#MyPieceofOcean World Oceans Day 2020
“Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea" - Sylvia Earle
Let’s Start at the Centre
It’s World Oceans Day in 4 days and we’re excited to share with you the many ways you can nurture your relationship with Planet Ocean while learning a bit more about this year’s theme “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
The official UN World Ocean’s Day website is hosting a virtual summit on Monday 8th of June from 10am to 5pm EDT featuring the likes of Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Fatoumata Diawara, Bill McKibben, Ellie Goulding and more.
The virtual summit will be discussing ‘The State of the Ocean’, ‘Spotlight Solutions for the Ocean’, ‘The Blue Economy and Private Sector Impact’, ‘Communities Innovating for a Sustainable Ocean’ and much more.
If there was one virtual event you should clear the schedule for, this is it.
Immerse Yourself in Nature on June 8th in a Totally New Way with Phoria
Ecosphere is a soon to be released Virtual Reality Nature Documentary Series by our friends at Phoria that allows you to immerse yourself in the wildest place on earth and meet the humans protecting our most precious wildlife.
You’ll need a VR headset, but the future is moving at us so fast, so maybe it’s about time to make that investment and dive deep into nature on June 8th.
Learn all about Ecosphere here.
There’s Always a Fresh Episode of The Ocean Impact Podcast to Celebrate with…
And this episode is a really neat one….
Episode 10 of the podcast is about mobilising communities to tackle the plastic problem and features the CEO and founder of the Plastic Collective, Louise Hardman.
Louise and her team are working with communities, who are often forgotten by the rest of the world, as they fight back against the tide of plastic waste that is engulfing their environment. They provide education programs that encourage plastic to be viewed as a valuable resource and not ‘waste’, as well as engineering solutions to help operate sustainable plastic recycling micro-enterprises.
The Plastic Collective is an ocean impact initiative that has strong and well communicated social justice outcomes embedded and their work is so important if we are to achieve transformational change both environmentally and socially.
Learn more about the Plastic Collective here, and listen to the podcast right now by following these links:
Spotify
Apple
SoundCloud
YouTube
World Ocean’s Day is Happening During a Pivotal Moment in History
We all watch the news. Right now there are a lot of us hurting globally. Racism, inequality, brutality - social justice is very high on the minds of many and that’s a good thing.
But for some of us with broader environmental concerns like climate change, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss, it can be a challenge to see where we can fit within the social justice movement and act as positive and enabling agents of change.
Let us introduce you to Intersectional Environmentalism.
Here’s a great definition of Intersectional Environmentalism from activist and eco-communicator in the US Leah Thomas (who you can follow on Instagram @greengirlleah):
There’s also a lot of great articles on the subject online, so if you’re interested, learn more about it here:
Intersectional Environmentalism: Why Environmental Justice Is Essential For A Sustainable Future - The Good Trade
My environmentalism will be intersectional or it will be bullshit - Open Democracy
Intersectionality Is Important For Environmental Activism Too - Ethical Unicorn
Finally, Something for the ‘Little Fish’
Got some young ocean-lovers who need a ‘saltier’ story before bedtime? Download the EBook ‘Treasures of the Deep’ to your device now and take them deep into Planet Ocean as they drift off tonight!
Love the ocean? Love wine?
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