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ok, so i thought i'd start a new thread for everyone who was involved in the protest, little or lots, doesn't matter, to post your thoughts on the experience. anyone who wasn't participating in any way, but has something to contribute, go right ahead! all comments welcome :-)
for me, it's hard to pace myself, as i'm always told to do. i act out of passion when the cause hits me so hard, right in the heart of my being...and i go go go, forgetting about everythning else, till the task is done...or i'm spent.
watching the tape, putting together the posters/flyers, staring at the bloody pics, really put me on a roller coaster. i cried that whole month, i was also healing whip lash and in a lot of pain to begin with. yet at the same time i felt incredibly real and connected, to those i worked with and to the earth. my daughter and i even went back to being vegetarian. i love animals, big small, dolphins and all...and i love fighting for a cause other then my own stuff. mostly i love the way a shared goal brings people together. this event demonstrated that for most part..for me anyway.
not being a very structured being, i'm an artist, and never putting together a protest, in such a short time too, was intense. our core vanc. group consisted of 5 very buisy people and so much needed to be done. i would have liked to see more join in, and was kinda dissapointed by the lack of passion from most individuals and overall vancouver community.
while i'm on this subject, i would like to thank those that did participate and contribute online and otherwise, and those here in vanc: william, captain, my family, woo, yvonne, the folks at 930 station studio, anthony marr, no whales in captivity, sea shepherd,ric for providing us with so much info, don with some sage advice...and many more...and the so many other folks that came out to support the dolphins, thank you!
next year, i would like to plan things out a bit more.
i think we did really well under the circumstances. we pulled it all together and had a very interesting protest, with the marching band and the dolphin death dance.
this part was exhausting. running around with a heavy mask on my head for 4 hrs was nuts. the reactions from people varied too, some were afraid and avoided me, the little kids however loved it. go figure.
the dance was so real, i felt incredible fear while the fishermen banged the poles together and surrounded us (3 dolphin dancers) if the fishermen played by our friends feels like that imagine what the real thing feels like to the dolphins.
so many people say, 'oh why don't they just jump past and swim away, they can do that...' they CANT! they are exhausted by that time. i fully understood this because i was part of that renactment...otherwise i probably wouldn't.
next yr i would like to be more prepared, rush less, try to balance things out a bit more, like taking better care of my body and soul, it's so important to be supported at a time like this...have more dinners/potlucks rather then everyone fending for themselves pretty much...and most important get the MEDIA to come to the protest! oh yah, stage the protest in a BUISY location, and co-ordinate the team that people have assigned tasks, rather then doing everything.
i know everyone was tied up this yr with the teacher's strike and the fact that the aquarium is expanding and does not want bad publicity, our timing with the media was bad.
we also missed the abc documentary. which i'm still wanting to get.
now what about the tape that was sent in??? i never got to see. is there a way? who's responsible for that?
i don't like the way we handled or more like did not handle things at the end of this. it feels like it did not have closure, feedback, something to show for what we did...things did not get wrapped up.
we dispearsed and moved on. i'd like to bring things back into the centre. still wating for some answers from captain...who i think might be trying to do the same?
what's up?
for me, it's hard to pace myself, as i'm always told to do. i act out of passion when the cause hits me so hard, right in the heart of my being...and i go go go, forgetting about everythning else, till the task is done...or i'm spent.
watching the tape, putting together the posters/flyers, staring at the bloody pics, really put me on a roller coaster. i cried that whole month, i was also healing whip lash and in a lot of pain to begin with. yet at the same time i felt incredibly real and connected, to those i worked with and to the earth. my daughter and i even went back to being vegetarian. i love animals, big small, dolphins and all...and i love fighting for a cause other then my own stuff. mostly i love the way a shared goal brings people together. this event demonstrated that for most part..for me anyway.
not being a very structured being, i'm an artist, and never putting together a protest, in such a short time too, was intense. our core vanc. group consisted of 5 very buisy people and so much needed to be done. i would have liked to see more join in, and was kinda dissapointed by the lack of passion from most individuals and overall vancouver community.
while i'm on this subject, i would like to thank those that did participate and contribute online and otherwise, and those here in vanc: william, captain, my family, woo, yvonne, the folks at 930 station studio, anthony marr, no whales in captivity, sea shepherd,ric for providing us with so much info, don with some sage advice...and many more...and the so many other folks that came out to support the dolphins, thank you!
next year, i would like to plan things out a bit more.
i think we did really well under the circumstances. we pulled it all together and had a very interesting protest, with the marching band and the dolphin death dance.
this part was exhausting. running around with a heavy mask on my head for 4 hrs was nuts. the reactions from people varied too, some were afraid and avoided me, the little kids however loved it. go figure.
the dance was so real, i felt incredible fear while the fishermen banged the poles together and surrounded us (3 dolphin dancers) if the fishermen played by our friends feels like that imagine what the real thing feels like to the dolphins.
so many people say, 'oh why don't they just jump past and swim away, they can do that...' they CANT! they are exhausted by that time. i fully understood this because i was part of that renactment...otherwise i probably wouldn't.
next yr i would like to be more prepared, rush less, try to balance things out a bit more, like taking better care of my body and soul, it's so important to be supported at a time like this...have more dinners/potlucks rather then everyone fending for themselves pretty much...and most important get the MEDIA to come to the protest! oh yah, stage the protest in a BUISY location, and co-ordinate the team that people have assigned tasks, rather then doing everything.
i know everyone was tied up this yr with the teacher's strike and the fact that the aquarium is expanding and does not want bad publicity, our timing with the media was bad.
we also missed the abc documentary. which i'm still wanting to get.
now what about the tape that was sent in??? i never got to see. is there a way? who's responsible for that?
i don't like the way we handled or more like did not handle things at the end of this. it feels like it did not have closure, feedback, something to show for what we did...things did not get wrapped up.
we dispearsed and moved on. i'd like to bring things back into the centre. still wating for some answers from captain...who i think might be trying to do the same?
what's up?
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