Laura Baldwin (sailor) explained

Laura Baldwin
Full Name:Laura Jane Baldwin
Nationality:British
Australian
Birth Date:17 January 1980

Laura Jane Baldwin[1] (born 17 January 1980) is a British sailor who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics sailing the Europe dinghy.[2]

Career highlights

Activism

Baldwin is a member of the World Olympians Association's Environment Committee. She is the Founder of "Portland 4 the Planet" a Transition Town group. Baldwin is in the Green Party of England and Wales's Executive Campaigns Committee and is in her town's council climate action working group.[3]

In November 2020, Baldwin joined Champions for Earth.

In 2020, Baldwin joined Ocean Rebellion protests against cruise ships moored off Weymouth during the global COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She is a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion.[5]

In October 2021, Baldwin was part of a group of Extinction Rebellion activists blockading the entrance to Fawley Refinery in Hampshire, alongside fellow Olympian Etienne Stott.[6]

In 2023, she campaigned against the proposed Portland Port waste incinerator.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laser training a big hit ! . 18 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150305012423/https://www.lasersailing.com.au/laser-training-a-big-hit/ . 5 March 2015 . 4 February 2015.
  2. Web site: ISAF Sailor Profile. ISAF. 7 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Our Team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240210214228/https://championsforearth.com/about/ . 2024-02-10 . 2024-02-10 . Champions For Earth . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Cruise ship companies hit back at Weymouth Bay protesters. Dorset Echo.
  5. Web site: 'Best club in London': Extinction Rebellion closes streets as it launches latest mass protest. The Independent. Hancock. Sam. 24 August 2021. 25 August 2021.
  6. News: Olympians among protesters blocking Fawley oil refinery . BBC News . 28 October 2021 . 6 November 2021.
  7. News: 2023-03-24 . Portland Port waste incinerator refused by council . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-03-26.