This new film (released 18 months ago today) by internationally acclaimed director Nick Broomfield celebrates the spirit of direct action. It focuses on six Greenpeace volunteers who in 2008 were tried and acquitted for shutting down Kingsnorth power station in the UK, in protest at the government's plans to build a new generation of dirty coal-fired power plants. Their thoughtfully staged defense included testimony from a NASA Director and leading climate scientist, and from environmentalist Zac Goldsmith.
Definitely worth a watch as a great recent example of direct action on the part of a pressure group. Hope you have a good head for heights!
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