I don't much care for the spamming aspect, but for anyone interested in
preserving part of the planet (not just buildings), here you go. Maybe
just writing a letter to the producer will work.
- Pam
---------------------- Forwarded by Pam Blythe on 04/02/99 02:44 PM
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From: Sue Domina
Date: 03/30/99 02:28:31 PM
Subject: Petition Against Destroying Thailand's Treasures
Subject: Destroying Thailand's Treasures
On a recent trip to Thailand it was discovered that 20th Century Fox is
making a movie called "The Beach" on Phi Phi Leh Island, a treasured
National Park in Thailand. Portions of the film, which stars Leonardo Di
Caprio (Titanic-fame), will be shot on Maya Beach on the island of Phi Phi
Leh. This is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled islands in the Pacific
and it is being destroyed to meet Hollywood's perception of paradise.
The film company has already bulldozed large portions of the beach and
removed much of the natural vegetation (Giant Milkweed, Sea Pandanus,
Spider Lily and other beach grass) in order to widen the beach to
accommodate a football scene. Fox plans to replace the native
vegetation with 100 non-native coconut palms to create their "paradise."
Local Thai activists feared that removing the natural vegetation would
create serious erosion, and they were right. The beach has already been
eroded and now locals are very worried about how much of the beach and
bay will remain after the monsoons.
Phi Phi Leh Island is supposedly protected as a National Park and is key
to the local tourist economy. Thai activists report that Thailand's Royal
Forestry Department violated their own regulations and were bought
off by 20th Century Fox, who paid the government Bhat 4 million.
Local activists are enraged that the government would cave in to Fox's
demands and that their concerns were ignored. Activists are not opposed
to filming on Maya Bay, but want the island to be filmed as-is. A lawsuit
has been filed, but an injunction to stop further destruction of the
island
was denied.
The local Thai people have tried everything, from the courts to blockading
the beach, to protect their island. They need our help. They ask the
American public to take action and boycott the film. The Thai people
point out that Americans would never allow Thai film makers to bulldoze
Yellowstone or other US National Parks. Hollywood must get the message
that exploiting the environment and powerless people is unethical for
mere entertainment.
Please help the people of Thailand by:
1) Passing this message on to everyone you know.
2) Signing the petition below.
3) Write a letter to producer Andrew McDonald. Tell him you will boycott
the film unless 20th Century Fox stops destroying Maya Bay.
The address is:
Andrew MacDonald, Producer
c/o Carol Sewell
10201 W. Pico Blvd. Building 89, Room 224
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Check out web site of Maya Bay at: http:www.wildrockies.org/wve/
Please sign the petition and forward to someone else. If your name
is #50, #100, #150 and so on, please send the petition back to:
[log in to unmask];
PETITION:
TO: Andrew McDonald, Producer "The Beach"
We, the undersigned, will not see your film "The Beach" and will
encourage our friends and family to boycott the film unless you cease
and desist from destroying Maya Bay by removing the native vegetation
and planting coconut palms. Maya Bay is already a paradise and
does NOT need Hollywood's unnecessary alterations.
1). Bryony Schwan, Missoula, Montana USA
2) Laura Scherubel, Missoula, MT, USA
3) Claire Emory, Ovando, MT USA
4) Carol Hett, Sheridan, WY USA
5) Sue Nackoney, West Yellowstone, MT USA
6) Anna R. Mosqueda, Sacramento, CA, USA
7) Barbara Warner, Lebanon, KY 40033
8) Nancy Ellen Smith, Woodstock, GA USA
9) Kathy Richmond, Vice President,Friends of the West,Clayton, ID
10) Scott Edgerton, Missoula, Montana, USA
11) Chuck Pezeshki, Director,Clearwater Biodiversity Project, Troy,ID83871
12) Ward Klemer, Seeley Lake, MT, USA
13) Aaron Coffin, Missoula, MT USA
14) Bruce Herbert, Seattle, WA USA
15) Eric Stewart, Eastpointe, MI USA
16) Lambert Rochfort, Bellingham, WA, USA
17) Anne Munier, Prince George, BC, Canada
18) Alexa Pitoulis, Prince George, BC, Canada
19) Seth Oldham, Prince George, BC, CAnada
20) Becky L'hirondelle, Prince George, BC, Canada
21) Keya White, Prince George, BC, Canada
22) Nicole Gagnon, Prince George, BC
23) Mirco Muntener, Prince George, BC, Canada
24) Keely Hunter, Prince George, B.C., Canada
25) Heather Lamb, Ottawa ON, Canada
26) Eric Lamb, Vancouver BC, Canada
27) Jana Heilbuth, Vancouver BC, Canada
28) Dawn Cooper
29) Shani Cote-Patch
30) Danna Schock
31) Glenn Sutter
32) Mark Segstro
33) Barbara Segstro
34) Pierre Mineau, Research Scientist, Canadian Wildlife Service,Ottawa,
Canada
35) Chip Weseloh, Wildlife Biologist, Canadian Wildlife
Service,Burlington, ON
Canada.
36) Kevin M. Brown, Research Scientist, Cornell University, New York, USA
37) Jacques Brodeur, Professor, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada
38) Jacqui Shykoff, Research Associate, Paris, France
39) Gunilla Rosenqvist, Associate professor, Trondheim, Norway
40) Charlotta Kvarnemo, PhD, Stockholm University, Sweden
41) Amanda Vincent, PhD, McGill University, Canada
42) Glenn Moore, University of Western Australia, Australia
43) Roddy Hale, University of Western Australia, Australia
44) Fleur Davies, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
45) Jacqui Davison, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
46) Rosemary Mckay, Canberra, Australia
47) Anthony Pigounis, Canberra, Australia
48) Iska Sampson, Canberra, Australia
49) Dougal Torrance, Canberra, Australia
50) Jane Gough, Canberra, Australia
51) Rainer Rehwinkel. Australia
52) Sarah Sharp, Canberra, Australia
53) Art Langston, Canberra, Australia
54) Dierk von Behrens, Canberra, Australia
55) Larry Forsberg, San Francisco, CA USA
56) Dina Hondrogen, San Francisco, CA USA
57) Nicole Wilcox, San Francisco, CA USA
58)Jared Vermeil, SF, CA USA
59)Megan Johnson, San Francisco, CA, USA
60)Carmen Haines, Seattle, WA. USA
61) Sara Rodgers, Bellingham, WA USA
62) Susan Domina, Rochester, NY USA
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