Hayden to Lead "Save the Whales Again!" Rally in D.C.
As we told you in our posts about Heroes stars and their favorite charities a couple of weeks ago, Hayden Panettiere is the spokesperson for the “Save the Whales Again” campaign and she is taking that role very seriously. She will lead a rally against a resumption of commercial whaling at 1 p.m. this Sunday, January 27, in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle.
The rally is just the first of many events for Hayden in Washington. After the rally, she will speak to students at Georgetown University. On Monday, she will meet with representatives from the embassies of Japan, Norway and Iceland about their outdated whaling practices. Then on Tuesday at 1 p.m., she will join John Kerry in speaking at a press conference hosted by House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Chair, Nick Rahall. They will call on the United States to stand up for whales by taking economic and diplomatic action against whaling countries. An evening reception with members of Congress and their staff on Tuesday night will conclude her tour of the nation’s capital.
“Whales face increasing threats from climate change, ship strikes, entanglement in nets, and chemical and noise pollution, yet Japan, Norway and Iceland continue to kill them in increasing numbers,” Panettiere said. “I am looking forward to talking with officials who actually make and carry out our policies, as well as fellow young people who will be voting in the upcoming election — I want our voice to be heard.”
To find out more about “Save the Whales Again!” visit their website at www.savethewhalesagain.com.
January 25th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
[...] Hayden is the organization’s official spokes-chicadee and takes this job more serious than her award-winning roles. This Sunday, she is leading a rally against commercial whaling in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. [...]