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STILL HERE: a better way to look at Free Tilikum Day

November 14 is here again – the day we use to bring awareness
to Tilikum, the captive orca whale. But it’s been about six years since the
first “Free Tilikum Protest Day” and Tilikum is still living in a pool at
SeaWorld. Are all our efforts and cries for justice futile? We don’t think so.
International
Free Tilikum Protest Day comes every year on November 14. We wouldn’t be
who we are today were it not for Tilikum the orca whale inspiring us to take action. But this idea has grown from the
freedom of this one whale to the freedom of all
captive cetaceans. We believe that we can make a difference. We believe that we can set these captives free.  We started Free Tilikum Day because we wanted
everyone to turn and look and see this injustice happening right under our
noses and say, “Hey. That’s wrong.”
But after six years of raising the same ruckus, it’s easy to
lose hope. These beautiful, intelligent creatures are still in captivity. But does that mean we should stop trying to
free them? Absolutely not. As long as they
are still there, we have to show marine parks that we are still here. We are still fighting! We don’t care how long it
takes, we are going to keep fighting
until these animals are free.
Don’t lose hope. We ARE making a difference. Keep fighting,
and let everyone know that YOU ARE STILL
HERE. Share the following post on your Facebook timeline to make the promise that YOU WILL NEVER STOP
FIGHTING.


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It’s time to make a promise: we will NEVER stop fighting until all whales and dolphins are free! Share this post on your…
Posted by Blue Freedom on Friday, November 13, 2015

Also, be sure to mark
your page with our Facebook cover: THEY
ARE STILL THERE, I AM STILL HERE to let all your friends and followers know
that you are not giving up until they
are free.


And last but not least, share this blog post with all your
friends and followers and SIGN
THE PETITION if you haven’t already.

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against
you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give
up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” 

– Harriet Beecher
Stowe
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From all of us at Blue Freedom, thank you for your support.  
For our oceans,
Abbie Emmons
Vice President and Co-Founder of Blue Freedom