This is another cool image courtesy of Greenpeace. Here the crew of the Greenpeace ship spell out ‘Help end Whaling’ on the snow. The original article can be found at:-

 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling 

 - Ben

Look at this picture of Greenpeace harassing a Japanese whaling ship: go them!

all you have to do is either use the letter layout below or write your own letter to your local MP and send us a copy and we’ll send you an achievement in anti whaling certificate!

heres an example of what it looks like:

 so get writing!

cheers!

 -Matt

We are contacting you today to ask you to support the following campaign, which has been drawn up by our dedicated team for the Norwich area:

Japan‘s whaling fleet is in Antarctica and is targeting almost 1,000 whales. Despite agreeing not to take 50 humpback whales this season after international condemnation, 935 minkes and 50 endangered fin whales are still being hunted.

We would appreciate it if you could show your support for this campaign. Please write to the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, and ask him to raise the whaling issue with the whaling nations and those countries voting for a resumption of commercial whaling and also raise the issue with your fellow youth MPs.

Over 30,000 whales have been killed since the ‘ban’ on whaling in the 1980s. Whaling is inherently cruel; it can take over half an hour for a whale to die. There is also no need for whales to be killed and no real ‘science’ is produced by Japan.  Scientists around the world have condemned this practice.

IFAW and other organisations are aiming to get a three quarters majority at the next International Whaling Commission in 2008, which would offer better protection for whales, particularly if a South Atlantic whale sanctuary is established.

We would be grateful if you could let me know the response you receive on this matter.

Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely

Cheers guys

this will really help those whales!!

-Matt

exciting stuff!

- Matt

I was down at the waterfront in town and I saw a whale being whaled on the horizon! I think the crazy Japanese may have got a little lost while chasing the whale. I hope they don’t make it home.
These whalers make me mad!!!

- Ali Roat

My names Matt and i’m part of the We are not Whalers team. I just wanted to write a brief post about the project and aims, outlining basically what we’re about. 

I wanted to mention how we want to raise awareness about the atroicity of whaling that is taking place throughout the world. We are all thouroghly against whaling and believe it is a horrible and traumatic experience that is not justified.

We aim to raise awarness about the serious issue that is whaling. (You here plenty on the news about, Global Warming, Terrorism, The Bejing Olymics, but not much about Whaling). We aim to gain support against whaling and publicize the issue.

Cheers guys

Save the Whales!!

-Matt

This bbc fact file shows the sheer awesomeness of Whales!

- Ben Bowler

This is an article I found while browsing the Greenpeace website. It’s about a tagged whale named ’Mr Splashy Pants’ after a Greenpeace competition. It’s very funny, sign the partition at the end as well.

- Ben Bowler

Just thought I’d test out the blog and put up an initial post. Everyone in the group should be posting shortly.

- Ben Bowler