Grand Dame of Montenegro acceptance speech

On Monday, October 20th, 2014 Pamela Anderson was awarded The Dame of Grand Cross of the most prestigious knighthood title of Constantine Order of Saint George by Prince Cernetic, the hereditary Prince of Montenegro for her courageous contribution to the protection of marine life and the conservation of the wildlife.

Your Majesty,

I am truly honoured and gratefully humbled by this recognition by the
Imperial House of Montenegro, and by your Majesty¹s graciousness in
bestowing this prestigious title of Grand Dame of Montenegro to me, in
recognition of my activism in defense of animals and especially of marine
life in our Ocean

Your recognition of the need to protect and conserve biodiversity in the
seas and to oppose the brutal exploitation of whales and dolphins and  all
incredible diversity of life in the seas and upon the land of this
beautiful planet is  graciously appreciated.

The Ocean is the life support system for our planet.  Marine wildlife
populations are collapsing under the pressure of poaching, over-fishing,
pollution, acidification and climate change. There is simply no other
issue as serious as this because if our Ocean dies, we die!

We cannot live on a planet with a dead ocean.

My recent involvement with the Sea Shepherd crew in the Faroe Islands
helped to focus international attention on the horrific slaughter of pilot
whales and dolphins.  I was able to stand on the front lines with
international volunteers who achieved what governments have failed to do ­
to stop the killing.

In the summer of 2013 over 1300 pilot whales and dolphins were slaughtered
on the beaches of the Faroe Islands. This recent summer the Faroese
managed to kill just 35.

Speaking from the Faroe Islands on behalf of these incredibly intelligent,
socially complex, self aware sentient beings ­ the whales and dolphins,
was something that I had to do, for none of us can stand idly by in the
face of such horrendous cruelty and senseless ecological destruction.

As a compassionate person, I acknowledge that I have a responsibility to
use my voice to benefit those who cannot speak in their own defense.

This honour that you are presenting to me gives strength to a movement
that I am proud to be a part of - the movement of people everywhere who
care about values like kindness, conservation, and the need to protect
life on both the land and the sea.

On behalf of compassionate people everywhere I intend to use this honour
to enhance my voice for the voiceless, to protect the future of life in
out oceans and upon the land, and to oppose cruelty and destruction
wherever and whenever it arises.

For the Oceans, for life, for diversity and for the future  - thank-you.

photos by Emma Dunlavey

Hannes Germann - President of the Council of States of Switzerland

The Pamela Anderson Foundation
September 25, 2014

Hannes Germann - President of the Council of States  - Services of Parliament
Parliament - CH 3003 Bern

Dear Mr. Germann,

As a proud Canadian, I was delighted to learn that the Swiss Council of States has approved a bill to ban seal-fur imports from my native country. I became active in marine-mammal issues well before my Baywatch days and have been working for years with PETA, the world's largest animal-protection organization, to help end Canada's commercial seal slaughter. The World Trade Organization's recent decision to uphold the EU's ban on seal products underscores the fact that the welfare of seals targeted by commercial hunts is a legitimate public moral concern. There were no exports of Canadian pelts reported for 2014, and the council's decision further shows that the world has moved on from seal products. Thank you for joining the EU, Russia, Taiwan, the U.S., and others that have banned seal fur and taken a stand for the tens of thousands of seals who die every year for a product that nobody needs or wants.

Sincerely,
Pamela Anderson

Acceptance Speech for Sam Simon Award - at Mercy For Animals Gala. Sept 12/14

Thank you Sam

Thank you Mercy For Animals. You guys are such gangster cool rebel- undercover sexy maniacs.You too Sam.I feel like there has been my life before meeting SAM and after Meeting Sam.Pre Sam just wasn't as fun...or meaning full - I definitely didn't know how special I was. Or --  how funny I was. It must be pretty easy to make Sam laugh. Or - maybe I'm as funny as Jennifer Tilly.Some how I doubt it. Still an undeniable connection--I just love being a part of your life Sam. It's an honor to be on this journey with you.Along side of you- in trying to help the helpless. You are an inspiration.

For more than the obvious reasons..You are inquisitive, fearless in your activism. You have had undeniable success - and your willingness to put your resources to good use. And - be an even bigger part of your own legacy is unique.  It's not bullshit. Its RAW. It's Real...it's exciting. Its a lesson to everyone-

You are living how we all should all the time-  

I'm very honored Sam chose me for this award. He and I are kindred spirits and I've learned a lot from him - not just about how to save animals, something I've been doing since I was a kid. but how to behave as an adult -a constructive citizen- on this planet-- with empathy- and a sense of humor-and how to be brave- in the face of Life's circumstances-speaking up- when no one agrees-  your family, your friends- may not agree- but you push through-- you pioneer a way through what YOU think is right- and follow your own heart-- we all have a purpose-- it's not just following the herd-- or to make others happy , or comfortable- we need unique thinkers = not afraid of following that inner voice--My first action was getting my dad to stop hunting - after I found a freshly killed deer hanging in our shed- with no head- dripping blood into a bucket. All his friends hunted-- it was their "culture" he was numb to it-- it's just what people did in those parts-- sounds familiar - I thought back to that conversation while recently in the Faroes-- they are numb to slaughtering whales senselessly too-

During Baywatch, I wrote PETA to ask how we could shift all the international press interest- from my boobs and the men I might be dating- to more worthy and wilder issues.

Since then, anywhere I travel, I get involved. Either on the front lines- or speaking to politicians-- who are usually quite thrown off- when I walk in the room to make a valid point-- having nothing to live up to has served me well-

We helped pass Europe's best animal law, in Austria, pushed other bills in Israel and Finland, I led protests in Australia, and posed in a lettuce leaf to promote vegan eating. what ever it takes-- I'd rather go Naked than wear fur-- but I think most people know- I'd rather go naked--

I'm proud to be known as Dan Mathew's 'Weapon of Mass Distraction.'

A lot of colorful characters in this group-- some people in the world just don't get the world outside themselves--self centeredness-- self induced issues-- bogus hardships?  I try to encourage living a sensual life-- A life with meaning-- and fun--A life that effects others in a positive way--In the past year especially-  I've been lucky enough to join forces with one of my favorite characters- Sam - we've been on many campaigns together-.I might be able to draw some of the attention but-  Sam seals the deal. Money talks-- but he doesn't just give money-- He shows up-- even, against Doctor's orders-- such a bad boy--I was there to watch him rescue a second set of bears from a roadside zoo this spring. and- Last winter we traveled together to Newfoundland where Sam offered the seal trade association a million dollars if they worked out a formal, permanent end to the slaughter with the Canadian government.

They didn't accept, and they heckled us in the streets. They offered me a million to stop acting-- they ran fast -when I said "I accept!"but - because of Sam's offer - We made news around the world, and got columnists across Canada writing about how foolish it is for the government to keep bailing out the seal trade.

I'm proud to have helped convince the biggest buyer of sealskin - Russia - to formally ban it - like Europe did.   

But-- it wasn't just me, it was activists like you - people everywhere who wrote Putin and wrote the EU and the World Trade Organization.

You don't have to be an actress- or- a Grand Dame or a Countess?  To make your voice count. - Yes- you heard it here first--- I may be the first playmate ever to be knighted-life keeps getting stranger---

We're all in this together. There are so many obstacles - but we have a lot to celebrate. So please, be an active part of Mercy For Animals , and remember, "Never be silent!" when you see animals in trouble.

Thank you,

and -- thank you Sam! I love you--

Thank you for your support-- and Love-- let's keep doing what were doing-- it's important work-

I love you too baby---my biggest doner-- my husband Rick-

Thank you

www.mercyforanimals.org

www.samsimonfoundation.com

Pamela Anderson urges ban on animal testing in India

Former Baywatch star and Bigg Boss star Pamela Anderson has written to the Indian Health Ministry calling for a ban on animal testing.

Anderson was delighted to learn that after banning the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients on animals, India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is now considering amending The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, to include a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals anywhere in the world.

Anderson then wrote to Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to urge him to extend the animal-testing ban.

In her letter, Anderson writes, "Please resist special interests and 'dinosaur' companies who still test in crude and cruel ways and do the right, kind thing. Please pass the proposed ban on the import and sale of cosmetics if they or their ingredients have been tested on animals without delay".

If introduced into The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, the new rule could state, "135-B. Import of cosmetics tested on animals prohibited.—No cosmetic tested on animals shall be imported".
 
A decision to ban the import and sale of cosmetics if they or their ingredients have been tested on animals would bring India in line with Israel and the European Union, which have already passed similar bans.

"The European Union and Israel have already banned the marketing and sale of cosmetics if they or their ingredients were tested on animals, and more than 1,400 companies around the world have also banned all animal tests in favour of modern, non-animal and human-relevant test methods", writes Anderson.

"They no longer drip substances into rabbits' eyes, smear them onto guinea pigs' abraded skin, spray them into dogs' and monkeys' faces, and force them down animals' throats, the thought of which makes me sick."

After learning about the issue from PETA India, many other stars – including Raveena Tandon-Thadani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Dia Mirza, R Madhavan, Rahul Khanna, Sunny Leone, Pooja Bhatt, Lara Dutta, Trisha Krishnan, Dino Morea and Esha Deol-Takhtani – petitioned India's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in support of a sale ban on cosmetics and household products tested on animals.

This is not the first time that Anderson has spoken up for animals.

Among dozens of international actions over the years, she recently supported PETA India's successful campaign to free the chained temple elephant Sunder, who now lives in a spacious elephant park.

While she was in India filming Bigg Boss, Anderson adopted a desi dog she named Pyari.

The long-time vegan also wrote to then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2010 and asked him to help the cows who are abused and slaughtered in the gruesome leather trade.

 http://www.petaindia.com/

Sea Shepherd¹s Operation GrindStop 2014 campaign

I have traveled to the beautiful Faroe Islands today to publicly oppose the needless killing of intelligent, sentient pilot whales and other dolphins and to support Sea Shepherd¹s Operation GrindStop 2014 campaign.

It is important to understand we are NOT AGAINST the Faroese. WE ARE FOR the whales and dolphins. We are their voice. But the eyes of the world are upon the Faroese today and it is now time to end this archaic abomination called the Grind. I support Sea Shepherd¹s efforts to end this cruel and ruthless massacre of defenseless whales and dolphins who are highly intelligent and so much like us. They have families like we do, they love them and care for them like we do, they have their own language and individual names for one another like we do, and a very complex social structure like we do.

The killing is a stain on this pristine country which no longer needs the meat of these animals to survive. When we know better, we do better. And we now know that these are sentient creatures who suffer greatly not only during the slaughter but during the very stressful drive itself. They are very socially complex animals and their entire families are being killed in front of them in a manner that would never be permitted in any slaughterhouse in the world. In addition, the meat of these animals is tainted with toxic contaminants including mercury, which is particularly harmful to pregnant women and young children.

I am fortunate to have some of my family with me today. They are surfers. What a beautiful eco-tourism destination these islands would make if only you would bring the grind to a halt. But until then the waters remain tainted with blood, staining the reputation of the Faroese. The time has come to stop the grind.

OPERATION GRINDSTOP 2014 - Faroe Islands

THE GRIND
As many as 1,000 long-finned pilot whales are brutally killed in the Faroe Islands each year. Other cetaceans such as dolphins may be slaughtered as well, but pilot whales are the main targets.
The killing occurs mainly during the summer months during communal hunts that locals refer to as "grindadráp" or simply, “the grind,” but more accurately this practice should be called what it truly is - mass slaughter.
The pilot whale grind is similar to the annual dolphin drive hunt slaughter in Taiji, Japan,documented in the Academy Award-winning film The Cove. The similarities between these brutal hunts have made the Faroe Islands known to many as “The Taiji of the North”. The main difference, and the challenge for Sea Shepherd, is that there are at least 23 different coves in the Faroes where a grind could potentially take place, as opposed to
one main killing cove in Taiji.
The majority of North Atlantic cetaceans give birth to their calves in the warm waters of the equator before migrating past the Faroe Islands to feed in the nutrient rich waters of Svalbard and the Arctic. Long-finned pilot whales pass by the North Atlantic Islands while pursuing squid, their main source of food.
Recorded first as early as 1586, the Faroese developed a method of whaling that involves stranding pods of small cetaceans on certain designated beaches. When a pod of cetaceans, primarily long- and short-finned pilot whales (bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic white-beaked dolphins, Atlantic white-sided dolphins and harbor porpoises can also be taken) are spotted offshore, the grind, or whale slaughter, commences.
Small boats herd the cetaceans towards a low-lying shore. As the pod approaches land,the boats continue to harass and frighten the mammals until they’re washed up on shore.
Once beached, a knife is used to cut through the veins and arteries that supply blood to the pilot whales head. Some pilot whales suffer for as much as 30 seconds while others can take several minutes to die.
Those pilot whales that do not wash ashore have a gaff hook beaten into their blowhole and are then pulled ashore by rope.
The whale meat is divided up among the locals, although many times the whale meat is simply left to rot on the beach.
SEA SHEPHERD IN THE FAROES
Operation GrindStop 2014 is Sea Shepherd’s largest, most wide-ranging and longest campaign in the Faroes to date.
The goal of this campaign is to maintain a constant presence during the peak killing months of the grind season in the Faroes to document and obstruct grinds from taking place. Sea Shepherd will remain in the Faroe Islands until October 1.
Sea Shepherd crew members are patrolling both land and sea, as onshore and offshore teams monitor the coves and waters for any sign of grind readiness.
Should a grind commence, Sea Shepherd will intervene, when at all possible, to prevent the unnecessary and cruel slaughter of such precious marine wildlife.
This campaign follows a similar strategy to the Operation Infinite Patience campaign in Taiji, which has been successful in reducing the number of dolphins killed, at times by as much as half, because of the ongoing presence there of Sea Shepherd’s Cove Guardians.
In 2010, Sea Shepherd sent an undercover operative to the Faroe Islands to document and expose the grind. The operation yielded shocking images of hundreds of slaughtered pilot whales – including pregnant females, infants and unborn calves – which made
international headlines, exposing the brutality of the grind.
During the Operation Ferocious Isles campaign in 2011, not a single whale was killed while Sea Shepherd patrolled the Islands.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been the leading opposition against the slaughter of pilot whales in the Danish Faroe Islands.
Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson has led campaigns to oppose the hunt in 1985, 1986, 2000, and again in 2011.
Sea Shepherd was also successful in convincing 20,000 stores in two grocery chains in Germany to boycott Faroese fish products.
Sea Shepherd's efforts against the Faroese grind are documented in the BBC documentary “Black Harvest.”
QUESTION OF LEGALITY
The long-finned pilot whale is listed in Appendix II of Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), meaning that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has determined that although the species is not necessarily threatened with extinction, it may become so
unless hunting is closely controlled. With a wide range of threats to populations, from military sonar to entanglement in fishing gear, it is believed that populations could face a reduction of 30% over three generations.
Therefore, the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats classifies the long-finned pilot whale as “strictly protected” under Appendix II.
While the Faroe Islands are not a member of the European Union, they remain a Danish Protectorate. In other words, even though the Faroes are self-governing, Denmark controls the police, defense, foreign policy, and the currency.
The primary reason for the Faroes abstaining from joining the EU was in an effort to prevent the EU from meddling in their fishing policies. The slaughter of cetaceans is illegal within the European Union.
HEALTH ISSUES
North Atlantic pilot whales, because of their position in the food chain as an apex predator, are poisoned by large amounts of environmental pollutants. Meat resulting from the grind contains high amounts of arsenic, cadmium, zinc, lead, copper mercury, and
selenium.
In 2008, the chief medical officers of the Islands, Pal Weihe and Hogni Joensen, declared that pilot whale meat contains too much mercury and other contaminants to be safe for human consumption. Children and pregnant women in particular have been warned not to
eat the meat. Mercury poisoning has been found among Islanders resulting in “damage to fetal neural development, high blood pressure, and impaired immunity in children, as well as increased rates of Parkinson’s disease, circulatory problems and possibly
infertility in adults.”
http://www.seashepherd.org/grindstop/

Sante D'Orazio

Smoldering...

Smoldering...
I know it's bad for you...
But, this is when I wish,
I had a cigarette-
something I've never tried- (light up)
some kind of relief..
I wish it was Italy 40 years ago--
The moon rising over the Amphitheater--
to tremendous applause... like Herzog (clap)
Europeans don't seem to care about silly
smoking laws?,
We do what we want anyway -
behind closed doors--
Our true character, collective complexities.
childish activities -
patterns- genetics? Attention deficit-
- ...SEX ... a lost art-- a sickness--
Perversions-
Lost sensuality -
The cruel smell of orange blossoms...
I love being in love-- but expectations,
make it impossible to be happy-
or satisfied...
I've tried... so hard..
maybe it's not in fashion--
Tradition...just seemed so romantic...,
I guess it's a used up ideal --
for the old fashion...
not modern...frown emoticon
Female security... lost-
no way--
Coded, and loaded Cell phones,
Computers --
Ordering sex on line-
is like ordering a book on Amazon--
and ... snooping eats you alive--
A mirrored action. obsessive love...
unhealthy,
hopeless- knocked sideways--
There is always this feeling -
of discontent--
Like something is off...
I can't put my finger on why--
Who wants to be the Warden--
I want out of here-- out of this time --
in space--
Grey, muted crystals,
from unsavory places-
bad intentions,
dull- no fire-- a secret life -
Laying in my hotel bed--
pulling up my stockings- carefully
re-attaching to the garter- ,
The Cuban heel- the line
(right on course)
the works...
Feeling a little guilty-
I started to fantasize--
Il Postino, Pablo Neruda-
Should I go to Capri--?
So frustrated--
burning... questions...
No man knows what to do with me--
I blame myself--
To play with me, is eternal--
I'm not 'on the clock' or...
on the 'payroll'--
rrrr--
I had to get out of the room-
The velvet stuff and porcelain things
closing in on me--
What have I done...?
I knew it was wrong from the start--
primitive-- base instinct..
Never marry a rich man...
Euros from a Vagabond..
Just start walking - (Like Jeanne Moreau and
Miles Davis)
Never look back-
There is only beauty ahead,
Salvation..
Glory
Rushing...
I almost forgot where I was-- shit--
My white
Burberry trench -
- on the floor?
A Park-ay floor...
(Narration by a deep voiced sexy black guy)
BG- She stopped to admire it's clever design,
ME- "So pretty"
BG wrapped herself up---
She snuck out the door with a quiet click,
and Seamlessly, floating down the hall- (on wire)
Her Tom Ford feet didn't
touch the ground--
Falling gracelessly into an elevator
playing Nat King Cole's .... Stardust?
(remembering the movie)
ME- "Fallen Angel?"
BG Nobody was up yet-
out into the cool world she goes,
ME-"Freedom...
I can breathe..."
BG- looking for a little human contact?
Playful seduction? ...
ME- "I'm so Hungry..."
BG- Her heart was racing---
It was barely dawn --
Bathed in perfect light-
magic hour-- --
ME- "Everyone looks good this early"
BG- Even cats and hummingbirds
Was anyone watching her..
She gazed up into dark windows...
to nobody...
and let the jacket fall loosely around
her shoulders...
The rush coming back- ...
a little lost on purpose,
Hiding around corners,
ME- so dangerous-
my body is on fire....
my body is never done-- trouble finds me--
please find me-
The iron is always hot!"
BG- She Leaned against the cool wall of a
stoney church-
It felt good, soothing-
ME- I wonder how prostitution works-
Does it ever feel good?
Lost little souls - being taken advantage of--
or taking advantage of-
Is it just for money? Is it for attention?
or --- both--
Women suffer-
- Everywhere...
rules, rules, rules--
conflicting needs..
I can't find the answers-- It's an epidemic--
I know I won't compete with a computer--
or - a gaggle of Hollywood boys hiring poor
Russian girls to swallow loaves of bread
up their anus'?-
How does that work?"
BG- She was disturbed--
How far can she take this?-- Is it even real?--
ME- "Have we lost men to thin air---
to the Abyss-- to technology and lube-
Flesh is attached to a heart and a brain-
takes effort...and skill...
Where are the great lovers?-- A lost art...
God , I hope not...
I've never been to Columbia-- Should I go?- I really want to go!
Is this Hysteria?...
Objectification?
now-- Coming down from the ceiling,
dripping in gold glitter--
Dancing with Nureyev- eyes closed---
the dream...
arousing my tenderness,
A sweet rawness-
feeling bruised and scratched up--
Hypnotic -
Life is sensual-- not a "fix it in post"--
ME- I miss PLAYBOY-
The End of an Era--
Chivalry, elegance-
Celebrated imperfections -
differences... hot---passionate dreamy scenes...
The girl next door-- shyness-- "it's my first time"
but - not my last....(wink)
-- I'm planning a mysterious coup--
Want to get in on it--
Julian Assange?
Is it healthy, to be fantasied about...
by many men --?
Isn't that the goal-
How many can we effect--
It's natural-- to want to be desired--
The world creeps up on you--
and there you are,
ALL over the place-
places you never intended to be-- (desert storm?)
(soldiers)
I am human you know--
left to adjust to the madness-
No mercy- pay the price-- my fault-
BG- feeling empty, sad-- withdrawn-
Left to Isolate-- Medicate.
Go to sleep--
ME-NO! I wont- -
ME- You know- It's not freaky enough,
to just be beautiful--
I've never felt beautiful-
I always felt sexual... and blind..
oh wowwy... I'm losing my mind--
I'm shutting down-- It's such a strange feeling...
going numb... in front of everyone----
It's like a Self inflicted drowning...hard to do--
(Alarm bells!!)---
When did I want to be this thing?--
To attract what?
When did I go from a curious little girl,
to an insatiable woman? Girl on the run...
Femme fatale... devoted and ....divided.
Are we all going crazy? -
or, is it just me?
Is it that stuff on unwashed vegetables?
When did I lose control over my own heart?--
When did I start believing ,
That this is all I'm good for-
against my better judgement--
fell for it- dammit- it all backfired--
It doesn't feel good to be used, neglected, ignored---
controlled....
I'm not doing this---
It's humiliating - I have to turn this around--
Settling is powerless- desperate--
an illusion--
Can't buy your way out of this one ...buddy!!,
I'm cold-
(She can't stop laughing..)

Reminds me of a play I wrote --
That one about The Hell's Angels,
starring -
Steve McQueen and Brigitte Bardot--

The Entr' Acte....

** A car chase-
She is going on and on (in french) and
He's just trying to have his way with her-
everything is double entree' Funny/Sexy-(subtitles projected)
They've stolen billions in diamonds - she's dripping from head to toe...
in a sparkly madness of laughter--- 60's Porsche?- (or that GT/Bullit car)
All in a Car - bouncing and swerving-- lights- facing the audience-- (with B/W projections from the 60's behind them--)...
They fall in love-- They fall apart---
I'm not sure what the The Hells Angels have to do with it--
but they stay in the title---

The End....

VEGAS 2014... limited engagement--

Copy-written Pamela Anderson-- (all rights reserved)-
written July 1, 2014