A message from Bob:
"This week Sea Shepherd Captain Pete Bethune was detained on board the whaling ship Shonan Maru 2, as conflict over whaling intensified.
The courageous Captain Bethune boarded the vessel in an attempt to complete a citizen’s arrest of its captain and present a $3 million bill for the sinking of the Sea Shepherd boat the Ady Gil.
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada will visit Australia this very weekend, however, neither he nor the Rudd government have responded to my request for a meeting or calls to ensure Captain Bethune is brought safely back to Australia or New Zealand.
That’s why I am writing to you again. The Greens have introduced a bill to ban any activities associated with whaling in Australia, following earlier news that the Japanese whaling fleet hired Australian planes from Hobart and Albany to track the Sea Shepherd's movements.
Please add your name today to help stop Australian assistance of any kind to whaling.
The Greens will again promote our Private Member’s Bill to ban such aid in Parliament next week and your action will help us secure support.
Best wishes
Bob
P.S. If you live in Canberra or close to it, come to a protest at the Japanese Embassy , 112 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla at 11am this Saturday February 20, to hear speakers from the Greens and Sea Shepherd and make sure Mr Okada knows that the vast majority of Australians oppose whaling in Antarctic waters.