[4animals] embassy protest?

[K]

  As set out in my earlier email, Monday is the International Day of Protest re protesting Chinese Embassies re Chinese fur.  So activists are trying to get more impact by having everyone protest the same day.
   
  Links re same:  http://fur.arforum.org/
   
  http://www.care2.com/c2c/gettogether/1903
   
  http://www.keeponfighting.net/article.php?story=20060205210929655
   
   
  

v_good at rogers.com wrote:
          Well although the media ingnored us once again (RE Tristan protest), UNLESS "Le Droit" runs something positive or at least balanced tommorrow (and I'm not so sure because of the bit of a kufuffle that happened between one activist and another individual..) I think Tristan is well aware that they'll be met ' head on' next fall if they do decide to carry any fur..
  I was also really impressed with GAN's Professional signs and leaflets.
   
  I'd love to still have a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. HOWEVER, I do not think this Monday is realistic with only a handful of people possibly coming out. I am also wondering 'Does it have to be this Monday for some reason"? If we had a little more time to plan and notify people and plan to try and get media attention I would be willing to participate. However I personally think that anyone getting involved (including myself) should be aware that media could slander us into attacking the Chinese 'culture' of torturing cats and dogs. However, this is the EXACT controversial material that media likes and I'm sure many people would still be on our side regarding the issue...So in that sense it would actually be I think a good strategy to draw attention and our case would be that  'we are not attacking the culture but that subjecting animals to torture is unacceptable.' One the other hand I think it would be VERY difficult to find a spokesperson for an embassy protest unless
 they were to disguide themselves or something. Maybe I'm being paranoid but I wouldn't want to do it.
  Anyone out there willing to talk to media....?Also, it's the Canadian stores that are importing the stuff so it's not like we can expect the Chinese fur 'manufacturers' to stop what they are doing. I think the only real benefit of doing something at the embassy would be that there would be a chance to EXPOSE the issue via media but I am sure that there would be lots of counter attacks against us about the culture issue, letters and rebuttals to editors etc. if something was published but then again- ATTENTION to the issue IS what we want...and the media seems to be becomming less and less interested in covering the issue...
  What do people think-does it have to be this Monday?  I personally think that something like this needs to be planned and thought about in a bit more detail.
   
  
  
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