Pledge Your Support
It doesn't matter who you are!
I'm a housewife with no knowledge of sailing! Good luck to Sam and his Dad.
Barbara Tindall, UK
The following people have pledged their support to The People's Navy. You too can offer your support by completing the form at the bottom of the page. For every pledge received Sam of Cindik will represent your pledge by inscribing a notch in a post, which will be placed on one of the idyllic beaches of the Chagos Islands.
Additionally, if you own a boat, work on the sea or spend any amount of time aboard sea-faring vessels please join The Virtual People's Navy. Feel free to add any comments you wish to express.
All Supporters of The People's Navy
| Jamie and Liz | Turkiye | Liveaboards |
| Christo | France | Liveaboard |
| Tim Furlong | UK | IT Manager |
| Taclan Topal, MBE | Turkiye | British Consulate, Istanbul |
| Jamie Clarke | UK | Painter |
| Charlotte Nilsson | UK | Research Director |
| Anna Bird | Turkiye | Crew on 'Dione Star' |
| David Ward | UK | Tailor |
| Martini Gotje | New Zealand | Chagossian Support Group Waiheke Island |
| Christer Klingwall | Eastern Med | Liveaboard |
| Mike Lloyd | UK | Chartered Surveyor |
| Andy Howes | UK | Legal Publisher |
| Micky Poole | UK | |
| Samuel Harvest Bouquet | s/v Cindik - soon Chagos! | Shipwright |
| Matthew Cook | UK | Self-employed |
| Aleem Siddique | Kabul, Afganistan | UN Spokesman |
| Dr. Barry Stocker | Istanbul Technical University | Assistant Professor |
| Marcus Furlong | UK | Voice Agent |
| Niamh Coulter Young | UK | Set Designer |
| Dr. Waheed Jamal | UK | Doctor |
| Susi Newborn | New Zealand | Human Ecologist |
| Christian Brady | UK | |
| Mike Furlong | UK | Retired |
| Corrie Warburton | UK | Carpenter |
| Margaret Brown | UK | Self employed |
| Jon Anson | Atlantic | Sailing School Principal |
| Orla Cooper | Ireland | Corporate Services Manager |
| Sylvia Boyes | UK | |
| Turgut Kulac | Turkiye | Pilot |
| Edmund Berger | UK | Biodynamic farmer/teacher |
| Len Gammon | UK | Local Government Data Officer |
| Pete Bouquet | m/y Arctic Sunrise, Med | Ship Master |
| Celia Bouquet | UK | Social Worker |
| David Roberts | UK | Whatever goes |
| Chris Hoare | Costa Rica | Farmer |
| Pete Milne | UK | |
| Clare Champion | Australia | Programming & Acquisitions - TV |
| Tanya Whitford | Canada | |
| Ayten Sahin Bouquet | Turkiye | Maths Teacher |
| Natasha Mifsud | Malta | |
| Luis F. Vasquez | Colombia | Ship's Engineer |
| Serkan Dadak | Ocean Volunteer | |
| Anne Catzeflis | France | Shepherd - Sailor |
| Geri Laithwaite | UK | Tavistock Peace Action Group |
| Emilse Adriana Garattoni | Madrid, Spain | Cook with Greenpeace |
| Mike Harms | Deutschland | Electrician |
| Michelle Boyd | UK | Homemaker |
| Marta Ibanez | Deck Crew | |
| Debbie Jolley | Gazelle of Itchenor | Retired |
| Catzeflis-Benassy Chantal | France | Nurse and Medical Secretary |
| Wolfram & Susanne Eichhorn | Deutschland | s/v Nana |
| Kev Berry | Turkiye | Skipper/Helicopter Pilot |
| Karen Berry | Turkiye | Performing Arts Teacher |
| Chris Beechey | Netherlands | Manager, Business Process |
| Lindsay James | St Maarten | Self Employed |
| Gaby Lehmann | Turkiye | Liveaboard |
| Marcelo Legname | Medic | |
| Richard Billam | UK | Office Worker |
| Remi Parmentier | Environmental Policy Consultant | |
| Thierry Leclercq | France | Deck hand |
| Steve Erwood | Amsterdam | Writer |
| Eric Heijselaar | GPNL logistics | |
| David Moodie | Svendborg, Denmark | Experienced Peaceperson, Mobile Designer |
| Suzie and Robin Roots | Turkiye | Liveaboards |
| Louise Edge | UK | Disarmament Campaigner, Greenpeace |
| Fiona Gordon & Terry Low | Turkiye | Liveaboards |
| Wendy Fletcher-Denton | UK | Support Worker |
| Rebecca | Deutschland | |
| Phil Cutts | UK | Marketing Directory |
| Anne Dingwall | Greenpeace | |
| Phil Stebbing | Television director/producer | |
| Thomas Cambou | France | Managing Director |
| Mary & Barry Weblin | UK | |
| Alice Bouquet | UWE (Bristol), UK | Students' Union Activities President |
| Miles Anderson | USA | Architect/Planner/Liveaboard |
| Stan Wasilewsky | USA | Retired, Liveaboard |
| Jorge Punzi | Deck Hand | |
| Sue Jolly | New Zealand | Nurse |
| Tariq Goddard | UK | Novelist |
| Emma Cullen | UK | Fashion Designer |
| Marnie M Noor | Singapore | |
| Dr Francois Catzeflis | France | Biologist |
| Nazli Arslan | Marmaris, Turkiye | Yacht Marina Front Office Manager |
| Gaby Beck & Uwe Baron | Marmaris, Turkiye | s/y 'Eligius', Liveaboards |
| Rose Young | Washington, USA | Greenpeace |
| Jeremie Rainglet | France | Greenpeace |
| Adam Walters | UK | Environmental Chemist |
| Tom & Anne McKirdy | UK | Marketing Manager (Retired) |
| Peternella & Mark Myers | UK | |
| Sarah Lelarge | UK | Sales Executive |
| Mr Christopher J. McCanna | UK | Self-employed Tradesman |
| Rien Achterberg | New Zealand | Chagossian Support Group Waiheke Island |
| Corazon Valdez Fabros | Philippines | Lawyer |
| Dud Hendrick | USA | Peace Activist |
| Lindis Percy | UK | Campaign For The Accountability Of American Bases |
| Martin J Deane | Hull, UK | Green Party |
| Anna Craven | UK | Campaigner |
| Steve Emmott | Brussels | European Parliament |
| Cllr Philip Booth | Gloucestershire, UK | Stroud District Green Party |
| Revd. Doug Constable | Carmarthenshire, Wales | Retired Parish Priest |
| Robin Bowles | UK | Musician |
| Colin Scott | Spain | Sailor |
| Macit Yuksel | Turkiye | Marine Electrician |
| Richard Lane | UK | Web Developer |
| Jon Ellis | West Bengal, India | Teacher, activist, former merchant seaman |
| Mike Davies | UK | Chair, Alliance for Green Socialism |
| David T Abbott | UK | IT Manager |
| Alan Swain | UK | Healthcare Regulator |
| Leslie Rowe | North Yorks, UK | Accountant and Green Party Candidate |
| Eamonn Ward | North Yorks, UK | Co-Ordinator Yorkshire & Humber Green Party |
| Caroline Webber | ||
| John Webber | Composer, Music Teacher | |
| U.S. Citizen | USA | |
| Muriel Passmore | UK | Civil Servant |
| Jenny Maxwell | Birmingham, UK | Chair, West Midlands CND |
| Dr. Martin Schweiger | UK | Public Health Doctor |
| Nikki Westwood | Canada | Greenpeace |
| Peter Simpson | Japan | Okinawa International University |
| Judith M.Joy | Yorkshire, UK | Grassington & District Peace Group |
| G Muston | Isle Of Wight UK | Sailor, carpenter |
| Roy St Pierre | Retired | |
| Andy Broadley | Permaculture/sustainable Land Use Designer | |
| Mariam Zama | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Fred Bleau | Deck Hand | |
| Shan Oakes | East Yorks, UK | Green Party |
| Caroline Westgate | UK | Retired Teacher |
| Richard Crawford | UK | Green Party |
| Jane Muston | Australia | |
| Marci Malloy | Canada | Teacher |
| Hazel Neal | Volunteer Office Worker and Carer | |
| Liza Kirwan | Antigua, West Indies | Artist, photographer |
| David Polden | UK | Worker for CND, London |
| Christine Cooper | UK | Yoga Teacher |
| Anne Sandwith | Guernsey | Organic grower |
| Lukas von Lothringen zu Freiberg | Turkiye | Artist |
| Susanne Freiberger | Austria | Hotel Assistant, Social Worker |
| Dave Cooper | UK | Retired |
| Dr Sean Carey | UK | Social Researcher, University of Surrey |
| Hugo Berger | Dubai | Journalist |
| Chris Harnan | UK | Civil Engineer |
| Alan White | UK | Ex Primary Headteacher |
| Celia Whittaker | UK | Retired secretary & Trustee of the UK Chagos Support Association |
| Thierry Msika | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | Wylo sailor, homesteader, father at home |
| Patricia Woodcock | UK | |
| Glenys Kinnock MEP | Wales | Labour MEP |
| Julien Andre | France | |
| Tom & Louise Richardson | UK | Liveaboards |
| Simon Benhamou | France | World Citizen |
| Sabrina Jean | Crawley, UK | CRG UK |
| Carly Ladarre | France | |
| Eliska Waldmannova | Czech Rep | Student, Prague |
| Karolina Pawinska | UK | Psychotherapist |
| Brigitte Gonzalez | France | Infirmiere en psy |
| Graham Pisco | Turkiye | Liveaboard |
| Lisa Bateman | UK | Civil Engineer & Peace Campaigner |
| Vincent Bohre | Netherlands | Legal Researcher |
| Joanna Harma | UK | Secretary, UK Chagos Support Association |
| Gaurave Siddhu | UK | DPhil student, University of Sussex |
| Rosemary Harma | UK | Retired |
| Martin Smith | UK | Community Events Organiser |
| Rosemarie Jackowski | USA | Writer/activist |
| Jeremy Cassidy | UK | Engineer & Alex Tech Teacher Training |
| Pauline Hockley | UK | Health Librarian |
| Gavin Paisley | UK | IT |
| Barbara Tindall | UK | Housewife |
| M.J.Harper | UK | Ex Royal Navy |
| Bill Samuel | UK | Vice Chairman, Foyles, London |
| Sue and Barry Urquhart | UK | |
| Yvette Bernard | France | Personal Assistant |
| Katy Beaver | Seychelles | Biologist & Educator |
| Gijs Thieme | Deutschland | |
| Alan Palmer | UK | Electronics Engineer |
| Steffen Johannessen | Norway | Grad student, Anthropology |
| Maupin Patrick | France | Lawyer |
| Stephanie Raynaud | France | Journalist |
| Al Tuson | ||
| Ariel Van Haltern | USA | Writer |
| Marie-Odile Cesari | France | Retraitee De L'enseignement Specialise |
| Laetitia Zebboudj | France | |
| Christophe Vieren | France | Citoyen du Monde |
| Maruejouls Marina | France | Student (social worker) |
| Jamie Kerbatieh | Australia | |
| Olivier Laurantin | France | |
| Michelle Visser | UK | Self Employed |
| Poppy Currie | Turkiye | Poet |
| Geoff Allan | UK | Solicitor |
| Gulusan Sahin | Turkiye | Dancer |
| Guluzar Sonmez | Turkiye | Housewife |
| Kim Murray | UK | Social Worker |
| Didier Yohann | France | Conseiller Energie |
| Deb Spanton | UK | Secretary |
| Ansar Ahmed Ullah | ||
| Jacques Aristide | France | Broadcast journalist, France 24 |
| Judith Brenchley | Egypt | Retired |
| Tarek | Egypt | Jeweller |
| Rev Mario Li Hing | GRG Chaplain | |
| Tom Bouquet | Japanese Student | |
| S. Barber | ||
| Lesley Furlong | UK | Retired |
| Fred Skaarland | Norway | |
| Prof. Ken Cathan | Mauritius | Associate Professor |
| Prof. David Vine | USA | Assnt Prof American Uni, Washington |
| Myra Sands | UK | Retired |
| Pierre Ferretti | France | World Citizen |
| Benoit Bennett | UK | Gardner & Painter |
| Patricia Kunsevi | ||
| Peter Lanyon | UK | |
| Lucy White | Greece | Marine Shop Owner |
| Ludger Pfanz | Deutschland | Film Director |
| Sylvia Boyes | UK | Treasurer, UK Chagos Support Assoc. |
| Peter M Le Mare | UK | Peace Activist |
| Sharon Riggs | UK | |
| Rob Riggs | UK | Gardener |
| Joseph Gerson | USA | American Friends Service Committee |
| Daniel Gueppe | France | |
| Celeste Holmes | South Africa | Attorney |
| Jack Riggs | UK | Student |
| Norm Gawel | UK | |
| Ruth Gawel | UK | |
| Ben Bouquet | UK | Student |
| Andy Worthington | UK | Author |
| Lane Palm | UK | Chagos Island Community Association |
| Jargen Freiberger | Deutschland | Carpenter |
| Manuela Thomer | Deutschland | Social Worker |
| Frank Hewetson | UK | Logistics Coordinator, Greenpeace |
| Peter Bartlett | Turkiye | Retired Liveaboard |
| Kay Bartlett | Turkiye | Retired Liveaboard |
| Yvette Geyer | South Africa | Director's Assistant |
| Hettie Geenen | Netherlands | Ship's Mate |
| Katrina Presedo | Local Studies Library | |
| Robin Mulder | South Africa | |
| Andrew W. Challand | USA | Network Administrator |
| Elizabeth Griffin | New Zealand | Mother |
| Aysel Sahin | Turkiye | Student |
| Gray Robertson | South Africa | Architect |
| Hasan Sahin | Turkiye | Student |
| Isabel Hernandez | Local Government | |
| Ashley Phillips | UK | Royal Society of Medicine |
| Sally Connew | UK | Librarian |
| Chrissy Wallis | UK | Artist |
| Jill Grainger | UK | Service co-ordinator at Age Concern |
| Rens Willet | ||
| Penny Girling | UK | Librarian |
| Calyx Palm | UK | |
| Des Scheepers | South Africa | Head of Collections FNB Home Loans |
| Victor Rikowski | UK | Library Assistant |
| Slade Gray | m/y 'Rainbow Warrior' | Electronic Technology Officer |
| Ollie | UK | Songwriter |
| Zeynep Savas | Turkiye | Student |
| Ian Broughton | Turkiye | Skipper/liveaboard |
| Sumara Gilanni | UK | |
| Matthieu Lejeune | France | Greenpeace |
| Sabine Fielitz | France | Boat Mechanic, Greenpeace |
| Claerwen Gillespie | UK | |
| Ben Gillespie | UK | Carpenter |
| Angie Browne | UK | Assistant Principal - secondary school |
| Matt Shrimpton | Europe | Tour Manager |
| Philip Dunn | Canada | Mecanicien |
| Umit Sarp Altera | Turkiye | |
| Charlie Middleton | UK | Land-locked sea lover |
| Louise Middleton | UK | Land-locked sea lover |
| Jane Bouquet | UK | |
| Jack Bouquet | UK | Student |
| Oli | UK | Carpenter |
| Jennie Searle | New Zealand/Eritrea | Teacher |
| Tim Turbitt | UK | |
| Carole-Ann Barnett | UK | Librarian |
| Jimi Brogan | UK | Artist |
| Abdo Felix | ||
| Daniel Spurling | UK | Sailing Instructor |
| Louise Powney | UK | Local government officer |
| Luis Galrao | Portugal | Freelance Journalist |
| Tony | Turkiye | Liveaboard |
| Pat | Turkiye | Liveaboard |
| Christophe Bouvet | France | Agriculteur |
| Fran Boait | UK | Student |
| Victor Rikowski | UK | Library Assisstant |
| Captain Birdseye | UK | Fisherman |
| Helene Bours | Belgium | Fisheries Campaigner |
| Andrew Greenfield | UK | Student |
| Maria | ||
| Yoav | ||
| Camille Reyer | France | |
| Pappalardo | France | |
| Jacqui Rogers | UK | |
| Gill Clark | France | Citoyenne du Monde |
| Viv Jones | France | Teacher, retired |
| Alan Jones | France | Retired |
| Richard | Belgium | |
| Mikel Irujo Amezaga | Belgium | Member of European Parliament |
| Dr. Uwe Kurzke | Germany | GP |
| Amanda Elgh | Sweden | Swedish Green Party |
| Leanna White Horse Milward | UK | Healer |
| Sofia Mancini | India | |
| Dennis Abendanon | ||
| Maureen Taylor | Retired | |
| Tom Spurling | UK | Theatre Technician |
| Renate Zauner | Switzerland | Translator |
| Caroline Lucas, MEP | UK | Green Party |
| Joe Evans | Med | Ship Master |
| Jo Dufay | Canada/Wales | Campaigner, mother |
| Satu Hassi, MEP | Member of European Parliament | |
| Milan Rai | UK | Co-editor, Peace News |
| Anna-Linna Rundberg | Finland | Peace campaigner |
| Judy Gould | UK/Australia | Semi-retired dance teacher |
Pledge Here
Please EMAIL MARTINI with your pledge, letting him know your name, your job and the country in which you reside. Please note that if you filled in the form earlier on this year we may not have received your pledge, so please send it again via Martini's email address.
