Vigil for whales: Canberra

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Greenpeace activists hold lanterns with the image of Junichi Sato at
Japan's embassy in American. Along with Toru Suzuki, Junichi was
charged with theft and trespass after they exposed a major scandal
around the embezzlement of whale meat from the Japanese
Government-sponsored Southern Ocean whaling program.

Greenpeace activists in the US hold a vigil to urge the Japanese Government to release two activists arrested for exposing corruption in the country's whaling industry. Vigil attendees asked Japan's Government to put the whaling industry on trial instead.

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THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Join us in Canberra on 19 March as we hold a vigil for whales outside the Japanese Embassy.

With your help, 2009 could be the year that sees Japan end its internationally condemned whaling program.


	Location:	Japanese Embassy, Canberra 112 Empire Circuit, Yarralumba (Directions)
	Date:	Thursday, 19 March 2009
	Time:	5pm-8pm
	Transport:	Live in Sydney? We can offer transport to and from the vigil. Email us to book a seat.

To register your attendance or for further information, please email whales.au@greenpeace.org. Children are welcome to come as well.

Why we are holding a vigil

The vigil comes at a critical time. Currently, negotiations are taking place that will decide the fate of thousands of whales that the Japanese Government plans to hunt.

The vigil also marks the beginning of the “Tokyo Two” trial in Japan. Two Japanese Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, were arrested in June last year for uncovering corruption within the whaling industry. This discovery led to widespread criticism of whaling in Japan. Known as the Tokyo Two, Junichi and Toru have been denied their liberty for over 6 months and face up to 10 years in jail.

Watch a short video about the scandal

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