Greenpeace Captain by Peter Willcox
In over 40 years as a senior captain for Greenpeace International, Peter Willcox has been in the vanguard of the international environmentalist movement. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Guardian.This is his story.‘Peter Willcox is a hero of our timesHe has been at the frontline of non-violent direct action for four decades, and put his body on the line to defend our planet. Our fragile environment needs more people like him.’
‘It’s no accident that the world is taking action to save the whales and rainforests, tackle climate change and toxic pollution; it’s because people such as Peter Willcox are making it happen. A great read. ’
‘There is warmth and excitement in Peter Willcox's thrilling account of his adventures as Greenpeace Captain. His book brought back memories not only of voyages shared, but also of Peter as a brave exemplar.’
Peter Willcox has been a Captain with Greenpeace for over 30 years, making him the most experienced captain in the organization. An activist for nearly his entire life, beginning by marching in Selma behind Martin Luther King, Jr. with his family at age twelve, Willcox first became engaged with environmental issues when he served as the Captain of Pete Seeger’s Hudson River Sloop, Clearwater. Captain Willcox estimates he’s sailed over 300,000 miles in virtually every corner of the globe. As one of the most public faces of Greenpeace, Captain Willcox has appeared in hundreds of press conferences and interviews on outlets including the New York Times, the BBC, NPR, and CNN.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910985526 |
| ISBN 10 | 191098552X |
| Title | Greenpeace Captain |
| Author | Peter Willcox |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sandstone Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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