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>The third problem is that of the moribund Greenpeace USA, which owes
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>Greenpeace International millions but cannot hold staff and does not make
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>money. Greenpeace USA has been a ward of Greenpeace International, but in
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>the two years of receivership the international office has made little
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>progress.
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>Current hopes for financial solvency for Greenpeace USA are being placed in
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aggressively engaging the biotechnology debate.
I appreciated Chris Perley's passing this article along earlier in the
week. I am glad that Greenpeace USA has found an issue that they hope will
be economically profitable for the corporation.
Here's a link to an article about training "protesters" (apparently a
generic term--doesn't seem to matter *what* is being protested so long as
it is protestable <smile>) along the lines of the Greenpeace model. The
organizer says he seeks to reproduce the "ethics of Greenpeace" throughout
the social protest industry. It is unclear from the article whether that
is a good thing or a bad thing. fyi.
Jim T.
Boot Camp for Roving Protesters
Activists planning rallies for the Democratic Convention spend
five days in the Malibu hills learning civil disobedience. They are
trained by media-savvy veterans who roam the country, lending
their skills.
Here's a link to the story:
http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20000728/t000070669.html
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