Wave of Love peace gathering

Dressed in white, harnessing our whale tails and placards stating positive messages of hope we made our way to liberation square in St. Helier, the capital of Jersey.

Although we had permission from Jersey states we still weren’t sure what our reception would be but amazingly enough there were already plenty of locals waiting for us, also dressed in white.

Once we’d set the signs to inform passers by of our objectives we all joined as a group to take part in a silent demonstration for the whales and the best possible outcome for them during the impending IWC meeting set to start at 10am.

Cordelia led a beautiful and poignant meditation, and with the sound of the fountain drowning out the Monday morning hustle and bustle, the whole group was clearly moved by the experience.

We then set off to join the protest outside the Hotel de France; our moments of quiet contemplation and intention pocketed in time, we began to raise the tempo through the streets with the help of Nori’ Portuguese hooter!

We joined many Sea Shepherd volunteers, including Captain Paul Watson, Surfers for Cetaceans and local animal rights groups for a very peaceful yet vocal demonstration.

Natalie attempted to enter the meeting to report for Surfers Path magazine but was banned and told to relinquish her press pass due to her connection with Sea Shepherd (Faroes campaign ’10)  

Mid morning activists stormed the hotel entrance, making a loud commotion and repeating the mantra “Whale Freedom!”.  The police arrived and everyone moved back down to the road, instead engaging the passing traffic and asking them to “honk for whales”!

After a long day we headed to our open mic event (and W4W goddess Cordelia’s birthday bash) at the Blue Note Bar to let off some steam.  Activists and locals take to the stage, fronted by the talented Rick Jones, everyone uniting to the cries of “Whale Freedom!” once again.