A group of roughly 20 protesters from the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion were arrested Thursday after they jumped from a raft off the shore of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and tried to swim to the beach. This comes one day after 14 of their members were arrested Wednesday for blockading the Palais in Cannes. Security stopped allowing festivalgoers into "Facebook Beach," the section of Cannes beachfront occupied by Facebook's delegation, as soon as the activists began to descend and police swiftly came to arrest the protesters as they reached shore. The section of the beach where they landed is directly next to where the social media giant hosts its parties and panels. Protesters yelled "extinction" and "we won't have a future" as they were carried away by French police. Festival organizers had originally extended an invitation to the group to participate in the Lions in an official capacity, but where ultimately denied by the French authorities. Earlier arrests French authorities arrested the first batch of 14 Extinction Rebellion activists on Wednesday, after the group staged a demonstration at the Palais. Protesters dropped a banner with the words “Tell the Truth” from the Church of Our Lady of Esperance which overlooks the Palais before blocking the main entrance to the event a few hours later. They linked arms and sat on the steps chanting “We are in the 6th mass extinction," and "If we don’t act now, the biodiversity... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-20 13:15:19 UTC ]
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Measurement was a hot topic of conversation on the Croisette this week amid mounting uncertainty around Nielsen data. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2022-06-24 14:08:24 UTC ]
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The conference is set to run through June 28 and will feature a slate of authors and speakers and hundreds of educational sessions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Day Two of Ad Age’s Cannes Today newsletter. Reading this online and want it delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Joining us late? Catch up on Day One here.Netflix talks to Google about its ad plans “Netflix’s ad tech business is one of the hottest deals on offer in... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2022-06-21 20:59:38 UTC ]
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Salesforce employees aren't happy with the company's plans to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) market. According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, over 400 employees around the world have signed an open letter raising concerns about the environmental impact of NFTs, as well as their... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-02-19 15:39:13 UTC ]
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He was a president of Students for a Democratic Society and reflected on his activism in “The Sixties,” an acclaimed work of history and memoir. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-08 03:30:54 UTC ]
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Comma Press is to publish The Cuckoo Cage, the latest anthology in its History-into-Fiction series, featuring stories by British authors including Courttia Newland, Luan Goldie and Irfan Master. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-25 11:00:43 UTC ]
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A London publishing staffer has been arrested and charged by the FBI with allegedly stealing hundreds of book manuscripts over several years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-06 10:11:47 UTC ]
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The civil rights leader offers a blueprint for tackling current issues, Keisha Blain writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester-based indie publisher Saraband is launching a "green book bundle" option on its website, in support of two environmental charities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 09:10:41 UTC ]
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COP26, the UN’s climate change conference billed as “the world’s last best chance” to prevent the most disastrous effects of global warming, kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday. Delegates from around the world will convene to hammer out another round of emission reduction targets with a goal of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-10-29 17:00:38 UTC ]
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The co-creators of the book of the Earthshot Prize talk about striking the right tone in order to encourage individual action on climate change. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-14 17:53:00 UTC ]
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‘When I’m advocating for trans people and trans rights, I’m advocating from a place of real experience,’ the ‘AHS’ star told Fast Company. Actor, founder, and activist Angelica Ross first broke out as a performer. On-screen she made history as the first female transgender actress to secure two... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-09-30 09:55:09 UTC ]
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“Bewilderment,” longlisted for a National Book Award, follows a widower desperate to help his neurodivergent son. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-21 15:24:56 UTC ]
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State prosecutors in Nicaragua have ordered the arrest of one of the country’s most prominent writers, Sergio Ramírez, accusing the 78-year-old novelist of inspiring hatred and conspiring to destabilize Nicaragua. With only two months to go until the presidential elections in November, dozens of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-10 15:58:45 UTC ]
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Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of the environmental literature, which it... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-08-26 07:00:42 UTC ]
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Ash Davidson’s debut novel delves into the complex relationship among people who love the trees that are also their livelihood. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-02 16:47:33 UTC ]
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Judge says demonstration was ‘peaceful’ but impacted Murdoch, Mail, Telegraph and Standard titlesSix Extinction Rebellion protesters on trial for blockading the printing press of some of the UK’s biggest newspapers have been found guilty.The activists appeared at St Albans magistrates court on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-16 12:17:11 UTC ]
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During a long life of social activism, she participated in the civil rights movement and was an outspoken advocate for Mexican Americans and women. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-02 05:19:03 UTC ]
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The Post’s Ben Golliver on how covid and the racial-justice movement tested the league. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
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