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The 2012 AUSXIP Charity Auction is fast approaching (21-28 March 2012) and we have quite a few goodies to add to this year's auction.

Many items have been signed and/or donated by: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Adrienne Wilkinson, Steven Sears, Katherine Fugate, Crystal Chappell (Venice), Viva Bianca, Erin Cummings, Katrina Law, Stacy Haiduk and many others have donated, autographed and contributed items for the Charity Auction.

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Six Greenpeace activists, including actress Lucy Lawless, who face burglary charges after occupying an oil exploration ship for four days at Port Taranaki have had their court date shifted.

The protesters were arrested and charged with burglary after two police officers scaled the 53-metre high drilling tower aboard the Shell-contracted Noble Discoverer on Monday morning.

The group, who were trying to stop the ship from exploring oil wells in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, had been up the derrick for 77 hours.

Originally due to appear in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday, the activists will now appear on March 20.

The other activists facing charges are: Mike Buchanan, Shayne Comino and Naoni Hammer all from Christchurch, Shai Nades from Wellington and Vivienne Hadlow from Auckland.

Zac Penman is also due to appear on charges of being party to burglary.

Greenpeace issued a statement saying no property was taken or damaged during the occupation which began last Friday morning.

The Noble Discoverer was scheduled to leave the port on Sunday.

Greenpeace is calling on Shell to cancel its plans to open up the Arctic to oil drilling.

Lawless became an international celebrity for her role as Xena in the TV action series Xena: Warrior Princess which first screened in 1995.

In 1997 People Weekly magazine named Lawless as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".

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Lucy was featured on the US TV Show E! News on 27 February 2012 (US) about the Greenpeace protest, her arrest and speaking to the media after release from police custody.

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Is this a surprise to anyone that Xena and Gab make a list on AfterEllen? Here is the news!

Xena made #3 on Ellen's top 50 tv characters list here is their caption: If you don't know anything else about lesbians, you would know that Xena was going to land in one of the top spots on our list of best TV characters. She is practically a lesbian deity. Her relationship with Gabrielle is the stuff of legend, of course.

But so is her badassery and her outfits and her bossiness and that smirk.

She may have died at the end of the show's run, but she will live on in our Sapphic hearts (and tomes of fan fiction) for all time.

More on AfterEllen.com

More on Lucy's role as Xena Warrior Princess can be found on The Australian Xena Information Page

The Otago Daily News reports that Lucy's role on Top Of The Lake is a cameo role. Check out the brief mention below:

Arrested eco-warrior and Hollywood star Lucy Lawless guest-starred last week in the Top of the Lake television miniseries being shot near Queenstown.

The Spartacus actress, one of seven Greenpeace activists to appear on burglary charges in the New Plymouth District Court tomorrow, described the fun she had on location.

"Queenstown is absolutely gorgeous! Best honeymoon spot anytime of the year," Lawless tweeted.

Lawless has a cameo role as Caroline, the estranged wife of Bob, a real estate agent who crosses drug lord Matt Mitchum.

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You can find out more about Lucy's role and the movie by going to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Top of the Lake Subsite

February 2012

• 26 - Lucy in Top of the Lake Mini Series Character Information
• 24 - 'Crazy cast' take to lake for TV series – NZ Herald 24 Feb 2012
• 21 - Photo of Lucy from the Mini-Series Top of the Lake
• 21 - Lucy Talks About Filming on Top Of the Lake 21 February 2012
• 21 - Top of the Lake Filming and Casting News
• 19 - Lucy Talks About Top Of The Lake Mini-Series
• 16 - Lucy Lawless Confirms Role In Jane Campion's Top Of The Lake Mini-Series
• 16 - Free Seminar: More NZ Actors on Screen Including Top Of The Lake Cast
• 04 - TVGuide - Spartacus Star Lucy Lawless is Back With a Vengeance

January 2012

• 28 - Lucy Lawless in New Jane Campion Mini-Series Top Of The Lake

After an epic 77-hour occupation of Shell's Arctic bound drill ship in the Port of Taranaki, Lucy, Viv, Ilai, Shai, Ra, Mike and Shayne have all been arrested and forced to come down.

Just before their arrest, Lucy tweeted this: Seven of us came up the tower on Shell’s drillship but 4 days later 130,000 will come down. In solidarity we can #savethearctic.

She's talking about the 130,000 people who had emailed Shell (it's now over 155,000!) and the unprecedented wave of support and awareness that their action created.

And Lucy and the team may have now been arrested, but that doesn't stop us from taking action.

Join more than 155,000 and tell Shell to keep out of the Arctic:

Tell Shell's bosses their oil rigs have no place in Arctic waters!

If we can keep up the momentum this action has created we have a very real chance of stopping Shell drilling in the Arctic.

Let's see if we can make it to 200,000 people calling on Shell to stay out of the Arctic by the end of the day!

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Greenpeace New Zealand has released images of Lucy Lawless, Vivienne Hadlow (both from Auckland), Mike Buchanan, Shayne Comino, Raoni Hammer (all three from Christchurch), Shai Nades (Wellington) were released from police custody and talked to the media.

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The final six

Actor Lucy Lawless, centre, the remaining five from left, Mike Ra,Viv, Shai and Shayne, outside New Plymouth's central police station, after their release on bail on charges relating to their 77-hour occupation of the Noble Discoverer.

Free!

Actor Lucy Lawless and Greenpeace activists Viv and Shai leave New Plymouth's central police station,

Talking to the press

Lucy Lawless with Viv and Shai talking to media after being released from custody.

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Actress and Greenpeace activist Lucy Lawless has shrugged off revelations she acted in a 1990s television commercial for Shell Oil, the company she protested against for the past four days at Port Taranaki.

Lawless and five other Greenpeace members were arrested yesterday when police ordered an end to their occupation of the Arctic-bound drill ship Noble Discoverer.

Another protester, who left the Shell-chartered rig on Saturday was also arrested.

The seven protesters were charged with burglary and released on bail to appear at New Plymouth District Court on Thursday.

In the early 1990s Lawless acted as a pump attendant in a television advertisement for Shell petrol.

Yesterday, Lawless admitted she was in the advertisement but then immediately launched into an environmental tirade and ended the media session.

"I remembered only when we were up there (the rig) that I actually did. I was pumping gas and somebody, and I don't think it was me, said `it's the fuel of the future'. I don't think it was my character but I always remember that line. And ah, sadly it isn't the fuel to take us into the future, we've got to get something clean."

Greenpeace NZ executive director Bunny McDiarmid said they were aware Lawless had taken part in the commercial "20 years ago, when climate change was hardly a speck on the radar".

She said it was no surprise Lawless had changed sides.

"She, like most people, they're going to wake up and realise that we have to stop drilling in the Arctic if we're going to have a future," McDiarmid said.

The immediate future for Lawless and her fellow Greenpeace activists will see them in court on burglary charges.

Central District police communications manager Kim Perks said burglary was found to be the most appropriate charge for the activists.

She summarised the legal definition of burglary as "to enter property without authority and with the intent to commit a crime," and said that the difference between burglary and trespass was criminal intent.

Illegally boarding a ship is a crime under the Maritime Transport Act.

Port Taranaki security manager Arun Chaudhari said the protesters entered the port through a neighbouring property.

"The breach was a break-in via one of our neighbour's properties. We are entirely satisfied with our security measures and plan," he said.

Chaudhari said that rumours that the activists rammed through a gate or piggybacked on a truck going through security were untrue, and said he had no knowledge of the activists wearing the uniform of port staff to get past security.

The Taranaki Daily News understands that Greenpeace used bolt-cutters to hack open padlocked chains on the neighbouring property and gain access.

Greenpeace spokesperson Steve Abel said they had inside information from port staff and ship workers that the ship was in a state of disrepair and was not fit to sail.

Shell said the Noble Discoverer had been upgraded in 2006 to drill in the Arctic.

"Shell has invested significantly in the readiness of the Discoverer, including strengthening the hull against ice forces."

The activists said they were pleased with their efforts.

"When we started this seven of us went up the rig but 133,000 came down with us in solidarity," Lawless said. "They're writing letters and we know that new heroes are going to spring up ... to make sure the energy industry is ... renewable and clean."

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Greenpeace Executive Director Bunny McDiarmid discusses the Shell protest action on NZ Breakfast TV.

Main points:

The protesters have been charged with burglary, which seems to wrap up all charges into one.

Greenpeace sitting down with their lawyers today.

When asked, do you have another 6 protesters to pop up the ship?
Answer: - we have 140,000 !!

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Lawless burglary conviction could 'seriously impair' travel to US
NZ Herald 27 February 2012

Lucy Lawless' ability to travel to the United States could be "seriously impaired" if she is found guilty of burglary following her arrest after participating in a Greenpeace protest, a legal expert says.

The star of Xena and Spartacus was among seven protesters charged after a demonstration aboard a Shell drillship in Port Taranaki yesterday.

Police officers scaled the Noble Discoverer's drilling tower to arrest the group, four days after the protest began, 53m up the ship's drilling tower.

The group would appear in New Plymouth District Court on Thursday, police said.

Though unlikely, the protesters could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, said Auckland University Faculty of Law associate professor Warren Brookbanks.

"They're not going to get imprisonment at all, it would probably be dealt with by a fine, I would think. Or if they have a good lawyer they might be able to successfully persuade the court to convict and discharge them."

Mr Brookbanks said Lawless' lawyer would most likely seek a discharge without conviction which would allow her to continue to travel to the United States - where she frequently works - without any problems.

"[A conviction] could seriously impair her ability to travel to countries like the United States, where they take criminal convictions very seriously."

Mr Brookbanks was surprised police chose to charge the protesters with burglary - defined by the Crimes Act as breaking and entering into any building or ship without authority and with intent to commit a crime.

"They could have charged them with being in an enclosed yard or disorderly behaviour or something like that. It strikes me that this is an element of overkill," he said.

The Noble Discoverer was meant to leave Port Taranaki over the weekend on a 6000 nautical mile journey to the Chukchi Sea, off the coast of Alaska, to drill three exploratory oil wells.

"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," Lawless said before the arrests.

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Auckland, February 27th 2012 -- The occupation of an Arctic-bound Shell drillship by six Greenpeace activists including actor Lucy Lawless ended this morning after police climbed the ship's drilling tower and arrested the group. The protest was into its fourth day and the activists had spent over 77 hours on top of the 53 metre drilling tower.

The activists are currently being processed by police and are expected to be available to comment briefly to media once they are released.

Despite the fact that the charge of "unlawfully being on a ship" was available, prosecutors have chosen to charge the protestors with the more serious charge of burglary.  Greenpeace insists that no property was taken or damaged during the occupation.

"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," said Lucy Lawless, before being arrested. "Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down."
She continued, "We will continue to stand in solidarity with the communities and species that depend on the Arctic for their very lives until Shell cancels its plans to drill in this magical world, and makes the switch to clean, sustainable energy."

The six activists who were arrested this morning are

Mike Buchanan from Christchurch.
Shayne Comino from Christchurch.
Raoni Hammer from Christchurch.
Shai Nades from Wellington.
Vivienne Hadlow from Auckland.
Lucy Lawless from Auckland.

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Bunny Diamand, the Executive Director of Greenpeace wrote a blog on Greenpeace NZ site about the Greenpeace protesters on board the Nobel Discoverer.

Lucy and Bunny have a connection that goes back to 1992.  Jane Redmond was the fictional character played by Lucy in the 1992 movie The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. The role was based on Bunny McDiarmid, a crewmember of the Rainbow Warrior. Bunny is now the Executive Director of Greenpeace New Zealand.

Bunny and Lucy worked together again during the 2009 Greenpeace Sign On Campaign.

Bunny's Blog:  Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down.
Greenpeace Blog: 27 February 2012

As we sat anxiously in the office last Friday waiting for the 'we made it' call we never dreamed that four days later we would have witnessed such a massive media storm, such overwhelming global support and such tenacity from our friends who hung on so long.

This has been a fitting first chapter for what will undoubtedly be an epic battle. The battle to save one of the most beautiful, unique and iconic places on earth from the seemingly  insatiable greed of the oil industry. A battle to save the world from climate change - the greatest threat we face today.

Throughout this time Shell has tried to say they want to talk, to explain how they can drill safely in the frozen Arctic, and that there's nothing to worry about. But both common sense and scientific consensus tells us there is no way to safely drill up therein the frozen North. A spill in the icey Arctic seas would be impossible to clean up. And it is no time to talk when aging rust-buket drillships like the Noble Discoverer are heading for the Arctic right now. Now is the time for action.

I just greeted the team as they walked out of the police station where odly enough they were charged with burglary. A legal slight of hand by the police. Of course we didn't actually steal anything, we never do.

Though maybe we did... When I think about the actions of these seven and the 133,000 people globally who joined them, we have gone a long way towards stealing back the future of the Arctic from the desperate clutches of Shell and the oil giants.

This is just the start of the story. The fight for the Arctic has only just begun.

Join us now to finish the job at greenpeace.org/savethearctic

- Bunny Mcdiarmid

Blog post Copyrighted to Greenpeace New Zealand - (C) 2012 Greenpeace NZ - Used with Permission

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Our friends over at Update Magazine have an interesting article on Lucy's involvement with the Greenpeace Save The Arctic Protest

Lucy Lawless, Arrested... Battles On

Lucy Lawless took on Shell Oil and created an "awareness" that hopefully won't go away anytime soon. She obviously created a massive "hole" in the oil company's plans to continue drilling in the Arctic off the coast of Alaska as Shell Oil managed to "dig up" an old ad that the actress did for them OVER 20+ years ago! This is precisely the reason that this story MUST be told in the United States of America! The story has NOT been broadcast here in the US on any major network-- cable or otherwise! The questions we should now be asking are: WHY IS THIS STORY BEING SUBDUED IN THE US? and... WHY AREN'T THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF OFFSHORE DRILLING? How is it that Shell Oil was allowed to slip their "agenda" under the radar? We have a few theories here at UPBEAT... First of all, Shell Oil is a publically traded company. This means that ALL information about the company, including any/all plans are PUBLIC DOMAIN according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. So why were we not informed?

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Greenpeace has released a new video of the Greenpeace Magnificent Seven: Lucy, Shai, Mike, Viv, Raoni, Ilia and Shayne scaling up the derrick. This is an incredible video.

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Lucy Lawless and six other Greenpeace activists have been released from police custody this afternoon. They were arrested soon after they they scaled the derrick of the Noble Discoverer but it wasn't until 4 days later (27 February) did the police arrived to escort them off the ship.

The following screencaptures are from Lucy and the rest of the protest team fronted to to the media right after they got released from police custody. They were charged with burglary (?!)  and will appear in a Taranaki court on Thursday.

Screencaptures by MaryD

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The following is from the Taranaki Daily News 27 February 2012 update tonight in New Zealand.

Lucy Lawless and six other Greenpeace activists have been released from police custody this afternoon.

The protesters were arrested this morning and descended the rig of the Shell-chartered Noble Discoverer around 12pm.

Greenpeace said they considered the action to have been hugely successful.

"When we started this seven of us went up the rig but 133,000 came down with us in solidarity. They're writing letters and we know that new heros are going to spring up in our fervent mission to make sure the oil industry becomes an energy industry is one that is renewable and clean," Lawless said.

The protesters have been bailed to appear in the New Plymouth District Court on Thursday, when they will face charges of burglary.

Actress Lucy Lawless and five other Greenpeace protesters were arrested after spending four days on board the Noble Discoverer, which was due to travel to the Arctic in exploration of oil.

Lawless and a group of Greenpeace activists scaled the ship's 53-metre drilling derrick and unfurled banners in Port Taranaki at 7am on Friday.

The ship was scheduled to leave the port yesterday to drill three exploratory oil wells in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, but the journey was delayed due to the protesters' actions.

Lawless' involvement drew international attention to their cause.

The police climbed the tower this morning to speak with the protesters, and subsequently arrest them. They did not resist.

Lawless, before being arrested, said the battle to save the Arctic had just begun.

Over the course of the occupation, more than 133,000 people sent an email to Shell executives telling them to cancel their plans to drill in the Arctic, causing Shell email systems to overload repeatedly, Greenpeace claimed.

Police said it was too early to say when the protesters, including Lawless, would appear in court.

Steve Abel, a Greenpeace climate campaigner, who was at the Taranaki port, said it was one of the longest lasting occupations in recent history in New Zealand."

"If there was an oil spill in the Arctic it would be impossible to clean up," Abel said. "

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Lucy has been charged with burlgary. Wow, charges of Burglary? That's just ridiculous. She occupied the ship and the worse was trespass. She didn't destroy or steal anything from the rust bucket of a ship.

The only thing she "stole" was time. Time from Shell to destroy the arctic. Get real. I guess Lucy is a big fish and they want to appear tough since their security was non existant which allowed the protesters to board the boat in the first place. What else is non existant in their arctic endeavour?


Lawless charged with burglary after ship protest
by TVNZ

Seven protesters, including actress Lucy Lawless, have been charged with burglary after police ended their occupation of an oil drilling ship in Taranaki today.

The Greenpeace activists had spent three nights onboard the Noble Discoverer, owned by oil company Shell, which they said was heading to the Arctic to drill.

Police said at 11am that they had sent "a couple of officers" on to the Noble Discoverer who climbed the drilling tower and asked the protesters again to come down.

They were held at New Plymouth police station this afternoon while charges were decided.

Greenpeace said this afternoon that police had decided on a more serious charge of burglary, despite a lesser offence of 'unlawfully being on a ship' was available.

It says no property was taken or damaged during the occupation.

"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," Lawless said, before being arrested.

"We will continue to stand in solidarity with the communities and species that depend on the Arctic for their very lives until Shell cancels its plans to drill in this magical world, and makes the switch to clean, sustainable energy."

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Lucy is now under arrest along with her fellow protesters. Whilst this is serious and it may lead to a criminal conviction (trespassing?) it is without a doubt one of the most inspirational things I've seen an an actor do. She put herself, her reputation and her career on the line for something she believed in.

She is without doubt one hell of a human being and the THOUSANDS that have supported her and the other protesters would agree.

here are the photos just released from Greenpeace NZ

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Lucy has been arrested along with her fellow protesters. TV3 News has the news (and the press release which was sent out by Greenpeace)

Lucy said:

"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," said Lucy Lawless, before being arrested.

"Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down."

One protester had already quit the protest for 'personal reasons'. Greenpeace says 133,000 people sent emails to Shell, telling them to abandon plans to drill for oil in the Arctic.

"I can't wait to get home to my kids to tell them all about this amazing journey, but I'm so glad I took part in this peaceful action," says Lawless.

"We did what we came to do. Together we sent a clear message that has been heard and echoed across the globe: there's no place in this world for your reckless Arctic oil."

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PRESS RELEASE FROM GREENPEACE:

Activists, actor Lucy Lawless arrested for Shell Arctic drillship occupation

 Auckland, February 27th 2012 -- The occupation of an Arctic-bound Shell drillship by six Greenpeace activists including actor Lucy Lawless ended this morning after police climbed the ship's drilling tower and arrested the group. The protest was into its fourth day and the activists had spent 77 hours on top of the 53 metre drilling tower.

"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun," said Lucy Lawless, before being arrested. "Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down."

She continued, "We will continue to stand in solidarity with the communities and species that depend on the Arctic for their very lives until Shell cancels its plans to drill in this magical world, and makes the switch to clean, sustainable energy."

The activists entered the Port of Taranaki at 6:30 a.m. on February 24th, scaled the drilling tower of the Shell drillship the Noble Discoverer and set up camp. The ship was preparing to leave for the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska where it is scheduled to drill three exploratory oil wells this summer.

"In these four days we have shone a global spotlight on Shell's reckless plans to destroy the precious wild Arctic for just a few years of oil," said Viv Hadlow, one of the drillship activists.

She continued, "It's insane that oil companies like Shell regard the melting of the Arctic sea ice not as a warning to humanity, but as a chance to drill for more of the oil that caused the problem in the first place. Today this occupation ended, but like the hundreds of thousands of people who have joined our cry to save the Arctic, we will not be silenced."

Over the course of the four day occupation, more than 130,000 people sent an email to Shell executives telling them to cancel their plans to drill in the Arctic, causing Shell email systems to overload repeatedly. Thousands of people around the world also sent messages of support to Lucy and the activists via social media and the hashtag #SaveTheArctic, which featured on banners hung from the drillship, has trended on and off around the world over the past 4 days. Celebrities like Jared Leto and the official Beatles twitter account also posted messages to their followers.

"I can't wait to get home to my kids to tell them all about this amazing journey, but I'm so glad I took part in this peaceful action," said Lucy Lawless.

She continued, "I am in awe of the multitudes of people who have sent us so many inspiring messages of support, not to mention my fellow activists who put their personal liberties on the line to stand up to Shell's mad plans to drill in the Arctic.

"We did what we came to do. Together we sent a clear message that has been heard and echoed across the globe: there's no place in this world for your reckless Arctic oil."

Shell is the first major international oil company to make exploitation of the Arctic a major focus. If the Noble Discoverer strikes oil this summer, other global oil giants will quickly follow and spark an Arctic oil rush. The company has a very tight window in which to drill for oil. Freezing temperatures, extreme weather conditions and a highly remote location pose unprecedented challenges, and make an Arctic oil spill virtually impossible to contain and clean up. (1) According to a senior official at a Canadian firm that specialises in oil-spill response, "there is really no solution or method today that we're aware of that can actually recover [spilled] oil from the Arctic." (2)

Total estimated Arctic oil reserves would satisfy just three years of current global oil demand, but would both contribute significantly to carbon emissions and pose a grave risk to the local ecosystem. (3) Numerous reports show that through energy efficiency and clean energy, global energy needs can be met while leaving the Arctic untouched. (4)

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BREAKING NEWS: The police have arrived...looks like Lucy will be arrested today...the police are climbing the ladder

Tweet from Lucy: ‏ @RealLucyLawless
Anticipating imminent arrest so doing final cleanup of camp #savethearctic. Will be dissapointed if we have to leave but will go peacefully.

Seven of us came up the tower on @Shell's drillship but 4 days later 130,000 will come down. In solidarity we can #savethearctic

Protesters expect removal by police today

NZ Herald 27 February 2012

Greenpeace protesters are expecting police to lead them off a Shell oil-drilling ship today.

The Noble Discoverer was meant to leave Port Taranaki over the weekend on a 6000 nautical mile journey to the Chukchi Sea, off the coast of Alaska, to drill three exploratory oil wells.

However, seven Greenpeace activists, including actress Lucy Lawless, boarded the ship early on Friday to protest against the planned drilling.

One protester, Aucklander Ilai Amir, left the vessel yesterday morning for "personal reasons'', and was arrested for unlawfully being on a ship.

This morning Lawless told Newstalk ZB the group of protesters were expecting police to turn up and take them away, as they entered day four of the protest.

The group would leave peacefully if police turned up, and would not make police scale the 53 metre drilling tower the protesters were up, she said.

"We'd never make them do that, that's unsafe ... we wouldn't put them in that position.''

Earlier the group had vowed "Guantanamo" style tactics would not bring them down from a tower aboard a Shell ship bound for the Arctic.

The six had spent a "gruelling" night last night at Port Taranaki, according to Greenpeace NZ climate campaigner Steve Abel.

Bright lights and loud music through the night kept the group awake but they remained "resolute, determined to stay".

Lawless posted on Twitter last night: "Loud music over speakers about 1.30 AM. They starting to go Guantanamo on our ass?".

She tweeted this morning: "...I found last night pretty darn scary. Not for sissies".

Mr Abel described the music as "loud, sort-of hard rock", and said no one had taken responsibility for playing it.

Shell corporate communications manager Shona Geary said the lights were necessary for the ships crew to carry out routine work.

"It appears that last night the protesters disabled the light at the top of the drill tower. These lights are there for safety reasons. A spotlight was used instead to light up the mast to help ensure the group were safe during crane and other night time operations."

She also said no loud music was played, and the sound was "coming from an alarm clock".

In a video published on Greenpeace NZ's website this morning, Lawless described the night as "pretty dark, dark in your soul".

Mr Abel said it has been difficult for the protesters to see the global response to their actions first-hand, which might have an alienating effect on the group.

"When you're in the absolute thick of it, it can sometimes feel very lonely."

He said the group were determined to remain atop the ship's 53m drilling tower as long as they had food and water.

"It's not something that can go indefinitely but, at this stage, they're confident they've got enough to last them a while yet."

Greenpeace's website said more than 123,000 people had joined its campaign, sending emails to the CEO, director and vice-president of Shell.

"The principle of this thing is that an oil spill in the Arctic would be impossible to clean up and that's exactly why Shell shouldn't even begin", Mr Abel said.

In a press release, chairman of Shell New Zealand Rob Jager said he was disappointed in Greenpeace's unco-operative stance and was concerned about the welfare of the activists still onboard.

"It was good to see yesterday one of the protesters halt his unlawful occupation of the drilling rig and the matter resolve itself safely. We look forward to the remaining protesters taking similar prudent and respectful action.

"Actions like this jeopardise the safety of all involved and our offer of an open conversation still holds."

He added: "Shell has taken unprecedented steps to pursue safe, environmentally responsible exploration in shallow water off the coast of Alaska."

Shell's oil spill response plan for the voyage was approved by the United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement on February 17.

Mrs Geary said she could not comment on the costs that the delayed departure was incurring.

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It's evening on Day 3 and Lucy is settling in for the night. Video is from Greenpeace NZ

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Greenpeace has announced that you can now buy the same t-shirt Lucy is wearing on her protest #savethearctic.

Show your support of Lucy and Greenpeace!

The price is $25

Click here to purchase

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Day 4 has dawned and our eco-warrior Lucy is still up the derrick (GO LUCY) with her friends Viv, Ra, Mike, Shayne and Shai . Here are the latest photos released by Greenpeace this morning. I am so proud of her and I know everyone is as well. I suspect her mum and dad are bursting with pride as are her children and her husband Rob. We are right behind you Lucy!

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Greenpeace activists are claiming support from hundreds of thousands of people for their Port Taranaki protest aboard the Noble Discoverer.

Seven activists boarded the drillship after eluding security at the New Plymouth port about 7am on Friday to protest Shell's plan to drill exploratory oil wells in the Arctic.

One activist was arrested after climbing down on Saturday and a supporter was arrested on Friday.

Celebrity protester Lucy Lawless and five Greenpeace activists remained at the top of the 53-metre-high drilling derrick yesterday.

Greenpeace spokesman Steve Abel said the group was in good spirits.

"They had a bit of a tough night but they are bolstered by the good weather today and they woke up to a magnificent view of the mountain," he said.

Greenpeace claim that since the protesters boarded the ship, more than 120,000 people worldwide had contacted Shell's CEO, Peter Voser, calling for the cancellation of its plans to open up the Arctic to oil exploration.

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Auckland, 26 February 2012: The occupation of Shell Arctic drillship Noble Discover has continued for a third day. Five Greenpeace activists and actor Lucy Lawless remain in place on top of the drillship, after spending a chilly second night on top of its 53 metre drilling tower.

Morale onboard has been boosted by the thousands of support messages that have been flooding in over the course of the day.

Yesterday activists hung a giant #SaveTheArctic hashtag banner on the drill tower and the hashtag has been trending on and off around the world ever since.

The activists, who are equipped with iphones and tablets, which they are keeping charged with a foldable solar panel, have been inundated with twitter messages, facebook comments and emails from supporters around the world. All of this is being aggregated in a ‘live feed’ on the Greenpeace home page: http://www.greenpeace.org.nz

“It’s been so inspiring to get all of these online messages and to know that standing alongside the six of us on this ship, there are hundreds of thousands of other people  around the world who feel passionate about the Arctic and are prepared to take action to put a stop to Shell’s crazy Arctic drilling plans” said activist Viv Hadlow.

In direct response to the drillship occupation over 122,000 people worldwide have emailed Shell over the past 48 hours, asking the company to drop its Arctic oil drilling plans.

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Here's a scan from the Waikato Times (New Zealand) 27 February 2012. We're coming into Day 4 of the protest and Day 4 of supporting Lucy and the her Greenpeace fellow protesters.

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While Lucy was high on a derrick, she took time to talk to a Swedish newspaper and
said hello to the newborn Swedish Princess. Wished her a long and happy life.



many thanks to Freya for the news

The third day is coming to an end and our intrepid protesters: Lucy Lawless, Raoni, Shayne, Viv,  Shai and Mike are still up the derrick and bedding down for the night.

You can show these guys some major love by following them on twitter

@GreenpeaceNZ, @RealLucyLawless, @GP_Viv, @GP_Raoni, @GP_Shai and don't forget to use the hashtag #savethearctic. Why use the hashtag? Well check these figures out that Nick from Greenpeace initially checked: 1,500 tweets generated 5,619,833 impressions, audience of 1,659,594 followers within 24hrs for the hashtag #savethearctic

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Here's a very well written article about Lucy, the role of Shell and our reliance on oil. Yes that has been in the news before The Greenpeace Seven stormed the Noble Discoverer and scaled up the derrick on Friday 24 February. What this has made this occupation more media focused is because of one Warrior Princess on board and that is gold. Gold for the issues because it makes people who didn't know anything about the situation pay attention because this well known celebrity is part of the occupation of the Noble Discoverer.

Samantha Lee from Voxy wrote a great article on it. Have a read.

Lucy Lawless v. Shell: David v. Goliath
by Samantha Lee

I am a fan of strong female characters on TV. I fully subscribe to the adage "you can't be what you can't see." A huge part of that is having highly visible, positive role models on our screens.

It's also no secret I'm a fan of David v. Goliath - backing David for the win. Those in power seem almost inevitably to misuse their authority in some way, and those that fight against this in a non-violent but proactive capacity will always have my vote. 

Two of my favourite things have combined this week as Lucy Lawless, (of Spartacus and Xena Warrior Princess fame), along with six other activists working with Greenpeace, has scaled a 53 metre tower on a ship called the Noble Discoverer at the Port of Taranaki. It's leased from the Noble Corporation by Shell, and is bound for the Arctic to start "exploratory shallow water drilling." The Greenpeace team argue that a spill like the one in the Gulf of Mexico could conceivably happen again, which would have far-reaching consequences world-wide. They want Shell to cease all planned operations in the Arctic.They are currently, two days later, still ensconced on the ship's tower, attracting worldwide media attention. (TMZ undoubtedly has the best interview so far - there's a Xena war cry in it for you.)  

To be completely honest, I started researching this purely because of the guts it took to do this. Think about that conversation for a moment:

"First of all, Lucy, you have consciously decided to break the law. Look, cheers for that. Now, what we want you to do is scale a 53 metre tower, with no safety instructors or stunt doubles present, on a rust bucket loosely called a ship that is just about to leave for the Arctic, which we hear is quite cold.The plan is to survive for two days and nights and counting. No, we don't know exactly how long. Just go with it. We want you to champion the cause on a tiny little platform with no creature comforts. Maybe a laptop. Don't play too much Words with Friends. There'll be no showers or toilets, sorry. Also, you're going to get very little sleep because helicopters and loudspeakers will be going almost non-stop. There'll be very strong wind, and being this is Taranaki, probably rain. Oh, and you'll have to pull it together quick smart and keep it together, because you're now the star of this enterprise and media from all over the world are going to be expecting you to coherently explain just what the hell it is you think you're doing. Thanks for your service to Greenpeace, please accept this commemorative pin."  

Unless you're Vanessa Redgrave, celebrities just don't do this stuff. So one can only come to the conclusion that Lucy Lawless is crazier than the Lost polar bear plotline, or she and the rest of her team believe so passionately in their cause and have such hope of making a difference - against a giant as indifferent and unyielding as Shell- that they've risked their own safety, legal charges and career damage as a result.

I'll say it. I admire Lucy Lawless along with the other people on board the "Ignoble Destroyer" for putting her money where her mouth is. You don't see many people genuinely doing that, let alone people who have a very high profile career and surely enough money to buy an island somewhere should the world go to hell. I figure, if she's going to spend some time voluntarily standing on a very tiny, windy platform in the middle of the Port of Taranaki promoting a cause, as a fan of the little guys versus the big guys and a Kiwi who loves being part of a nation with a tendency to stand up for what they believe in, I'll look into it. 

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New Zealand television and other media has been following the events of the Greenpeace protest on the Noble Discoverer and that very well known derrick (who knew I would know what a derrick was other than a man's name) since Friday.

Here is tonight's overview. AUSXIP Reporter Jo in New Zealand has called in with the news:

Tonight's coverage on TV3 was more a brief update that the 6 protesters are about to go into  a third night. The ship was set to leave today and Ilai Amir was arrested yesterday.

They showed a snippet of Steve Abel from Greenpeace and he said "if there is any point at which they are not capable to safely sustain themselves up there in terms of hydration, then they'll come down."

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Lucy held her first Twitter Q&A this morning at 11 am New Zealand time. Below is the image of all the tweets in the Q&A. Or you can go to @RealLucyLawless on twitter and read them there.

Lucy also changed her profile pic on her twitter to one from the Save The Arctic images.

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May 2012

• 17 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned to 13 June
• 15 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned AGAIN
• 06 - New Lucy Photo From Sunday Times Magazine 06 May 2012
• 04 - Video: Rata Pue Farewells Greenpeace Activists at Parihaka 18 April 2012
• 01 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Pushed Back to 17 May

April 2012

• 23 - Three Day Protest Extreme For Lucy Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 22 - Lucy Interview: Action Hero Protest Princess Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 19 - More Photos of Lucy and Taranaki 7 in Court 18 April 2012
• 19 - Lucy Lawless Proud of Ship Protest NZ Herald 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy Video: Official Greenpeace Video New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7 Official Greenpeace Photos From New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Press Release: Greenpeace Activists Remanded Till 3 May
• 18 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Update: Reappear 3 May
• 17 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7: You Speak For All Of Us
• 17 - Lucy and Taranaki 7 In Court Tomorrow 18 April 2012
• 14 - New Save The Arctic Support Artwork by Aiglon
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Greenpeace Court Case Postponed By Another 2 Weeks

March 2012

• 30 - Save The Arctic Protest: Shell Granted Legal Injunction Against Greenpeace In US Court
• 30 - Lucy Talks to Boston Herald About Save The Arctic Court Case 29 March 2012
• 20 - Save The Arctic: We Can Enjoy A Good Life Without Extreme Oil
• 16 - Save The Arctic Protest Support Page Image Galleries and Artwork
• 15 - We Don't Need Extreme Oil NZ Herald 15 March 2012
• 12 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Photos on Corbis
• 10 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Art by Klippart
• 09 - Radio New Zealand National Interview With Lucy From 27 Feb
• 08 - Greenpeace Magazine (German Edition)
• 08 - Lucy Lawless Tweets: Shell Oil Threatens a Birthing Ground of America's Polar Bears
• 06 - Greenpeace NZ Blog From muesli bars to a global mind bomb
• 05 - Lucy Lawless' Private Passion NZ Woman's Weekly 12 March 2012
• 04 - Lucy Lawless On Sunday TV Show 04 March 2012 Video Now Online
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Speaking Up For All Of Us
• 04 - Democracy Now Features Lucy and the Save The Arctic Protest in Broadcast
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Press Snippets From New Zealand 04 March 2012
• 03 - Press Release: Judge Rejects Bulk of Shell and Proposed Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
• 03 - We Can Do More To Help Become More Environmentally Aware - Blog by Lesley-Ann Brandt
• 02 - Oil Protest Hand International Cast Court Documents Update 02 March 2012
• 02 - Lucy on TVNZ Sunday Interview - Preview Video and Photos
• 02 - Lucy Talks To The Star About The Upcoming Save The Arctic Court Case
• 01 - Upcoming Lucy Lawless Interview with TVNZ About Save The Arctic Protest 04 March 2012
• 01 - Arctic Ocean Drilling: Shell Launches Preemptive Legal Strike
• 01 - Save The Arctic Court Case Pushed Back - Update
• 01 - Lucy, That 1988 Shell Advert and Some Common Sense Into The "Debate"

February 2012

• 29 - Lucy's Court Date Changed to 20 March 2012 - AAP Report
• 29 - Video: Lucy Lawless on E! News 27 February 2012
• 28 - Take Action Now Save The Arctic - Send A Message To Shell
• 28 - Images: After The Protest In Front of Media Official Greenpeace Photos
• 28 - Lucy's Burglary Charge Could Seriously Impair Travel to US - NZ Herald 27 Feb 2012
• 28 - Greenpeace Press Release: Arrests end Shell Arctic drillship occupation 27 February 2012
• 28 - Bunny Diamand Blog: Seven Went Up, 133,000 Came Down
• 28 - Lucy Lawless, Arrested, Battles On Up Beat Magazine 27 February 2012
• 27 - New Greenpeace Video: Four days of action in defence of the Arctic
• 27 - Lucy Talks To Reporters After Being Released - Video
• 27 - Charges Laid Against Lucy and Protesters
• 27 - Day 4 Official Greenpeace Photos - The Arrest
• 27 - Lucy Lawless Talks About The Experience TV3 News
• 27 - BREAKING NEWS: The Police Have Arrived...TVNZ Reports
• 27 - Protesters expect removal by police today - NZ Herald 27 February 2012
• 27 - Evening Day 3 Protest Day Lucy Lawless Video
• 27 - Support Lucy and Greenpeace Buy #SaveTheArctic T-Shirt From Greenpeace
• 27 - Protesters Get Global Support - Taranaki Daily News 27 February 2012
• 27 - Press Release: Flood of Support Online Boosts Arctic Drillship Protest
• 27 - Lawless Expects Arrest Waikato Times 27 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless v. Shell: David v. Goliath Voxy News 26 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless NZ Local News Roundup for Day 3 Save The Arctic Protest
• 25 - TV3 Nightly News 25 Feb with Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Protest Update
• 25 - Audio Interview Taranaki Daily News Interviews Lucy 24 February 2012
• 24 - Latest Tweets From The Protest
• 24 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words Lucy Lawless Protesting

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Greenpeace NZ releases new video of Lucy.

Day 3 Lucy Lawless Video Message – Is Anyout Out There?
Posted on: 26th February 2012

A message from Lucy from Greenpeace New Zealand on Vimeo.

Our brave little team has been occupying the Shell drillship in Taranaki for well over 48 hours now. Raoni, Shayne, Viv, Shai, Lucy and Mike are camped at the very top of the ship’s 50m drill tower. All they have with them is what they carried up on their backs.

While they stay on the ship it won’t be leaving for the Arctic to drill for oil. They’ve succeeded in bringing the world’s attention to Shell’s reckless plans for the Arctic. They remain determined and don’t intend giving up any time soon.

But it has been tough.

It’s cold, dirty and uncomfortable. They’re hungry, and water rations are low. They’ve contended with loud music blasting at 3am and spotlights shone on them all night. They can’t see much of what’s happening in the world and hope more than anything that people are listening and taking action with them.

Lucy sent us this video early this morning … Please leave a message for the Lucy and the team – they need some love!

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May 2012

• 17 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned to 13 June
• 15 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned AGAIN
• 06 - New Lucy Photo From Sunday Times Magazine 06 May 2012
• 04 - Video: Rata Pue Farewells Greenpeace Activists at Parihaka 18 April 2012
• 01 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Pushed Back to 17 May

April 2012

• 23 - Three Day Protest Extreme For Lucy Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 22 - Lucy Interview: Action Hero Protest Princess Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 19 - More Photos of Lucy and Taranaki 7 in Court 18 April 2012
• 19 - Lucy Lawless Proud of Ship Protest NZ Herald 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy Video: Official Greenpeace Video New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7 Official Greenpeace Photos From New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Press Release: Greenpeace Activists Remanded Till 3 May
• 18 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Update: Reappear 3 May
• 17 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7: You Speak For All Of Us
• 17 - Lucy and Taranaki 7 In Court Tomorrow 18 April 2012
• 14 - New Save The Arctic Support Artwork by Aiglon
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Greenpeace Court Case Postponed By Another 2 Weeks

March 2012

• 30 - Save The Arctic Protest: Shell Granted Legal Injunction Against Greenpeace In US Court
• 30 - Lucy Talks to Boston Herald About Save The Arctic Court Case 29 March 2012
• 20 - Save The Arctic: We Can Enjoy A Good Life Without Extreme Oil
• 16 - Save The Arctic Protest Support Page Image Galleries and Artwork
• 15 - We Don't Need Extreme Oil NZ Herald 15 March 2012
• 12 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Photos on Corbis
• 10 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Art by Klippart
• 09 - Radio New Zealand National Interview With Lucy From 27 Feb
• 08 - Greenpeace Magazine (German Edition)
• 08 - Lucy Lawless Tweets: Shell Oil Threatens a Birthing Ground of America's Polar Bears
• 06 - Greenpeace NZ Blog From muesli bars to a global mind bomb
• 05 - Lucy Lawless' Private Passion NZ Woman's Weekly 12 March 2012
• 04 - Lucy Lawless On Sunday TV Show 04 March 2012 Video Now Online
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Speaking Up For All Of Us
• 04 - Democracy Now Features Lucy and the Save The Arctic Protest in Broadcast
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Press Snippets From New Zealand 04 March 2012
• 03 - Press Release: Judge Rejects Bulk of Shell and Proposed Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
• 03 - We Can Do More To Help Become More Environmentally Aware - Blog by Lesley-Ann Brandt
• 02 - Oil Protest Hand International Cast Court Documents Update 02 March 2012
• 02 - Lucy on TVNZ Sunday Interview - Preview Video and Photos
• 02 - Lucy Talks To The Star About The Upcoming Save The Arctic Court Case
• 01 - Upcoming Lucy Lawless Interview with TVNZ About Save The Arctic Protest 04 March 2012
• 01 - Arctic Ocean Drilling: Shell Launches Preemptive Legal Strike
• 01 - Save The Arctic Court Case Pushed Back - Update
• 01 - Lucy, That 1988 Shell Advert and Some Common Sense Into The "Debate"

February 2012

• 29 - Lucy's Court Date Changed to 20 March 2012 - AAP Report
• 29 - Video: Lucy Lawless on E! News 27 February 2012
• 28 - Take Action Now Save The Arctic - Send A Message To Shell
• 28 - Images: After The Protest In Front of Media Official Greenpeace Photos
• 28 - Lucy's Burglary Charge Could Seriously Impair Travel to US - NZ Herald 27 Feb 2012
• 28 - Greenpeace Press Release: Arrests end Shell Arctic drillship occupation 27 February 2012
• 28 - Bunny Diamand Blog: Seven Went Up, 133,000 Came Down
• 28 - Lucy Lawless, Arrested, Battles On Up Beat Magazine 27 February 2012
• 27 - New Greenpeace Video: Four days of action in defence of the Arctic
• 27 - Lucy Talks To Reporters After Being Released - Video
• 27 - Charges Laid Against Lucy and Protesters
• 27 - Day 4 Official Greenpeace Photos - The Arrest
• 27 - Lucy Lawless Talks About The Experience TV3 News
• 27 - BREAKING NEWS: The Police Have Arrived...TVNZ Reports
• 27 - Protesters expect removal by police today - NZ Herald 27 February 2012
• 27 - Evening Day 3 Protest Day Lucy Lawless Video
• 27 - Support Lucy and Greenpeace Buy #SaveTheArctic T-Shirt From Greenpeace
• 27 - Protesters Get Global Support - Taranaki Daily News 27 February 2012
• 27 - Press Release: Flood of Support Online Boosts Arctic Drillship Protest
• 27 - Lawless Expects Arrest Waikato Times 27 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless v. Shell: David v. Goliath Voxy News 26 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless NZ Local News Roundup for Day 3 Save The Arctic Protest
• 25 - TV3 Nightly News 25 Feb with Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Protest Update
• 25 - Audio Interview Taranaki Daily News Interviews Lucy 24 February 2012
• 24 - Latest Tweets From The Protest
• 24 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words Lucy Lawless Protesting

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This is a tribute art to Lucy's Save The Arctic protest now stretching into Day 3. As many of you know, Olansamuelle created the Spartacus Draw Them All comic strip and here she turns her attention to the Greenpeace Six - Lucy and her fellow protesters.

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May 2012

• 17 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned to 13 June
• 15 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned AGAIN
• 06 - New Lucy Photo From Sunday Times Magazine 06 May 2012
• 04 - Video: Rata Pue Farewells Greenpeace Activists at Parihaka 18 April 2012
• 01 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Pushed Back to 17 May

April 2012

• 23 - Three Day Protest Extreme For Lucy Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 22 - Lucy Interview: Action Hero Protest Princess Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 19 - More Photos of Lucy and Taranaki 7 in Court 18 April 2012
• 19 - Lucy Lawless Proud of Ship Protest NZ Herald 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy Video: Official Greenpeace Video New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7 Official Greenpeace Photos From New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Press Release: Greenpeace Activists Remanded Till 3 May
• 18 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Update: Reappear 3 May
• 17 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7: You Speak For All Of Us
• 17 - Lucy and Taranaki 7 In Court Tomorrow 18 April 2012
• 14 - New Save The Arctic Support Artwork by Aiglon
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Greenpeace Court Case Postponed By Another 2 Weeks

March 2012

• 30 - Save The Arctic Protest: Shell Granted Legal Injunction Against Greenpeace In US Court
• 30 - Lucy Talks to Boston Herald About Save The Arctic Court Case 29 March 2012
• 20 - Save The Arctic: We Can Enjoy A Good Life Without Extreme Oil
• 16 - Save The Arctic Protest Support Page Image Galleries and Artwork
• 15 - We Don't Need Extreme Oil NZ Herald 15 March 2012
• 12 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Photos on Corbis
• 10 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Art by Klippart
• 09 - Radio New Zealand National Interview With Lucy From 27 Feb
• 08 - Greenpeace Magazine (German Edition)
• 08 - Lucy Lawless Tweets: Shell Oil Threatens a Birthing Ground of America's Polar Bears
• 06 - Greenpeace NZ Blog From muesli bars to a global mind bomb
• 05 - Lucy Lawless' Private Passion NZ Woman's Weekly 12 March 2012
• 04 - Lucy Lawless On Sunday TV Show 04 March 2012 Video Now Online
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Speaking Up For All Of Us
• 04 - Democracy Now Features Lucy and the Save The Arctic Protest in Broadcast
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Press Snippets From New Zealand 04 March 2012
• 03 - Press Release: Judge Rejects Bulk of Shell and Proposed Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
• 03 - We Can Do More To Help Become More Environmentally Aware - Blog by Lesley-Ann Brandt
• 02 - Oil Protest Hand International Cast Court Documents Update 02 March 2012
• 02 - Lucy on TVNZ Sunday Interview - Preview Video and Photos
• 02 - Lucy Talks To The Star About The Upcoming Save The Arctic Court Case
• 01 - Upcoming Lucy Lawless Interview with TVNZ About Save The Arctic Protest 04 March 2012
• 01 - Arctic Ocean Drilling: Shell Launches Preemptive Legal Strike
• 01 - Save The Arctic Court Case Pushed Back - Update
• 01 - Lucy, That 1988 Shell Advert and Some Common Sense Into The "Debate"

February 2012

• 29 - Lucy's Court Date Changed to 20 March 2012 - AAP Report
• 29 - Video: Lucy Lawless on E! News 27 February 2012
• 28 - Take Action Now Save The Arctic - Send A Message To Shell
• 28 - Images: After The Protest In Front of Media Official Greenpeace Photos
• 28 - Lucy's Burglary Charge Could Seriously Impair Travel to US - NZ Herald 27 Feb 2012
• 28 - Greenpeace Press Release: Arrests end Shell Arctic drillship occupation 27 February 2012
• 28 - Bunny Diamand Blog: Seven Went Up, 133,000 Came Down
• 28 - Lucy Lawless, Arrested, Battles On Up Beat Magazine 27 February 2012
• 27 - New Greenpeace Video: Four days of action in defence of the Arctic
• 27 - Lucy Talks To Reporters After Being Released - Video
• 27 - Charges Laid Against Lucy and Protesters
• 27 - Day 4 Official Greenpeace Photos - The Arrest
• 27 - Lucy Lawless Talks About The Experience TV3 News
• 27 - BREAKING NEWS: The Police Have Arrived...TVNZ Reports
• 27 - Protesters expect removal by police today - NZ Herald 27 February 2012
• 27 - Evening Day 3 Protest Day Lucy Lawless Video
• 27 - Support Lucy and Greenpeace Buy #SaveTheArctic T-Shirt From Greenpeace
• 27 - Protesters Get Global Support - Taranaki Daily News 27 February 2012
• 27 - Press Release: Flood of Support Online Boosts Arctic Drillship Protest
• 27 - Lawless Expects Arrest Waikato Times 27 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless v. Shell: David v. Goliath Voxy News 26 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless NZ Local News Roundup for Day 3 Save The Arctic Protest
• 25 - TV3 Nightly News 25 Feb with Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Protest Update
• 25 - Audio Interview Taranaki Daily News Interviews Lucy 24 February 2012
• 24 - Latest Tweets From The Protest
• 24 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words Lucy Lawless Protesting

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Here's the first photo of Day 3... All images are copyrighted to Greenpeace New Zealand
Used with permission.

MORE PHOTOS DAYS 1 - 3

30 photos

items are from between 12 Oct 2011 & 25 Feb 2012.

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May 2012

• 17 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned to 13 June
• 15 - Lucy Lawless and Taranaki 7 Court Case Adjourned AGAIN
• 06 - New Lucy Photo From Sunday Times Magazine 06 May 2012
• 04 - Video: Rata Pue Farewells Greenpeace Activists at Parihaka 18 April 2012
• 01 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Pushed Back to 17 May

April 2012

• 23 - Three Day Protest Extreme For Lucy Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 22 - Lucy Interview: Action Hero Protest Princess Sunday Star Times 22 April 2012
• 19 - More Photos of Lucy and Taranaki 7 in Court 18 April 2012
• 19 - Lucy Lawless Proud of Ship Protest NZ Herald 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy Video: Official Greenpeace Video New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7 Official Greenpeace Photos From New Plymouth Court 18 April 2012
• 18 - Press Release: Greenpeace Activists Remanded Till 3 May
• 18 - Lucy & Taranaki 7 Court Case Update: Reappear 3 May
• 17 - Lucy and the Taranaki 7: You Speak For All Of Us
• 17 - Lucy and Taranaki 7 In Court Tomorrow 18 April 2012
• 14 - New Save The Arctic Support Artwork by Aiglon
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Greenpeace Court Case Postponed By Another 2 Weeks

March 2012

• 30 - Save The Arctic Protest: Shell Granted Legal Injunction Against Greenpeace In US Court
• 30 - Lucy Talks to Boston Herald About Save The Arctic Court Case 29 March 2012
• 20 - Save The Arctic: We Can Enjoy A Good Life Without Extreme Oil
• 16 - Save The Arctic Protest Support Page Image Galleries and Artwork
• 15 - We Don't Need Extreme Oil NZ Herald 15 March 2012
• 12 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Photos on Corbis
• 10 - Save The Arctic Lucy Lawless Art by Klippart
• 09 - Radio New Zealand National Interview With Lucy From 27 Feb
• 08 - Greenpeace Magazine (German Edition)
• 08 - Lucy Lawless Tweets: Shell Oil Threatens a Birthing Ground of America's Polar Bears
• 06 - Greenpeace NZ Blog From muesli bars to a global mind bomb
• 05 - Lucy Lawless' Private Passion NZ Woman's Weekly 12 March 2012
• 04 - Lucy Lawless On Sunday TV Show 04 March 2012 Video Now Online
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Speaking Up For All Of Us
• 04 - Democracy Now Features Lucy and the Save The Arctic Protest in Broadcast
• 04 - Lucy Lawless Press Snippets From New Zealand 04 March 2012
• 03 - Press Release: Judge Rejects Bulk of Shell and Proposed Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
• 03 - We Can Do More To Help Become More Environmentally Aware - Blog by Lesley-Ann Brandt
• 02 - Oil Protest Hand International Cast Court Documents Update 02 March 2012
• 02 - Lucy on TVNZ Sunday Interview - Preview Video and Photos
• 02 - Lucy Talks To The Star About The Upcoming Save The Arctic Court Case
• 01 - Upcoming Lucy Lawless Interview with TVNZ About Save The Arctic Protest 04 March 2012
• 01 - Arctic Ocean Drilling: Shell Launches Preemptive Legal Strike
• 01 - Save The Arctic Court Case Pushed Back - Update
• 01 - Lucy, That 1988 Shell Advert and Some Common Sense Into The "Debate"

February 2012

• 29 - Lucy's Court Date Changed to 20 March 2012 - AAP Report
• 29 - Video: Lucy Lawless on E! News 27 February 2012
• 28 - Take Action Now Save The Arctic - Send A Message To Shell
• 28 - Images: After The Protest In Front of Media Official Greenpeace Photos
• 28 - Lucy's Burglary Charge Could Seriously Impair Travel to US - NZ Herald 27 Feb 2012
• 28 - Greenpeace Press Release: Arrests end Shell Arctic drillship occupation 27 February 2012
• 28 - Bunny Diamand Blog: Seven Went Up, 133,000 Came Down
• 28 - Lucy Lawless, Arrested, Battles On Up Beat Magazine 27 February 2012
• 27 - New Greenpeace Video: Four days of action in defence of the Arctic
• 27 - Lucy Talks To Reporters After Being Released - Video
• 27 - Charges Laid Against Lucy and Protesters
• 27 - Day 4 Official Greenpeace Photos - The Arrest
• 27 - Lucy Lawless Talks About The Experience TV3 News
• 27 - BREAKING NEWS: The Police Have Arrived...TVNZ Reports
• 27 - Protesters expect removal by police today - NZ Herald 27 February 2012
• 27 - Evening Day 3 Protest Day Lucy Lawless Video
• 27 - Support Lucy and Greenpeace Buy #SaveTheArctic T-Shirt From Greenpeace
• 27 - Protesters Get Global Support - Taranaki Daily News 27 February 2012
• 27 - Press Release: Flood of Support Online Boosts Arctic Drillship Protest
• 27 - Lawless Expects Arrest Waikato Times 27 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless v. Shell: David v. Goliath Voxy News 26 February 2012
• 26 - Lucy Lawless NZ Local News Roundup for Day 3 Save The Arctic Protest
• 25 - TV3 Nightly News 25 Feb with Lucy Lawless Save The Arctic Protest Update
• 25 - Audio Interview Taranaki Daily News Interviews Lucy 24 February 2012
• 24 - Latest Tweets From The Protest
• 24 - Actions Speak Louder Than Words Lucy Lawless Protesting

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Lucy's Auckland Actors profile site has been updated with the news about Lucy's role on Top Of The Lake mini-series. Lucy's role is Caroline Platt. We don't have any other information about the character other than the name.

Here's some production info about the movie:

Top Of The Lake
See-Saw Films Pty Ltd

Producers Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Philippa Campbell

Executive Producers Jane Campion, Sharon Menzies

Writers Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

Director Jane Campion

Broadcaster BBC (UK), UKTV (Australia), TV3 (NZ), Sundance (USA)

Funding: funding from Screen Australia and Screen NSW

Sales and Distribution BBC Worldwide (UK), UKTV (Australia - Foxtel)

To Be Released: 2013

Top Of The Lake is original drama at its finest, bringing to screen a unique landscape – remote, mountainous New Zealand – in a powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness in a paradise where honest work is hard to find.

A twelve-year-old girl stands chest deep in a frozen lake. She is five months pregnant, and she won't say who the father is, insisting it was 'no one'. Then she disappears. Robin Griffin, the investigating detective, will find this the case that tests her to her limits. In the search for Tui she will first have to find herself.

Directed by Jane Campion, and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee. It is a multi-part serial for BBC Two and will film in 2011.

Says Deirdre Brennan, Director of TV for BBC Worldwide Australia:

“Top of the Lake is a unique creative collaboration, a truly international project that showcases a remarkable production team, cast and location. It is an honour to play a part in bringing this landmark drama series exclusively to UKTV audiences in Australia and New Zealand.”

For more news on Lucy's role in Top of the Lake visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Top of the Lake subsite

RELATED NEWS ABOUT TOP OF THE LAKE

February 2012

• 24 - 'Crazy cast' take to lake for TV series – NZ Herald 24 Feb 2012
• 21 - Photo of Lucy from the Mini-Series Top of the Lake
• 21 - Lucy Talks About Filming on Top Of the Lake 21 February 2012
• 21 - Top of the Lake Filming and Casting News
• 19 - Lucy Talks About Top Of The Lake Mini-Series
• 16 - Lucy Lawless Confirms Role In Jane Campion's Top Of The Lake Mini-Series
• 16 - Free Seminar: More NZ Actors on Screen Including Top Of The Lake Cast
• 04 - TVGuide - Spartacus Star Lucy Lawless is Back With a Vengeance

January 2012

• 28 - Lucy Lawless in New Jane Campion Mini-Series Top Of The Lake

As you would expect the New Zealand media(and the rest of the world) is covering Lucy's Greenpeace protest on board the Noble Discoverer. We are going in Day 3 of the protest. Here's a rundown of the press coverage this morning. There is a lot more but they are generally repeating one another.

NZ Herald - 26 February 2012

Lawless foregoes comforts to fight oil drilling

Eco-princess Lucy Lawless has given up home comforts for a second night up a gusty tower with no place to sleep or pee. The star of Xena Warrior Princess illegally boarded a ship docked in Taranaki with seven Greenpeace activists this week to protest oil giant Shell's plans to drill for oil in Alaska. Police told Lawless she would be arrested when she stepped off the Noble Discoverer, which is due to depart on a 6000 nautical mile journey to drill in the Chukchi Sea. But Lawless said the discomfort of her new digs, as well as the threat of arrest, was a small price to pay.

"It's not the Ritz but we didn't come here for a pleasure cruise," Lawless told the Herald on Sunday. "We have a moral responsibility to be here and we are well prepared."

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TVNZ News - 26 February 2012

Protesters weather second night on ship

Gives a rundown of Day 2 and coming into Day 3. Also includes details of the police showing up and basically they are all under arrest and it's only a matter of time as to when they will be taken off the ship. The crew member who was arrested is Ilai Amir (25 years old) and he got off the ship for personal reasons.

Before climbing down he said: "I'm proud of what we've achieved here and I will still be with the team in spirit, as they continue to make sure that Shell hears the message loud and clear - the world does not want your reckless Arctic oil."

Amir was arrested upon disembarking and charged with unlawfully boarding a ship. He has been bailed to appear at New Plymouth district court on Thursday.

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TV3 News - 26 February 2012

Greenpeace activists begin third day on ship

Just a rundown of what is happening and that the protesters are into day 3

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The Sunday Tasmanian (Australia) 26 February 2012

Protester arrested but Xena keeps fighting

ONE of a group of Greenpeace protesters occupying a tower on a Shell contracted oil-drilling ship has been arrested after leaving the ship.

Seven protesters, including Xena:warriorprincess actor Lucy Lawless, boarded the Arctic bound ship, Noble Discoverer, and scaled the 53m drilling tower, on Friday morning.

Aucklander Ilai Amir left yesterday for personal reasons, Greenpeace says.

“I’m proud of what we’ve achieved here and I will still be with the team in spirit, as they continue to make sure Shell hears the message loud and clear: The world does not want your reckless Arctic oil,” Mr Amir said.

Mr Amir was arrested for unlawfully being on a ship, Sergeant Bruce Irvine said.

He was being held in police custody yesterday afternoon and police were yet to decide whether or not he would be charged, he said. Greenpeace says the rest of the protesters have vowed to fight on and will spend a second night on the tower.  The group hope to stop the ship heading to the Arctic and are calling on Shell to cancel its plans to open up the Arctic to oil drilling.  Greenpeace said since they began their occupation more than 96,000 people had emailed Shell in support of the cause. 

Ms Lawless said: “The fact is that if drilling is allowed to go ahead it’s not a question of if there will be an oil spill in the Arctic, it’s a question of when.”

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