Gavin O'Carroll
@gavinocarroll
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Design leadership & product design @skyscanner. Rationalist. Cathartist. Compulsive learner. Paints. Drums. Surfs. @spacelog Previously @skype @microsoft
London UK
Joined February 2007
President @suluhusamia Tourists will think twice before traveling to Tanzania if this is how the government treats indigenous communities #NoMaasaiEvictions in #Tanzania
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The government is quietly trying to criminalise peaceful protest – one of the most effective ways to confront injustice. It’s an attack on our democracy and freedom of expression. We still have time to stop the bill. Sign the petition. https://t.co/4Se4qSPKkM
#PolicingBill
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Today, we launch an Open Letter calling on business leaders the world over to support Global Citizens' Assemblies. We all deserve a voice in the decisions that impact us—esp. in response to the #climate & ecological crises. 👉🏾 https://t.co/pWAoU5fc3i👈🏾
#GlobalAssemblies #COP26
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I just added my name to this emergency appeal for climate action by Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika. Sign now and share, and they'll deliver our voices directly to governments at the @COP26 #climate summit.
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Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika are taking this bold call to world leaders
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We all know about the double diamond right? This illustration by @erickmohr shows how much resource is actually invested in each part of the process.
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UNSG speaks truth to power at #UNGA "Majority of young people suffer high levels of [#ClimateAnxiety] due to the state of our planet. 60% of your future voters feel betrayed by their Govs" #WeFeelThisToo Thanks @antonioguterres! Now will politicians act on the #ClimateEmergency?
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Urgent: Up to a million species are facing extinction -- but governments are voting on a bold new plan to save nature this week! Let's make sure it passes, join the urgent call now
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Up to a million species are facing extinction -- but governments are voting on a bold new plan to save nature this week! Let's make sure it passes, join the urgent call now!
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JUST IN! 24 hours ahead of #IUCNCongress, our hard-hitting ad in the @FT calls on President @EmmanuelMacron to support the goal to conserve at least half the planet. Will he listen to the science, Indigenous people and marginalized communities and vote for #Motion101ForHalf?
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Two months til the start of @COP26, less than one month to sign the petition demanding Parliament debate what’s really driving the #climateemergency – the obsession with endless GDP growth on a planet with finite resources Sign here 👇 & share https://t.co/FxCgzQn2zD
petition.parliament.uk
We urgently need the Government to prioritise the health and wellbeing of people and planet, by pursuing a Wellbeing Economy approach. To deliver a sustainable and equitable recovery, the Treasury...
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Nearly half-way to the 100,000 signatures we need to make Parliament debate the most important issue facing us all - how to run our economy in a way that doesn't destroy the only home we have 🌍 Sign here 👇 & pls share widely https://t.co/FxCgzQn2zD
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Nature’s closing down. I just added my name to demand our leaders put nature first and fight to save it. Will you join me?
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Dear @G7 - 2.7M+ people demand a #PeoplesVaccine. Waive patents, share technologies & pay your fair share. Lives are in your hands! Check out our @FT ad and the message we brought to the beach in Cornwall calling on G7 leaders to deliver Vaccines for the World #G7Cornwall #G7UK
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I donated to @mozilla today because I #lovetheweb. Join me and help fight for a better and healthier internet, for all. https://t.co/rufLQXN1dI via @mozilla
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Nice... With a click of a button, you can now opt out of cross-app tracking with Apple’s new software update. Let’s cut down on how much companies can pry into our phones and data. #EveryoneOptOut
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Apple’s new software update allows users to opt out of cross-app tracking. Here's how to protect your privacy.
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300,000 people signed a petition urging the government to enforce a total ban on bee-killing pesticides. We travelled to @DefraGovUK's HQ, to hand in the petition. Now it's time for them to act. You can still join the movement to save bees here: https://t.co/eS9050ke2l
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Quick! Stop scrolling. What you see here aren’t just any clouds, they’re Martian clouds. Take a moment out of your day to look at the sky of another world. 📸 taken by my right Navigation Camera. https://t.co/rc7rOWK87d
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Energy Minister @annietrev and @beisgovuk will you help the UK go #FossilFree by stopping new oil and gas licences in the North Sea and ensuring a just transition for workers by going renewable and creating thousands of green jobs?
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