Paul Watson on why his ship only serves vegan food. (by melissagalianos)
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Captain Paul Watson has hundreds of thousands of supporters. If we all write him in at the polls, enough votes will be generated to get some media attention which, in turn, will raise awareness for the cause. Please join Lucy Robinson’s event “Paul Watson For President (Write in Candidate)!”
“If I could have another life, If I could be born next time around, I would be born as Captain Watson.”
Stars Rally for Captain Watson’s release at Sea Shepherd’s 35th Anniversary Event (by seashepherd)
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Last night, another Costa Rican ocean activist was attacked. The details of the attack (and three previous criminal attacks), cannot be published at this time. We are weak. We are losing. We need help. We don’t have enough power to handle the blowback. They might end up in jail. This is the two edged sword of exposure. This person is my friend. It makes me angry. It motivates me to call for more people to get involved.
The group brought together in CR after the Incopesca post, started comparing stories. It looks like they have each been physically assaulted or had property destroyed or their life threatened or all of the above at some recent time. These are regular people under extraordinary stress. They stood up for wildlife or against extradition. It is almost too dangerous for them to work in Costa Rica at this time. They need people in CR who can support them and grow. They need help from people outside of Costa Rica to spread awareness.
If you have any feelings toward the illegal whaling industry, dolphin killers, shark finners, or those that plunder the oceans in other ways, be very aware: violence has started against one of the key people saving our oceans in Costa Rica. Most of us sit safely at our computers, going to work, going to Starbucks, wondering what to do. Very few of us can influence what happens in Costa Rica or with their extradition request to Germany for Paul Watson.
If you do have friends in CR, we need their help. If you have special skills or connections, please use them. I can send you where you can help. I can be easily contacted through the Facebook group: The Taiji Dolphin Action Group.
I know there are a few people holding back, those with special connections or input…I heard about one in our circle who knew a retired pro-baseball player living in CR. If contacting your friends like this speaks to your heart, please do it. Paul needs as much help as he can get.
Another way is to simply call Sea Shepherd and donate to their budding Costa Rica Campaign. I am not a Sea Shepherd member, I just know that they are on the front line on this. It is their ass on the line. This current request by President Laura Chinchilla for extradition could mean Paul locked up in one of her jails, where prisoners are reportedly beaten to death and trial conditions are not far from being a Banana Republic (Please read this Costa Rica-US Dept. of State Document start from page 2).
If you have a contact, please start talking with him or her so that we can be prepared when and if Paul does actually get extradited. At this point I would be surprised if Paul Watson did not stand trial in Costa Rica.
Hold on tight. The next two and a half months, till the extradition is concluded in some way, are sure to be wild.
We will not sit back.
We go to war to fight to save even one.
We have to fight.
Fight together!
For the Oceans and for us!
Posted by Steven Thompson at 10:37 PM
Reblogged via Taiji Dolphin Action Group: President Laura Chinchilla: Help! Costa Rican activists attacked.
Related articles
- Costa Rica promises shark activist a fair trial (reuters.com)
- Taiji Dolphin Action Group: Incopesca in Costa Rica may be driving the Paul Watson arrest (cyberwhalewarrior.com)
- Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson Fights Extradition to Costa Rica for 2002 Shark Defense (democracynow.org)
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Conservationist groups around the world maintain hope that Costa Rica will drop the charges against Paul Watson, detained in Germany for a 2002 high-seas confrontation involving shark finning.
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Rassemblement de soutien au capitaine Paul Watson de Sea Shepherd, arrêté en Allemagne, au Trocadéro à Paris.
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Important message from Captain Paul Watson is(s)t vegan! (by AttilaHildmannTV)
