Lynette Thorstensen
Lynette Thorstensen (Born Papakura, New Zealand, 30 September 1961) is a sustainability activist, visual artist and poet. She lives in Connangles in the Auvergne region of France.
Thorstensen first became active in Peace Movement Aotearoa in 1980, working alongside noted peace activists Owen Wilkes and Nicky Hager.
In 1986, she participated in the 1986 Marcha por la Paz - international peace march in Central America, joining over 400 others from some thirty countries to protest against the US Ronald Reagan led acts of violence in Central America and against the economic embargo imposed on Nicaragua. On her return to New Zealand, Thorstensen led the organisation of Breaking Chains - Making Links - an international peace conference for young people, held in Melbourne, Victoria. Thorstensen was accused by right-wing media commentators of being anti-military, but was subsequently cleared by the Victorian parliament.
Thorstensen was the Chief Executive of Greenpeace Australia from March 1993 - August 1995. Notable campaign wins during this time included against toxic waste incineration, the declaration of the Southern Ocean sanctuary surrounding Antarctica, and the 'Green Olympics' announcement for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
In 1995, following the seizure of the Rainbow Warrior II, Thorstensen was sent by Greenpeace International to coordinate the campaign against French nuclear testing from Papeete, Tahiti. On 30 September 1995, France detonated the second in a series of six proposed tests at the South Pacific atoll of Fangataufa. The worldwide condemnation of this test led in part by Greenpeace resulted in the French government announcing the cessation of all further nuclear tests.
Subsequently, Thorstensen held senior roles in the New South Wales Premier's Department of Australia, Insurance Australia Group, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development - WBCSD, in Geneva, Switzerland.
She is currently a consultant and the Chair of the Board of Fairtrade International.
Her poetry has been published in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
Her paintings have been exhibited in Switzerland, Australia and France.
References
External links
- Waves of anger across the Pacific
- VARIOUS AT SEA: FRENCH AUTHORITIES REPORT EXPULSION OF GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS Reuters Archive Licensing
- France Denies Nuclear Test Site Is Dangerously Cracked
- Questia [permanent dead link]
- PN Review Print and Online Poetry Magazine - Three Poems - Lynette Thorstensen - PN Review 246
- Lynette Thorstensen – takahē magazine
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