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Artists, Activists Call for Global Plastics Treaty to End the Age of Plastic Nov 14, 2023

Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic. More →

Greenpeace Activists Reach North Sea Oil Rig with Support from Jason Momoa, Jane Fonda and Emma Thompson Aug 19, 2020

This week, four Greenpeace Denmark activists swam their way onto an oil rig in the North Sea carrying Aquaman’s trident from actor Jason Momoa, a knitted red hat from actress and activist Jane Fonda, and a jar of spirulina from actress Lucy Lawless. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA to Host Labor Themed May Day Virtual Fire Drill Friday Rally Apr 30, 2020

This Friday, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA will host the second virtual edition of their Fire Drill Friday rallies to keep the pressure on politicians to adopt a Green New Deal, end new fossil fuels, and enact a just transition to a renewable economy that protects workers and communities. More →

Jane Fonda To Host Fireside Fire Drill With Ugandan Youth Climate Activist Apr 23, 2020

This week, as part of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Jane Fonda is joining Earth Day Live, a three-day online mobilization to stop the climate emergency. More →

Javier Bardem Launches Documentary to Call for Ocean Protection Apr 15, 2020

Last week, Spanish actor and Oscar-winner Javier Bardem and his brother Carlos Bardem are launched a breathtaking environmental documentary about their voyage to Antarctica and the critical need to protect the oceans. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace Host Youth-Themed Virtual Fire Drill Friday Rally Apr 2, 2020

In an effort to prioritize the health and well-being of Fire Drill Friday supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA will be taking their climate rallies online and hosting the first Virtual Fire Drill Friday Rally on April 3. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace Launch Virtual Fire Drill Fridays Mar 26, 2020

In an effort to prioritize the health and well-being of Fire Drill Friday supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic, today, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA have announced that Fire Drill Fridays will continue with full-force virtually. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace Bring Fire Drill Fridays to Climate Impact Zone Mar 9, 2020

Over the weekend, hundreds of community members and activists joined Grace and Frankie stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Sam Waterston and Greenpeace USA in the Los Angeles Harbor area to demand politicians like District 15 Councilmember Joe Buscaino and California Governor Gavin Newsom take real action to stop the climate crisis. More →

Jane Fonda And Celebrities To Converge On San Pedro Municipal Building Today Mar 6, 2020

After last month’s launch of the iconic Fire Drill Fridays protests in Los Angeles, Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA, and Communities for a Better Environment will be joined by actors, activists, and community leaders including Lily Tomlin, Diane Lane, Lana Parrilla, Billie Lee, and more to bring Fire Drill Fridays to the Los Angeles Harbor area, a community at the very heart of the climate crisis. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace to Bring Fire Drill Fridays to Climate Impact Zone Mar 2, 2020

After last month’s launch of the iconic Fire Drill Fridays protests in Los Angeles, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA are bringing Fire Drill Fridays to Wilmington, California, a community at the very heart of the climate crisis. More →

Jane Fonda Brings Iconic Fire Drill Fridays Coat to Close the 2020 Oscars Feb 11, 2020

Two days after joining Greenpeace USA in bringing the Fire Drill Fridays rallies to Los Angeles, actor and activist Jane Fonda brought her iconic red Fire Drill Fridays coat on to Hollywood’s biggest stage to announce this year’s Academy Award for Best Picture. More →

Fire Drill Fridays Activists Occupy Downtown LA Fossil Fuel HQ Feb 10, 2020

After four months of iconic protests to demand leaders act to address the climate crisis in Washington D.C Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA, Last Chance Alliance, Joaquin Phoenix, and others have brought Fire Drill Fridays to California. More →

Jane Fonda and Greenpeace Bring Fire Drill Fridays to Los Angeles Jan 31, 2020

After three months of iconic protests to demand leaders act to address the climate crisis in Washington D.C, Jane Fonda and Greenpeace USA are bringing Fire Drill Fridays to California. More →

Stars and Penguin Scientists Voyage to the Antarctic with Greenpeace Jan 27, 2020

Award-winning actors and marine scientists are onboard two Greenpeace ships; the Esperanza, and the Arctic Sunrise, to research and expose the impact of climate change, plastic pollution, and industrial fishing in the Antarctic region on penguin colonies, whales, and other marine life. More →

Oscar-winners, Shaun the Sheep creators, and Greenpeace Launch Heartbreaking New Animated Oceans Film Jan 17, 2020

Aardman Animations and Greenpeace UK have released a new video to highlight the plight of the oceans, starring Stranger Things’ David Harbour and Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey, as well as Oscar-winners Olivia Colman and Helen Mirren. More →

Javier Bardem Calls on World Leaders to Agree a Global Ocean Treaty Aug 21, 2019

Earlier this week, Oscar-award-winning actor Javier Bardem was in Times Square to demand a “GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY NOW” as an electronic billboard displayed images of threatened marine life. More →

Shailene Woodley Sails To The Sargasso Sea With Greenpeace Jul 30, 2019

Today, Greenpeace launches an expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean, to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life, and to document the importance of this unique ecosystem for protection under a new Global Ocean Treaty that is being negotiated at the UN. More →

Shailene Woodley Announces Greenpeace Sargasso Sea Expedition on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jul 17, 2019

Emmy-award nominee and environmental activist Shailene Woodley announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she will join the Greenpeace ship Esperanza on an expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean, later this month to highlight the importance of protecting our world’s oceans as a new Greenpeace Oceans Ambassador. More →

Sam Neill and Jane Goodall Want to Ban the Bag Feb 27, 2018

Greenpeace have an important message from their most recent plastic campaign recruit, actor Sam Neill. More →

David Harbour Dances, Javier Bardem Dives for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary Feb 22, 2018

Berlin – A Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic seafloor, including an area never before visited by humans, has found sensitive marine ecosystems featuring sponges, corals, basket stars and sea feathers. More →

Stranger Things' David Harbour and Fantastic Beasts' Alison Sudol Join Greenpeace Ship Headed to Antarctica Feb 9, 2018

‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Alison Sudol are on board a Greenpeace ship heading for Antarctic waters. More →

Javier Bardem Visits Antarctic Seafloor In Submarine Jan 31, 2018

Just days after Greenpeace released rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived in a two-person submarine to visit this remote location and call for the creation of a vast Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. More →

More Than 100 Authors Sign Greenpeace's Pledge for Free Speech and Forest Protection Jun 1, 2017

More than 100 authors from around the world, including Nobel Prize winner John Maxwell Coetzee (Disgrace); writer and comedian Stephen Fry (More Fool Me); Man Booker Prize winners Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Yann Martel (Life of Pi); and thought leaders Michelle Alexander (The New Jim Crow), Rebecca Solnit (Men Explain Things to Me) and Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine) signed a pledge with Greenpeace to support free speech and stand up for forests. More →

Annie Lennox Honored With The Lovie Person Of The Year Award Nov 3, 2016

On Thursday, October 27, Annie Lennox received The Lovie Person of the Year Award in recognition of her relentless use of social media to leverage her platform and outreach to create a better world for others. More →

Native Americans, Farmers and Celebrities Unite to Fight Big Oil Oct 27, 2016

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and former Vice President Al Gore are the latest public figures to join the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. More →

Annie Lennox Supports #PeoplePowerGreece Solar Energy Campaign Sep 16, 2015

Annie Lennox is supporting a campaign to create more solar energy in Greece. More →

Alexander Skarsgard, Jack McBrayer and Andy Bichlbaum Sail to Arctic with Greenpeace and Funny or Die Sep 15, 2015

True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard, 30 Rock‘s Jack McBrayer, and Andy Bichlbaum from activist duo The Yes Men are currently sailing on a Greenpeace ship with a team from Funny or Die to make the first comedy series in the world that’s shot on location in the Arctic Ocean. More →

Celebrity Support For Climate Justice Sep 15, 2015

Possibly the largest climate march in history, which was supported by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Alexander Skarsgård and other celebrities, took place on September 21st last year, when over 400,000 people marched in New York City in the lead up to the UN Climate Summit that was about to take place there. More →

Emma Thompson Joins Protest Against Shell's Arctic Drilling Sep 2, 2015

A colossal polar bear puppet the size of a double decker bus descended on Shell’s South Bank headquarters in London today. More →

Stars On Display To Save The Arctic Jul 15, 2015

60 high profile celebrities have joined the campaign to Save the Arctic with Greenpeace. More →