Thirty-five years after the first Greenpeace ship set sail from Vancouver, the international environmental organisation is once again calling on Canadians for a vital mission. By harnessing the power of cyberspace, Greenpeace plans to recruit 30,000 new campaigners to help create their latest anti-whaling campaign.
For decades Greenpeace has sailed to the Southern Ocean where activists have put themselves between the harpoon and the whales. This year it will go one step further.
Whale lovers from all over the world will, for the first time with the click of a mouse, be able to contribute to the usually secret tactics and help develop the campaign. At the same time they will become part of the biggest ever Greenpeace crew to sail 'virtually' to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The best ideas posted to a new dedicated website will be used by Greenpeace activists when they confront the whaling fleet in the Sanctuary.
http://whales.greenpeace.org
JOB DESCRIPTION: Become a Greenpeace campaigner by signing on to http://whales.greenpeace.org in order to create a truly global campaign to defend the whales.
BACKGROUND: Greenpeace actions against whaling fleets brought about a moratorium on commercial whaling over twenty years ago. However, in recent years, against the wishes of more than 70% of Japanese people and in the face of international condemnation, the Fisheries Agency of Japan has spent millions of dollars of Japanese taxpayers money pursuing a campaign to reintroduce commercial whaling and the hunting of endangered species.
LOCATION: Anywhere in the world where you can log on to: http://whales.greenpeace.org and take action.
QUALIFICATIONS: Possess great ideas, is willing to campaign relentlessly to defend the whales and ensure the Southern Ocean becomes a true sanctuary for all whales. Has a positive and constructive approach, racist jerks need not apply.
REWARDS: Become part of the biggest crew to sail to the Southern Ocean, just by surfing the Internet. Have your idea used by the Greenpeace crew to defend the whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
For further information contact:
Toni Vernelli, Greenpeace Oceans Coordinator, cell: 778-317-2091
Andrew Male, Greenpeace Communications Coordinator, cell: 416-880-2757