Today: International Day of Protest against the Japanese Dolphin Slaughter

[Barrett808]

http://www.seashepherd.org/events/protest031104.html

"INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST THE
JAPANESE DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER"
Tuesday, November 4, 2003 - Noon (12pm) your local time
(note: some times may vary, so please check organizers_list.doc)
At the Japanese Embassy or Consulate in your city

On October 6th, crewmembers of Sea Shepherd's Taiji Dolphin Campaign filmed and photographed fishermen on a "dolphin roundup" in the village of Taiji, Japan. Sea Shepherd crew were attacked, intimidated and their lives threatened.

To read more, click here:
http://www.seashepherd.org/taiji.shtml

The world was stunned by the imagery when our story hit international front pages.
Now you must do your part and send a message to the Japanese Government to
STOP these "dolphin roundups"!
Join Sea Shepherd and others outraged by this brutal dolphin kill.
In cities around the world, protests will be held on November 4th at noon (12pm)

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Here's what you can do
If you are unable to join a protest in your city . . .
You can fax or email a letter (see #4 below) to the Prime Minister of Japan
on November 4th.
If you can join a protest in your city . . .
1. Locate the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate near you.
To find a Japanese Embassy or Consulate near you, click here:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/mofaserv.html

2. Contact an organizer close to you and find out how you can help. If there is no one organizing near you, and there is a Japanese Embassy or Consulate in your city, then you can organize your own group by emailing your name to [e-mail] letting us know you want to be on the link below.
To contact an organizer close to you, click here:
organizers_list.doc (MS Word file)
organizers_list.pdf (Acrobat PDF)

3. If you are an organizer, download and distribute our flyer. Tell your protesters to come with their own special "placard" wearing Sea Shepherd t-shirts, if they have one, and be ready to let the Japanese Embassy hear your outrage. "Japan Stop Killing Dolphins!!" "Boycott Japanese Products and Tourism"
To download flyer for distribution, click here:
flyer.doc (MS Word file)
flyer.pdf (Acrobat PDF)

4. DOWNLOAD LETTER TO Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, to present to Japanese Embassy staff.
To download letter, click here:
letter_to_prime_minister.doc (MS Word file)
letter_to_prime_minister.pdf (Acrobat PDF)


Spread the Word. Contact other groups.
Contact your local media.
Thank you!
www.seashepherd.org
360.370.5650 Friday Harbor, WA USA

[theivoryqueen]

1. the download link isn't working

is there another web address available??

[Beaker]

2. what about American Cattle/Pig/Chicken/etc... Slaughter???

don't we rate at least a little international contempt for our dietary practices?

[slackmaster]

3. Let me know when we start killing wild cattle, pigs, birds, etc. wholesale

This isn't about diet, it's about irresponsible hunting of rare and endangered animals.

[Beaker]

5. Have you seen a lot of wild buffalo herds lately?

until the whites showed up, there were LOTS of them.

BTW- to the Japanese, this is about diet.

[slackmaster]

6. As a matter of fact I have seen a buffalo herd recently

On Santa Catalina Island.

Nice red herring, trying to shift the subject to events precipitated over a century ago by people who have been dead for three generations or more.

Let's see what kind of logical connection we can get out of that:

Back in the 19th century white settlers drove the American Bison almost to extinction while committing genocide of aboriginal people, ergo no American living today has any business criticizing the Japanese for killing off dolphins.

:eyes:

BTW- to the Japanese, this is about diet.

They still have capital punisment in Japan too. Does that make it right?

Fuck the Japanese and their well-deserved reputation for barbarism.

[LeftistGorilla]

4. hunt has been going on for years...

seashepherd's video and pictures are gruesome... but I doubt it will stop...