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Ocean Ocean
Preservation
Preservation
SocietySociety
Kendra CookKendra Cook
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Who W
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Who W
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Are
Are
OPS is a non-profit
OPS is a non-profit organization that creates
organization that creates
film, photography, and
film, photography, and
media educating and
media educating and
inspiring people to take
inspiring people to take
action to save our
action to save our oceans. OPS is best
oceans. OPS is best known for it’s Oscar
known for it’s Oscar winning documentary,
winning documentary,
The Cove.The Cove.
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Need
NEED: Our community needs to
NEED: Our community needs to
be be educatededucated and
and involvedinvolved in in
ocean preservation!
ocean preservation!
Nearly 70% of our world is
Nearly 70% of our world is
covered in oceans
covered in oceans ¾ of Americans strongly agree
¾ of Americans strongly agree
that the oceans are essential to
that the oceans are essential to
human survival, yet that’s as far
human survival, yet that’s as far
as their concern, or
as their concern, or
understanding, goes. (Oceans
understanding, goes. (Oceans
for Youth)for Youth) In a survey, when asked 5
In a survey, when asked 5
questions about basic
questions about basic
knowledge on ocean
knowledge on ocean
preservation, 69% could answer
preservation, 69% could answer
no more then 2 questions
no more then 2 questions
correctly. (Oceans for Youth)
correctly. (Oceans for Youth)
45% of Americans believe that
45% of Americans believe that
what they do in their own lives
what they do in their own lives
doesn’t impact the health of the
doesn’t impact the health of the
oceans. oceans.
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GOAL: To educate as
GOAL: To educate as
many people as
many people as possible about the
possible about the ocean itself, to inspire
ocean itself, to inspire
them to take action,
them to take action, and to show them
and to show them methods preventing
methods preventing harm to our sea.
harm to our sea. How do we do that?
How do we do that?
Progra
ms
Progra
ms
The Cove is a
The Cove is a documentary that was
documentary that was
made to educate as many
made to educate as many
people as possible on the
people as possible on the
horrific events of whaling
horrific events of whaling
that are happening in Taiji,
that are happening in Taiji,
Japan. It has won over 70
Japan. It has won over 70
awards globally. The main
awards globally. The main
goal of The Cove is to
goal of The Cove is to
inspire people to action
inspire people to action
and speak out about the
and speak out about the
injustices that are
injustices that are happening in our oceans.
happening in our oceans.
The Cove project is
The Cove project is
educating the world
educating the world
through media of the
through media of the
documentary
documentary
Pro
cess
To have more showings of The Cove
To show it in schools
To show it in public places
To show it as a TV special
To have more showings around the world
Inp
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In order for this program to be successful it needs:-an estimated $250,000 to fly the staff around the world to show the film, to pay the staff, and for facilities for the showings.
-to buy airtime for commercials
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Just Think OPS
-inspire through media
-get people to take action through media
-Has documentaries on their website to educate people
-uses the documentary The Cove to educate people about the dangers in our ocean
-Believes in organizations that use media to reach people
-The Cove was viewed in over 70 countries
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The number of people reached thus far are thousands. The documentary has been shown in over 70 countries. It will only increase as we fund this program to continue.
Unifying people to come together and stop injustices
Ou
tcom
es People will no longer be
ignorant of the threats to our oceans.
There will be more people inspired to take critical action and save our dolphin population
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A CT- This program causes
people to think critically about our oceans by posing questions in their minds. How can I help? What can I do differently?
CA- This program causes people to jump into action. To take action to stop these injustices
CR- This program causes people to research the subject more in depth. To read about our oceans and how to save them.
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http://http://www.youtube.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAwr-
watch?v=hAwr-LUwh_I&feature=relat
LUwh_I&feature=relat
eded Go to
Go to http://www.takepart.co
http://www.takepart.co
m/covem/cove
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5 S
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5 S
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5 Steps that you can do
5 Steps that you can do
now.now.1)1)Write to the leaders in
Write to the leaders in
Japan and our leaders
Japan and our leaders
2)2)Keep up on the latest
Keep up on the latest
blogs by the cove
blogs by the cove3)3)Educate yourselves and
Educate yourselves and
others about dolphin
others about dolphin
captivity captivity 4)4)Visit The Cove’s
Visit The Cove’s Japanese site
Japanese site5)5)DonateDonate
Op
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s To ask hard questions
To grow intellectually
To problem solve
To offer a solution
To examine without end