10^th June, Tuesday

We from Greenpeace International, the Movement Hub, CASE (Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe) and the wider movement for climate and social justice invite you to a coalition building workshop for a European day of action against SLAPPs on 10 June 17:00-19:00 (CEST). 

SLAPPs, strategic lawsuits against public participation, are a tool used by corporations to intimidate and silence activists and movements defending people and the planet. Many organisations and individuals have long been victims of the rising threat of authoritarianism, oligarchy and billionaire takeover. They come for us because they know that we have the power to stop their violence. 

Earlier this year a jury of nine in North Dakota found Greenpeace in the US and Greenpeace International liable for USD$660 million in a baseless lawsuit brought by oil pipeline giant Energy Transfer. This case can set an example, for better or worse. So on 2 July 2025, a court  in Amsterdam will hold an initial administrative hearing in the first test case of the European Union’s new anti-SLAPP directive, where Greenpeace International seeks to recover the damages as a result of Energy Transfer’s successive SLAPP suits against it in the United States.

This is a crucial test of the new directive. EU member states have until 7 May  2026 to bring the directive into their national laws but so far little progress has been made. This is why we, together with you, want to organise a European Day of  Action against SLAPPs to:
1. Project solidarity and resistance against corporate intimidation and SLAPPs
2. Push EU member states to enforce the EU SLAPP directive in a way that provides robust and meaningful protection against SLAPPs (in line with the CASE standards for transposition)
3. Discourage billionaires and oligarchs from using SLAPPs

We want to use the first anti-SLAPP directive administrative hearing in Amsterdam on 2 July as a moment to coordinate responses in several European capitals.

The inviting organisations and networks want to co-develop this decentralised Day of Action with as many of you as possible. Every group, organisation and network that is fighting for a better world and is tired of corporate intimidation and oppression. We want your ideas for how this Day of Action can be organised in your city, amplified by each other, and connected across borders and movements.

Please join the coalition building workshop on 10 June 17:00-19:00 (CEST). The workshop will be facilitated by the Movement Hub. Register by signing up here and please share this invite in your networks. 

If you have any questions or ideas you want to share before the workshop, feel free to reach out to [email protected].

Together we can stand up to this corporate takeover!