Shark Fin Protest In San Francisco China Town
By Matt J. Weiss, January 18, 2009 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Here is the Press Release about the Shark Fin Protest
The Shark Safe Project is organizing a shark fin soup protest Demonstration
in Chinatown.
The Shark Safe Project is starting 2009 “The Year of the Shark” with a
protest demonstration in San Francisco’s Chinatown on January 25th at noon.
Please join us as we will be picketing several establishments including
restaurants that serve shark fin soup and shark fin markets.
This is intended to be a peaceful demonstration yet an aggressive protest to
convince these establishments to cease offering all shark products.
We will be carrying signs and handing out leaflets (written in English and
Chinese). Our immediate goal is to educate the local population of the
dangers of consuming shark fins and the devastation that shark fining is
causing to our oceans. Hopefully convincing many local citizens to stop
consuming shark fin soup and other shark products and to stop patronizing
establishments that offer such products. Our long-term goal will be to have
city ordinances passed to prohibit the import and distribution of all shark
products in the city of San Francisco. Making San Francisco the first “Shark
Safe” city in the USA.
in Chinatown.
The Shark Safe Project is starting 2009 “The Year of the Shark” with a
protest demonstration in San Francisco’s Chinatown on January 25th at noon.
Please join us as we will be picketing several establishments including
restaurants that serve shark fin soup and shark fin markets.
This is intended to be a peaceful demonstration yet an aggressive protest to
convince these establishments to cease offering all shark products.
We will be carrying signs and handing out leaflets (written in English and
Chinese). Our immediate goal is to educate the local population of the
dangers of consuming shark fins and the devastation that shark fining is
causing to our oceans. Hopefully convincing many local citizens to stop
consuming shark fin soup and other shark products and to stop patronizing
establishments that offer such products. Our long-term goal will be to have
city ordinances passed to prohibit the import and distribution of all shark
products in the city of San Francisco. Making San Francisco the first “Shark
Safe” city in the USA.
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