Mahalo! (Many Thanks!) to the
Pacific Whale Foundation for
co-sponsoring the 2008, 2009, and 2010 exhibits at Whale Day on Maui.

Winter 2010
Exciting News!
• Dominica, the only East Caribbean IWC member nation that does not support Japan’s whaling interests, has recently renewed its commitment to whales. In January/February 2010 the Origami Whales Project worked in Dominica with children and conservation groups to create a special Curtain of Origami Whales to remain on exhibit there to emphasize the country’s position of protecting whales. The "Curtain of 2,000 Origami Whales for Dominica" was celebrated at the "unveiling" along with premier screening in Dominica of “The Cove” (which to date has received 44 awards and is an Academy Awards nominee for 2009 Best Feature Documentary film). Please visit the new "News!/blog" page.

• On 19 & 20 February, 2010, the "Curtain of 34,000 Origami Whales"was exhibited at the 30th Annual Whale Day on Maui. The curtain was previewed on February 19th by children attending Keiki E.C.O. Day (Educating Children Outdoors) day as a newly added pre-Whale Day event. Also, Wentzle Ruml IV, former Zephyr team mate, will be joining Peggy Oki in a new event just added to Whale Day 2010: Skate for the Whale. Please visit the "News!/blog" page for photos from activities and links to a video tours of the "Curtain of 34,000 Origami Whales".

• 24 February, 2010: The Origami Whales Project has returned to New Zealand to raise awareness to the plight of dolphins locally as well as globally. A number of activities include a school visit, "Community & Environment Day" (6th of March 2010), and at least two free public screenings of “The Cove”. An Origami Maui's Dolphin Art Competition will be held; and the winning 111 will be stitched together to send to the appropriate government office &/or exhibit to continue our efforts to express our concerns and ask the government to act swiftly to protect the remaining 111 of these critically endangered dolphins left. In 2009 the Origami Whales Project extended a helping hand to the critically Endangered Maui's & Hector's Dolphins of New Zealand. Please click here for information on the "Curtain of 1,111 Origami Maui's Dolphins" and how you can help the critically endangered Maui's & Hector's Dolphins.

• Discussions have begun about creating a “Curtain of 2,000 Origami Dolphins” as a powerful visual statement representing the number of dolphins killed in Taiji annually. This would be a collaborative effort with Save Japan Dolphins, Blue Voice.org, and screenings of "The Cove" in Japan. Timing: Spring and/or Summer 2010, depending on funding.

Here are ways that you can help:
• Please make a tax-deductible donation. Funding is needed for our outreach projects and to cover costs of exhibiting the "Curtain of 34,000 Origami Whales" at festivals and upcoming annual IWC meetings.

•Fold & send origami whales* to the Origami Whales Project.
(instructions provided below)

• Send a petition along with your origami whales (mailing information below).
This petition will be presented to the International Whaling Commission during the IWC meetings.
Please CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD the petition.
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* Making Origami Whales:
SAVE TREES while SAVING WHALES. Please use recycled, or re-use paper .
Type of paper: It is fine to use any paper such as "bond"or any paper that is at least twice the thickness of magazine paper, which can be cut into squares then folded.
Re-using paper: Save & re-use gift wrapping or any colorful paper, catalogs & brochures, colored paper from previous event flyers, even choclate bar wrappers. If the paper is printed on one side, it can be folded to not show that side. Even if some of the printed side shows, that will be fine.
Schools and local organizations may be a resource for reusable paper. Copy and printing services often have extra "waste" paper that they might be willing to donate.
Cutting paper for origami:Please cut paper into squares approximately 2.5" - 6.5" in dimension. If you've collected 8.5" x 11" paper, you can trim 2.5" off the long end, which would leave you with 8.5 x 8.5" squared pieces. Then if you cut that into quarters, then that would yield 4 pieces of 4.25 x 4.25" paper from each sheet.The 2.5" x 8.5" trimmed strips into smaller squares of 2.5" x 2.5". They make really cute small whales.

Please click on a whale (below) to DOWNLOAD the FOLDING DIAGRAM(s) that
you'd like (~500kb file size, approximately 15 seconds each):

To view an instructional video online on how to fold an origami whale (similar to the whale on the right), click on this link: http://hobbies.expertvillage.com/videos/origami-whale.htm

Please Send Origami Whales at any time
& Petitions by May 2010 to:

Origami Whales Project
c/o Peggy Oki
P.O. Box 864
Carpinteria, CA 93014
USA

To contact Peggy about the project please e-mail: peggyo@peggy-oki.com

Thank you for being willing to help the whales through the Origami Whales Project!

Thank You!

Thanks to these stores for hosting Origami Whale Stitching Parties, displays and participant information.

The Treasure Hunt


Arcobaleno Trade
Fair Trade Boutique

Santa Barbara Outfitters

Thank You!

Cetacean Society International

Whalewatch.org

The Ocean Foundation

Certis Capital Management, Inc.

Environmental Investigation Agency

William T. Colville Memorial Foundation

Cook Inlet Keeper

Richmond Productions

Carpinteria Valley Arts Council

Rockwell Printing

Paul Wellman Photography

L. Paul Mann Photography

Matt Dayka Photography

Skate One

Skid Row Skates

Old Kook

These are links to pages within this website, with information & action regarding Japan, Norway, & Iceland's whaling activities.

A Call To Action To PROTECT WHALES WORLDWIDE

Background information on commercial whaling

Information on various issues regarding marine mammals