17 July 2008

Please join us all on 26 July 2008 for the Annual Call On Mangrove Action Day!

This year's theme is "No more death, no more misery, no more shrimp farms. Long live the mangroves!!"

MAP staff and volunteers based in the Seattle area will be attending the 34th Annual Ballard SeafoodFest on 26-27 July, tabling at this popular Seattle event and talking with consumers about the problems of shrimp farming worldwide. We will be promoting our "Shrimp Less, Think More" Consumer Awareness Campaign.

What will you or your organization be doing on this day? We are now collecting news about other planned events to commemorate the global call for action for the Mangroves that your organization is organizing for 26 July.

Please write us to share your own plans for this international day for the mangroves!

MAP wishes to lend our full support to the plans and actions of all our network members for Global Action on 26 July 2008. We ask that you and/or your organizations please join us all in a global protest against the ongoing losses of the mangrove forest ecosystems and the local communities that depend upon the mangroves for their lives and livelihoods. Please send us your regional or local plans for actions that are meant to commemorate this international Day for the Mangroves! We would like to again share your plans and ideas with our global network. We look forward to hearing from you soon in this regard!