Jannik Jansen
Jannik is 21 years old and from the north of Germany. After completing his compulsory civil service he worked for three months in the Greenpeace warehouse. Here, he learned about research, climbing and training. He has used his skills in a number of actions in Europe, and is strongly committed to effecting change with his own hands so that others may be inspired.

He loves surfing, photography and outdoor life, and looks forward to travelling more. He joined Greenpeace in 2001.

Sakyo Noda
Japanese activist Sakyo Noda, 26, was until recently a volunteer at Greenpeace Japan, and crewed on the Rainbow Warrior last year. Sakyo lived at the GRS for five months, from its establishment on November 12th, 2003 through to April 7, 2004.
Video message from Sakyo (in Japanese)

Tinne Van Iseghem
Kristien is 26 from Mechelen, Belgium. After graduating in Tourism she travelled for several months in Australia and New Zealand where she grew to love the region's unique environment. After returning home Tinne become a Greenpeace activist with the aim to focus her energies towards the environmental sector. As the Belgian timber sector is importing Tasmanian oak from old growth forests, Tinne was compelled to join the other activists on the GRS, from Jan.12, 2004.

Adam Shore
Adam has been an activist in varying degrees for his whole adult life. He is a professional boater and has been doing climbing and rigging work for many years.

Will
Will is 24 and is originally from East Gippsland, where he first started campaigning for the protection of Australia's old growth forests whilst developing his climbing skills. He now works as a professional arborist in Victoria. Will was part of a team who built the GRS.

Felicity Harris
Tasmanian-born Felicity Harris has always been a passionate environmentalist. In 2001, aged 18, she addressed a Hobart rally of 5,000 people to protest the logging of old growth forests. She met the Prime Minister in Canberra and took him to task over the environment in a Triple J interview. Felicity was awarded the Australian Future Leaders Environment Award for 2001. She returned to work for TWS on Nov. 28, 2003.

Angela Woodcock
Angela is 28 years old, and was born in Bancroft, a small town approximately three hours north east of Toronto. She began working with Greenpeace Canada in Toronto part-time while in school, and hasn't left. She stayed at GRS from the beginning till Nov. 28, 2003.

Florian (Flo) Schulz
Florian, 25, comes from Hamburg, Germany, where he is an environmental science student. Since 2001 he has been a volunteer in the Greenpeace Germany office. He has participated in climbing and boat training and has been involved in various actions, and has also worked on research and support campaigns.

Cat Moore
Cat is 21 and grew up in both Victoria and West Australia. She is a Drama student turned activist who thoroughly appreciated her stay in the Styx. She has volunteered for both Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society in four different states. She is known fondly as the kitchen wench (aka chef extraordinaire) of the GRS.

Adrian Wedd
Adrian works as an actions assistant with Greenpeace Australia Pacific. He has been involved with Greenpeace since 1999, starting as a 'frontliner' with the Perth local group. Adrian coordinated the extensive communications gear at the GRS from Nov.12 through until Dec. 21, 2003, ensuring the team had communications with the outside world.

Stefan Salz
Stefan Salz is 28 and lives in Bonn, Germany. He has been involved with Greenpeace since 1994, first as a volunteer and then as an activist. He is a trainer in the German action and climbing team, and since 1999 has been a member of the legal body of Greenpeace Germany. Stefan was at GRS from 12-20 Nov. 2003.

Emma Briggs
Emma has been a Greenpeace volunteer for over five years, and has worked on the MV Arctic Sunrise as a deckhand and in the Sydney warehouse as an actions assistant. Emma was involved in the non-violent direct action in nearby Styx logging coupe 4A on the Nov. 24, 2003 and stayed at the GRS until Dec. 22

Anne Nunn
Anne came to Tasmania and got involved in the blockade at nearby Styx logging coupe 4A on Nov 24, and stayed at GRS until Jan 14. Thanks to Anne for some of the great banners around GRS that she put up.

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