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¿Cómo relacionamos el deporte (nado) con la contaminación?
Decidimos buscar una nueva forma de cumplir con nuestra misión y comunicar nuestro mensaje al público desde un ámbito deportivo y que conecte a las personas de todo el mundo, de manera positiva. El deporte ha abierto las puertas a temas de alta polémica, y la respuesta ante estos ha sido de lo más cálida y gratificante, entonces ¿Por qué no hacer lo mismo con temas ambientales?
Cada ves es más escuchado y las personas se están uniendo para levantar la voz por nuestro medio ambiente debido a las consecuencias que está sufriendo por culpa del ser humano. Todos quieren participar, desde su trinchera, a través de su profesión o de sus actividades diarias. Con esta campaña, damos oportunidad a que el deporte se utilice como agente de cambio en esta lucha, para que estos iconos atletas inspiren a personas a actuar sobre esta problemática en nuestros océanos. Queremos impulsar a que estas personalidades inspiren a muchas mas personas a cambiar sus hábitos para combatir esta lucha. Somos lo suficientemente afortunados de tener una voz, hagámosla oír. No importa si eres nadador, surfista, administrador, cocinero, etc; todos podemos generar un cambio.
How does swimming relate to plastic pollution?
We decided to find a new way to fulfill our mission and communicate our message about plastic pollution to the public from a sports perspective. We want to connect people around the world to this problem, in a positive way. In the past, sports have opened the doors to conversation on highly controversial issues, and the response has often been warm and rewarding. So Plastic Oceans thought why not take a similar approach with environmental issues? We started this effort with the inaugural Swim Against Plastic in March of 2019, when we ventured to iconic Easter Island, which resulted in a world-record swim by South African endurance Athlete, Sarah Ferguson.
With our second installment of Swim Against Plastic just around the corner, taking place in Mexico’s Riviera Maya region November 7-9, we are ecstatic to have Sarah Ferguson’s world-record swim around Easter Island officially recognized by Guinness World Records.
The Swim Against Plastic (visit official website HERE) is an environmental movement and campaign that focuses on swimming and a social approach to the problem of plastic pollution. We are looking to open the eyes of the world to this crisis. We want to change the discourse and focus it, so that people can identify with this problem from a positive perspective. The first swim took place on Rapa Nui, where endurance swimmer Sarah Ferguson set a world record. She became the first person to swim the entire perimeter of the island, non-stop. Rapa Nui is one of the most remote places on the planet, and yet the one of the most affected by plastic pollution and microplastics.
Swim Against Plastic, es un movimiento/campaña ambiental desde un enfoque del deporte y el trabajo con comunidades. Buscamos abrir los ojos del mundo ante la crisis por contaminación plástica, cambiando el discurso y enfocándolo para que las personas puedan identificarse desde una perspectiva positiva y diferente. El piloto tomó lugar en la Isla de Rapa Nui, donde la nadadora Sarah Ferguson rompió un récord al nadar todo el perímetro de la isla sin descanso. Esta Isla es de las más remotas para que vida se desarrolle en ella, y aún así de las más contaminadas por microplásticos.Read More
Sara Newton is a force of nature. She has travelled the world and has had a career track that most wouldn’t believe. She is the writer, director, and producer of Big Litter Ocean, a mockumentary that takes a satirical and dry-witted look at the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans. Plastic Oceans International is proud to present this short film that reminds us all to not take ourselves too seriously and to do our best to #begood. We had a chance to talk with her recently about all things Sara Newton and this is the result:
EarthsEkko.com Kids Website
October 2, 2019 – MALIBU, Calif., U.S. – Plastic Oceans International, a nonprofit organization working to end global plastic pollution, today announced the release of its new kid’s film, Earth’s Ekko, a 20-minute educational tool created for educators and parents to engage, inspire and teach children, ages 10 and younger, to be part of the solution to the global plastic pollution problem.
A corresponding Earth’s Ekko Education Guide will also be available.
The island of Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) has captured the attention of thousands of people through its mysticism, culture and the enigmatic, well-known statues called ‘moai’. However, the passage of time, globalization, and the growing tourist industry on the island, has caused its traditions, language, and culture to be in danger of disappearing. However, for the Rapanui people this is not an option. Different efforts have been made to keep their ancient culture alive, by creating opportunities for reunion and teaching new generations about their roots.
La isla de Rapa Nui (o Isla de Pascua) ha llamado la atención de miles de personas por su misticismo, cultura y enigmas como las conocidas estatuas llamadas ‘moai’. Sin embargo, el pasar del tiempo, la globalización y el creciente turismo en la isla, ha provocado que sus tradiciones, lenguaje y cultura se vayan extinguiendo. Pero para el pueblo rapanui ésta no es una opción, por lo que se han levantado distintas formas de mantener su esencia viva, organizándose y creando instancias y lugares donde reunirse y enseñar a las nuevas generaciones sobre sus raíces.