Metal Anarchy

Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier has revealed that he will be taking part in a peaceful protest for environmental activist Paul Watson. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder, who has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada, is being held in Denmark after being arrested in Greenland for a 2010 incident involving a Japanese whaling ship.

Duplantier commented:

“Denmark! I will be in Copenhagen on August 12 to demand the release of our friend Captain Paul Watson, global environmental Hero, co-founder of Greenpeace, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and more recently “Neptune’s Pirates”. Paul is held captive by Denmark and scheduled to be extradited to Japan where he would spend the rest of his life in jail, because of his efforts to protect marine wildlife around the world’s oceans.

We need to get him out of this situation immediately. His work is the perfect example of constructive “Civil Disobedience”. He’s only trying to slow down activities that are illegal in the first place. Whaling has been banned by international laws since 1986. In his own words “IF THE OCEANS DIE, WE DIE” Paul also said “I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO” He sees the importance of this fight for the Oceans and ultimately the survival of life on earth. This sums up why we need to stand for him before it’s too late. The decision of his extradition will be made on August 15 (in less than 2 weeks). We intend to be there and rally as many people as possible to sway the minister of Justice and the Prime Minister’s decision.

Regardless of the outcome, Paul Watson will undoubtedly go down in history as a Hero, and this crucial chapter will be remembered as well as the people who supported him in this difficult situation.

You can meet me in person in front of the parliament in Copenhagen on August 12 at 11:11am 🤘🤘 or show your support online by relaying the information about our peaceful protest.

Will you join me in this fight? I’m counting on you! Wherever you are!

For Paul, for the Oceans,

Joe Duplantier / #gojira #freepaulwatson”

Those that wish to help out can also sign a petition that was launched in an effort to get French President Macron and Danish PM Frederiksen to secure Watson’s release.