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Deeds Not Words direct action protest at The Guardian

This morning Ramon Salgado-Touzon sprayed the windows of The Guardian London offices with pink paint in protest at their climate coverage. He is an activist with Burning Pink and was campaign manager for Valerie Brown's candidacy as Mayor of London. Valerie Brown was one of nine women who recently shattered the windows at HSBC bank in Canary Wharf. The HSBC event gained extensive media coverage, but mysteriously The Guardian gave it little attention despite their environmental correspondent Damien Gayle attending the action (one of a few mainstream journalists tipped off by the group). Is it any coincidence that HSBC is one of The Guardian's largest advertisers? Ramon points at The Guardian's Climate Pledge which promises truth-seeking journalism that’s free from commercial and political influence and questions whether they are living up to it. He is also angry at their coverage of the Burning Pink mayoral campaign, claiming they did not even speak with Valerie Brown despite the fact the Burning Pink Party are completely focused on the climate and ecological emergency with one simple policy: to give the People of London control over the decisions that are made in their city. Burning Pink say that politicians have catastrophically failed and only legally binding Citizen’s Assemblies will empower people to safeguard our future. Ramon is angry that The Guardian made no attempt to make this clear in any of their election reporting. Valerie Brown says "In a democracy the freedom of the press is one of the cornerstones of a just society. The media needs to be fair and balanced and if it’s not then it’s propaganda. The so-called liberal paper The Guardian is no longer upholding a balanced and fair style. Or upholding their Climate Pledge." Before the action, Ramon released a statement saying "It is time for Deeds Not Words. We all have a duty to do what must be done as ancestors to future generations. Our names will not be remembered but our actions will.”