Right now we are at a pivotal time in the history of whale protection and we need your help.
Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, known as the Tokyo Two, await a verdict in the whale meat embezzlement trial in Japan and the future of whaling will come under scrutiny at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting this month - in Morocco.
Can you take action now to call for an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean and support Junichi and Toru by writing to Japan's Foreign Minister?
Whaling should be on trial - not those who try to stop it. By writing to the Japanese foreign minister you can show him that support for the Tokyo Two cuts across borders.
Here's a message to you from Junichi:
Greenpeace has been peacefully protesting for environmental protection for decades. What started in one man's front room in Vancouver, before I was even born, is now a global force for good.
You're helping to keep that history and tradition alive. But as my colleague Toru Suzuki and I know all too well, speaking up for our fragile earth can pose serious risks.
June 8th was World Oceans Day. We celebrate the fact that we know so much more about our Blue Planet than ever before. We have sent submarines to the deepest canyons and sailed every part of the world, discovering new species and ecosystems - and how they are connected. We have seen how overfishing just one species can have devastating effects on an entire ecosystem and we understand the urgent need to protect our oceans. With your help we have been taking direct action and campaigning to save our seas.
In Japan we have been working to end whaling since our office opened here 20 years ago. Japanese whaling is one of the most extreme examples of the needless waste of ocean life. Two years ago along with my colleague Toru, we took action to turn the tide on whaling here at home in Japan. And for the last two years we have paid the price for that peaceful protest. We were arrested and held without charge for 23 days - tied to chairs while we were interrogated, without our lawyers present. We have been charged with theft and trespass for taking action to secure the evidence of organised theft and embezzlement at the highest levels.
I know what I did was right. Our prosecution is political and our human rights have been abused. Despite that, and despite countless protests worldwide, Toru and I may still go to jail, for up to ten years.
We appeared in court again on World Oceans Day - for the final part of our trial and now await the verdict. So, I reach out to you, my fellow Rainbow Warrior, to make sure that your voice is heard loud and clear here in Tokyo. Please send a letter to the Japanese Foreign Minister telling him to prosecute the real whaling criminals and defend our right to save our planet.
- Junichi Sato Click here to take action now: http://action.greenpeace.org.nz/tokyo-2
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