Climate activists threw soup over Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting again in London on Friday, Sept. 27. Three protesters from Just Stop Oil tossed the tomato soup over Sunflowers 1889 and Sunflowers 1888.
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It happened an hour after two others were sentenced to prison time for a similar protest with one of the Sunflower paintings in 2022. Phoebe Plummer was sentenced to two years in prison. Anna Holland received 20 years in prison. Plummer got additional time for protesting in the road.
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Just Stop Oil has been pushing back on the U.K. government’s plans to grant new licenses for fossil fuel production.
Supporters of the group say the Sunflower paintings were covered with glass and the art is being valued more than human life.
In June 2024, Just Stop Oil protesters spray painted the famous Stonehenge monument, covering some of the structure with orange marks. Turns out, the group used orange corn flour and it washed away without damage.
In total, 25 Just Stop Oil supporters have gotten jail time for their various climate protests.
Jack Aylmer
THEY’VE DONE IT AGAIN.
CLIMATE ACTIVISTS HAVE THROWN SOUP OVER VINCENT VAN GOGH’S “SUNFLOWERS” PAINTING IN LONDON.
THREE PROTESTERS FROM “JUST STOP OIL” TOSSED THE TOMATO SOUP OVER SUNFLOWERS 18-89” AND “SUNFLOWERS 18-88 ON FRIDAY.
IT HAPPENED JUST AN HOUR AFTER TWO OTHERS WERE SENTENCED TO PRISON TIME FOR A SIMILAR PROTEST WITH ONE OF THE SUNFLOWER PAINTINGS IN 20-22.
PHOEBE PLUMMER WILL SPEND TWO YEARS IN PRISON …. AND ANNA HOLLAND RECEIVED 20 MONTHS FROM THAT INCIDENT.
PLUMMER GOT ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PROTESTING IN THE ROAD.
“JUST STOP OIL” IS PUSHING BACK ON THE U-K GOVERNMENTS PLANS TO GRANT NEW LICENSES FOR FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION.
SUPPORTERS OF THE GROUP SAY THE PAINTING WAS COVERED WITH GLASS … AND IT’S BEING VALUED MORE THAN HUMAN LIFE.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE “JUST STOP OIL” PROTESTS THAT HAVE MADE HEADLINES.
YOU MAY REMEMBER BACK IN JUNE … MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SPRAY PAINTED STONEHENGE … COVERING SOME OF THE STRUCTURE WITH ORANGE MARKS.
TURNS OUT “JUST STOP OIL” USED ORANGE CORNFLOWER AND IT WASHED AWAY WITHOUT DAMAGE.
IN TOTAL … 25 “JUST STOP OIL” SUPPORTERS HAVE GOTTEN JAIL TIME FOR THEIR VARIOUS CLIMATE PROTESTS. FOR SAN, I’M … JACK AYLMER… FOR ALL YOUR LATEST NEWS HEADLINES – DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP TODAY.
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