From Me to You: Activist Project

There has been one cause that I have always supported, and donated to in the past. The Sea Shepards are a group that were established in 1977, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. "Our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species." They are a very interesting group who physically take action to fight for what they believe in, they literally put their lives at risk each day defending those who cannot defend themselves.
There is a popular show on the discovery network called "Whale Wars" where their fight is caught on camera and aired for the world to see. The main message; awareness. If these people don't go out there and fight for the cause, then who will? This organization has something that most activists groups are missing, to physically go out and fight for what you believe in. Taking donations and making a few calls to over seas governments is a start, but sometimes you need to take initiative in what matters.
The people in the group spend months at sea on a ship called the "Steve Irwin" and chase illegal whaling vessiles around the worlds oceans for weeks at a time, deploying non-fatal projectiles at the ships which are either filled with tear gas, or a certain chemical that chases the marine wild life away from the ships. I believe in this project because it is a cause worth fighting for, each day countless whales are illegally slaughtered in international sea's and the governments are doing nothing to stop it.
Groups like these are really the only protection Earth's oceans has, and I believe it's up to us to keep funding these projects and maybe give a hand ourselves. The "Steve Iriwin" is always lookin for new recruits, and when I'm done my post secondary education, I would love to be a part of their mission.

"Whale Wars." Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2009.
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