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After another highly successful Antarctic anti-whaling campaign, the Sea Shepherd ship, the MV Steve Irwin, will be sailing into the Port of Hobart on Saturday, March 6, and you are urged to be there to celebrate.
During a dramatic Operation Waltzing Matilda, the Sea Shepherd vessels shut down whaling activities in Antarctic waters for a month, chased the whaling fleet through the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary for thousands of miles, performed surveillance on two harpoon vessels, and the skipper of the Ady Gil Pete Bethune boarded the Shonan Maru No. 2. All of it has led to a huge cut in the yearly quota of kills.
Greens leader Senator Bob Brown will be on the waterfront at Princes Wharf No. 2 at 11am to welcome the Steve Irwin. Boat owners can sail alongside the ship from Iron Pot Lighthouse at 7.30am. For those who can join in, or those who will be there in spirit, it'll be a celebration of thanks to Captain Paul Watson and his brave crew.
Bob Brown, 25th January 2010
Bob's news from Greens around the globe
Some news coming across my desk about Greens colleagues around the world that I thought you may be interested in….cheers, Bob
The German Greens turned 30 years old last week – they now have 68 MPs in the Bundestag! - Story
The French Greens were featured in Newsweek in late December, as France's Constitutional Court threw out Sarkozy's carbon tax. Newsweek speculates that the ruling will lift the Greens vote further in elections in March.
Greens in the Philippines are excited this week that for the first time one of the 10 official Presidential candidates for the Philippines will be a Green! The candidate Nicanor Perlas approached us to help his appeal against the Commission on Elections who had deemed him as a nuisance candidate.
Bob Brown, 14th January 2010
