![]() ![]() ![]() On land and at sea, the practice of peaceful protest is strictly observed by Greenpeace staff and volunteers. And I think that it is important that we still do that. Greenpeace has always had a very strong stance against any kind of violence. We try to change people’s minds and you can’t use violence to change people’s minds. Hurting people may work in a war, but we are not in a war. I have some experience in the US civil rights movement and I knew from that experience how important it is to do things non-violent. The reason I joined Greenpeace was because I was very attracted to the use of non-violent direct action to achieve social change. Pete: I joined Greenpeace in 1981 after spending seven years doing environmental work, primarily on the Clearwater ship in New York. We went aboard the iconic ship the Rainbow Warrior during a recent stopover in Thailand to meet Pete who has sailed the longest distance with Greenpeace and to talk about the need for environmental activism in this day and age. ![]()
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