Este video es una pequeña presentación de Milko Schvarztman, un Argentino, coordinador de la campaña océanos de Greenpeace y activista ambiental. Yo conocí Milko en los últimos meses de 2005 en Uruguay. Estaba trabajando como voluntario en una organización Uruguaya llamada Organización para la Conservación de Cetáceos de Uruguay (OCC), que hacia parte de la [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Greenpeace’
Taking presents to Denmark
The 6th day of March besides being a rainy day was also the date appointed to get a present to the Danish Embassies around the world. Here in Portugal we chose to get there around 1500 to gather in front of the embassy and deliver our gifts. I was running late due to traffic and [...]
Protesto contra a caça comercial de baleias (Lisboa, 6 de Março)
A Dinamarca nos últimos tempos tem vindo a comportar-se de forma irracional, o que deixa toda a comunidade global de boca aberta. Votou a favor da Declaração de St. Kitts and Nevis, que defende a reabertura da caça comercial, rebaixa o papel das ONGs e rotula os Santuarios criados para as Baleias como desnecessarios. Compareceu [...]
Valentine’s day at the Japanese Embassy
Around 3pm we started gathering at the entrance of the Japanese Embassy in Lisbon, after passing it a couple of times without noticing it was it. 14 of February is the day the world celebrates as the day of love, we had flowers and a message to the Japanese Ambassador in Lisbon, but this action [...]
Arrested and Deported
That is why I like travelling! The uncertainty of what we will find, by leaving behind a frontier and entering a new realm… I almost didn’t get to St. Kitts to start with; Melanie (Global Ocean) forgot to pay my ticket and I was left stranded in Lisbon , but only for a day. On [...]
IWC Meeting Caribbean + Smack Down
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St Kitts concluded its proceedings today, a peaceful protest carried out by Greenpeace was abruptly broken up by the authorities, who arrested ten activists and ship crew from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. The protestors were attempting to highlight the number of whales killed during the last [...]