World Whale Day

A day of celebration for all who love whales and dolphins

Solstice, Saturday, June 21, 1997


In the tradition of Earth Day, World Whale Day begins a new yearly tradition at Solstice. Interested parties are invited to visit your nearest coasts on Summer solstice(or Winter in the Southern Hemispere). Whales and dolphins are invited to visit the world's shorelines on the day of highest or lowest sun. A new covenant between human and whale nations shall be inaugurated--no violence or killing of whales and dolphins by humans.
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>Join in this historic event's symposia, concerts and local gatherings!
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>Contact us if you would like to be added to our list of endorsing organizations and individuals. Please visit our under construction world wide web site
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> http://www.peak.org/~reedbehr/worldwhaleday/
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>and use the links to other informative and inspiring cetacean sites.
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>The World Whale Day organization will be the information hub and electronic nexus via the website facilitating worldwide coordination of autonomous decentralized celebrations and events. If your organization is planning a whale watching tour, a local meeting, a concert, class, celebration or gathering please email us and we will post it on the website; all events are welcome; from people informally gathering with friends on the coast on June 21, 1997 to major academic conferences on cetacean issues scheduled under the World Whale Day banner.
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>Contact us to post your event for World Whale Day on our website, or to see what events are planned for your area--join the fun and support human awakening about whales, dolphins and ourselves. World Whale Day represents an historic opportunity to get the message out to humanity about the intelligence of cetaceans and human impacts on their environments-with your help we will reach millions with this message! So plan an event and let us know.
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>This worldwide educational effort welcomes the support of all who are committed to the collective human realization of the unique and sacred place cetaceans play in the web of life.
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>Please email us with your events, offerings, suggestions, endorsements and support. And feel free to share this others you feel would benefit from this information.
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>Respectfully,
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>Reed Behrens
>Director, World Whale Day
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>World Whale Day is grateful for the following endorsements and supporters:
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>Lee Christie, William McDougall and Dr. Olivia De Bergerac, Sidney, Australia, The Dolphin Society/ODB Consulting Pty Ltd
>William Koethe,Portland, OR, Claudia Bartoli, Paul Chandler,Santa Cruz, CA, Michael Dowd,Portland, OR, Ashleea,Maui, Kadar RA-Ja Maitreya-dhana Dove,New Mexico, Lorna Soroko, Cindy Brochtrup,Corvallis, OR, Mark, Cheryl and Amy Allison, The Kapular Family, Christina Behrens, Ed Glick, RN, Dr. Alan Kapular, Dr. Clint Evans and Lili, The Great Whales Foundation, Francis Jeffrey,San Francisco, Hardy Jones, 2nd Annual Dolphin Tribe Gathering, The Dancing Dolphin Institute Maui,Hawaii,Dr Jason Cressey, The Ocean Institute,Vancouver, Canada, Mac Hawley, The Cetacean Freedom Network, Paul Augustine, Future Utopia, Lynn Phillips, The DolphinCircle, WA, Rauno Lauhakangas, John Carter
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