In addition to the hundreds of World Oceans Day events on the ground, many people raise awareness online as well. Here are some of the events you can participate in no matter where you live.
World Oceans Day with Papa Cloudy |
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NY. 7 Jun 2013 until 9 Jun 2013, All Day Premiering "Overfishing Song" segment from the upcoming episode of the stop motion animation series, Papa Cloudy. Lyrics and animation by Akiko McQuerrey & The Octopus Music composed and performed by Satomi Matsuzaki & Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) Exclusive online premiere only on the Oceans Day weekend ! Watch octopus sings!
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World Oceans Day Hangout |
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NA. 7 Jun 2013 until 8 Jun 2013, 4:00 am - 1:00 pm The Online Ocean Symposium will be holding a series of three one-hour G+ hangouts featuring guests from all over the world to discuss Ocean Protection, Hope Spots, MPAs and World Ocean Day.
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ReefLive |
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Smithfield . 7 Jun 2013 , 10:00 am - 10:00 pm ReefLive is a 12 hour live broadcast, which will allow people from around the world to join a team of Great Barrier Reef expert divers as they explore what happens beneath the waves of the Great Barrier Reef. This event will stream live as a Google Hangout through www.youtube.com/queensland. During our event, the world wide audience will be able to ask questions via Twitter, to divers underwater at the ‘Sea Studio’ as well as to an expert panel at a ‘HQ Studio’ and experts who will link in from around the world.
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Turtling For The Oceans |
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San Francisco. 8 Jun 2013 , All Day TURTLING FOR THE OCEANS JUNE 8 2013 - WILL YOU PARTICIPATE? The issue: This is an ocean plastic pollution global awareness campaign and you have been invited to participate. Healthy oceans are very important for the health of the planet and one of the most serious threats comes from the plastic pollution. Please take a look at the following video so you can better understand the enormity of this issue: http://player.vimeo.com/video/25563376 About the project: On June 8, the World Oceans Day, environmental activists from all around the world, will simultaneously upload photos of themselves wearing this t-shirt on their facebook walls with a short caption telling everyone about one thing that they are doing to make this world a better place, with a focus on, but not limited to, plastic pollution. We are going to flood facebook walls with this. But hold on, that is not all ;), participants will also receive instructions for a secret plan which is going to be a huge surprise for all. Campaign message: Real change is achieved slowly, turtle speed, easy, one step at a time. Change one thing in your life without thinking if eliminating one plastic bag or a straw can really make any difference. It does make a difference so JUST DO IT Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/390158701091744/
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FREE Download of Education Children's Marine Life Books and Coloring Sheets |
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Eleele. 6 Aug 2013 , 12:00 am - 12:00 pm Lucid Publishing is offering FREE Downloads of their educational children's books by Award-winning author, Monika Mira on World Ocean's Day (june 8 2013). These books teach children about the ocean and the importance of conservation. Simply go to Amazon's Kindle Store and type in the name of the book that you would like to download. The books that will be available are: Fun Fish Facts for Kids, Coral Reefs (Science and Nature for Young Readers) and Hawaii's Green Sea Turtles. Here is a direct link to Coral Reefs http://amzn.com/B00BIUA0RO. You may also visit our website: www.lucid-hawaii.com where you can sign up to receive FREE coloring sheets that include tips for coral reef conservation.
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