Candlelight Vigil for Bjossa on her departure date

Saturday, April 21 @ 6 pm outside the back of the Vancouver Aquarium DRESS: Black and White BRING: Candles and chairs

The Coalition For No Whales in Captivity is asking people to come to say good-bye to Bjossa in a peaceful and respectful manner.

We will hold a candlelight vigil starting at 6 pm on Saturday April 21 outside the back entrance to the Vancouver Aquarium, where the truck taking Bjossa to the airport will exit that night..

We are asking people to dress in black and white in honour of Bjossa and to bring candles and folding chairs because it might be a long wait until Bjossa leaves. We encourage you to make your own placards and to bring flowers or anything you think is appropriate as long as it does not create noise or block the exit.

We urge all individuals and other groups who are planning events to commemorate that day, to co-operate with our peace-and-quiet-keeping efforts. Please do not bring loudspeakers or megaphones and do not interfere with the transfer of Bjossa. Doing something stupid like stopping the truck would certainly endanger Bjossa's life.

If you can help by making phone calls to our volunteers and supporters who are not on e-mail, please send me a quick e-mail so I can e-mail you back a short list to do this week.

It will be very sad for me to see Bjossa go to SeaWorld, instead of watching her go home to Iceland where she would find the freedom she so much deserves. I know a lot of you feel the same way. Please join me at this time of sorrow.