<div><strong>I'm not sure if this is an appropriate email for our CINC email list, I hope so...and if not, I apologize for sending a semi-political message to all. </strong></div>
<div><strong>Bob</strong></div>
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<div><strong>A Call to Save the Annual Slaughter of Dolphins<br><br></strong>The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition needs your help to end the slaughter of dolphins and whales in Japan. This summer, the film "The Cove" is premiering in Los Angeles. It is a new documentary on the work of our Coalition in Taiji, Japan, where the largest remaining annual slaughter of dolphins on the planet still occurs today. Check out the film at: <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="https://email.smmusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ee65849d477b4a0094e056f1753d7bf0&URL=http%3a%2f%2ffestival.sundance.org%2f2009%2ffilm_events%2ffilms%2fcove" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.smmusd.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/cove</a></u></font>. We need volunteers to commit to 4-hour shifts at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles the weekend of Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2nd to hand out informational brochures about the annual dolphin slaughter so that the public will be further informed about the issue. The theater is at 10850 West Pico & Westwood Blvd. We're looking to put together a group of 20 volunteers by the end of next week. Each volunteer will receive a 100% organic "Save Japan Dolphins" t-shirt and cap by EcoJoia. We are also looking for a volunteer "Cove Captain" to serve as volunteer coordinator for LA. If you are interested in volunteering at the Los Angeles location, either for a shift or as LA Cove Captain, please respond as soon as possible to: Leslie Chang, <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="mailto:lchang7@stanford.edu">lchang7@stanford.edu</a></u></font>, (510) 859-9160. Please don't hesitate to email or call with any questions. Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you could forward this email to anyone who might be interested in volunteering for this effort. Attached below is the national e-flyer with more extensive information about the dolphin slaughter and "The Cove," as the documentary is also opening in other cities around the US this summer. <br>
<br>In the US, we are urging people who see “The Cove” movie to:<br>· Send e-mailgrams to President Obama and Vice President Biden, urging them to make Japan stop the slaughter of dolphins and whales; <br>· Send a message to the Japanese Ambassador in the US protesting the slaughter of dolphins and whales, emphasizing the dangerous levels of mercury in coastal dolphin and whale meat. <br>
· Spread the word about “The Cove” and urge their friends and neighbors to see “The Cove” and take action. The movie opens July 31st in theaters in New York and Los Angeles; on August 7th, “The Cove” opens in more US markets. The more people that see it, the greater the pressure on Japan. (We expect “The Cove” to open in theaters outside the US this coming fall.)<br>
· Don’t buy tickets to dolphinarium or swim-with-dolphins tourist attractions. Don't buy tickets to any facility that has captive dolphins or whales. The worldwide zoo and aquarium industry must stop facilitating the trafficking in live dolphins from Taiji and other cruel live captures. <br>
· Go to our <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="https://email.smmusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ee65849d477b4a0094e056f1753d7bf0&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.SaveJapanDolphins.org" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.smmusd.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://www.SaveJapanDolphins.org</a></u></font><u> <<font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://email.smmusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ee65849d477b4a0094e056f1753d7bf0&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.SaveJapanDolphins.org" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.smmusd.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://www.SaveJapanDolphins.org</a></font>> </u>website, and “The Cove” movie action website <font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="https://email.smmusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ee65849d477b4a0094e056f1753d7bf0&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.TakePart.com%2fthecove" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.smmusd.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://www.TakePart.com/thecove</a></u></font><u> <<font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://email.smmusd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ee65849d477b4a0094e056f1753d7bf0&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.TakePart.com%2fthecove" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.smmusd.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://www.TakePart.com/thecove</a></font>> </u>where there are more actions for people to take. <br>
<br>In other countries, we are urging people to take the same actions with their own heads of state and Japanese Ambassadors.<br> <br>In Japan, we are urging the Japanese public to contact their leaders and the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to stop the sale of contaminated dolphin and whale meat. We are also working on getting a version of “The Cove” movie, dubbed in Japanese, to be distributed in Japan.<br>
<br>(The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition consists of Earth Island Institute, Elsa Nature Conservancy of Japan, Ocean Care, In Defense of Animals, Campaign Whale, and the Animal Welfare Institute)<br></div>