[Sust-mar] Halifax Moratorium Monday demonstrations

[Tyler Schulz]

WHAT: Moratorium Monday in HALIFAX.....details on demonstrations below

WHEN: Monday, October 30th, 2006

WHO: Concerned citizens that are disappointed with Canada's Fisheries
Minister, Loyola Hearn, for opposing a U.N. moratorium on high seas
bottom-trawling.

WHAT: There are many ways that you can do something that day................

      a) Come out to the corner of Robie and Quinpool in Halifax anytime
         between 8-10 a.m. and between 3-5 p.m., grab one of our signs, and
         show your support! Feel free to bring your own sign and a costume if
         you want!

      b) Join students, profs, and university staff as they stand at the corner
        of Spring Garden and Robie at 12 p.m. on Moratorium Monday with signs
        expressing their support for a moratorium.

      c) Write an e-mail to Loyola Hearn (Min at dfo-mpo.gc.ca) to express your
        opinion

      d) Write a letter to the editor of your local paper concerning
         the bottom-trawling moratorium

      e) Join David Suzuki, Martin Willison, Ram Myers, Hal Whitehead, Bob
        Scheibling, Farley Mowat, and other Canadians by posting a photo of
        support on the blog www.deepseas.blogspot.com. Send photos to
        highseasmoratorium at ecologyaction.ca

      f) Make a sign and stand somewhere in your city or town to show your
         support for a moratorium

WHY: To demonstrate to Prime Minister Harper, Fisheries Minister Loyola
Hearn, the Conservative Party, and the international community that
Canadians are disappointed that our government is ignoring scientists,
fishermen, and other countries - including the United States - in its
opposition to a U.N. moratorium. It is time to give Minister Hearn reason to
reverse his decision and take this small step to protect the high seas
seamounts, coral reefs, and other fish habitat.

For more information, please contact Tyler Schulz at the Ecology Action Centre 
at highseasmoratorium at ecologyaction.ca