Year in Pictures 2011 by Greenpeace

“…2011 was a year of incredible turmoil and of enormous triumph, demonstrating what is possible when people stand up for what they believe in.

In 2003, in the run up to the war in Iraq, Time argued: “There are two forces in the world today – US military power, and world public opinion”. For nearly a decade the second super power, global public opinion, has been dormant, but it’s now woken and Time asks ‘Is there a global tipping point for frustration?’

The answer is yes! And that tipping point has arrived. We are witnessing a convergence of crises. A convergence of economic, democratic and ecological deficits that are fuelling frustration worldwide. From Tahrir Square to Occupy Wall Street, from Moscow to Durban, people are taking a stand and taking action…”

 Blogpost by Mike Townsley

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