23602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Activists reclaim public space in Alabat, Quezon with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/4f3500bc-gp0sttome.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in Alabat, Quezon with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_23603\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23603\" class=\"wp-image-23603 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Activists reclaim public space in Preveza, Greece with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d. \u00a9 Greenpeace\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/08\/f1cc8852-gp0sttomt.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activists reclaim public space in Preveza, Greece with climate emergency \u201cadvertisements\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/people-vs-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join the People vs. Oil fight today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"EmptyMessage\">Block content is empty. 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