On 19 September, 28 Greenpeace International activists, a freelance photographer and a freelance videographer were arrested under armed guard off the Russian coast after a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling. On 2 and 3 October, all 30 of them were formally charged with piracy and if convicted, they could face up to 15 years in a Russian prison.
This Saturday 5 October, thousands of people across the world will join a global day of solidarity for the Arctic 30. Will you join them? Our brave friends took a stand to protect the Arctic and our climate. Now they need you to take a stand for them and for our planet.
- Send a letter to
the Russian embassy in your country. - Get to know the Arctic 30 – Read and share their profiles.
- Get the facts about the Arctic 30 – Read and share the
timeline. - Watch and share this video about Gazprom and
Shell. - Send an email to friends and family asking them
to send a letter to Russian embassies. - Tweet
about the Arctic 30. - Ask friends on Facebook to send a
letter to Russian embassies. - Add a twibbon to your Twitter profile
picture. - Change your Facebook profile picture.
- Add
an Arctic 30 banner on your website. - Download a poster, print it and put it in your window.
- Ask your local shops or restaurants to put posters in their
windows. - Make
origami for the Arctic 30 and share it on Instagram. - Go to Shell’s Facebook page and ask them about
their partnership with Gazprom. - Go to Gazprom’s Facebook page and ask about the
Arctic 30. - Call
Shell and ask them about their partnership with Gazprom. - Write
a letter to the editor of your local paper about the Arctic 30. - Print these signs and get 15 friends, a camera
and tag an event. - Add
a banner to your email signature. - Write a blog about the Arctic 30 and share it with us.
- Write a song about the Arctic 30 and share it with us.
- Write to your representative, congressperson, national assembly
representative, and voice your concern about the Arctic 30. - Organise a small vigil with a few friends in a local public park.
- Print and distribute a leaflet about the Arctic 30 – or leave it at the
check-out of a friendly local business. - Write positive comments under online articles about the Arctic 30.
- Make and share social media images and memes.
- If you’re a student in high school or university, talk to your class about
the Arctic 30. - Create your own poster.
- Help the Arctic 30 defeat Big Oil: If you still drive your car to work, pick
at least one day a week to commute by bike or public transport. - Help the Arctic 30 protect the Arctic from climate change: If it’s possible
in your area, switch your electricity company to a renewable energy
supplier.
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