Phoebe Plummer
Phoebe Plummer is a British climate change activist associated with Just Stop Oil. They are best known for throwing soup on a Van Gogh painting in October 2022, an act for which they were convicted in September 2024.
Life
[edit]Plummer attended St Mary's School Ascot before obtaining A-levels in Chemistry, Computer Studies, and Maths at Mander Portman Woodward.[1]
Activism and convictions
[edit]In May 2024, Plummer was one of a group of three of the first defendants convicted of interference with key national infrastructure.[2]
Sunflowers
[edit]On 14 October 2022, Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland threw tins of tomato soup on Sunflowers, a painting by Vincent van Gogh. Plummer and Holland were convicted of causing criminal damage and Plummer was sentenced to two years imprisonment.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Norton, Jim (1 August 2024). "'My dad is a climate denier': The Just Stop Oil poster girl who went from private school to prison". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Gayle, Damien (15 May 2024). "UK climate activists convicted in first trial of new anti-protest laws". The Guardian.
- ^ Tobin, Sam (27 September 2024). "Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced". Reuters. London.
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