📣 Hands off our speech! 🤚 On July 2nd over 50 organisations in 17 countries participated in a European Day of Action against SLAPPs, calling on governments to protect us from oligarchs and tech bros who weaponise the law against those speaking out in the public good. SLAPPs* are lawsuits designed to silence criticism. They are becoming more and more popular globally as a way for the rich and powerful to try to silence those who dare to speak out. Last year the EU agreed a law to stop these bullying lawsuits and July 2nd marks its first big test. Greenpeace International is taking US oil pipeline giant Energy Transfer to court in the Netherlands, challenging an absurd lawsuit meant to punish them for their solidarity with the Indigenous-led Standing Rock movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline But this isn’t just about one case. It’s about defending the right to speak out. ⚖️ We are saying #HandsOffOurSpeech #TimeToResist and calling on governments to urgently bring the EU’s ...