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Why fixing your phone is one of the most empowering things you can do
Like most people, I don’t go anywhere without my phone. In the morning, its shrill alarm rouses me from sleep. During the day it bobs between my ear, my hand, and my pocket. At night, I hunt for Pokémon before putting it away on the nightstand. My phone is my MP3 player, my camera, and…
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You’ve just lost your right to protest
Last week, while I was asleep in bed, the New South Wales government took away one of my most cherished rights. Protest is something that few people like doing, but we do it when we are pushed to our limits. When I went to the People’s Climate March last December, it wasn’t because I had…
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3 Ways You Can Help Stop Coke Trashing Australia
Our people-powered campaign to stop Coke trashing Australia went up a notch last week when we took to the streets to recycle some of Coke’s ad space. Coke spends millions getting its message across in Australia, whether it’s through advertising to sell more sugary fizzy drinks, or trying to influence important public policy issues.…
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How I ended up half naked in The North Face store
Blog post by Tim Gavin – Greenpeace Volunteer I remember the first time I heard about the pollutants involved in the manufacturing of waterproof gear. I was working in a hiking store and contemplating buying a new rain jacket when a friend told me: “You know they’re really bad for the environment, right?” Greenpeace activists…
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5 female activists who took saving the environment into their own hands
These incredible female environmental activists did not wait for change to happen – they stood forward, stepped up, and took a leap for the environment. Read these incredible stories of people power and share them with your friends and loved ones! Opening Ceremony of the Climate Summit 2014 Zeina AlHajj It was Zeina AlHajj’s first month on…