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A freshly released activist at the carnival
Paul Watson, a man fully committed to his fight and to the ecological revolt.
The carnival is a festive day that all the people of Nice look forward to, being honored by the presence of the famous and passionate Paul Watson, for whom environmental protection has no secrets.
An exemplary activist on a daily basis Indeed, a 74 year old activist is a defender of oceans and its ecosystem. He fights against illegal fishing, poaching and the massive destruction of our planet. In honor of this canival on the theme of the ocean, the king of this event is this passionate and concerned defendant. During this festival, he has a float with his effigy, imagined and made by the Nice carnaval Cédric Pignataro during the activist's incarcernation. This tank in his honnor is above all an environmentalist and political message, it is made up of waste leading to marine pollution in order to denounce the ravages of the latter .Despite, it's obviously festive and humorous side, this tank is above all a call for the human revolt but it also makes it possible to stress the urgency of saving our planet, its riches and to be grateful. Paul Watson is a man who is not afraid to impose his ideas, sometimes in a very radical way.
The struggles, values and norms that Watson leads For example, in July 2024 he was arrested in Greenland for throwing a nauseating substance on japanese fleets during an anti-whale operation. This kind of approach is not trivial in humans, on several occasions he advocated the interception of illegal fishing vessels, the sabotage of equipement but also the disruption of the marine trajectory of boats.
His commitment is highlighted by the creation of the ocean defense NGO : sea shepherd founded in 1977 to further defend these ideals and values, but also he says in an interview "I am conservative ; We are no more conservative than an environmentalist. Our reason for being is to preserve and protect." He is also for respect for life and wildlife, he believes that Man should not exploit the ocean for economic and barbaric purposes. These ideas are also explained by the rejection of human superiority over other species, which makes him a man based on anti-speciesism.
Paul Watson is the very image of a man who fights against the protection of our Earth and the environment, which makes him an admirable and convincing person by his actions with radical approaches and by his consequences such as his detention of 5 long months by the Danish authorities for his actions.
Paul Watson was able to mark our society by his actions, which cost him considerable international support and necessary for his release, espacially with the support of the famous Brigitte Barsdot and the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
Our activist is therefore a living proof that we must continue to fight for our environment and our riches that can be suppressed from us by the egocentrism of Man.
Emma Soorajee,
Lily Ramos
An exemplary activist on a daily basis Indeed, a 74 year old activist is a defender of oceans and its ecosystem. He fights against illegal fishing, poaching and the massive destruction of our planet. In honor of this canival on the theme of the ocean, the king of this event is this passionate and concerned defendant. During this festival, he has a float with his effigy, imagined and made by the Nice carnaval Cédric Pignataro during the activist's incarcernation. This tank in his honnor is above all an environmentalist and political message, it is made up of waste leading to marine pollution in order to denounce the ravages of the latter .Despite, it's obviously festive and humorous side, this tank is above all a call for the human revolt but it also makes it possible to stress the urgency of saving our planet, its riches and to be grateful. Paul Watson is a man who is not afraid to impose his ideas, sometimes in a very radical way.
The struggles, values and norms that Watson leads For example, in July 2024 he was arrested in Greenland for throwing a nauseating substance on japanese fleets during an anti-whale operation. This kind of approach is not trivial in humans, on several occasions he advocated the interception of illegal fishing vessels, the sabotage of equipement but also the disruption of the marine trajectory of boats.
His commitment is highlighted by the creation of the ocean defense NGO : sea shepherd founded in 1977 to further defend these ideals and values, but also he says in an interview "I am conservative ; We are no more conservative than an environmentalist. Our reason for being is to preserve and protect." He is also for respect for life and wildlife, he believes that Man should not exploit the ocean for economic and barbaric purposes. These ideas are also explained by the rejection of human superiority over other species, which makes him a man based on anti-speciesism.
Paul Watson is the very image of a man who fights against the protection of our Earth and the environment, which makes him an admirable and convincing person by his actions with radical approaches and by his consequences such as his detention of 5 long months by the Danish authorities for his actions.
Paul Watson was able to mark our society by his actions, which cost him considerable international support and necessary for his release, espacially with the support of the famous Brigitte Barsdot and the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.
Our activist is therefore a living proof that we must continue to fight for our environment and our riches that can be suppressed from us by the egocentrism of Man.
Emma Soorajee,
Lily Ramos
