We joined Seattle Cruise Control, Climate Action Families, & other organizations demonstrate against the opening of the Seattle-Alaska cruise season on Saturday April 6th, 2024.
Our rally on pier 66 to protect the people and planet we love from the harms of cruise ships had lots of art, chants, fliers, and music. The event featured a press conference led by young people representing sea creature characters – the Walrax along with Doctor Dolphin and a Worker Whale, speaking 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.
