Valentines Day: We love Japan - but whaling breaks our hearts
Posted by Dave, on the Esperanza
© Greenpeace/ Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
Happy Valentines day from the crew of the Esperanza! Here here in the Southern Ocean it's been Valentine's Day for nearly 22 hours. In othe parts of the world, people are just waking up to the one day of the year dedicated to love. And today, in 28 different countries around the world, activists are taking to the streets to send a Valentine's Day message of love to Japan - but demanding the Japanese government puts an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
It's already Valentine's Day in Tokyo too - where the "International Whaling Comission Normalization Meeting", is being held by the Japan government, supported by pro-whaling nations. A big valentine card card appeared outside, saying "Normalization Means Protection, Not Whaling" and activists presented St. Valentines Day whale-shaped chocolates to the pro-whaling delegates attending the meeting. Nice!
© Greenpeace/ Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
There's been lots more happening - in Fiji, Australia and New Zealand, and even Ecuador, which had an early Valentines Day!
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