-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Spomer <dano@rockisland.com>
To: Makah Whaling Update List <makahwhaling@onenw.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 7:22 AM
Subject: Makah Whaling Update (May 11, 1999 - PM)


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>FROM WASHINGTON CITIZEN'S COASTAL ALLIANCE
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>ITEM ONE:
>The Peninsula Citizens for the Protection of Whales was out at the Makah
>border again today and received wonderful press coverage! These fine folks
>are planning a LARGE protest for this coming Saturday. They are requesting
>that all available people come out and make their presence known! Please
>consider taking a day of your time in order to show your opposition to the
>illegal Makah whale hunt! They will be meeting at Olson's Resort in Sekiu
at
>1:00 pm this coming Saturday. Questions? Contact Chuck Owens at (360)
>928-3048
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>ITEM TWO:
>We have received a number of credible reports that several Puget
Sound-based
>groups will soon be launching picketing actions against area merchants
>carrying Makah arts and crafts. The pickets will be for the purpose of
>expressing outrage at the illegal Makah whale hunt. The WCCA has been
>informed that picket lines will be in place at various area merchants
during
>the busy weekends and holidays of this coming summer. We will pass on
>information as it becomes available.
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>ITEM THREE:
>LATEST UPDATE ON ARRESTED SEDNA MEMBERS
>Jacob Conroy and Joshua Harper, the two SEDNA members taken into custody by
>the US Coast Guard, made their court appearance in Port Angeles this
>afternoon. It was originally reported that the two were being charged with
>'first degree assault'- a felony- but were actually charged with 'reckless
>endangerment'- a misdemeanor- and released on their own recognizance.
>However, a restraining order has also been issued, forbidding them from
>traveling west of Port Angeles. This means they have been denied the
>opportunity to return and continue the fight at Neah Bay.
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>The WCCA wishes to thank all of you that called, faxed and e-mailed the
>appropriate authorities on behalf of these two whale protectors. Looking
>back at the chaos of May 10, it appears that the SEDNA crew was able to
>prevent a whale being killed by the Makah whaling crew. We encourage all of
>you to contact SEDNA and thank them for their timely and brave intervention
>on behalf of the gray whales.
>*****
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>LATEST DETAILS
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>- The Makah whaling crew, met by a reinforced fleet of whaling protestors
>including Sea Shepherd, SEDNA, the West Coast Anti-Whaling Society and the
>World Whale Police, were turned back by the imposing number of boats and
bad
>weather. The Makah claim they will be on the water again tomorrow to resume
>the hunt.
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>- There has been a continuing question of whether the Makah whaling crew
>actually struck a whale yesterday. From the best information available at
>this point, we conclude that they did NOT strike a whale. There were two
>separate actual harpoon attempts, but neither was successful.
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>- The protest groups on-site will continue to need your support in order to
>maintain a presence in preventing this hunt. Please dig deep and be
>generous! These people are laying it on the line, and it is our duty to
>assist them in preventing any whales from being killed! If you need
>assistance in contacting any of the groups, please contact me anytime!
>*****
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>MESSAGE:
>>From Pat to Joe- I'll meet you at the White Castle at 1:00 am.
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