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THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS POSES THIS INTRIGUING SCIENCE QUESTION:
ARE SEALS FISH? (Click here for the fascinating answer.)
Get involved in the effort to end the massacre of harp seals in Canada. Participate in the events below or get inspired by them to organize your own events. We'll help you recruit participants. Just email us with the details or if you need help organizing your event.
USA
CALIFORNIA
Presentations on Seals and the Seal 'Hunt'
Friday, March 15th
La Puente High School
La Puente, CA
Six 1-hr presentations throughout the day.
University High School
Weds, March 19th and Thurs, March 20th
Irvine, CA
Several hour-long presentations on both days.
Easter Dog Fair/Parade
Sunday, March 23rd
All Day
Belmont Shores, CA (Long Beach)
Information booth
OC Pet Expo
Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13th
Costa Mesa, CA
Information booth
SEA Lab Earthday Event
April 19, 2008
10 am - 3 pm
1021 N. Harbor Dr.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
The SEA Lab and the city of Redondo Beach will hold an Earth Day event Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and Harpseals.org will be participating with an information booth. There will be a beach cleanup, games, gardening workshops, aquarium tours and educational booths. Thanks to Animal Angel founder and Harpseals.org activist Diana Allan for arranging Harpseals.org's participation in this event.
Wilshire Center Earth Day
Car Free Day
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wilshire Blvd. between Western and Harvard
Harpseals.org will staff one of 100 exhibit booths at this festival. The festival will also have three stages with music and speakers, demonstations by exhibitors, and programs by and for children. Michael Franti is the headline performer and will be dedicating a song to stop the seal hunt. Welcome and opening remarks from 8:00 a.m. until10:30 a.m. at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple with the AIA Eco-Charrette findings presentation, plus speakers and panel discussion on the WC Cool District concept.
Kaleidoscope Festival at Cal State Long Beach
April 26, 2008
11 am - 5 pm
1250 Bellflower Boulevard,
Long Beach, CA
Harpseals.org will be returning to the Cal State Long Beach campus to continue our public awareness campaign and to keep the seal slaughter issue in front of the public. This event includes exhibits and displays, games, rides, hands-on demonstrations and food and retail booths sponsored by students, staff, faculty and community groups. The festival is fun and educational for people of all ages. Parking and admission are free. Thanks to Harpseals.org activist Jennifer Lyons for organizing this great opportunity to help the seals!
May 2008
WorldFest L.A.
May 10, 2008
Encino, CA
Harpseals.org and Sea Shepherd are planning to have information booths at this event which is LA's largest Earthday Festival.
Sponsored by Harpseals.org.
Contact Harpseals.org Outreach Director Robb Mead, robb@harpseals.org
TEXAS
Houston Protest Against the Seal Hunt
April 4, 2008
5:00 PM
Red Lobster
302 FM 1960 WEST on I-45
Houston, TX
Contact: Jennifer Houser
COLORADO
Denver Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
Saturday March 15
11:30 AM to 2 PM
Mark Lloyd's Furs, 263 Josephine, between 2nd and 3rd in Cherry Creek (11:30-12:30).
Hamilton furs, 1 block East of Mark Lloyd's on 3rd and Columbine (12:30- 2PM).
Contact: anns@rmad.org
MICHIGAN
Detroit Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
Sat., March 15, 2008
12 pm - 2 pm
Old Mariner's Church, near teh entrance to the Tunnel to Canada Jefferson Ave.
Downtown Detroit
Contact: SMART: info@GoSmart.org
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
March 27th, 2008
12 noon
Canadian Consulate
701 4th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Their Lives, Our Voices Conference
June 6 - 8, 2008
Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center
University of Minnesota campus
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Harpseals.org will have an information booth at this conference.
Contact:
greypup@emailforanimals.com
NEBRASKA Earth Day Omaha
Saturday, April 19, 2008
12 - 6pm
Elmwood Park, 808 South 60th Street (60th and Pacific)
The Earth Day Omaha festival will have music, dancing, exhibits, speakers, and more. Seal activists Melanie McCain and Jane Wilson of Omaha, Nebraska, will have an information booth (Save the Seals Coalition/Protect Seals) at this festival.
Contact: Melanie
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Walk for Seals
March 15th, 2008
10:00 AM
Nomahegan Park
1033 Springfield Ave
Cranford, NJ 07016
RAIN OR SHINE
NJ News
Charlene Lee
This inspiring event can be ascribed to Marcelo Hoynowski. Marcelo started his career in animal welfare at age seven when he read an article about the hunting of Canadian seals. He began to do research on this cruel occurrence and at age 11, Marcelo started his own website -MyPointIs- His campaign advocates education and the importance of taking action. The website offers a collection of Marcelo’s research and passion. It verbalizes the cruelty of the Canadian Seal Hunt, and what each of us can do to make a difference. The most crucial step in helping with animal welfare is to acknowledge the issue, and voice your viewpoint.
In October of 2007, Marcelo was the first to bring IFAW’s (International Fund for Animal Welfare) International Action Award to the United States. He received this prestigious award for his movement to end seal hunts.
For more information on Marcelo’s achievements and his campaign, visit his website at http://www.mypointis.net , or visit a previous article written by the NJ Team Leader, Candace Ritz, at http://network.bestfriends.org/newjersey/news/19972.html.
FLORIDA
Hollywood Red Lobster Outreach and Meeting
March 30th, 2008
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Leaflet at Red Lobster
2900 Oakwood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020
Pompano Beach Seafood Festival
April 25-27, 2008
April 26th: 12 pm - 4 pm
April 27th: 12 pm - 4 pm
Leaflet at festival entrance
end of Atlantic Blvd. (where the street ends and beach begins)
Note: If you want to distribute leaflets at other times, contact Diana.
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Calgary Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
Sat., March 15, 2008
12 noon - 1:30 pm
Tompkins Park
8th St. and 17th Ave SW
Calgary, Canada
Bring placards if you can
Contacts: Kim & Bruce / Sea Shepherd Calgary Group bigchampion1@shaw.ca
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
Toronto Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
YONGE ST. / BLOOR ST. WEST (North East corner)
TORONTO, CANADA
Contact:
ARK II – The Animal Rights Kollective
info@ark-ii.com www.ark-ii.com
Sponsored by: ARK II – THE ANIMAL RIGHTS KOLLECTIVE, WILD AT HEART CANADA
'East Coast sealers' will 'slaughter' imitation seals with various weaponry that is used to kill seals during the hunt. Crowds of activists will then march down Yonge Street to Dundas Square to further protest the hunt.
Wild at Heart Canada
info@wildatheartcanada.org
www.wildatheartcanada.org
www.myspace.com/wildatheart_canada
www.cafepress.com/wildatheart
NANAIMO, BC, CANADA
Seal Hunt Protest
March 15
12-1:00 PM
SPCA Shelter
2200 Labieux Road Nanaimo, BC
Contact: Pattie, pattieturcotte@hotmail.com
Seal Hunt Protest
Sat.. April 26th, 2008
Contact organizer for times.
Entrance to DFO Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K6
Contact: Bruce, West Coast Anti-Sealing Alliance
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
Seals Photo Exhibit
Thurs. Mar 13th, 2008
10am-4pm.
Outside the Vancouver Art Gallery
Georgia St. entrance .
Seals Photo Exhibit
Fri. Mar 14th & Sat. Mar 15th
10am-4pm
Outside the Robson St. steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Seals & Sealing Photo Exhibit
A series of 22 seal images captured by photographer Stewart Cook highlighting the beauty of the species; threat of global warming; and the reality of the seal hunt will be featured.
IFAW will have an info booth and will ask the public to use their voting power to show they care about seals by contacting their candidate(s) - if they live in the Vancouver Quadra riding (upcoming by-election March 17th), or their MP - if they live elsewhere - to ask where their representatives stand on the seal hunt. We will be distributing leaflets with facts & questions for candidates.
Seals Talk
by Marine Mammal Scientist - Dr. David Lavigne
Fri. Mar 14th
7pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
"Heritage Courtroom"
750 Hornby St.
Vancouver, Canada
Presentation by marine mammals expert Dr. David Lavigne at 7pm followed by reception with light vegetarian fare and refreshments. Free Admission! Heritage Courtroom is inside the Vancouver Art Gallery.
contact Regina rflores@ifaw.org
Vancouver Protest Against the Seal 'Hunt'
Sat., March 15th, 2008
11:45 am -
Art Gallery at Robson
bring placards, portable DVD's, or use CATCA's signs
Contact: Erika saseris@shaw.ca
Sponsored by CATCA
www.catcahelpanimals.org
HALIFAX, NS, CANADA
March 15
12- 2:00 PM
Main Gates of Public Gardens
corner of Spring Garden & South Park
Contact: 902-802-8162 bridget@antisealingcoalition.ca
Sponsored by Atlantic Canadian Anti-Sealing Coalition
www.antisealingcoalition.ca
Worldwide
Dublin, Ireland
Irish Protest Against Canada's seal slaughter
March 9th
1-3 pm
Took place outside the GeneralPost Office on Dublin's busiest main O'Connell Street.
Featured on some of Ireland's radio stations throughout Sunday afternoon and was in the Irish Daily Mirror on March 10, 2008
Photos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6KH15PSOKE
Sponsored by Animal Rights Action Network
www.ARAN.ie
Zagreb, Croatia
Protest Against the Seal Hunt
March 15, 2008
11 AM
King Tomislav Square
More than 300 protesters marched more than two hours through the center of Zagreb. At 12:30 P.M. a protest note was handed over to the Canadian ambassador in Croatia.
Sponsored by Animal Friends Croatia Photos
South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Friday March 14
from 12:30 to 13:30
outside Canadian High Commission
Reserve Bank Building, St. George Mall
Pretoria, South Africa
Friday March 14
from 12:30 to 13:30
outside Namibian High Commission
197 Blackwood Street, Arcadia
Budapest, Hungary
March 14th
Contact: Veronika Kristóf, seaveroniq@freemail.hu
London, United Kingdom March 15
12:00 PM, noon sharp
Canada House
Trafalgar Square
Hamburg, Germany
Protest Against the Seal Hunt
Monday, March 31, 2008
12:00 MET
Canadian Embassy
Info: http://blog.migaloo.de/2008/03/24/demonstration-in-hamburg/
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