Dennis Delaney (born January 29, 1953) is an American writer and actor, and former environmental activist. A founding member of

Greenpeace USA Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace, Greenpeace International, an environmental nonprofit organization that spawned a social movement inspired by direct actions on the high seas to stop whaling and nuclear testing. Headqua ...

, he became its first National Director in 1980. He is a graduate of the

University of North Carolina School of the Arts The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governo ...

, and the

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. He is the author of the novel ''Saving Whales''.

Greenpeace

In 1977 Delaney assumed the role of Research Director in the newly formed corporate office of Greenpeace Southern California. In 1978 he became the Vice-President of the Southern California corporation as well as one of its principle media liaisons and spokespersons. On May 12, 1978, Delaney was arrested with

Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg (born April 7, 1931) is an American political activist, and former United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, Ellsberg precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the ''Pent ...

and twelve others at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Production Facility in Golden, Colorado. Their arrest for trespassing and civil disobedience resulted in a high-profile trial before Judge Kim Goldberger, and national media coverage of the life-threatening environmental disaster caused by the radioactive waste and plutonium contamination. In the summer of 1978 he was a crew member on Greenpeace ship M/V Peacock, the last Greenpeace voyage to confront the largest whaling fleets in the world. Delaney ‘s voice-overs are featured in the documentary ‘Voyage of the Peacock’ produced by Phil Caston and Charles Lloyd. He joined with Joyce Yarrow to co-write the story continuity and narrative script for the film. Delaney became President of Greenpeace Southern California in 1979. On October 14 of that year Greenpeace International was founded which set into motion the creation of Greenpeace USA. In 1980 Dennis Delaney was recruited by

David McTaggart David Fraser McTaggart (June 24, 1932 – March 23, 2001) was a Canadian-born environmentalist who played a central part in the foundation of Greenpeace International. An excellent all-around athlete, as a young man he won three consecutive Cana ...

(Chairman of Greenpeace International) and several Trustees of the newly formed Greenpeace USA, and soon thereafter was chosen as the first National Administrative Director of Greenpeace USA. He was the United States representative on the Greenpeace Council of the International Organization.

Television and Film

In 2011, Delaney founded Mortalfool Productions.

Fiction

* Saving Whales (2018)

Plays

*Hejira (2001)Greene, Amanda “ ‘Hejira’ carries you away on intense, funny journey.” Wilmington Morning Star 19, Jan. 2001 *Animus (2003) *Conscientious Objection (2007)

References

External links

Dennis Delaney’s Official Website

Mortalfool Productions
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