Greenpeace Protesters use Moblog UK in Protest!
At 6am this morning 14 Greenpeace protesters climbed on top of the Admirality Arch in London forcing the closure of The Mall. The protesters then hung a huge banner accusing Tony Blair of ‘trashing another rainforest’. Greenpeace are protesting at the government’s use of illegally logged timber for the renovation of the cabinet office. Read more at BBC News here.
In addition to this - I awoke this morning to find the Greenpeace protesters have set up a moblog at www.moblog.co.uk and have been posting photos and video footage live from their rooftop protest! What a great way to use moblogging technology!
The image above is one of those taken by the protesters. To see more click here, and to watch a video (shot on a mobile phone) of Stephen Tindale, Greenpeace Executive Director explaining why they’re protesting today, click here!
[tags]Greenpeace, Protest, Protesters, Timber, Rainforest, Banner, Admirality Arch, The Mall, London, Moblog, MoblogUK, Tony Blair, Government, Cabinet Office[/tags]
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Hi Jamie - thanks for stopping by and commenting!
As I mentioned on the moblog, I think this is a really brilliant way of not only using the technology to great affect, but also raising awareness of the various causes/campaigns Greenpeace are involved in.
I hope to see more activism on moblogUK!
Cheers, James
If we can use mobiles for something other than ringtones and Crazy Frog, the world will be a happier place ;)
I haven’t had a chance to go through the moblog comments yet but see you over there.
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Hi James,
I’m one of the web editors at Greenpeace UK so thanks for the rave review! I was on the ground with one camera phone while my esteemed colleague Jo was up on the Arch with another. This is the first time we’ve done something like this so it was a bit of an experiment but I’m over the moon about how well it went. We learnt a lot about how to use mobiles in that kind of situation (eg, don’t film vox pops next to central London rush hour traffic - doh!) but we got some really good stuff.
Thanks again!
Jamie