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The Soup on Van Gogh
- Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer threw tomato soup on a Van Gogh painting to draw media attention to climate crisis.
- They glued their hands to the gallery wall and made a speech questioning society's values on art versus life.
Escalating Climate Protests
- Traditional peaceful protests failed to change government climate policy despite decades of activism.
- Just Stop Oil formed to escalate direct action tactics, knowing arrests and jail time were likely consequences.
Crackdown on Protestors
- Government introduced laws to criminalize even minor peaceful protests to deter activists.
- Consequence: peaceful climate protestors now face harsher penalties including long prison sentences.