Speak for the Seas! Kids Call Out Cruise: Rally & Press Conference
Seattle Cruise Control, joined by Climate Action Families, XR Seattle, South Seattle Climate Action Network, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility & other organizations invites you to be part of a demonstration against the opening of the Seattle-Alaska cruise season on Saturday April 6th! Help protect the people and planet we love from the harms of cruise ships with a rally at Pier 66. We’ll have lots of art, chants, fliers, and music. The event will feature a press conference led by young people dressed as sea creature characters – introducing The Walrax! along with Doctor Dolphin and a Worker Whale – who will speak in Dr Seuss-style rhymes about how cruise ships pollute our waters, poison our air, endanger our health, jeopardize our climate, exploit onboard workers, and overwhelm destination communities. For a vivid introduction to the harms from Seattle’s cruise ships, see last year’s Cruise Ship Invasion, an interactive article nominated for an Environmental Journalism award. Gather at Pier 62 at 10am. Short march to Pier 66, with the press conference starting at 11am.