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Q&A With Film Director, Sergio Mata’u Rapu

A Native Son Returns Home to Premiere His First Feature-Length Documentary

On March 15, 2019, our team at Plastic Oceans International was proud to present the Easter Island premiere of Eating Up Easter, a new feature-length documentary from director Sergio Mata’u Rapu. It’s a powerful film that examines several social and environmental issues that are front and center on the island, providing lessons for us all, no matter where we call home.

It was honor to have Sergio with us to present the screening, as it is to offer this short Q&A him. You’ll find the official trailer to the film at the end of this interview, but it can also be viewed HERE.

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Swimming Rapa Nui

Please enjoy this guest post from John McCarthy, who served as the Safety Officer and Navigator for Sarah Ferguson’s recent world-record Swim Against Plastic. He is the author of “The Sexy Ugly Beautifuls“, Founder  of Ocean Child, Instigator of theGREENERsurfer and Architect of SWIM FREE – Confidence Underwater. Photo above: Wofty Wild.

An eyewitness account of Sarah Ferguson’s world-first circumnavigation swim of Easter Island

Prologue

4000 people have climbed Mount Everest, 2000 people have swum the English Channel, 12 people have walked on the moon, only one person has successfully swum non-stop around Easter Island or Rapa Nui as it is known to the local inhabitants. Rapa Nui is politically part of Chile, but due to its isolation from the mainland it has retained its own cultural identity and even has its own language. This is an eyewitness account of Sarah Ferguson’s epic swim around the island which was completed at 03h15 on Saturday 16 March, local Rapa Nui time.

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Sarah Ferguson Sets A New World Record!

SARAH FERGUSON SETS NEW WORLD RECORD IN SWIM AGAINST PLASTIC, BECOMES 1ST PERSON TO SWIM AROUND EASTER ISLAND

South African Endurance Swimmer Draws Attention to Plastic Pollution in Campaign Encouraging People to Rethink Plastic and Empower Them to Be Part of the Solution

Plastic Oceans International and Breathe Conservation, two global nonprofit organizations dedicated to solving the plastic pollution problem, announced that South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson, set a new world record—becoming the first person to swim around the entire perimeter of Easter Island—as part of Swim Against Plastic, a global campaign to help end plastic pollution organized by the organizations.

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Sarah Ferguson Interviewed by Ethan Bearman on San Francisco’s KGO

South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson, recently joined Ethan Bearman on KGO 810 in San Francisco to talk about her world-record attempt to become the first person to swim around Easter Island. Sarah is the founder of Breathe Ocean Conservation and serves as an Ambassador for Plastic Oceans International.

Listen to their conversation here:

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Why Rapa Nui?

Please enjoy this guest post from South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson. She is the founder of Breathe Conservation and is one of our global Ambassadors. In March 2019, she will attempt to become the first person ever to swim the perimeter of iconic Easter Island. To donate and learn more, click HERE. 

A World Record Attempt to Swim Around Easter Island

One of the reasons I swim is to create awareness about the devastating and global effect of plastic pollution. When I first started my journey into open water swimming I started with the intention and desire to swim for something bigger than myself.

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Consistency: The Key to Setting A New World Record at Easter Island

Please enjoy this guest post from South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson. She is the founder of Breathe Conservation and is one of our global Ambassadors. In March 2019, she will attempt to become the first person ever to swim the perimeter of iconic Easter Island. Learn more HERE. 

Little by little – this is my motto for the year.

8 years ago when I travelled to Hawaii for the first time to meet a friend, I never imagined that my life would have taken the twist that it has.

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Swim Against Plastic: Easter Island; Sarah Ferguson to Attempt World-Record Swim Drawing Attention to Plastic Pollution

SARAH FERGUSON WILL ATTEMPT FIRST WORLD-RECORD SWIM 
AROUND PERIMETER OF EASTER ISLAND 
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION

“Swim Against Plastic: Easter Island” is in March
World-Record Swim – Education – Beach Cleanups
 

February 12, 2019 – MALIBU, Calif., U.S. – Plastic Oceans International and Breathe Conservation, two global nonprofit organizations dedicated to solving the plastic pollution problem, today announced Swim Against Plastic: Easter Island, a campaign to raise awareness about plastic pollution with a potential world-record swim, education and beach cleanups on Easter Island in March.

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Envíanos tus videos

Sus niños podrían ser parte de nuestro próximo cortometraje

La ultima vez que fui a la verdulería, mi hijo de 8 años me recordó traer mi bolsa reutilizable. Fue un recordatorio a través de una pequeña acción que demuestra cómo la próxima generación ya tiene integrada esa nueva norma social de que tenemos que usar menos recursos y reutilizar.

Niños/ jóvenes en todo el mundo están compartiendo sus acciones y difundiendo el mensaje de que sí podemos frenar la contaminación por plásticos. Queremos compartir esas historias en nuestro próximo cortometraje que estará enfocado exclusivamente en niños.

Recibimos muchas historias de estudiantes que inician programas de reciclaje, juntando dinero para estaciones de hidratación, recordando sus padres que deben dejar de usar bolsas plásticas, estudiantes convirtiendo basura plástica en arte u otros productos…Todos ellos entienden que hay muchas formas para ser parte de la solución y están tomando acción para proteger los océanos y el futuro.

En nuestra nuevo película queremos compartir algunas de esas historias para empoderar a otros niños alrededor del mundo. Les invitamos a subir un video de su hijo/sobrino/vecino en que ellos compartan lo que están haciendo para reducir la contaminación por plástico.

Esas son las reglas:

● Grabar el video en formato horizontal (ancho)
● Duración entre 20 y 60 segundos
● En tu idioma nativa o en Inglés
● Enviar por correo electrónico o compartir un enlace para su descarga a: jandersen@plasticoceans.org
● Fecha tope: 1 de febrero 2019

No podemos asegurar que usaremos todos los videos, pero revisaremos todos los que nos llegan.

Muchas gracias!

Submit Your Videos of Young Eco Warriors

Your Kids Might Be In Our New Short Film

The last time I went to the grocery store, my 8 year old son reminded me to bring the reusable bags. A reminder like this is a small action that demonstrates how the next generation is embracing the new social norm that we need to use less and reuse.

Young children all over the world are sharing their actions and spreading the message that we can stop plastic pollution. We want to share these youth videos in our upcoming new short film for kids.

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Straw Shaming at Ethanology… Sort of.

We are delighted to present this guest post from Geri Lefebre, co-owner of Ethanology – an artisan distillery in the harbor town of Elk Rapids, Michigan.

“Can you imagine drinking wine or beer with a straw? Strange right? So, why do we insist on it with cocktails?”

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