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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
International Day of Protest Against the Japanese Dolphin Slaughter
Dear friends and colleagues:
Japan Dolphin Day will take place on Tuesday, September 25th this year. It
will be held at as many Japanese embassies and consulate offices as possible.
The goal is to make this the biggest global protest against the Japanese drive
fishery in history.
To pull this off, we need tens of thousands of peaceful protesters in front of Japanese embassies around the world. We are hoping that everyone who reads this message will be willing to participate. It's very important to contact your members, family, and friends, and bring them with you – ask them to contact their friends too.
Please note that this will be an all-inclusive event. In other words, the protest will not take place under the umbrella of any one group. The event will be carried out by all of us, on a equal basis. Each group represents itself and will contact the media in their city with their own press release. All participating groups can be listed in the press release in alphabetical order.
If you wish to participate, please get in touch with one of the sponsoring organizations listed in these cities, or contact me, Ric O’Barry ricobarry@bellsouth.net for further information.
We are now more than 83 NGOs strong, protesting the worlds largest dolphin slaughter at 42 Japanese embassies and consulate offices worldwide -- the largest protest against the Japanese drive fisheries ever! Our message will be heard loud and clear all the way to Tokyo: STOP the DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER NOW!
Updated List: September 25, 2007:
- Animal Angel ~ Los Angeles
- Animals Asia ~ Hong Kong
- Animalitrus ~ Buenos Aires
- Animalisti Italiani ~ Rome
- AnimaNaturalis International ~ Mexico City/Bogota/Barcelona/Buenos Aires
- Animal Public ~ Duesseldorf
- Animal Rights Hawaii ~ Waikiki
- Animal Welfare Institute ~ Washington DC
- Animaux en Péril ~ Brussels
- Asian Animal Protection Network ~ Hong Kong
- Asociacion de Derecho Ambiental ~ Panama City
- Asociación de Amigos de los Animales ~ Guatemala City
- Asociacion Ecologista Panameña ~ Panama City
- Aware Guatemala ~ Guatemala City
- Asociación Oceánica ~ Panama City
- Ben White Fan Club ~ International
- Blue Voice ~ Miami
- Born Free ~ London
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue ~ London
- Bundestagsfraktion BUENDNIS90/DIE GRUENEN - Berlin
- Campaign Whale ~ London
- Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society ~ Vancouver
- Care for the Wild International ~ London
- Campaigns Against the Cruelty to Animals ~ Vancouver
- Cetacean Society International ~ New York/Boston
- Comite Pro Cierre de Petaquilla ~ Panama City
- Comite pro cierre de Petaquilla ~ Panama City
- Committee for a Dolphinarium-free Belgium ~ Brussels
- Conservation de Mamiferos Marinos de Mexico ~ Mexico City
- Coordinadora Campesina por la Vida ~ Panama City
- C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre ~ New Delhi
- Dolphin Care UK ~ London
- Dolphin Project ~ Miami
- Djurrsttsalliansen ~ Stockholm
- Earth Island Institute ~ San Francisco/ Miami
- Embassy of Shame Tour ~ Den Haag
- Environmental Investigation Agency ~ London
- Fundación Equanimal ~ Madrid
- Fundacion Humanitas ~ Panama City
- GAIA ~ Brussels
- Global Ocean ~ London
- Greater Surfing Community ~ Brisbane
- Grupo Pas ~ Panama City
- Harpseals.org ~ Los Angeles
- Humane Society International ~ Washington DC
- Humane Society of the United States ~ Washington DC
- In Defense of Animals ~ San Francisco/Seattle/Portland/Los Angeles
- International Animal Rescue ~ London/Jakarta/ Boston
- Junglees ~ Calcutta
- KidsHelpAnimals.com ~ Miami
- Lamma Animal Protection Charity ~ Hong Kong
- Lamma Animal Welfare Centre ~ Hong Kong
- Last Chance for Animals ~ Los Angeles
- Liga Mundial para la Proteccion Ambiental y Animal ~ Panama City
- LINC ~ Hong Kong
- Marine Connection ~ London
- MEER ~ Berlin
- Menschen fuer Tierrechte ~ Duesseldorf
- Movimiento Juventud Unida por Panamá ~ Panama City
- No Whales in Captivity ~ Vancouver
- Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition ~ Boston
- New York Whale and Dolphin Action League ~ New York
- OceanCare ~ Bern
- Olmedo Carrasquila ~ Panama City
- Orange County People for Animals ~ Los Angeles
- Orca Network ~ Seattle
- Paz Animal Guatemala ~ Guatamala City
- Philippine Animal Welfare Society ~ Manila
- Pro-Wildlife ~ Munich
- Radio Maria ~ Panama City
- Rattle the Cage Productions ~ Miami
- Reserva Natural Atitlán ~ Guatemala City
- Resistance for Peace ~ Vienna
- Servicio Paz y Justicia ~ Panama City
- reEarth ~ Nassau
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ~ Budapest/Calgary/ Los Angeles
- Servicio Paz y Justicia ~ Panama City
- Stichting Dolphinmotion ~ Den Haag
- Vida Tierra ~ Buenos Aires
- Wal-und Delfinschutz-Forum ~ Duesseldorf/ Miami/Berlin
- World Whale Police ~ Seattle
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society ~ London/Boston
- World Society for the Protection of Animals ~ London/Boston/San Jose
- Zoocheck Canada ~ Toronto
"Eighty percent of success is showing up"
-- Woody Allen
(this list will be updated as new information comes in, so check here regularly for updates)
We have some specific ideas as to how to make this a success – any new creative ideas are welcomed. And please remember: the goal is to make this event huge, effective, and memorable. If we get it right this time, Japan Dolphin Day 2008 will be a celebration.
Thanks,
Richard O’Barry
Marine Mammal Specialist
Save Japan Dolphins Coalition
Animal Welfare Institute
Earth Island Institute
Elsa Nature Conservancy Japan
In Defense of Animals
ricobarry@bellsouth.net
305:6681619
Mobile: 786-9738618
Japan: 81-36378654