Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Clearcut-Action-at-Canadian-Embassy-in-Vienna-27MZIFIZ8DYC.htmlConceptually similarClearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028C8Completed★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028C9Completed★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CCCompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CBCompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CACompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CDCompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CGCompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CECompleted★★★★Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGP028CFCompleted★★★★View AllGP028CHClearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaGreenpeace activists dressed as loggers with chainsaws in their hands stand in front of the Canadian embassy in Vienna, Austria. They protest against the Canadian court case against 8 Greenpeace colleagues from different countries, that tried to stop the logging at Clayoqout Sound. They also protest against this logging of the last non-tropical rain forest on earth. Above them, in front of the embassy they fixed a banner with the Canadian flag with a logged maple leaf and "Oh Canada" written above.In original language:Kahlschlag vor kanadischer Botschaft in WienGreenpeace Aktivisten, als Holzfäller verkleidet, stehen vor der kanadischen Botschaft in Wien. Sie protestieren gegen den Prozeß, der 8 ihrer Kollegen in Kanada wegen Protesten gegen das Fällen des letzten nicht tropischen Regenwaldes der Erde am Clayoquot Sound gemacht wird. Außerdem protestieren sie gegen den dortigen Kahlschlag.Locations:Austria-Central Europe-EuropeDate:10 Feb, 1994Credit:© Greenpeace / Waltraud GeierMaximum size:3942px X 6005pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Chainsaws-Day-Embassies-Forests (campaign title)-Great Bear Rainforest (campaign title)-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Props-Theatrical costumesShoot:Clearcut Action at Canadian Embassy in ViennaTo the sounds of the Canadian anthem, played on trumpets and 6 chainsaws, a forest of 16 spruce is being cut down in front of the Canadian embassy in Vienna. The Greenpeace-"loggers" protest against the courtcase against 8 fellow Greenpeacers in Vancouver/Canada and demand an immediate halt to clearcutting in the Canadian Clayoquot Sound. A banner on the facade of the embassy shows a cut down maple leave and the words "Oh Canada". After two hours the action is stopped by the police and 11 activists are arrested.
